Shanklin - Fred M. - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Having organized Indiana's first 4-H pig, lamb and colt clubs, Frederick M. Shanklin organized in 1930 the first spring market lamb show ever held in the United States.  Mr. Shanklin forsaw the need for such a show and the good which would come of it.

In its 25 years, the Hoosier Junior Market Lamb Show, Fred Shanklin's show, has helped teach lessons of quality production and marketing of lambs and when this year's show is completed over 7,000 lambs will have been driven through the show ring.

Mr. Shanklin who was born on a farm near Crawfordsville was graduated from Wabash College in 1894 and obtained a masters degree there in 1897.  He later studied agriculture at Purdue .  His career included teaching and school administration at Adams, New Rochelle and Brooklyn, New York and five years as head of the schools at New Richmond and Wingate , Indiana, a post he relinquished to join the state 4-H Club supervisory staff just being started at Purdue.  His appointment at Purdue was effective Sept 14, 1914, and he retired as a professor Nov 30, 1941, just after reaching the retirement age of 70..

During his 27 years on the Purdue Staff, Mr. Shanklin played an important role as a pioneer in organization of the present far-flung 4-H program in this state and originated the pig, lamb and colt shows at the Indiana State Fair and the Indianapolis lamb and colt show.  He was honored at the national 4-H Club Camp in Washington in 1952, with the presentation of a certification for his pioneering work and he was similarly honored in 1941 at the 4-H Club Roundup at Purdue "in recognition of faithful and productive service as a helpful counselor of sounds judgment a sincere friend and an inspirer to high endeavor. "