In an effort to keep young
people from leaving the farm at the end of the nineteenth century,
progressive educators around the country began providing out-of-school-programs
designed to convey new agricultural methods through hands-on
experiences.
These programs formed
the basis of today's 4-H.
4-H Takes
Root in Nebraska
4-H began
to take root in Nebraska in the 1890s, when E .C. Bishop began
organizing corn-growing contests and agricultural and home economics
programs in York and Seward County schools. By 1905 more than
five hundred youth from several Nebraska counties were involved
in Boys ' and Girls' Clubs. The stated purpose of these groups
was "to educate youth to a knowledge of nature's resources
and to the value of the fullest development of hand, head and
heart."
Nebraska State Superintendents of Public Instruction; included
is E.C. Bishop
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