~'INUTES
Kansas· .:a ty, Mis ~ouri Octobe~ lf-2~,19?6
(NOTE: Since the .Natiorlb.l .tsoc.rd of trustees 1·ur ii· • .r-.~:..
were in session various times durint; t.t.1.c period indicu'tt;d these notes will give a. sur.unar:r of the ~ctions taken; no attempt was made to keep the actions sepur~te by dayB or
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\sessions.,
The meeting of the
F.F.h.
Naticr~l Bo&rd of Trustees was called to order in Hotel Baltimore, Kansas City, Missouri on October lfith by President William Shaffer. Other members present were: Andy F'ul ton, first Vice President; owen :6.wens, second VicePresident; Stanley Tschantz, third Vice President; Leon Hubb&rd, fourth Yice President; Julius Black, Student ~ecrete.ry;
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A. Linke, Adviser•; Henry C. \.Jroseclose, Treasurer and if{. A. Ross Executive Secretary.A motion wHs mB.~e +:o acceot: tl-·e Mational Treasurer's
report as apnrove0. Mo+ ion w~s se~0.,,.,~e.4 q,.-.r ~~CP'.'ted by all members of the Boer<l of ~ru~tees.
Letter fro"" +-'- e Ce,i~-in r.o..,...'JP"'"'" j..,_.:!j~c+p,:: ~-~·.~t. thev wanted to make a mo-vie of -t.he con .. ·cr"'-ion r:ow in ~es-=-;on. Tt w·ns !J'IO'U'ed ~nd secon~ed to reject this offrr fo~ ihe nres~nt time "n~ I~v it qside for considerP ti on •p·i th the· 19::<7 Coni.iG~·t.ion.
Attention of the Bo--~·d .,.,. f br·)l) :·r·t to the en~':in""e'T!ent uses which 'IYere being made of the emblem. In one ?i:'rticul r insh•.::-ice the
Shenandoah Press of D~yton, Viq~inia. the emblem wi;.s bein1:; used on the cover of a. project record book Vii th out securin6 t.hb conseni of the National Organize. ti on of F .F
.a.
It was mO"'..'ed i:.:n.u seGono.ed 1,;hti. t rtenry Groseclose inform this company of the infringement of the copyright and recommend to them the. t if the emblem is ·used the F' .F .A. federation in that vicinity should be recognized as the owners of such noteboo~.Mr.
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Lyle .Mov:lds of Dover, De le.ware requested 3.ooo
copiesof n·vvha t Do You Mean -- F .F .A.?" for distribution to the Kiwanis Club members. Motion was made and seconded that this article could not be re-printed at the expense of the na. tiorJC-1 organization.
Josten'• Jewelry Company wanted consideration for bidding in on the F.F.A. jewelry contract. Attention was brought to the Board that since the L. G. ~lfour company has in the past given us such excellent si::rvice it would be unwise at this time to change the contract over to another company. It was moved, seconded and carried that the Balfour Company should rete.in the contract f'or jeweJ.ry F.F.A.
Minutes - F.F.,. re.ti ona l bo~rd of
Trustees Meetings -~-
It was moved seconded and cbrried not to endorse the National Council f'or Prever~tion of we.r. It was the sense of the r;roup not to endorse any orgun1z~tion.
Southern Agriculturist magazine made the request to use the
r..ational F.F.·'"'-• emblem on their order bluriks, etc., It was mov-ed, seconded and carried not to grant them the privilege of using the emblem on
s-tationa.ry, and brass plates. It would ho\\lever, be permissable to use the emblem at the head of a column.
After hours of tedious work by members of the Board of Trustees on the 102 applic~,t.:i.orrn for Americe.n Farmer Dee:ree, a.nd list of sup.:gested Honorary .AmArican Fn~mers j the f'o] 1 ff•;i nr
rersom
'!fere a.greed upon to be recommended for .AmAriean Farmer (f>e) anti i.ronorar~r AmeriMn Fe.rmer (7)··Lee;rees:
Cly~e 1-r.~Gin,...·is, no-m··s, !, .... lr~ssas
Pilliam c~ewford, ¥arion, Al9h~ma Jimes P:. E<:>r:er, t.ive O~k, c.-liforni~
Louis M~r~iochi, Fres~o, c~11rornia
Devid F. Sohlo'h~uer, Fo~t Morgan. Color~ao
Frank E:~lemrrir:>, Ba] ~:ic, \,;or..r:ectir.:ut Lester Poucher, L~r~o, Florii~
I. J. Medders, ~ylvester, Georgia Howard .ci.Imi~, T~-. in fe;;.ll s, Idaho HarmoL G-ilbert, iV!t. Vernon, Illinois
John KUhn, ~treator, Illinois Charh:s Vola.nd, Chenoa, Illinois
Myron Mueller, Taylor Ridge, Illinois James Nelmes, Cuba, Ill:i.nois
Donald Cromer, Rensselaer, Indian&.
