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Executive Session - 1929-30 Na1iiona1 Board of Trustees Jru.ture.Farmers ·of America
2.Pa4 November 16, 1930
Baltimore Hotel, Kansas City, :Mo•
The meeting Wa.#3 called to order by.Presidentj Wade Turner~
Minutes of the previous meeting were not read• Those present besides
·the President were Vice President,
Gray
Miley; ·J.dviser,.c•'R•
Lane;Treasurer; Jienry ~oseclose and Acting Executive:-Se.cretary~ W• A~ Ross.
Stuqent SecretarYt Paul Zillman
was
presen.t for·tJ:i~ later session of· . this 'Board• · . w.p.u~es ·for J>oth. sessions .~e··1;tzlc~uded :·J:u~rf,)•.
The .· first item of business to be .. tt.ct~d :upon was the ·.American Farmer (active) candidate list+ . The names
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tll,E(;follc:)lfirig 49 persons Jiere ~read an,d the ·c~didates. r~<l()mm.ended a·a .whos.e\:r.ecords· properly sub- mi tted and reviewod .. gave evi<J.,eil.ce ·of· the .·fa~t"· that:·:::t4~y>were ·entitled toelecti&n to •.this degree:··· ,. ,l - Raymond Shor~a t
2 - Charles Hunt,
3 - E• Solomon,
4 - ·.Charles Bowman,-
5 .. !ohn.'Tate;
6 ....
Lawrence .
Bixler• ·, 7 ~ }'hillp Gilbert•,a.;..woodrow Osteen,
9 ~ Billie BOwdoin, lO .;,. Willard. Ren.ry,
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.·~Wilson .Bryant,12 ·~.m.mer·searles,
13 - .Edw~d ·Dunphy,
14 .- :Eiomer Edwards•
15 .:.. Will18.lll C ~ Haase~
16 ~W1ll.iafu. Wright,
l 7 ·~ -~Lem,.s
· Evans,
18· .~ Le~tie ·Fey .• :
19 ... Norman Xones t
20 • Leonard· El.iasont . 2l.. - Waldo R. Penn.er.
22 .;..jam.es Balciw~.
23 ~ David johnso~,
24 - William Rothfuss, 25 - Olin Spencer, 26 .;..Norman Corriher;
27 - Walter Davis,
·:Rogers:~ Arkan.a.as•
Dard.anellej · "
Uriah, ·Alab~
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.Lamarr ~olo~<io
.Allci;Lla•· • Florida Sta
th,anit ·
Geot'g;aSal~. City$ tf
Waverly; IlliJ¥>is jerseyville;·"
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Martinsville; .. Indiana . Stuatrb
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·Iowa ' ' ' · ·Washi,~on;":'~as _
·Louisiana.,· M:i,.ssc;>uri.· . Maryvillet. •" . . Powell• . Montana
Beatrice1-Nebraska Churchill*. Ne,va~
Lambertv,1lle$ .. New ·jersey Webstert New York
Homer~ New York ·
Rowan Co •• No. Carolina Lattimore, " "
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· .. 30 - • Harold M6ra.nd•·· ·
31.•El.mo Springt
32 • Herbert J°• Gum:per, .33 - Cloyce, O~ey ~ 34 ... J"ames Neall 35 - Malcolm Willd.ns, 35 ~ Burdette Sheldon~
37 - Fre.nk ~per, ·
·38 . ~ Everette }:~ates; ... ·
39 . " ~ ·Lawrence . '.· ' Mill.er ·." .t .. . .
· 40 .'· - William: ~~\'f SC>lilt ..
4l · ~ :Lacy BakAr.: ·
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... 43 ·. . · ~ . Elmer ., .·. ·ward . t · · 44 : .. ·;roe He:q;y g~dner •· . 45 - D9rsey Carrier:1 · · 46 .;. w1u;an(Bucbanan, 47 ~ ~e.d ·Ashhu~J1t ~,
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No• Carolina Waldo, OhioGeOrgetOWJl.i Ohio
H11Uards• "
Guyma.nj Oklahoma.
Helena, "
Silvertownt.Oregon Troy, Pennsylvania Brookings,
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Dakota Collierville, Tennessee PoikCo•, "
WashiJ?.gt_on College' Tennessee · · ·
B~1leVtl:ej Tennessee · .,Dilley; ·Texas
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Willard~ Utah HoilaJld t Virginia Strassburg, Virginia . Ch8.t®m Hill, · n
·' / \ )(a.so:tt~wn. West ~Virginia
. Piµe 'Blµtf t. Wymrd.ng .
