4-H Clubs - Provincial Interclub Competitions
- A-3125
- Item
- 1955
H. Jowsey and E. Wigmore, representatives of Yorkton Dairy Club.
4-H Clubs - Provincial Interclub Competitions
H. Jowsey and E. Wigmore, representatives of Yorkton Dairy Club.
4-H Clubs - Provincial Interclub Competitions
B. Rothwell of Choiceland and Lynn Biggart of Wilbert, Saskatchewan, representing their respective beef clubs.
4-H Clubs - Provincial Interclub Competitions - Visit to Ottawa
Winners standing in a doorway at the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. M. Hartnett and Lynn Biggart of Wilbert represented Saskatchewan.
4-H Clubs - Provincial Interclub Competitions - Visit to Ottawa
John G. Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada, meets with winners in his office; members holding certificates. Alvin Hamilton, federal Minister of Agriculture, at extreme left.
Members standing around a camp fire for closing ceremonies.
George Porteous heads a discussion group as the members sit and lie in a circle on the grass. Building in background.
Bio/Historical Note: George Porteous was born in 1903 at Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. His family emigrated to Canada in 1910 and he attended secondary school in Saskatoon, going on to the University of Saskatchewan, where he was awarded a BA in 1927. He began working for the YMCA as boys’ work secretary in Saskatoon in 1922, later becoming an Army physical education instructor. At the outbreak of World War II he went with the 1st Canadian Division to England as a YMCA Auxiliary Service officer, returning later on to Canada to train others. Porteous was the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan from 1976 until his death in 1978.
Members of a Water Safety group: E. DeGraw of Orkney, A.R. Durocher of Beauval, T. Myers of Lafleche and J. Thompson of Wolseley, demonstrating their skills. Sign in background: "Take what you need, but eat what you take".
Members sitting, standing, bending in a physical fitness test; building and trees in background.
Group of girls singing, with a man directing the choir. Trees in background
Members sitting together on grass listening to a morning speaker, perhaps George Porteous; building and trees in background.
The 4H club's float entry for the Golden Jubilee parade features a man and a woman in pioneer-era costume.
4-H Grain Clubs - Provincial Interclub Competitions
G. Hass of Hanley and J. Hickie of Waldron, Saskatchewan, representatives of their respective grain clubs.
A woman demonstrating some of the intricacies of millinery to others gathered around a table.
Bio/Historical Note: As early as 1913 Agriculture societies were sponsoring the "Farm Boys Club and the Farm Girls Club,” organizations for youth. The Saskatchewan Agriculture Extension Department promoted the idea of separate classes for youth to exhibit and judge their produce or livestock at local fairs. The "Farm Boys and Farm Girls Clubs" were combined and the name changed to "4-H Clubs" in 1952 and the motto became "Learn To Do By Doing.”
4-H Homecraft Clubs - Dress Revue
Members' dress review, sitting and standing in a group. Sign in background: "Saskatchewan 4-H Dress Review, Sponsored by Federated Co-Op Limited". Location unknown.
4-H Homecraft Clubs - Dress Revue
Group photo of participants standing in front of the runway at Regina Exhibition. Thelma Howard, supervisor of Girls' Work, speaking at microphone.