Clarence .h.1eyer, Iowa Falls 1 Iowa Arthur Kirchhoff', Humboldt, Iowa J.
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1'ngle.nd, Jr., Merriam, Kansas Wilbert Luitsman, Washington, Kansas Juliun Pierce, Stamping Ground, Kentucky James Franklin Lebold, Utica- Kentucky Alton fassin, Marksville, l.oui~i&naBill Martin, Ida_ Louisiana
Hugh J. Murphy, Fort Fi~'.8-rfield, M.aine ClP--rk Nichohon, Poolesville, Maryland Kenneth Olsen, Fowlf'.;rville, ¥.iohiP:an t<obert K. Y'ifert, ~/'~son }.'iichi~an
Harry Bar~er, s~eet Snrin~s, Yissouri Robert Friesz, KevtesvilJe, Missouri
Ed1N~rd Kuhler, Bruns"!:ick, Missouri Arno le Norsk ow, Lor et t,o, Nebreska Robert Aten, Stockton, New JP-r~ey
El t:on Bo.,.·rlen, Grf'"''··~"i ch, Nffi~ York
P.rden Bnrbi<l;.f>, P-·-rk Piyfff, Nor+h Dqkot·R
Minutes - F .F ,J ... l'Ta ti ona 1 Boe:.• rd of Trustees Me~tings
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Norman LeininQ.'.er, Jeromesville, Ohio
~icherd Varnev, C~Arfon, Ohio Cerl JPnnin--s, f.r+,. Vernon, Ohio Robert JamPs, Pre0~riclrtown, Ohio Leo Hul), Me~~~nicstowri, Ohio r?aymf,h Cqrter, Ponr.a Ci~.v. Okl13hOm9.
PF.ymond Kooch, E~' erori~e, Ore~on
Ja.ck Lo~!""'v, Alben:v, On~o:on
Sylvester CPFcio1°, Rea, Pennsvl~~nis
Clr~,r~on Heckman, J':'., MvFr~~-o~··n, PennS"l1'''"·ni9 Martin Muchow, SiOU>'. Fall!:._, South D~1ko~.!?.
Adam StrassEtr, .Ne.sh·ville, Tennessee Houston Ezell, ~dahville, Teu~essee
Franklin .nrnold, Trenton, Ttm.nes~ee
Dibrell Boyd, Cooksville /1 Tennessee Elmo Johnson, Maynardville, Tennessee Roy Martin Cotulla, Texas
Harris Yfrig;ht, D\llblin, Texas Jam.es Shoultz, Gra pele.nd, Texas Randall Moore, Pilot Point, Texas Basil Goodrum, Colmesneil, Texas J. Phelon Malouf, Glenwood, Utah Wayne La.rrowe, woodls.wn6 Virginia Vernon Trivilian, Gloucester, Virginia Hayes Sadler, Dixie• Virginia
Garvis Huff, Hillsville, Virginia Marvin Huff, Hillsville, VirGinia Berlin Webb, Hillsville, Virginia Paul Nay, ··.·est Milford, ".'est Virgini~
Seorf':e H~ 11, N'iJ 1 Creek, ··~est Virr.:inia
~arr.m~r P. • Or steel, P.~ iJ Pvs H~ :hor ~ 1~;1sconsin Jos13ph H. B1 ~ck, Pr.,,ride.n "'i.romine:
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Com'.!11ssior~.~r of Edu~('>tionV!. F. r..-ips, A~ricul+ure ri·,..ec+o> 9 Nat.ionAl B"'O"'r~~l";tir!".
