Bound typescripts of agents reports, including photographs, charts, clippings, and examples of publications, 1956 to 1957. Also includes statistical summaries for 1956-57.This material from the University of Arizona Agricultural Extension Service is made available by University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections. Contact us at askspecialcollections@u.library.arizona.edu, or (520) 621-6423

Freese, Barbara L.

University of Arizona. Agricultural Extension Service. Home Demonstration Agents

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AINUAL·NAltRATIVE REPORTof .BABBARA L. FREESEASSIStANT HOME AGJNTinIABIOOPA collinFrom D,cember l., '�956 to. June 30, 1,957ANNUAL NARRATIVE REPORTof"Barbara L. FreeseAssistant Home AgentinMaricopa CountyFrom December 1, 1956 to June 30, ];957HIGHLIGHTSAnnual. OonferenceDecember 4 - 7, 1956 A�sistant Freese attended the annual ExtensionService Conference in Tucson.One of the highlights �of the conference was the talk and informaldiscussion held by Irene Fagin, Extension Agent from California. Many ofthe problems she had in California are similar to those in Maricopa County.Other speeches that were particularly helpful were- those pertainingto getting our information out to the people. Both help in speech andteaching methods were very useful.Assistant Freese felt the most important part of the conference wasmeeting and getting to know better, other members of the Extension Service,both state_ office and county.Career ClassAnother highlight ·ofmthe year for Assistant Freese, was when she wasasked to taJ.k to the career class in Home Economics at Arizona State Collegeon the advantages of 'Working as a home a.gent with the Extension Serv;ice.She explained to. the girls what the extension service 'Was and whatsome of the responsibilities of the job were. The girls were very receptiveand a very good question-answer period followed.COUNTY SITUATIONAssistant Freese found the 4-H food situation in Maricopa Countymuch as she had expected, except for one thing. That was food preservation.There were only 7 girls in the whole county that enrolled in the project.The t rouble seems to be lack of home gardens, and therefore a plentyfulsupply of food to preserve is not available.ORGANIZATION J!m PLANNING� Visits in 4-H� ProgramHome visits 'Were the most enjoyable part of the job as AssistantHome Agent. It gave the chance to get out into the county and really getto know the people she was working with.- 2 -It also gave an opportunity to see 'What conditions the 4-H' ers wereworking under. Assistant Freese made many home visits to the Liberty andGilbert areas Where 4-H has been on the down grade. She was accompaniedby the community leader 'Who gave 'her an introduction into the home and alsoexplained a bit of its history before the visit.It was surprising to find that many of our very active 4-H' ers camefrom homes that had an environment that was anything but condusive to com­pleting a 4-H project.In many cases the homes did not have the simple equipment, such asmeasuring utensiles, required to carry on the projects. This was by nomeans found out by "snooping. JJ The parents offered the information duringthe process of the visit, and I am sure they had no idea I was purposelytrying to get the information.Another use of home visits was to try to organize clubs in areas�hat had none.In �slope Assistant Freese made home visits to several peoplewho had indicated an interest in 4-H. A group of children had formed a"Club" and the parents thought that 4-H might be the answer. After talId.ngw1th- the people, it was quite clear that this group would not fit into the4-H pattern. They were nat -interested in any project, but only in, .a socialgathering and dancing, etc. Assis.tant Freese explained to them that 4-Hoffered many social opportunities, but the main object was to teach practicesin home economics and agriculiL;ure.Another visit was to Kachina School, where there were rumors that4-H might start. The principal was friendly enough, but made it quite clearthat he felt that the chil,dren had too many activities all ready such asScouts, etc. and at the time 4-H was not needed.Another ver,y good use for home visits was to get �he parents andleaders opinion on county activities. Food judging in this county has notcreated much interest in the past so Assistant Freese spent time invisiting to see why. The lack of interest -was mostly due to the fact thatleaders did not like to judge themselves, so in turn, they had not encouragedthe 4-H'ers_to do so •. Home visits were also used to rrpep- up the leaders" when she was dis­couraged.· In many cases parent support was so low that the leader felt itwas useless to go on w.hen she had to do all the work and no one seemed tocare what happened. Sometimes Assistant Freese was able to offer suggestionsthat were helpful, but for others she had no good answer..LEADERSHIP IN 4-H WORKAssistant Freese spent considerable time with new leaders in theGilbert, Mar,yvale, Liberty, Washington and Cashion areas getting themorientated into 4-H club work. The biggest problem seemed to be how toteach the girls through demonstrations. The leaders didn't feel they hadthe ability to put on demonstrations 'or teach the 4-H' ers to do so. Thework put in with them payed off because at county demonstration day, thenew clubs at Cashion, Gilbert, r�aryvale, and Washington all had winners inthe contest.