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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1966
Page
11
Area Extension Agent Charles I Archer outlines the 4-H program for youths from fourth grade to high school across Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs and Vinton counties. Enrollment totals list 540 550 646 388 and 423 members respectively.
An Athens 4-H member recounts representing Ohio at the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago during the 1965 event. He notes safety education, national exposure, lectures, and cultural visits with 1,500 peers, plus media recognition and inspiration from industry leaders.
Junior Leaders provide older 4-H members a path to leadership and service including camp counseling and fair planning. Members gain teaching, organization, and teamwork experience while helping younger 4-H'ers. The program emphasizes responsibility, patience, and friendship as core values.
The forestry project for eligible 4-H members promotes outdoor knowledge and land stewardship. Planting trees helps soil conservation wildlife habitat and area beautification while offering future lumber value. Opportunities include camps with forestry specialists and species and soil growth understanding. Ohio's southeastern region depends on forestry economically. the state nursery offers 200 free seedlings yearly with permission to plant them.
One of the first responsibilities of the new or returning 4 H member will be project selection for the 1966 club year. In 4 H Club work, there are 36 major areas of subject matter available with over 130 specific projects offered. Parents and club advisors can help young people consider many important factors in making their selections.
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