4-H Clubs - Provincial Interclub Competitions
- A-3127
- Item
- 1955
G. Hass of Hanley and J. Hickie of Waldron, Saskatchewan, representatives of their respective grain clubs.
4-H Clubs - Provincial Interclub Competitions
G. Hass of Hanley and J. Hickie of Waldron, Saskatchewan, representatives of their respective grain clubs.
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.
4-H Clubs - Saskatchewan Dress Review
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.
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.
Display of grains fastened to a wall in the background with trophies sitting on a table below. Signs, flags, emblems and pictures also shown in the photo.
Display of sheaves of grain and smaller bunches tied together. Trophies and awards lined up on a table with F. Fasnacht, leader, sitting on the right side with a club sign in front of him.
Display of grain in bags and bunches of straw tied with the grain heads intact. Signs in the background, "Speers Junior Grain Club", in the foreground, "Speers Junior Grain Club, sponsored by Speers Board of Trade & McCabe Bros. Grain Co."