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Dakot~ .· ·• · . It was l'l)OVed sec()~ed
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,'.:.CQ.rr~~d that the 49. American F8.J;'mer·,:. ,./:> · · . candidates be submitted ... to:•the Tb.fr~ .Annllal Congress w1 th ·recommendations ·
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that they ~eceive the. ·de~ee .of n~;ioa,n F~r"• .
'?he applica ~~ous .of Gordon .Umstead;. :Ma.ry1and1 :(r.e'le.1 ved Nov•· . 7th) ; · _Lewis Taylo~• ·Michi~;.:._.(rec~iv~d '.Nov~._l.O~h); .li.
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·C1aunch ... ·1r,. Texas; ··· .. (received l'lov • . 10th) , ... ~~;e re·jected. due
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.beiJ+g too late. for. coneideration~The· ex-secretary was direct~d by the -Board to inform. State adv!sers·:·:·why ·these
:··candidates .faUed to qu.aiuy•. · ·
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· The next item for official. action was thB:t of · selEt'ct~ Honorary· .American Farmer can.4t dates• At this time · th~ .. names; of 5 perfJons who' ruld. · . do:g.e outstanding work .for
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advancement of vocational. agrfcUiture :.and ·the. !•F .A.
were su bIµi tted; . they ·Were as follows:· · . . · · . 1• Honorable Art:Q.ur M. Hyde; Secretaryot
AgricW.tµrJ for.,. the, ... U~ited. : ..States; Wa~hingfn·n, 'D•
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Schilling• Meml>er of the Federal. Farm ·Board, Washington, D~c•36
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Senator Arthur .Capper, Topeka, Kruiaas•. . . .
4• Capt.
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Stannard,: Leader of theu. · s.
Army Bandt Washil).gton:,. p.c.
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A. Cochelt Editor; ·weekly ~as City Star, Kansas City;.Mo+ .
It was moved1· seconded and carried that the five~ whose ·~s.
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the degree
of~nor~y Americ~
Farmer".. . . . . ·• •:':.}~'.';'.t, ;;~:r·~~lt
The applications for State charter froni t~~- Sta.tea :_ot':,u~.~-Q.,~~~.
Washington and Louisiana were then presented PY the. ~ecu:\;ive.,Sec~e-t;~'J:ijila.".
were reviewed. 'Qy the Board members. present. Since only mino.r : .. ·:~lUµlge'iiF.;.,~~\;f~~f.
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were suggested; it was unanimously agreed t~t the charters be _:~$Ii.t~(i·:~~,·r:~~L . · the Executive-Secretary was directed to call the attention of ._State <.A.dvtiier;I'' \··
to irregularities which existed in these q:onstitutions and· ask ,t~tXc~e-~ki~~f~~~ · •. , be inserted. to make
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The attention of the· Board niemb~rs was called to the tact.'-t~fH{~~~~!~~);
the supply of State· charters was exhausted. It was pointed out t~t<p~~o.~.-'.:!
ordering new char.tars;·. th~re should· be some rev~sions · .lDB.de : espe.ci8.ll~·':li,f\t~-,'.~~
seal which laoked tl\e American. Eagle upon. it. Accordingly· the· Executiv~-~~f.:~1~Ly:~
Secretary was directed_ to revise the State charter_ ·set-up· &n.d i:iave ,~~.tl.gll)(:..-'<.};;,i~~1~ charters printed to ·supply ·all States with up-.to-date charters.: ' · Sta1;es . ·.: :,_::\!.,;:}{.~~ .
, holding old charters were to have them. reissued:· (carrying origiruU. dates ~~;~;~f.:fa.
signatures) upon. ·surrender ·of the old cha.rte;.- i t:· so desired• · " ·.·
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.. In view. of the :fact that the:'auccesa of NQ.tional F~F4.A~ Co~e·d·~~~;~t)(k~
dep~nds upon the pr~sence
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ali Nationa1· officers;. it w~~ nnved ·se.~ond~~-'.:°~~V~'.t{~~~-· carried that the .travel ·and. subsistence. expenses of ·_all national ott~ers ':·::-:;.{ ,.,,~\~~-,~~1.)'except the National Advi"ser and the :_]!xeeut~~e Secr~ta:ry be paid _·to. ~}?.e.::Fo~;~~:,;T~;\~~:;~ ': Annual Congress from the National ·treasury.· .:rt was· further agreed ·~¥~·:,(:)a~~,\~~)t.~::)
national officer· should keep an itemized record of his official. exp~ilCfi~~~ /'f:(t.tjf;~~
during his term of office and that receipts be submitted to the Board· ()t:·;··)}i:~-:~.Y.;~~-'.Y!~1.> 1 Trustees at the Atm.ual Congress tor reimburseme.nt. It was also sug~ested ·!)<:;:-~;,:;;·.\t:t~$'.,·i~1
that each national otticer make an brie:t: annual report o:t: his work ~ en-~-:/:~P>:<'.};·/'f~~~l officer of the F.F.A. to· the national. executive"""secretary• ·· .. · .. ; .. ·: .... ·.·:::.:<>:~;·~:!'~
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The next problem tor discussion was amendments to the constitu.;;. · .. · ;.1 ::rJ1 tion. · Several suggested changes submitted from·States end by, national .,' ·t <!\.'1:'.f;:J
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officers were read and discussed. In
view
of the ·tact that ·all States .w~rti·, \; :{'.•k'.i'}~not yet chartered it was . thought best not to-·recommend to the oOngress ·fmi.·.<·.·_,/>:,:/:.'.{~,;~
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the Congress: · · .··: :'_'.)::'.h~·;
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Article III• Se.ction B • Active membership; be amended to read as ·follows:· ,,
n An.y male student
who
is regulaJ:>:lY enrolled in an ali-dayt .
