—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 2, 1966
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From Where We Stand...
Some Thoughts On Leadership
The speaker at the 4-H Leaders’
Council banquet this week, Daryl Heas
ley, made some pretty definite state
ments about “leaders” what they
are; the various types and he said
some things about “the process of lead
ership” that left us wondering if the
whole subject can really be so simply
dissected into its separate parts.
True, we do know that leadership
develops from a continuing acceptance
of responsibility. But good followers
or, as Heasley labeled them, “construc
tive group members” also develop by
learning to accept responsibility, and
to pull their fair share of the load, or
more.
Isn’t this training in developing
good attitudes toward responsibility
really the basic reason for the 4-H,
scouting, and other youth programs?
Then again, can leaders actually be pro
duced through training, or is leader
ship an individual, innate quality? Pro
bably a combination of these two points
would get a little closer to the real
answer. A good level of leadership
quality is somehow “born” into an in
dividual, and the opportunities for de
velopment like the various youth
programs brings them to the fore
front.
One particularly, interesting point
Heasley made concerned the dynamic
quality of leadership We often tend to
think of an individual, who happens to
be in an important leadership position,
as one who will continue to lead regard
less of the situation Heasley says that
such a person is indeed rare. Leadership
is a fluid, situational process, he ex
plained The one whose influence is ex
erted on a group at a particular time
is regarded as the leader As the situa
tion changes, the leadership generally
changes Perhaps our national political
scene is a good example of that condi
tion
Surely many foreign powers over
the years have enviously studied the
successful way in which our democratic
system plods along year after year
while their high-handed, autocratic re
gimes seldom survive a free election.
The secret would seem to he in the
unique cooperative effort of leaders and
citizen-members of our “group”. And in
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Lancaster County assistant
home economist Miss Joanne
Warner icpoited that a legion
al leader's forum will be held
in Reading on May 18 The
theme of the meeting will be
“Developing youth thiough
activities”, and will feature
Miss Doiothy Emeison tiom
the State 4-H Centei
Daryl Beasley, iural socio
logy extension instrucioi from
Penn State Umveisity, discuss
ed the qualities of leadership
Beasley defined leadeiship
as “a dynamic, situational pro
cess, as situations change
leadeiship should change
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the fact that, as needs change, new
leadership constantly springs from the
grass-roots of our society to meet the
occasion.
There is some truth in the old
statement ‘‘where would you leaders be
without all us followers?” Our leaders
lead by common consent, and they con
tinue to do so only as long as they re
flect the common interest. In a dictator
ship, the rule is from the top down. It
relies very little on common consent or
cooperation.
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Boost Pork!
The once-lowly porker has been
elevated to new heights in the past
year or so, both status-wise and cost
wise. However, the pork committee of
the National Live Stock and Meat
Board has vowed to push the image of
pork still higher.
It is true that folks are eating more
meat in this country than ever before
40 percent more than they were a gen
eration ago. But it is also true that per
capita consumption of pork has slipped,
and is predicted to keep slipping. Beef
has long been the status meat in Ameri
ca, and most of the consumption lost
by pork has been picked up by beef.
The pork committee, working with
the industry, proposes to:
1— get the facts on pork to physi
cians, nutritionists, and dieticians.
2 try to get more pork on hotel
and restaurant menus.
3—strive for more education and
promotion in large metropolitan areas,
paying special attention to young home
makers
They have some good arguments
to offer. Pound for pound, pork is just
as nutritious as beef. Through updated
breeding and feeding methods the pork
er has been streamlined with excess fat
cut to a minimum And dollar for dol
lar, it will probably always be a better
buy than beef.
If, or perhaps we should say when,
we reach the point that our western
rangeland is more profitably put to uses
other than grazing, it will undoubtedly
restrict beef production. Pork producers
would be the immediate beneficiaries of
such a development since it takes con
siderably less land to produce a pound
of pork than beef.