-3-The BigleT area has been without a club and Assistant Freese made110_ v:l.sit8 in the area to t17 to tiDd leadership with :p.o success. Therewere several girls in the area who wanted to keep up with their 4-a workso they joined the Gilbert club which was not far away.Atter obServing' some junior leaders in action, Assistant F�eese wascoDrinced that thq plq a large roll in 4....H. The g,ula took OTer the whole..tiDe ill teachmg the younger girls first and second 'Tear foods. The,. dida better job of getting the material across than aJV' of the older leadersthat were observed. It Imst likeq was because they had had considerableexperience in demonstrating through their former h-H projects.Junior leaders also came in verr hand1' at the Fair and Roundup beeausethey could take tbe responsibilities of such things as cleanup, and infor­mation bootbs which relieved the county statf of JDaIV' worrie,s.Assistant Free.e had 'one leader trailling meeting on fourth year foodsin the Cashion area. '!'he main topic vas angel tood cakes.Two leader trailling meetings were held OD demonstration, one, at thecoUll't7 office nth 24 attending aDd one at Liberty with lD attending. 'theAssi8tant Agent first went OTer the preparation of a deJDODStration and thevarious things to remember. She then went through a demoDStration on a"OaDdle Salad" to show hoW the practices are put into �tect. The _etingwas Yery' timel1' as County Demonstration Dq was nearing ,and all the leaderswere very interested.Assistant Nelsen and Assistant Freese held a leader training_etillg at Buckeye on bow to jwige foods and clothing. They explainedhow the riJlgs were to be set up on the County and State levels, and gavethe points to remember in judging. Work was also done on how to giveoral and written reasons.1.o,cal E!!! HeetinS!Next to home visits, Assistant Freese enjoyed JDOst meeting withthe local clubs. It gave her a chance to get to know the h-Hlers per-80� and 'find out what make t,hem tick.Assistant Freese was asked to maD1' club meetings to explain variousthings to the members.Some of the demnstrations she gave to the cli.tferent clubs wereon cream pies, maJdng biscu.its, care and sectioDing of citru truit,cooked tru.it, help with 1m1tting a sweater, judging cakes, frying meat,and on giving dellODStrations.-4-A very interesting evening was spent in Palo Verde in December 'Whenthe community club put on a banquvt honoring the Chicago and Washington tripwinners from this COtmty. This little community has more spirit than anyother _in the valley, and they really support their 4-H clubs all the way.April, May, and Jtme were loaded with 4-H achievement. !-iost ofthem started with a pot luck supper followed by a program demonstrations,entertainment and presenting awards.- -Assistant Freese enjoyed the achievement at the Gila Crossing Indian·School more than any other. She judged all the clothing they had made,then spent the rest of the day talking with 4-H' ers, Indian Service personneland leaders, and watching the games and entertainment put on by the Indianchildren. The leaders, Mr. and Mrs. Shea, do a marvelous job in teachingthese children.4-H ACTIVITIESA. I�aricopa Countt FairIn Februar,y, and March the final preparation for the county-4-H fairbegan with getting judges, leader help, locations, etc. all in order. Alsogoing through the older fair book and revising it for this year's use.A special meeting was called before the Fair for the Superintendentsof the various home economics departments and their helpers (all leadersand junior leaders). Work schedules \,ere made out and jobs assigned.On April 2 a large group of- the Leader-s arrived and started pre­paring the poultry building at the state Fairgrounds for our home economicsbuilding.� 4-H leaders did a terrific job in cleaning and setting up theexhibits. In fact, at tim.es they were falling over each other to get thejobs done, but they seemed to enjoy it very much. The new leaders wereespecially impre�sed with the cooperation of the group�There were several minor mix-ups, as a plate of bd.scuft.s beingmisplaced and poster falling apart, bub; most things went very smoothly;There were 679 final foods entries in the foods division. Entries'Were released at 3:00 p.m., after the-awards program. It took a littleover an hour- to clear the food out. A leader waS stationed at each showcase and it took very little time in this way.Recommendations: There was some dissatisfaction in the Foods Divisionbecause we did not give out any big purple ribbons as they did for dressrevue and in livestock. It was suggested that next year purple ribbonsbe given to the top exhibitor in each year, as to the girl who got the mostpoints in first, second, etc. year of foods. It would be judged on thesame system as tge Kiwanis Award.