Walter Schroeder, Coos County 4-H club agent, talks with Louise Johnson of Coquille, Oregon, who was president of her living organization during the 35th annual 4-H Summer School on the OSC campus. Walter G. Schroeder held several positions in the Extension Service including Extension Agent-at-Large, Lane County Extension Agent, and Coos County Agricultural Agent. In 1977, Schroeder became the Curry County staff chair.
From left: Garnet Best, Wallowa County, vice president; O. E. Mikesell, Linn County, president; and Don Rasmussen, Marion County, secretary. O.E. Mikesell was a faculty member for the Albany Extension Service for 40 years. After serving as a 4-H Agent from 1934-1943, Mikesell became an Agricultural Agent from 1943-1974.
Joanne Thomson, 15, Portland, champion in style review at the 1951 state fair, recieves a bouquet of roses from Marshall Giford, Portland florist and former 4-H club member.
Blue ribbon group and champions in style revue at 1951 state fair are pictured on the stage. Theme was fashion headlines. Joanne Thompson, 15, Portland, champion is holding roses.
Five division winners in 1951 style revue contest at State Fair. From left: Betty Jean Hill, 17, Coquille; Donna Minkoff, 14, Cascade Locks; Neva Goodrich, 16, Prineville; Cynthia Rukovina, 13, Medford; and Joanne Thomson, 15, Portland, champion.
Blue and red award winners in the wool suit class of the 1949 4-H Club Style Revue at Oregon State Fair are shown with Jo Ann Roberts, 17, Shedd, center, who was later named grand champion.
Shown are the boy and girl health champions at 1949 Oregon State Fair. They are, left to right, Barbara Brown, 14, Corvallis, and Harold Brost, 11, Portland. There were 12 boy contestants and 14 girls.
Left to right: L. J. Allen, state club leader; and assistant state club leaders: Esther Taskerud; Burton Hutton; Winnifred Gillen; Geraldine Danzl; and Cal Monroe. Photo part of the Extension Oral History Project. Esther Taskerud became the Assistant State 4-H Club Leader in November of 1947. Taskerud later served as the head of Home Economics from 1963-1969, retiring in 1970.
The 16 foot by 5 foot cottonseed cake self feeder was used by Joe Oliver, John Day, Oregon. The feeder holds more than 1 ton and is filled through a hinged board in the roof. Note deep overhang to prevent snow and rain from wetting the cake.