MARY LAEGER
HAGEMEISTER
Dauphin Co. Correspondent
DAUPHIN (Dauphin Co.)
They’re back at their desks piled
high with phone calls that need to
be returned, days of accumulated
mail, plus all the other projects that
were put on hold during the days at
Farm Show.
Some of the Penn State exhibit
staff dedicated eight days to keep
ing the exhibit functioning; others
were able to be there only one day,
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Behind The Scenes At Penn
but no matter how many days or
hours each individual spent at the
Farm Show—they were working!
Like the sales people at the other
exhibits the Penn Stale staff was
there to sell. Their product?
Education.
As Penn State employees and
students, whether at University
Park or extension staff from vari
ous coundes, their mission was the
same: to meet and educate indivi
duals on how to improve their life
and their community. Passersbys
could learn facts about the College
importance of agricultural educa
tion to let all students know about
the importance of agriculture to
Maryland’s economy and to
increase the number of young peo
ple who choose agriculture as a
career.
The Maryland Agricultural
Education Foundation was recen
tly established at the request of
Gov. William Schaefer to coordi
nate public and private support for
expanded and improved agricul
tural education in Maryland’s
schools. Work is currently under
way with the Maryland Depart
ment of Education to develop cur
riculum guides for including agri
:ultural concepts in the elemen
ary curriculum.
of Agriculture—including a sur
prising factor that only 15 students
out of 100 at the college grew up
on a farm!
By using a computer test, hun
dreds of people learned about
chemicals in the home. Workers
noted how much easier it was for
the younger generation to operate
the “user friendly” computer while
others preferred to take hand-outs
and talk to the “experts” about safe
ways to dispose of hazardous
wastes.
Although the beeping of correct
answers from the Food Safety quiz
board was irritating at the begin
ning of each day by the end, the
staff was able to block out the
noise.
Participants faces lit up when
they pushed the correct button. If
participants pushed the wrong but
ton, staff helped quizzers under
stand why they may have
answered wrong.
It was always very evident when
farm safety experts were preparing
for another tractor safety demon
stration. Droves of people huddled
together to be able to see and hear
what they can do to prevent fatal
accidents on their tractors.
When the microphone didn’t
work, the staff shouted the
information.
While the primary goal was to
educate the public, but much more
happened for the staff. For many it
was a chance to work with long
time friends or cement existing
the Penn State exhibit chose the right answers for the test.
friendships. However, it was also
an opportunity for students to get
acquainted with extension agents
and specialists. Some had ques
tions about careers while others
just wanted to talk to people in the
real world.
Sometimes visitors from one of
the worker’s county would stop by
to catch up on the news. Farm
Show offered time to share stories
with other staff members, exhibi
tors, and friends from home.
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your extension agent was on vaca
tion or wondered why your phone
call wasn’t retumed—the explana
tion is “no” it was not a vacation by
any means. By the end of the day
there were headaches, backaches,
and sighs of relief when the staff s
weary heads hit the pillow. Your
phone calls will be returned and
rest assured many hundreds of
people gained a wealth of know
ledge because of the staff behind
the scenes at the Penn State
Exhibit.