The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 23, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 3, 1970 Page: 4 of 14
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Pago 4-A Democrat-Voice, Coleman, Texas. Nov. 3, 1970
With Two-Fold Objective
Texas Launches
New 4-H Plan
COLLEGE STATION: 4-H in
Texas is taking on a new look!
1'lans are underway to develop
4-H Club work in the state into
an "in-depth” program.
The new plan has been out-
lined by Dr. Ed Schlutt, associ-
ate state 4-H Club leader,
county Extension Service per-
years, there are encouraging
signs," contends Schlutt. “For
Instance, adults and teeriagprs
are becoming more interested,
and involved in 4-H. Since 1960,
the number of adult 4-H leaders
has increased from 11,000 to 14,-
t0 | 000 while the number of junior
has
| or teen leaders has almost
sonnel and adult 4-H leaders at j doubled, from 4.000 to 7,500. ’
recent gatherings throughout I 'Wt> need t0 involve more
the state.
The new plan as a two-fold
! people at all levels in 4-H Club
work,” said Schlutt. “This hi-
objective: (1-1 To reach a larger
eludes Extension personnel, lay
Dumber of youth, and (2) To de-1 sejVt,s •>
velop meaningful programs. j
. The 4-H leader outlined these
leaders and the 4-H'ers them- i
bade ingredients of the plan: Jgjfj $fl0W GlflS
t .V dynamic action program,;
at the local club level.
2. Adult leaders working more
closely with youth, and county j
Extension agents working more ;
closely with adult leaders.
3 More involvement of junior I .
or teen leaders Another- daim to-male super-1
■ The new 4H program must iprity is. on shakey ground,
especially be aimed at the in- Rt'sults of a nationwide test
May Be Better
Drivers Than Boys
tt-rests of youth - creation, ac.(?ho* that muen ma>’ riot * b(*i
ti- W learning and fun,” said ter tinners than women after all. >
gt,h]utt - i In fact the study showed girls j
‘ "Now programs must be deve- ri>act,ed slightly better in four
loped that are meaningful and <'mulatl('d tra flc emergencies:
that meet the present day needs thanu their male Counterparts,
of our youth. They should .feel , Tht' teenagers, members of
self-satisfaction or self-attain- drivt;r education classes using
ment" in . 4-H Club work,” he .tbe, Aelna Llfe &. ^“lty Dnv-
... ; -.j -,,4 otnaner system, had to rope i
- Schlutt cited the major needs *1,h. an 'mpending head-oh col-
of 4 " todav as the development lsl,on a "ear ,sldea?lpe'- ,brake I
of r.-'u’t ' leaders, special pro. j failure and a tme blowout
gram, for teenagers, a broader St-udfnts the Dr votram-
er system stt in small model 1
scope for- 4-H, more recognition
at the local club level and a
more appealing image of 4-H.
‘Tn 4-H our major concern i-
the, development of boys and
girls.” contended the 4-H lead-
er "Our youth are Texas' most
valuable resource, and we must
dedicate ourselves to their de-
velopment and Well-being
“There are some 92.000 boys
and girls throughout the -state
now enrolled in 4-H’Club work,"
pointed out Schlutt, “This is
only a small portion of the to-
tal potential ot" 2.5 million
..youth."
All youth between the ages of
9 and 19 are eligible for. enroll-
ment in 4-H.
With the continuing decline of j
the rural population in Texas,
the number
also decreased and now totals*
about 130.000. However, the ur-
ban youth potential has increas-
ed tremendously over'the--past-
10 years and now totals well-
over 2 million, explained the, 4-H
leader.
About 27:000, or 40 percent, of
the present 4-H youth in the
state live on farms. Small
- towns of less than 10,000 popu-
lation provide about 33.000 mem-
bers. One of the main goals of
the new 4-H plan is to attract
more urban youth, added Scl -
lutt. This sector offers unlimited
potential in the state's expan
ston efforts.
“Although 4-H enrollment
across Texas has not changed
drastically over the past few
cars. fully equipped like real
automobiles. The “drivers" re-
spond to changing traffic eondi- .
tions seen in full-color, sound
films. . • j
Shown the Aetna Drivotrain-
era emergency driving film for
the first time, the girls grap-
pled with the crises better than ■
the boys in two out of four sit-
uations and tied them in a third
The percentages of correct re ;
sponges were I
Tire blowout .— girls. 26 per-
cent; boys, 19 percent. Sideswipe {•
— girls 17 percent; boys,, 11 per- j
cent. Head-on — girls, 26 per-
ernt: boys, 27 percefit. Brake
failure — girls, 57 percent; boys,
66 percent, j-
Although the girls did some- .
, , ., . what better than the boys. ‘
o rura yo, s nejjj,er group scored highly. !
Overall, more than two out of
three reacted incorrectly in the ;
four emergencies..
These statistics emphasize the !
desperate -need to train indivi-1
duals: to handle driving emer-1-
gencies. ‘
Simulation offers the best way ]
of .bringing the highway into |
the. classroom and safely expos- j
mg beginning drivers, to danger- !
oiis but common road situations. ,
Devices . such as 'the Drive- j
trainer system give students an
opportunity to practice emer-
gency driving maneuver over
and over until they learn the ;
correct responses that will help
avoid accidents on real high-,
ways. In real life, of course, dri- j
vers may never get a “second j
chance" to handle an impending !
head-on.
*The Drivotrainer's effective-1
ness in teaching emergency dri
■ ving techniques was illustrated
when the students were exposed !
to a second blowout iater in the j
film. On the first blowout emer-;
gency, *8 percent of the stu- j
dents handled it wrong. The; sec- !.
ond time around, 23 percent —
only a third as many — respon-
ded incorrectly.
The Aetna Drivotrainer sys- •
tem, pioneered by Aetna Life
A- Casualty 17 years ago as the
first classrqom driving simula-
tor, has been installed, in almost j
80(1 high schools, throughout -tile.
country and is used by numer- j
ous government and military
bodies.
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The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 23, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 3, 1970, newspaper, November 3, 1970; Coleman, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth751692/m1/4/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Coleman Public Library.