-s-B. D_DStration!!ltAssistant Freese spent D1ch of March p.J.anni.Jlg and carrring outthe Foods DivisioB of the b-H DemoDstration Dq. Judges had to bearr-aed tor, eqt1ipment gathered. l1p and letters am contacts to leadersaDd "era iatormillg tbell ot the da.T.The:re were 49 d8lll>DStrations in the foods di'Vision. They weredirided uto tbree groups in separate rooms ot the Riverside School.Six judges (2 in each room) went to work at 9:00 A.M., atter a generalass_:Qr, and worked untU about 3:30 P.M. to get through all ot them.About '2$0 people attended demonstration dq.G,. JudliM BItThis vas Assistant Freese rs tirst introduction to food judging'on a large- scale. She set up her' rings, as near as possible, as JuneGibbs, F.xten8ion ,Butritionist, bad expla:Uled they would be ,set up torSta1ie Roundup.The Juniors judged lIIIitttins, equipment for matfins, table settingaDd basic seven. The Seniors judged rolls, equipErlt tor rolls, taDlesetting and basic seven. Thirty'-three 4-Hlers turDed out to judge foods.D. RoUl)duph-H Roundup from June 4 - 8:, 1957 vas a very interesting andenlightening experience for Assistant Freese. She accompanied a bus loadof h.-H'ers 'to Tucson. The group was in very high spirits and sang andjoked all the Way'.On arrival at Tucson, Assistant Freese set about getting thegirls settled in their dormitory' and again to answer a swarm ot questions.The nEOtt three da;rs were spent in last minute coaching ot demonstr­tiollS am judging teams and also watching the demonstrations from othercounties.The tood demonstrations went ott in tine shape. Out of the ninedemonstrations, eight were blue r1\>boDS and 1 a red ribbon. The seniorFood Preparation team. from Maricopa County won the plaque tor the. out­standing lood preparation demonstration in the state.The return t rjp to Phoenix on June 8 was a very difterent one tromthe one going. All the girls and Assistant Freese slept..-6-In-Service Trainipg - AdultJanuar-.r 30th - the Home Agents of Maricopa County- and Mr. Bob Halvorsonjoined Home Agents from other areas of the state, the Specialists,-StateLeader and Information Specialists, Joe McClelland and Robert Doan in anInformation Training Workshop and Instruction sessions.Spread of information in counties was the theme of the conference,the following divisions of the subject were considered:1. Purpose - Dissemination of information is important.2. More information should go to various avenues - an obligation ofExtension workers.3. Nevs Sources - abundant - select, sift, sort and say.4. Types: News stories; feature articles; weekly column.5. Personalize - activities relative to subject matter.6. Use conversational type - easiest to read.7. Use names for interest.In-Service, Training - 4-HObjectivesTo discuss 4-H organization and policy as it effects county and state4-H program planning, to gain new ideas on methods of teaching, facts toimprove county program and to discuss plans and program for 4-H camp.Methods1. ttTooling up for the Job" was the theme for the 4-H In-ServiceTraining March 5, 6 and 7 and was attended by Assistant Agents Nelsen andFreese. General discussion led by Chairman Graham p'. Wright brought outtrends o'f family living, youth interest groups and basic needs of 4-Hprogram.2. Clothing and home management. specialists instructed home agentson new phases of Roundup activities. The major part of time was spent inworkshop activities.3. Nutrition and clothing specialist present new data, availableto home agents, which will be helpful in assisting 4-H leaders and laymen inthe field.4. One of the highlights of the conference was the informationpresented by Clinton Gaylord on the Inter National Farm Youth Exchange asrelated to the National 4-H Club Foundation. Since Arizona, presently,isn't taking part in the Inter NationaJ. Farm youth Exchange program, thisopportunity gave all agents an additional program to interest persons onthe local level.- 7-5. Agents from Yuma and Maricopa Counties joined forces to discussplans for 4-H camp to be held at Prescott, July 22 - 27, 1957. It wasdecided that eaCh agent be responsible for checking various phases of pro­gram planning. Ray Weick, Yuma was selected overall chairman 'With follov1ingas assistants: Paul Hudson; general program, Beryl Burt; crafts, BarbaraFreese, -Foods; and Betty Nelsen, Recreation.ResultsIn-Service Trai..lling for 4-H agents is an excellent opportunity togain knowledge, become better acquainted with programs in other countiesand realize the broad program on the whole.AdultThe only work Assistant Freese did with the Maricopa County Home­makers was to a ttend some 0 f their leader training meetings as the one onpainting, casserole dishes, outdoor cookery. She also attended oneChristmas party in Buckeye and Homemakers Rally Day.Assistant Freese gathered material for various news articles as,use of dry milk, choosing the grade' of canned food for your specific need,use of sour oranges, milk in your diet, egg cookery, various uses of citrus,and lining a skirt; and handed them in to Bob Halvorson to use as he sawfit.Assistant Freese assisted June Gibbs in one television show on KTVKon Lenten dishes. A yeast riz crust and Humpty Dumpty filling 'Was themain topic. This was Assistant Freese's first experience in television'Work and she found it very interesting, but 'Would not like it for asteady diet.She' also did one radio broadcast on !PHD on the 4-H news in thevalley.

Annual Narrative Report of Barbara L. Freese, Assistant Home Agent, in Maricopa County, From December 1, 1956 to June 30, 1957

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