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WHY belong to a 4-H Club? 

 If you don't belong and want to 

 know why others are so enthusiastic about 

 the 4-H Club program, here are 10 good 

 reasons prepared by a national advisory 

 group after a year's study of rural youth 

 problems: 



1. Developing talents for greater use- 

 fulness: This is one of the major aims of 

 4-H club work. Tomorrow's leader will 

 need skill. Talents developed by young 

 leaders are later passed on to the whole 

 community. 



2. Joining with friends for work, fun, 

 and fellowship: 4-H clubs acknowledge 

 the need of balancing work with fun and 

 the work program dovetails with the so- 

 cial needs of boys and girls. 



3. Learning to live in a changing 

 world: Science and research are changing 

 farming practices all the time. Young 

 folks can make these changes easier, 

 sometimes, than the older ones. In the 

 future, there may be more necessity to 

 keep up not only with new discoveries 

 but with changing economic conditions 

 and markets. 



4. Choosing a way to earn a living: 

 Through 4-H clubs, those best fitted to 

 stay on the farm can see the possibilities 

 of making a living, and those who leave 

 the farm can develop some skill and 

 strengthen their moral fiber through club 

 work. 



5. Producing food and fiber for home 

 and market: This phase of 4-H club 

 programs will mobilize young people to 

 help them raise the total of farm income 

 by teaching them how to analyze the 

 farming pattern on the home farm and 

 develop supplemental enterprises. 



6. Creating better homes for better liv- 

 ing: In nearly every 4-H club activity, 

 at least some emphasis is placed on the 

 home. Young people are constantly 

 learning how to make the home more at- 

 tractive and convenient, to share responsi- 

 bilities, and to live happily together. 



7. Conserving nature's resources for 

 security and happiness: The conservation 

 of natural resources is acknowledged as 

 important to the welfare of the Nation. 

 There are many ways in which young 

 folks can share in this. 



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8. Building health for a strong Amer- 

 ica: 4-H club boys and girls enroll in 

 health projects. They check their food 

 and health habits, give demonstrations on 

 safety, take health examinations, correct 

 remediable defects, and take advantage 

 of protective immunization as recom- 

 mended by their health officer. 



9. Sharing responsibilities for commu- 

 nity improvement: Through 4-H work, 

 young people can harness their energy 

 to improve the social desirability of their 

 communities a^ places to live in. 



10. Serving as citizens in maintaining 

 world peace: Realizing that good citi- 

 zenship begins at home and that good 



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neighborliness among nations is depend- 

 ent on good neighbors in the community, 

 4-H club work offers programs in getting 

 acquainted with those of other nations 

 and studying international relations. 



Mrs. Ruth Widmer, former Fulton 

 county home adviser, has assumed her 

 duties as home adviser -in Boone coun- 

 ty. Mrs. Widmer moved to Illinois 

 from Colorado where she had been con- 

 nected with the extension service of 

 that state. She is a graduate of Iowa 

 State Teachers College. 



