Eyestone graduated from Lansing High School in 1940. His degrees includes Ag Economics, Kansas State Univ. (1947); Master’ (1961) and PhD (1966) in Adult Education, University of Wisconsin. As Shawnee Co. 4-H Agent from 1947-1960, the program grew from 450 to nearly 900 members in 30 4-H Clubs with help from 270 volunteer leaders. Merle trained 4-H judging teams in livestock, dairy, crops, poultry, and home economics. His teams won 7 state championships, five in poultry, and a national award in poultry judging. He served on several national committees for NAE4-HA. Merle is recognized by his peers for his successes in fund-raising.
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I was fortunate to have been serving as a County 4-H Club Agent during the golden years of community 4-H clubs in Kansas in the decade of the 1950′. There were new projects and activities introduced and accepted by the expanding membership to boys and girls in urban and cities, lowering age requirements – volunteer leaders stepped forward, economy was improving, and more counties in Kansas were hiring County 4-H Club Agents.
My 4-H Story
