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Having amassed

many

laurels duringtheir yearsin the FFA, the

Zamudio

broth- ers are accustomed to setting high goals and working diligently to succeed.

American Success

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ation at Peoria.

Of

all his

FFA mem-

bers only one is Mexican-American.

"There are several Mexican students in school, yet most of

them

look on agri- culture as a subject to avoid.

They

re- late agtomigrant fieldlabor. However, most of the job opportunities they will

have will be agriculture." For that rea- son, Gilberto is working to break the stereotype, usinghis

own

example

when

necessary.

Ernesto, on the other hand, works entirely with a minority group.

He

co- ordinates a federally funded economics stimulus program on theColorado Riv- erIndian Reservation.

His students are mostly adults from various Indian tribes

who

have previ- ously dropped out oftraditional educa- tion programs.

The program

has ac-

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quired enough acreage to allow stu- dents to train for agricultural occupa- tions.

Students areplaced in working situa- tions each afternoon after a morning of classroom instruction.

"Above

all I try to tea«h

them

responsibility," says Ernesto with conviction.

"They

must be to class on time. If they miss class for over three days they are out of the program."

William is in his first year of teach- ing at Douglas, Arizona.

He

chose a vacancy near his home, partially so he could live and care for his mother.

The

position is a challenge, since he replaced Frank

Adams,

a veteran teacher

known

for his strong

FFA

chapters.

"Our community

support is terrific," says William. "I'm trying to build on the successes the chapter has already achieved."

All three teachers say their knowl- edge of two languages is beneficial in their teaching situations.

They

say it

helps in working with their Mexican-

American

students.

They

are also aware of the role they play in setting an example for young people. Gilberto

Zamudio

says, "It

shows the minority students that de- spite their differences with language and culture, they can succeed."

All of the

Zamudios

worked, like their father taught them, to

make

their

own

way.

They

spent hours at

manual

farm labor and janitorial jobs to get where they are today.

Still, Gilberto says,

"Our

opportuni- ties were even greater than

some

of the non-minority students.

Many

grants and scholarships exist.

The

challenge comes in finding

them

and taking ad- vantage of them."

He

adds, his voice tinged with emo-

tion, "I

am

a Mexican by race and I'm proud of that. I don't tryto hide it.

With honest effort

we

can succeed in the United States as well as anyone. It really hurts

me when

minorities in this country complainabouttheirtreatment, because

we

have been treated very fairly."

There are, of course, still dreams ahead for the family.

They

all agree they'd

someday

like to

own

their

own

farm. That was their father's dream.

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Teacher (on telephone)^: "I'd like to talk toyou about your little boy."

Mother: "Nothing doing. I had

him

all

summer and

notoncedidI callyou."

Thomas LaMance Modesto. California

"By George, he

made

it!"

Out

of the blue, the farmer started complaining about headaches, back- aches and shooting pains. Finally, he figured out the cause of his miseries.

"A

couple of weeks ago," he told a friend,

"my

wife redecorated with ^ultra

modern

furniture.

Today

I found out I've been sitting in the wastebasket."

Bobbie

Mae

Cooley Bowen,Illinois

A man

was having trouble getting along with his family, so he went to a doctor to see if he could do anything forhim.

The

doctor told

him

torun ten miles a day for one

week

and then call

him back and give

him

a report.

One week

later the doctor got a call from the man.

"Well,"saidthe doctor, "hasyourre- lationship improved?"

"Idon't know,"replied theman, "I'm 70 miles from home!"

Todd Sinn Haviland,Ohio Overheard at an auction sale: "Sold to the lady with her husband's

hand

over hermouth."

LindaGodby

Liberty,Kentucky 66

First magician: "What's your most

difficult trick?"

Second magician: "Sitting ina tub of gasoline

and

^strikingtwo matches:

First magician:

about that?"

Second magician:

ond

match."

'What's so hard

"Striking the sec-

OranNunemaker Morland,Kansas Customer: "Waiter, I can't find any oysters in this oyster stew."

Waiter: "Well, you wouldn't expect tofindany angelsin anangelfoodcake,

would you?"

ThomasLaMance Modesto,California

"If

my

^speechseemsespecially long,"

concluded the guest speaker, "it's be- cause I left

my

watch at

home and

there isn't a clock in this room."

A

^voicefromthe audienceremarked,

"There's a calendar behindyou."

IrdsiaBrown Liberty.Kentucky

The

local

weatherman

was

wrong

in his forecasts so often that he

was em-

barrassed and applied for transfer, stat- ing as his reason:

"The

climate here doesn't agree with me."

JamesKing Montague, Michigan

A

canny farmer was approached by a stranger one day and asked,

"How much

isthatprizeJersey heiferof yours worth?"

The

farmer thought for a

moment,

then asked, "Are you the tax assessor, or has she been killed by a truck?"

Chuck Sukut Sisseton,SouthDakota

"What

isyourjob?" askedthe canni- balchief.

"/

am

editor of the city paper," re- plied the captive.

"Good," smiled the cannibal, "To-

morrow

you will be editor-in-chief"!

Susan Keith Centerville, Ohio

Charlie, the Greenhand

"Itwasreally afun evening Charlie

—

exceptforhelpingyoufigurethe feed conversionon yourbroilers."

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