Company, Chice~o
W.i. 1~. ~·;elch_, ;\·. lvl. ~cientific Comp~·ny, Chicago
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Lathrop, Feder~-1 .n.t;enL .n-::,ricul tur&.l .c;duc!;;i. t ion,u.
~. Office. of .6d\.4c~tionw.
I. Myers. Governor, Farm liredit ri..dminif.trution George Catts, Director K~nsas City Chamber of Commercec.
E. Bundy. Teacher of Vocational Agriculture, Iowa Falls. Iowa;/ir .. utes - F .1" •• ;.... • National .t:>Ot'.rd of
T :·us tees 1'le ?;t.ir~g .• -~-
Since tr:e r!b.tiona.l org~nize.tion had received very fe-v:, if e.ny, complaints from the ch~pters cor~cernir~.g the Fre!.·,ch-:Sruy Printing Comp~r..y' s services, me::.terial or products it was moved, seconded end ce.rried th~t the Na.tion&..l F'.P.A. should ret&.in the
fre~ch Bray a~reement for it's publications. This automatic&lly rejected the Inters+:nte Printin.cr Comps-.ny•s offer. It was moved seconded s.~d ct::rriAd t.h~d: 8 two-:.rear contr9.ct be dr~wn up with the French Br.,:i.r Priri+inO' Cor.:mm:_r. 'r\Kr • • , •• A. Poss was designated to dravJ up this con~rr.ct.
It ·H9. s rro ... !ed, s er.ond 0(1 ~ "'0 ('" .,...r i i=>d +h '-' 7. +.h ~ ~ "t~ un+: on ~·~ovel ty COF.!pany's contri:,ct te ren~rr·ed for .:..wo '.'f'., .... s.
Nr. ~. P. 0o~~ wa~ reouested to drAw up e me~o of under- st&.nciq: '/'it!: t.}':e ~-. Louis Butto:J. Co!"!'lo"ny ~s we11 ~s tr:e Uni"'!-7rs'"' 1 Uniform Compl:7.ny.,
It v;as moved, seconaed ~nc c1::.rr it:d. tn~ t "the 6:xecuti ve .:.iecrat~ry
should proceed ·::itr: the official treG>.surer's book, ~:}:..tn0r m;;;.t~ri8.l
for. this public&. t i on and when it is ret>.dy for public~ t i on .n.l;< ve i t approved by e. cormni t tee of F .F .A. members.
It was moved, seconded and c~rried that the Board of Trustees was not to give in &.ny manner 'Nhe.tsoever a pranise, hope, ·consulation,
sympathy or as si st~nce to l!ir. Homer P!l ul ~ndersen, Managing Edi tor,
A:r:.~rican Farm You.tr. on tr:e publication of a Na.tiom:.l F.F • .h. r.1agazine.
It was mOlied, seconded and ce.rried that tr·:e Board of ':'ruste·es should investigate t:'.e possibility of a national F'.F.A. magazine publis~··~ed tr·rough the National F .F • .h. Off' ice. · It was desi~nB.ted that the Exeo.uti ve Secretary should have the pov·:er to e.ct on this matter. The e?itori81 ryo}tcv to be distinctly oontrolled.
Representa-t:ion from the r~.tional Or~anization of F.F.A· to various a<h<.lt fe.rm orc-anizaf:jon mePt.in~s ~~ras discussed. The National Granee had re<"J110sh:•f f:l--.etthe ~r~tiona1 PrP-si0ent of the F.F.A. be sent to the1.r mePU~r" in So1umbun, 0'.-iio, °f'!oy0rr.h~r 10 - 13. It was
there:f'ore re0orr1menrierl +i.,"+ i4~1.a,...Pt~~ 0-f' the Petional F.F'.A.. ~i .. ~e.nization
·be sent t.o tr..e F'~rrn nurA~u, Gr~ne-e1 ·p~rm Union Conventions.
Since the l~st ~irectorv of F.F.A. chrp~ers ~~a lo~ql q~visers
had been published i r:. 19?2. r-nd the r,hi:i?:r~s ir nu'Tlber of cr."'oters ard person::el of adYif.':"rs 1:B.s beon e'VtF.!l'lSi"ie it was rf!commende~ +-};'It a directory of chapters be published. This re~om~endPtion res to be referred to the delegates in conver;tion for their approval or disproval. It w~s the consensus of ~he board members ~h~t 0000 copies would be sui'ficient to supply a aem~nd.
