The lessons Cleo Muller learned through her participation in the 4-H program are so ingrained that she can still quote part of the first speech she made approximately 75 years ago. Muller found the 4-H program to be so valuable, she passed the spirit of involvement down through her children to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. One of her 24 grandchildren, JaCoda, visited her grandmother earlier this week to get her advice on a pillow she had made for the Love County Fair. “This is the centennial year for 4-H,” the Marietta Middle School student said. “The four Hs stand for ‘head, heart, hand and health.’ The pattern came from The Kansas City Star in 1932.” “I made some pillows just like that for 4-H,” her grandmother said. “I think she did a good job.” The 4-H program is a youth organization administered in Oklahoma through the county OSU extension offices. The program, which retains a strong connection to its rural roots, teaches young people citizenship, leadership and life skills. Muller said she joined 4-H when she was nine years old and attending Petersburg School in Jefferson County. She remembered sewing dresses, pillows and pillow cases, and participating in a variety of demonstration projects. Her late husband, Edwin, won a 4-H trip to Texas A&M when he was a teenager. The couple’s seven children –– Richard, Phillip, Annabelle, Joe, Paul, Mary and Mark –– grew up on a farm north of Wilson, and it seemed natural ...
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The lessons Cleo Muller learned through her participation in the 4-H program are so ingrained that she can still quote part of the first speech she made approximately 75 years ago. Muller found the 4-H program to be so valuable, she passed the spirit of involvement down through her children to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. One of her 24 grandchildren, JaCoda, visited her grandmother earlier this week to get her advice on a pillow she had made for the Love County Fair. “This is the centennial year for 4-H,” the Marietta Middle School student said. “The four Hs stand for ‘head, heart, hand and health.’ The pattern came from The Kansas City Star in 1932.” “I made some pillows just like that for 4-H,” her grandmother said. “I think she did a good job.” The 4-H program is a youth organization administered in Oklahoma through the county OSU extension offices. The program, which retains a strong connection to its rural roots, teaches young people citizenship, leadership and life skills. Muller said she joined 4-H when she was nine years old and attending Petersburg School in Jefferson County. She remembered sewing dresses, pillows and pillow cases, and participating in a variety of demonstration projects. Her late husband, Edwin, won a 4-H trip to Texas A&M when he was a teenager. The couple’s seven children –– Richard, Phillip, Annabelle, Joe, Paul, Mary and Mark –– grew up on a farm north of Wilson, and it seemed natural ...