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.A’ By Doris Daugherty
National 4-H Week
More than 2,225,000 boys and girls in all 50 states and Puerto Rico are observing National 4-H Club Week, this week. Sharing in the celebration with them are parents, leaders, and 4-H friends. About 23,000,000 different young people have participated in the “learn by doing" program since 1914, when the Smith-Lever Act authorized Extension and federal legislation first helped finance and conduct 4-H Club work. Figures show 4-H now extends far beyond rural areas--with 46 percent of members coming from farm homes, 32 percent from rural non-farm homes, and 22 percent from urban homes. All races and creeds, and families of all economic backgrounds are represented.
4-H is a part of the national educational system of Cooperative Extension work in which the U. S. Department of Agriculture, State landgrant colleges, and counties share. The Federal Extension Service gives national leadership and State Extension Service give State leadership to the program. About 367,000 men and women are trained to serve as unpaid volunteer local leaders, and are aided by about 138,600 older club boys and girls called junior leaders. Two non-government organizations working together with Extension Service for 4-H are the National 4-H Service Committee, 59 East Van Vuren Street, Chicago, 111. 60605; and -the National 4-H Club Foundation, 7100 Connect icut Avenue, Washington, D. C. 20015. 4-H values its many friends in civic groups, business, foundations, education, and other fields. Their public-spirited support benefits every State and county in the United States and helps expand 4-H around
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