Fr»m Local Teachers!
Editor’s Note: This is the first of many articles in a special
column written by various agriculture teachers in our
service area.
These articles will deal with the many problems and
challenges facing farmers, as seen by the teachers them
selves, based both on their study and their experience in
working with local farm youths and farmers.
The articles are designed to be of interest to and have
educational value for all farm people. At the same time, they
offer an opportunity for the farm community to become
better acquainted with the teachers and for the teachers to
express their own interest in the local agricultural com
munity.
By Jesse Erway, Teacher
Of Vocational Agriculture
At Manheim Central H.S.
Do you like the work you are
doing?
This question is the key to your
self development, for if he is just
making a living, one finds no time
to improve himself, let alone to
improve methods.
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All through history, we always
found people who seemed to
stand out. We recognize their
accomplishments. Each of these
men had something to give and
much of what they gave was of
themselves, their time and
talents.
We have to be very careful that
we take the time to demelop and
give our special talent. What I
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mean to say is, let us be proud of
being a farmer or related to the
soil in such a way that those
around us do not get the im
pression we are not important.
Let us develop a leadership
attitude. To do this, we must look
closely to see what the word
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means. I have heard men say we
need followers, too, but followers
may also be good leaders in time
maybe not the president, but
many times more important than
the president.
Since our Young Farmer
Chapter has had, and continues to
have, many men who have ex
celled in leadership positions, I
felt it might be well to try to deal
with some of their attributes
which helped in their develop
ment.
First, without exception all
would answer the question “Do
you like the work you are doing? ”
with a strong “Yes!” and might
even be slightly insulted to think
such a question should be asked.
For they have set goals to follow
way into the future.
In talking with them, they lead
you to believe there is only one
occupation. They would find it
very hard to believe that anyone
on the land could think dif
ferently.
They believe there is no place
better to raise their families.
They have done a most excellent
job of instilling this enthusiasm in
their children.
Second, the willingness to help
others in the agricultural com
munity by belonging to the
organization or organizations
that interest them or is related to
their enterprises. But belonging
is not enough for the leader. He
must give time.
Time sometimes is a very
precious commodity, but if
budgeted well, it can be given so
that others might benefit by it. I
uave seen many a would-be
leader go down in defeat just
because he felt the time he gave
could only be given when it smted
him, not when it was needed
Third, he must be willing to
follow the proper steps of
leadership development. We
don’t put the hay in the barn until
after we have planted, cut, raked
and baled it. So we do not become
president until we have followed
the steps to get there.
The steps might go something
like this:
Support the agricultural
organizations by your interest
and attendance.
When the opportunity af
fords itself, serve on committees.
Now I don’t mean by name only. I
mean with your time and best
effort.
Your first step at real
leadership comes when you have
become chairman of a com
mittee. This is the time to listen,
to your committee members,
after you have come together,
and take the best ideas back to be
reported. If you have not involved
the others in the work, you have
failed the first important rule of
being a leader. It is said a good
leader will recognize his faults
and correct them the next time.
When you feel ready and the
opportunity arises, accept the
office others have entrusted to
you and fulfill it to the best of
your abilities.
There are many more in
dividual skills one will need to
master along the way such as
speaking in public, conducting a
good meeting, and so forth.
I believe good leaders are not
born but a good leader is self
made—with the help of a higher
power who has entrusted all the
stewardship of life and living and
serving others to us.
Let us do ourselves and our
children a favor. Believe in our
occupation so that our children
will have something to believe in
while they are growing up
In the Kitchen
• Instead of flour, dust
your rolling board with
powdered sugar. It will keep
cookies from being thick
ened by the extra flour.
• Add peanut butter to
your white cake icing for a
delicious taste change.
• Sprinkle buttered as
paragus or broccoli with
sesame seeds; buttered brus
sels sprouts with grated
Parmesan and poppy seeds.
• For a new bacon treat,
dip slices in beaten egg,
then crushed cracker
crumbs and broil.
• To take the place of
chopping, place nuts on wax
paper and roll with a rolling
pin.
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