The Utah Association offered to send brick ice cre~m and candy for the 1937 Nation~l Convention banquet. Motion made, seconded and carried to accept the offer made by this Association.
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~ationa] Eo0r~ of
Trustees ~eeti~~. -!1-
The motion W9..s m&.de, seconded ~r1a CC:l.rried tr~c~t the n.'4t.l.onal treasurer, Henry C. Groseclose, ·be appointed official Parliamentarian of the Nationul Organization.
Mr. Ro~s wur. reyyested to investige..te an<l:_ act on a.n a.ccident- t:ype insur~nce for 11'.Lrs. Vivian Amid.on, employee of the national orga.niza ti on.
It v1a.s the general sense of the meeting th&t the National Organization, F.F •
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should r..ot go\ out of their group for help and financial support.It was moved, seconded e.nd carried that a.n investigation should be made on the possibilities of dedicating a placque in the Baltimore Hotel, K~nsas Citv, Missouri to the founding of the orf<.!.'1i:0-.9.tion. P8r"'!'lissi.on wou1~ '-'?.v~ to be o'l!t~ined from tre hotel
off~·~is.ls before n~ch ar1 llr'.<1~rt:s.1rir1?:: conl~ be carried out.
r.:'otior i'."9.Cle, ~,..:d se~o~r:e~ ~"hr.d: +;l--.:. o'-3.st n:1+:ional cf.'~icer's
rr.ot'hers sr,oul~ ':o c-i-.•fS!' 8 ti-) r·t:.r-+..~~·o T"iec!:' r~j_r'I"'~,... s~+.: (")f' c1ishes at the Christmas f'o1J O""i r.r n··eir sons' ser~ ice for t."'e or~~~i.z~.tion.
It was belieYed h~· most ~erri'"ers tho:1t t:~is 'l"Ou1.n i...e ~ '."f'OOd nrnc+ic~
to follow every Cl-·..,..istry;c s.
A sug~~Etion tt~t the rstic~sl or~~ni-Ptior shoulrl ~i~e t~e
past national officers a le.pel pin with >?! rubJ or tiamond ( ir plfl.ce of the rising sun or placed over the e<;;.,~,le) met 'Nii..!· .. the approval of those present. It Nb.~ tb.b gist of the conversation
that such a presentation would be quite appropri~te at thCj Tenth Anniversary of F.F' •. '-1.. (1937 National Convention).
Moved,, seconded and carried that the Michi~an F.F.A.
Association band should be allotted $75.00 addition~l f~nd from the national trt:asury· b.nd. the M.i$souri F.F.A • .n.ssociation band
~hould be Gi~en ~~o~her $25.00.
With so many enf:ringements pendine: on the F.F.A. emblem permission was gr~nted to the Executive Secretary, TI. A. Ross to '.!;i ve him the po·.rnr to obtain additional copyrights so the F.F.A. would be more completely protectad.
Moved, seoonded and c~rried that the salary of
Mrs. Vi vi an Amid on be incre8.sed from$H40 to !1F20 per year.
Se"{:erR 1 :~n~_iE=> st!=i f'or .t. 'l;,.-ah~m 1 j_r,~01 n ~ictfrre~ hi:i. ve b~en
received but ti-e rrPmhe~z he1. iei1e<3 i
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·,.ms not l1ecessnry to fir:..d a. s011~·~e for the cr'.l"Jt.t:=?rs or. t.'1--is re<:rnest.Executive Secrc:tci.ry i~b.S t:;iven ~o·~-0r to set ~ ,tiO.rt-tl.mt
secretary for the ~'en th .hnni verst:.ry, ii' .riecessary. <Ji.400 v•uS
allotted for this expense.
Nstion~l oo~rd of
Trustees ... eetin~;. -~\-
It was moved, seconded and carried tt~t ~50 should be set aside in the treasury for giving prizes for Interstate or
~e~~ion&.1 E;:x.hibitions or ~hO'lls.
The Execu.ti "I.re Secretary was r:r~~nted po···er to order t:>.nd m&ke a.vt1ilable to all crapters of F.F.ft .• a copy of "'.":·e.shington's Ore er On ?rofwni hr".
