The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 1932 Page: 7 of 8
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THE CALVWVLL lflWS
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What a 4-H Club Girl Did
By CALEB JOENSON
I think the most interesting exam-
ple I have heard of the value of 4-H
Club work to girls is in the history
of Ruthe Nance of Hammond, Geor-
gia, who was one of the winner of
a $500 Agricultural College scholar-
ship at the 4-H Congress in Chicago
last December.
What this girl has got out of her
club work, it seems to me, is what
she has put into it. That is all that
anybody gets out of any phase of
life. And what Ruthe Nance put into
her Club works is told in the scrap-
book which she submitted and which
told the story that won her the prize.
Thiá scrap book of hers would be
as interesting to most farm people as
any story they could read. The book
is about two inches thick and the
pages are the size of a large maga-
zine. The covers are heavy peach-
colored paste board and bound in
green cloth. There is a futuristic de-
sign on the cover with the symbols,
4-H. Green tape ties are set in the
three open sides of the book to keep
the contents intact when not in use.
Then we open. First comes the
form blank which Ruthe was required
to fill out, and which gives in out-
line the most important facts in her
club career. It shows she began her
club work when 11 years old with an
unusually large program garden-
ing. food preservation, cooking and
nutrition, and clothing. The next year
she repeated, while the third year
she added home improvement. She
continued this the next year and add-
ed one more health making six pro-
jects. She was putting a lot into her
chili work, but she got out a lot, her
record shows.
Not satisfied with this program,
y he added orcharding and recreation
in 1 '.'2'. i. And i it ly.'iO she took on
leadership, continuing all the projects
of the year before.
Listen to this for 1 U.'i 1. All of the
projects of the previous yeat were
continued anil these were the result^:
One half acre garden produced 2979
pounds of vegetables; One-half acre
orchard produced 47*15 pounds of
fruit; in food preservation she put
up 150 jars of vegetables and 18H of
fruits; in clothing made 92 articles;
carried out schedule in home improve-
ment by managing her parents' house-
hold for three weeks, improving the
kitchen, living room, porch and lawn;
cooked <532 dishes; kept health chart
¡for six months; was captain of the
country girls at the state camp as one
feature of her leadership project. And
only one year's projects, remember.
All of these projects Ruthe carried
on with high intelligence and energy,
and as would be expected many re-
sponsibilities were placed on her
shoulders and many honors came her
way. She filled every office of the
Hammond Girls 4-H Club of 22 mem-
hers, to which she belonged. 1 would
tw a long story to tell all of the re-
wards earned by this young lady,
which included six trips to the coun-
ty and tate camps, and one trip to to
the National t II Club Congress in
Chicago. One of her greatest winnings
was first prize in the contest at that
exposition for a complete girl's out-
fit. With all of her club projects she
•-till found time to take an active part
in school, church and community ac-
tivities. The report on her record is
signed by Miss Lucy Wood, county
extension agent and Miss Lurline Col-
lier, state leader of girls.
In neat large lettering Miss Nance
sets down the 14 titles of her club
experience on an opening page of
her scrap hook headed "Contents."
Then comes a page labelled. "In Ap-
preciation" in a hand deeoratod bor-
der with a picture of Miss Collier
and appropriate sentiments in Ruthe's
handwriting. On the next page are
pictures of Dr. Andrew M. Soule,
president of the State College, James
P. Campbell, director of extension and
Miss Mary E. Creswcll, assistant di-
rector.
Then comes a chapter on "History
and Achievements of My Club" in
hand lettering and an ink sketch of
a girl at work. One of the two kodak
pictures on the page is of Ruthe's
club in 1029 with the banner it won.
It was hard to get much done the
first year or two after the club was
r tar ted, but the leadership of Miss
Wood and a well organized program
of work and play gradually brought
the club up to a standard. This page
shows kodak pictures of the money
raising stunts of the club at the coun-
ty fair which included pony rides and
n country store. There is a clear pic-
ture of the home demonstration club
of women stated through the work
of the 4-H club, and one of a baby
show. Another page show the banner
won by the club at the county camp
in 1931, the neat brick club house and
a prize flower exhibit. Running a-
round the pictures is the story of the
club's growth in Ruthe's hand writ-
ing.
Then comes a chapter on Leader-
ship, done in the same way as the
one before. In this the author club
girl lists a page of activities, among
them cashier in a cafeteria in the
high school, and program chairman
of the home economics club. A page
of clippings and three newspaper
illustrations of leadership stunts fol-
low. Then a page photo of the pa-
geant, "Ten Virgins" given by Ruthe's
county club group at the state camp
in 1930, and a page photo of the
characters in the plays put on by
her county group the same year. This
play was entitled "The Arrival of
Club Work."
"Gardening" titles the next chapter
wjth a hand sketch of garden pro
ducts. In the six pages devoted to
this are 17 kodak pictures of the club
girl's garden showing her at work
preparing and seeding it and gather-
ing and preparing vegetables for can-
ning. One picture shows a group of
girls studying plant diseases. Ruthe
employed modern garden tools and a
hot bed. A table shows the lineal
feet given over to the 19 different
vegetables raised.
Two pages are given over to "Or-
charding" and treated in the same
way as the garden chapter. The club
girl's planting included 2000 straw-
berry plants. One picture shows her
inspecting her orchard for blight, and
another waist deep in a luxuriant
cover crop of winter peas. In several
blossom pictures she appears, but her
own attractiveness overshadows even
the lovely blossoms.
Canning and food preservation oc-
cupy two pages, also interestingly il-
lustrated and written up. Cookery
talcos a page with a picture of a
steam pressure demonstration. Cloth-
ing is a big chapter with three full
page photos of Ruthe showing her
first prize winning outfit. A news-
paper illustration shows her demon-
strating the utility of cotton. There
is a page on health with a swimming
suit picture among others. Home im-
provement occupies three illustrated
pages, one picture showing how the
girls learned to become "charming"
hostesses. Finally come chapters on
livestock, demonstration, recreation,
and a financial and prize record. A
3-column newspaper picture shows the
five Georgia 4-H girls who won trips
to Chicago in 1930 waving goodbye
from the observation platform of the
Dixie Flyer. Concluding the scrap
book arc the original records '..ept
by Miss Nance on her projects.
Miss Nance is one of three sisters
each of whom has made a fine record
in club work. One of them won a
scholarship in a contest at the South
eastern fair.
That's the story and that's the an-
swer as to what a girl may get out of
club work.
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TUNIS NEWS
Mr. Joe Zalmanek and John Dona
motored to Cameron one day last
week.
Mr. Joe Haisler left here Saturday
night and spent Sunday with his
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Zalmanek, Mioses
Janie Zalmanek, Fannie and Rosie
Annie Orsag and Frank Orsag, Wil-
liam Schoenemann, Frank Zalmanek
motored to the river Saturday night
for sport. i
Dr. and Mrs. R. B. Little attended
the Methodist church at Caldwell Sun-
day and spei.t the « veiling with Doc-
tor's sister, Mrs. German.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Marek and
family attended church at Snook Sun-
day and spent the evening, wjth Mrs.
Marek's mother. '
Mr. and Mrs. John Orsag, Sr., also
attended church at Snook Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. tiaisler and
children visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Zalmanek Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnio Or/sag, Jr.,
spent Sunday with Mr. and "Mrs. Joe
Zalnmnek. r f
Mr. Joe Haisler motored to Bryan
early Monday morning on business.
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Cromartie, C. E. The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 1932, newspaper, March 24, 1932; Caldwell, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth174995/m1/7/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library.