Leadeiship is an influence
exerted on a gioup at any one
time,” Beasley said And there
fore, “ a generalized leader
one who continues to lead
under all circumstances is a
raie bud these days,” he add
ed.
The sociologist said that
“leadeiship as exemplified in
oui voluntary special interest
gioups 4-H, Grange, chuich,
etc is the ingredient that
keeps oui democratic system
stiong” "
Leadership comes “fiom the
ranks of membeis ” he said
When foieign visitois observe
this fact in action, “it facmates
them more than any other
thing,” Beasley stated
The speaker went on to de
scribe the different types of
leadeis and membeis of gioups
Membeis, he said, may be
classed as “loutine, subversive,
oj consti uctive” He typified
constructive membeis as “pai
ticipateis”, and said then need
is “cutieal if any group is to
be successful”
Leaders also tall into types,
Heasley said He descubed
these as “demociatic, automa
tic, laissez-fan e ” !
The democratic leadei, he
explained, builds confidence in
the gioup He makes it clear
that he’s not taking ovei the
gioup’s pioblem(s), instead he
woiks with the group to help
leach a satislactory solution
to the pioblem “The democia
tic leadei piesides,” Heasley
said, “and the constiuctive
membei pai ticipates ”
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Harnish Cow &
Hoover Herd
Head Feb, DHIA
Beauty, a legistered Hol
stein owned by John M Hai
nish of 1036 Beaver Valiev
Pike, Lancaster, conilpleted
the highest SO'S-day lactation
loi Februaiy, accoidmg to
the Reid Rose DHIA month
ly lepoit She piodu'ced 22,-
500 pounds ot 'milk, 000
pounds of butterlat with a
4 0 pei cent test
The second hig'h lactation
was completed bv another
legisteied Holstein owned bv
Llovd Wolt Quanyville R 2
She scoied with 21,212
pounds ot milk and 008 ot
tat
The high butteitat herd
loi Febiuaiy was owned bv
V.mcent H Hoover ot Mew
Pi evidence R 1 His 23 reg
isteied llolsteins averaged
179 S pounds ot milk, and 01
pounds ot tat with a 3 S pei
cent test
Runnenip was the herd of
pompd S, Eby, Goidonville
R 1 Eby’s 41 4 legistered
Holstems aveiaged 1373'
pound s of milk and 5 9
pounds ot butteitat
“This is the heart of our
democratic government,” the
sociologist concluded, “each
plays the role from which he
gets the most satisfaction.”
Why the Church
Lesson for April 3,1966
Background Scripture Motthew 21 16 20. 2 Corln
, thions 516 21, Ephesions 3713 6 10 20, Rev*
lotion 2 and 3
D*vati*nol folding Ephesians 6 10 20.
"Marriage is a sure cure for i* tence as a building witnessing
true love”, "It’s the courtrooms t° °f the men ard
that make Justice blind”. "Laws women for whom she is *
kill the conscience”. You will hear spiritual home. No other instaa
nonsense like that wherever men ti° n 1* dedicated to God tr. faun;
gather to discuss what is wrong no °ther has witness to God as a
with the world. The crownipg primary aim. The church is •>
piece of nonsense dispensable.
which usually M an » s gra ndeur and misery
goes with these
others is: "The The church is indispensable
church kills reli- f° r another reason also. It is sre
gion”. In other alone who keeps remamd.ngirai
words, just as it both of his grandeur and h:s
is alleged tha* miser y ( to use the two words
we would have Pascal made famous). Against
more true love If all 1116 voices of cynicism and
Dr. Foreman we didn’t have despair, against all wljo beLttle
the institution of marriage, just as man > a & ainst those who see ;n
we would have better justice if it man on iy another animal, an
were not for law courts and organism destined at last for the
lawyers, and better behavior if dust, the church by contrast
we had conscience alone to guids kee P s te hing those who v. ill listen,
,us instead of rules and statutes, truth that man is a child of
so we would have purer religion mac * e the image of God,
without the churches to choke it a creature whose destiny and on-
So why the church? £ ln J are allke God-determi ted a, d
God-given.