day- . . ""unit or part-time vocational. agriculture ·class is entitled to active ,_.'.·~.·.
membership in the Future Farmers
of
Ame:ri·ca organization up0n reeeiviri,g'.· .... , a majority vote of the members present at any chapter me_eting• .A · ·· member may retain his aoti ve membership for three years after compiet~. , .. : .ing his systematic instruction in vocational agr1cu1ture.n . (Third Annual Congress F.F.A., 19.30) ·
Article III,. Section
c,
Associate membership,, · l>e .am.ended to read aa . follows"!" ·"After three years active membership 1'ollowing the completion·
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his systematic instruction in vocational agriculture a. boy automa.ticaliy _.;·· : ··:·
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the ·Future Farmers· of :~e.rica ... · · ·· ~)>)~~\· .. :d1~'h:•former male student of vocational a.gricul ture may be :elected· to : .' · ; :/··< .;~rt:~#;:; ....
associate membership upon receiving a majority vote
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·the' members '·. : .. · :, ... <1~ .. ~ ': '.;~~present at any- chapter meeting." : .. ···<::'.:, (Third Annual Congress of F.F.A •• 1930)
Article III. Section D. Honorary membership. be amended to read as follows:
"Instructors. school principals. superintendents. business men.
farmers and other men who are helping to advance vocational agricul- ture ms.y be elected to honorary membership by a majority vote of the members present at any meeting." ·
(Third Annual Congress of F.F.A •• 1930)
. Article IV• Membership Grades and Privileges• Section· E. Number i. be
emended te read as follows:
"Hold the degree of "State Farmer11 in the school. year previous to the Na~ional Congress a.t which nominated for the degree of
American Farm.er."
(Third Annual Congress of F.F.A• 193.0)
Article
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Officers. Section A, to be amended to read as follows:"The.officers of the National organization shall be a president • four vice-presidents (one.from each administrative region of the United States}. secretary. exec~tive-secreta.ry. treasurer. and an adviser.
These officers shall perform the usual duti·es of their respect! ve offices and shall constitute the Board of Trustees of the National organization.
They shall have full authority and control over the organization. subject only to such· regulations and by-laws· as may be adopted by the National orgailization of Future Farmers of America. The officers
or
the National organization shall be elected annually by a majority vote ot the delegates present at the National Congress of Future Farmers of America, except that the National adviser shall be the Chief of the Agricultural Education Service of the Federal Boa.rd tor Vocational Education and the executive- seoretary shall bea
member of that service. Each State is entitled to two delegates to the .National Congress."(Third Annual Congress of F.F.A •• 1930) By-Law I~ Section D to be -em.ended to read as follo'1!'1s:
"D. · The Executive Secretary •
. The Executive Secretary shall act as agent of the National Board ot Trustees. He shall issue charters to States when ordered to do so by the Board and shall act as publicity agent tor the organization. He shall keep the ·permanent records of the organization and have records of the membership and i;rogress of the organization. He shall receive all reports from the State organizations and inform. the ·National Board of Trustees of any proceedings which apJ.17ar to be in conflict with the
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ot proposed expenditures to the Board ot .Trus.tee~· a.n.IlUally ~ He s~>.:.;:· ·. .)ft~
be in Qharge of arrangeme~ts for the annual meeting of the Congress · ·'.;It~
·and may perform such other duties as may pertain to the furtherance of the organization."
(Third .Annual Congress of F.F.A .. , 1930) SectioJJ. G, =ito be._:·1 a<lded to read as follows:
"G.: The Treaaurer.
