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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This holiday is often associated with shamrocks, which are 3 leaf clovers. But what about the infamous 4 leaf clover associated with 4-H? How was a 4 leaf clover chosen as the organization’s emblem?
According to the National 4-H History Preservation Program, the clover leaf became the emblem around 1907. This first emblem was only a 3 leaf clover, but by 1908 it became the 4 leaf clover that we know today.
“As the story goes,one sunny June morning in 1906 at a one-room country school near Clarion, Iowa, 11 pupils were spending their recess outside searching for four-leaf clovers. They had plucked seven clovers when a visitor drove up, the Superintendent of schools. At the teacher’s suggestion, the children surrendered their good luck charms and placed the seven clovers into the hands of the superintendent. He said, “I’ve been looking for an emblem for the agricultural clubs and the schools of the county, and you have just given me that emblem, the four-leaf clover; it will help explain to young and old the message of a four square education.” (In those early days, 4-H was known as “four-square education,” which was based upon education, physical, moral, and fellowship development.
Although a good story, it may not be totally accurate as in 1907 Benson had designed, along with Jessie Field Shambaugh, from Page County, Iowa, a 3-leaf clover with “H’s” standing for Head, Heart and Hands which was used as an emblem on several different items. Nonetheless, the H’s and the clover emblem – regardless of whether we’re talking three leaves or four leaves – is credited to O. H. Benson and to Clarion, Iowa.
In 1911, Benson referred to the need for four H’s — suggesting that they stand for “Head, Heart, Hands and Hustle… head trained to think, plan and reason; heart trained to be true, kind and sympathetic; hands trained to be useful, helpful and skillful; and the hustle to render ready service, to develop health and vitality…” In 1911, at a meeting of club leaders in Washington, DC they approved the present 4-H design. O.B. Martin is credited with suggesting that the H’s signify Head, Heart, Hands and Health – universally used since then.”
To learn more about the history of 4-H check out 4-Hhistorypreservation.com. Contact our 4-H Agent, Hannah Peeler if you have questions about local youth development programs.
Hannah_Peeler@ncsu.edu
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Compiled by National 4-H History Preservation Team. (2012, January 1). 4-H emblem. 4H History Preservation News.
Around 1908, Benson and others began using a four-leaf clover design rather than the previous three-leaf. Benson said that the H's should stand for "head, heart, hands, and hustle... head trained to be useful, helpful and skillful, and the hustle to render ready service to develop health and vitality..."
Graham started one such youth program in Ohio in 1902, considered the birth of the 4-H program in the U.S. When Congress created the Cooperative Extension Service in the USDA in 1914, it included boys' and girls' club work. These soon became known as 4-H clubs - head, heart, hands, and health.
The clover has a letter “H” in white or metallic gold on each leaf. The H's stand for Head, Heart, Hands and Health. The 4-H emblem symbolizes the aim and desired results of effective learning for each individual.
In a dense patch of white clover, a four-leafer lurks in an area of less than fifteen square feet (on average). Find a thick patch and slowly brush your hand over the surface. The center of a four-leaf clover has a different shape and the fourth leaf is often smaller than the others.
The leaves of four-leaf clovers are said to stand for faith, hope, love, and luck. It's often said that Ireland is home to more four-leaf clovers than any other place, giving meaning to the phrase “the luck of the Irish.”
- 4-H is the largest non-formal youth educational organization in the United States. - 4-H is for all youth ages 7 to 18. - 4-H is led by volunteers. - 4-H is kids having fun and learning with their friends.
The 4-H pledge, written by Otis Hall of the Kansas State College of Agriculture, was officially adopted at the first National 4-H Camp in June 1927. The pledge was changed in 1973 to include “my world.” for my club, my community, my country and my world.
T.A. Erickson of Douglas County, Minnesota, started local agricultural after-school clubs and fairs that same year. Jessie Field Shambaugh developed the clover pin with an H on each leaf in 1910, and by 1912 they were called 4‑H clubs.
The 4-H Emblem should never be screened, shaded, gradated, or appear in a multi-colored hue. The official and pre- ferred color of the 4-H Emblem is 100 percent PMS 347 green, (The H's reversed out to the color of the paper on which the emblem is printed). The clover can also be white, black, or metallic gold.
The Druids (Celtic priests), in the early days of Ireland, believed that when they carried a three-leaf clover or shamrock, they could see evil spirits coming and have a chance to escape in time. Four-leaf clovers were Celtic charms, presumed to offer magical protection and ward off bad luck.
According to Irish tradition, those who find a four-leaf clover are destined for good luck, as each leaf in the clover symbolizes good omens for faith, hope, love, and luck for the finder. A lesser-known fact about four-leaf clovers is that they aren't the luckiest symbol after all.
While trying to convert the Irish into Christians, St. Patrick used the shamrock to explain the holy trinity with each leaf representing the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The three leaves of a shamrock are also said to stand for faith, hope and love. A fourth leaf is where we get the luck from.
As stated, clovers can have more than four leaves. 5-leaf clovers are less commonly found naturally than 4-leaf clovers; however, they too have been successfully cultivated. Some 4-leaf clover collectors, particularly in Ireland, regard the 5-leaf clover, known as a rose clover, as a particular prize.
For starters, shamrocks always have three leaves, while clovers can have a fourth leaf. Shamrocks are usually green, but you can find purple, green or white clover. Finally, shamrocks grow in clumps, while four-leaf clovers are rare and grow one at a time.
Four-leaf clovers were Celtic charms, presumed to offer magical protection and ward off bad luck. Children in the Middle Ages believed if they carried a four-leaf clover, they would be able to see fairies, and the first literary reference to suggest their good fortune was made in 1620 by Sir John Melton.
According to the legend, the leaves of a four-leaf clover represent hope, faith, love, and a fourth for good luck. A common belief during the Middle Ages was if someone carried a four-leaf clover, they would have the ability to see fairies.
According to pagan legends, each leaf has a meaning. The first would bring fame, the second leaf would bring us wealth, the third love, and the fourth health. But in the Christian and Catholic tradition each leaf corresponds rather to a virtue.
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