Livms sense of God church has the , nswer
There are three big reasons t. n. r v
which include many smaller rea-, Th * Church, therefore, has tre
, , i . key, the clue, the answer to t<-e
sons, why the church is on he riddle and
scene and ought to be on th. « £ human Manv a
scene. Why the church? Becaua. b
and the transformation of
is an institution prone to all the, . , , . ,
weaknesses of corporations, all human society has gone to smash
the stiffness of human institutions. on one a J be s same re f , ne
all the arrogance of bureau . perversity and Weakness (eitner
cracies; yes, but it is a divine in- or bo ‘ h ) of human natu J e Unat
stitution and indispensable, all 1 * nefded 18 a P ower abo ?’ e na '
the same. This world is crowded “ S T^ i“ S ”
with institutions. The river of time ' v lc ' w . _.j p n w * m „j P nP o D i* e
i ... ~ . , , from the inside. We need people
reeks with the waste of human been „ bom agam
mshtutions. But the church «m- who think and act w lh
dispensable. The church aloneex- agains thim.
ists to keep alive a keen sense of
God among men. Oh, you say (»«*j «n c* py r. 9 b y ih« D.v. lic n
i v of Christian Education Nafianol Council of
you know some non-church-mem- C(iurch „ chnJ , in , h . us a
hers who are more godly than c.mmumty sr.« s.™.)
,most of the members; or youmay -
Now Is The Time ...
By Max Smith, Lancaster County Agent
To Read The Label
The growing season is at hand when,
many spiavs and chemicals will be used;
these materials can make a big contribution
to the ci ops to be grown providing they are
used properly We urge all users to read the
label and follow directions carefully, there is
no other way to make the applications and
be safe
To Be Alert For Termite Swarms
This is the time of the season when
tei mites will be swarming and can be noticed
gatheung near sunny windows in buildings
Do not confuse them with ants because they
are also swarming at this time. The ant will
have a two-part body with two wings larger SMITH
■ than the other two, the termite will have a one-section body
with four wings of equal size When tei mites are found swai ru
ing it is a danger signal that they are wox’king somewheie in
the building Considerable damage to the wood structuie
be expei lenced unless they are exteimmated.
To Sharpen Blades Of
Rotary Mowers
The lotaiy mover is by
tai the most popular type ot
mower tor lawns and other
tint, however, we observe
that too many opeiators al
low the blades to get dull
an,d then the grass is beat
oft instead of cut, this is re
flected riv a bi ownish. dis-
coloied lawn alter mowing
Two or moie sets ol blades
are suggested so they may
be sharpened during the
growing season without de-
lay in weekly mowings,
1 know some phony hypocrites Jp
. your own church. But the f ?C {
' remain* that by and large,
where the church is weak, there
-the sense of God is weak. How
i much of the time do you belie. e
In God, really believe in him
with all your heart, to Sdy
nothing of loving him? Once a
[week, maybe? Perhaps rot SQ
often. To our shame be it sa d;
we forget God more tha*- we
member him. But there stands tn e
church, raising above her deep
foundations the spires of fain
the church, affirming week by
week in so many words, ' I be
lieve in GOD”, and thro_gh tne
week by her very phys cal t \-
To Test Soil For
Five-Acre Contest
Coin gioweis who ‘" e
planning to enter the t l ' n,i
sylvama five-aoie coin
test tih'is' year aie ieinin (t-f
ot tlie leqmrement pt a “ ,1 ”'
plete soil test on the ht <
This test will be ot b'g
in applying the light hin
and amount ot feitilir** 1 11
obtain the maximum ■ ll '
In many cases the *
amount of nitrogen oi
phorus added beloie I 1
mg will increase the ' ,fl
and improve the chances ■A
being a state winner.