The Treasurer
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act as custodian of the f'unds of the .organiza;;..tion, collect State dues, keep
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accurate re9or<l: of al1 receipts1 bank .· deposits and disblirsemen~s, making an. ann.Ual report on such matters t9the Nation.al ;Congress .and ~ch other supplementary reports as ,may be directed by the Boarci of.TruStees• .He shall pay out of the Treasury such funds as areord.eredpaid'by the Board of Trustees on checks cotm.ter--- signed by the President~ · He sb!ill furnish the auditing committee with an annual bank statement signed by. an. officer of the bank in which the i\mds ~e kept. He shauturnish e. auitabi.e bond, the amount to be _ fixed·by the.Board of TrU.etees•" ·
· (Third Annual Congress of.~.F.A., l.930) .. BY-:-Law VI ::.t:o be_.:, ·add.ad· to re~ct· as follows:
''VI. · National Advi~ory .-Qoqn.cU ·
. . "There shall. be· .a Nat'ioD.a.l ·Advisory Council of the Future Farmers • of America o::nnposed of :to~ State Su1iervisors of .Agricultura1 Education:· from the tour <Rdministrative region.a (elected annually at the Region.al Conferences) and the Nat10n.a1 Adviser .who shall act as Chairman of the Council.
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advisory capacity to the Board of Trustees of the Future Farmers of Ainer;i..ca· >'.< ... ,
on the administrative dir~ction and leadership of the organiza~ion• .. ·'. _: · .· _';:~~::;:
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"The Adviso-ry Council. shall. possess the power of approval at
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times of the actions. of the Board of Trustees and delegates to the Natio~< :::_:.
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The attention of Board members was call_ed to the fact that the first edition of the F.F~A. Manual was exhausted and that slight revisions were needed. Accordingly, the ex-secretary was directed to revise the 'manua1 and have a new edition printed immediately following the Congress•
After a discussion of collegiate chapters of F.F.A+, it was moved.;
seconded and carried that. the establishment of these asaoc:iate chapters
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vocational agricultural teacher-training institutions for the :purpose of . training prospective teachers as advisers of F~F•A• be recormnended to the
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It: :Was ~ved~ seconded and carried that the F.F.A, un.iforms
o:rfered by ~he 'Pooi' llan.ufacturing Company of Sherman, Texas be recommended
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the delegates present and that matters of official capsand unif<;>rms9as well: as ·the use of' the insignia be r~ferred to committees of· delegates a·:r the Congress. for .further ~ecommendations and final aetiou.;
# It was th~ ':unanimous_ opinion of tfe Board m.enibers pr~sent that __,the ~.F.A. ~sigp.i~ be confined.to ~se- on pihs, fobs, keys,. medal.a, ritigs,
b.e.l t J>uckles, ~ifor..mf,J, cap~, sweater emblems, pennants, ba.D.Ilers and -; . arm:i.ba.nds • ·! :.. J?·)~S.,. >~····
. Since no F .• F.A. song prepared, thus far• had been adopted as offi'cial, it was ~uggested :t~t a songwriting contest open to tli~ "1Cr1d
be recommended to the .Congress this yea:r vi th aggregated prizes .offered ::~o~,~~~ · a.mount ot Jl50tOO• These prizes to be awarded to the w:inners at the time .
of the ..
.. .Fourth .Annual Congress if songs were accepted by the or~iza.tion~ · · ·
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It was moved seconded and carried that national .dues
rema~:,·
at .. )· .· · ··· lO. cents for l.930~1_, and that th~y be based upon the menlbership-
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.ot. Xune ... :.~ ·'..·30th, the end of the fiscal year. , · · ... · ·
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was ~vedt seconded and carried ~bat contract withL. G• B~four and Co~., for jewelry be renewed fo~ a· two yeax period and tba1,; if advisal)J:e the price of Green Hand pins be raised to 20 cents and the Future Faxme;f p44 . . to 25 cents; the profit to accrue to the nationa.i treasury 1n addition .to ,',th:e5 per cent already . provided• ....
The President appointed the following comm.1 ttees: ·.
1. Program of' Work -
( c) RaYID.Ond Shores (Ark•) Frank Fox ·(Tenn~·)
Howard Lydie· .(Ariz.) Fred Ashb~n (VI• Va.) H.
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H. Lane3. Credentials -
Wm. Showal tar (Ind•) (c)
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( c) Pau1 Zillm2'n (Mo~)
Leslie. Fay. (MO•) · _ ..
A. Bathh~st {.Cait:f'~l Randall Ha.1•t
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(c) wwell Slagle (Ohio}
J"ames J"ensen (Nev•);., Wm. Buchanan
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Malcolm Willd.Iis · (Pa~
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(c) Gray Miley (Fla.}
Wm. Showalter (Ind.}
Ed Shaulis (Wyo.) Ralph Bender (Ohio) C. H. Lane
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