The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-06-02
WHAT THE All CLUB MEANS |
A Readable Article on the Sub
ject by Miss Lola King

Lola King, a member of the Senior
All Club at Deer Park, and a club
leader of the Junior All Club, has
kindly written the following article
on All Club work:
In travelling through the different
towns of Garrett county have found
that many of the citizens do not know
what the All Club is.
The All Club was organized in
1914, following the passage of the
Smith-Lever Act. The Smith-Lever
Act is a bill which provides for the
people of the United States useful
and practical information on Agricul-
ture and encourages the same. This
is also the purpose of the All Club.
The All Club is a movement that
gives boys and girls an opportunity to
develop themselves educationally, eco
nomically and socially. Boys and
girls are given tasks that develop a
feeling of responsibility, self-confi-
dence and ambition.
Every true American citizen should
have at least some idea of how he is
going to serve his country in the fu-
ture. No country can long endure I'M
less somehow it can produce within
itself trained leadership. This is one
of the things the boys and girls All
Club is striving for trained leader
ship.
What is the meaning of the All
Club? 1t stands for the four-fold de-
velopment of the heart, head, hand
and health. Taking each H separate
ly you can understand better what the
Ais mean.
The first 'H" stands for Heart. The
heart is the main organ of the body.
Without it you could not live
You must have love and courage
in your heart before you can
accomplish anything You must
be prepared to stand the real test be-
fore you can accomplish anything.
You must be prepared to stand the
real test of friendship. There are
many friends who are faithful be-
cause their friendship has never been
tested. 1t is when the friend is in
trouble, has lost his position or other
wise, that he finds out who is loyal to
him. The All boys and girls are 10y
al; they play the game fairly and they
are "Doers of the Word and not hear
ers only"
The second big "H" stands for the
Head. Without head you would be
quite hopeless. But what use is it if
you do not use it correctly? A All
Club member is taught to observe
things correctly. You have two ears
and only one mouth so why not tell
just the good, and only things which
we know are true.
The next "H" stands for the Hands.
The Bible tells US "He who would be
greatest of all let him serve" That
is what God gave us hands for. A
All boy or girl is always ready to
help those who are in need. You
should cooperate with the All Club in
your community and help to make it
a success. If you do not have All
Club in your community you may find
out more about All clubs by asking
G) a club member or local leader; (2)
your County Agent; (3) writing to
your State Agricultural College; (4)
write to the US. Department of Agri-
culture, office of Cooperative Exten-
sion Work, Washington, D. c.
The last "H" means Health. With
out health you could not enjoy life.
In orded to do good work you must
have health. Without health one could
not make his own life success.
The All boys and girls build up
their bodies through right living.
They train their hands to be useful,
their minds to think clearly, and their
hearts to be kind, sympathetic and
true.
In order to keep good health one
must have clean surroundings. This
is another slogan of the All Club
Cleanliness. Cleanliness is the next
thing to Goodness"
All Boys and Girls who are fully
developed in these 4-H's are sure to
be good and true American citizens.
That is what everyone should work
toward, make the Best Better"
LOLA KING.