Board of Directors Minutes 1944

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MINUTES OF THE BOARD _ OF TRUSTEES MEETING President Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri

- Wednesday, Ootober .

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4, 1944 -

The meeting

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oalled to order at l :30 p.m. in Room 441 ot the President Hotel with Robert Bowman presiding. Those present 1noluded Pre•1dent Bowman, V1oe Presidents Roller, Salman, and Ollt.ford, Student Secretary J'reeman, Treasurer Boward, Adviser

Spanton, and Bxeoutlve Seoretarr Tenney. secretary J'reeman read the mlnutea ot the Rational Board . of Trustees meeting trpm July ll-13, 1944. The minutes were approved ae read.

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Mr. D. :T. Howard explained the expenditures and other

· . : 1 teu ot business · ot· the

budget .

before -the group. It was suggested that Kr-. Howard draw up· a tentative budget tor the year i;44-45, an4

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would be d1eousaed ·later. ·

\ Dr. Spanton dtsoussed the F.J.A. Foundation and poseiblli- --· tles ottered bf eaplo111ent ot a publ1o relations man b7 the Bational

OrgaD1.zat1on _ ot Juture rarmera ot America.

. Mr. w. A. Coohel, Editor ot the weekly Kanaae Cit7 Star,

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It wa• moved

by

Vioe Pree1dent Salzman to reoommend to the

)4•l~gatea th•

following: That the amow;it not to exceed t10,ooo be

· -•:p~.v14ed 1n

the 1944-45, .budget tor the purpose ot

employi~g

and pro- .

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the neoessar1 expenses tor the Director ot Publ1o Relations

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Information who would work 1n the National Ottloe 1n behalf . ot

the '1'.F.A.

J F~F.A. :rou~dat1on;

and. the Vooational

Agrlo~lture

pro- srui. .

The

motion

was seconded

and passed.

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moved bJ Vloe .President Ollttord· that ·a oommtttee

^be

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.appotnte4 oona1at1na. ot 8 members trom. the Board ot Trustees,. one trom

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· the

A~naory

O . ou.noll, and one from the Ottioe ot Bduoatton, to be

,.ppolnted by Dr •. Spanton, to · atud7 and make a report at the next oon- vention on the st

tua~lon

or the Rational

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motion aeoonde4

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,, carnet. '

It •a• moved by Seoretary J'reeman that the Board ot Truateea

sc:> ;oJl reoor4 ·aa recommending that the Future 7arm.ers ot Amer1oa Founda-

tion,

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rtnanoe the Battonal l'.r-.A, Public Speak1ng Contest rrom the

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11,~.a.-aur

ot the- J'oundation; ilot1on seconded and oarried.

r:c < : · · · . · U was moved by Vle>e President Boller that

)Ir. D.

J. Boward.

Rational Treasurer, be authorized to pay from the -..1.A.. tunda toward

expenses ot the ., • ..,.A. Poun4ation the

to.llowi~S

aooounts:

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G. V. _ Arthur - Bond • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •. • • t 25. oo

· Master Beporting Company tor Pro- .· oee41nga ot · '1.7.A• J'oundation

· . ,,· meet1 ng 1 n Ohl oago • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7'1. ea

.Cor~ellus·

H. DOhertJ," Attorney ••••••••. 313.00

. . '415.62

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)Tb• motion was aeoonded and oarrled.

Plane were made tor .the ottioer-Delegate dinner. V1oe Presi- dents Ol1rtor4 and Roller are to sell tiokete.

Suggested announoementa were made;

l. Start all meetings on time.

2. su1seat1ona on oonduot tor Delegates.

3. All , delegates pre•ent at eaoh session.

4. All delegates

reglater~

5.

Oood tellowahiP. togeiher.

· It was lllOTed

bJ Vice President Ol1ttor4 that

W~

W•: Webb ot

Del. aware, 1n the

light

·ot the applloation and oor:reapondenoe sent 1n and. after oaretul oonalderation

by

the Board or Trustee•, be -reJeoted t:rom r•o•l'Yt:q the Amertoan rarmer Degree.

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by

seoretary rreeman to reoomm.end that

Mr.

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B4W1n Somera, , President ot the Mid-State Steel• Wire Company, receive the Honorary Amerioan· !'armer Degree1 motion aeoonde4 and carried.

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•flur· :,· aee·u ng

·01oaed at

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The meeting was oalled to order at Q:OO a.m. with President Bowmen pre8141ng.

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· .Various dlsouaaions on the convention program were brought

torwar4.

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was

·moyed bJ

Vioe Pr·ea1dent Boll•r that ln the tuture all

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be preeente4 at the National Convention be 11ade

by

the -,.-..A. •

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or -. •. ••

A. :roun~ation;

motion seoonde4

a~d

carried.

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It waa moved b7 Beoretary J'reeman that the Exeout1ve Seoret- ar1 be authOl'ipcl to, ru.ew the oontraots

wt.

th

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oommeroial oonoerna until

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the Boar4

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offf»uateee

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1 t advtaable to open oompet1 t1

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blcla

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mo~1on

eeoon4•4 an.ct oarr1e4.

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It waa

aoTed.

b7 Vioe President Roller that the request ot

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O, J.:J•re.

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State SUpervtaor _ ot Agri oultural Eduoat ion in Minnesota, .. ..

o~a0:•rialna

the use ot the r.-,.A. name 1n oonneot1on •1th the Hybrid

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s.e·d--C()_r~·

A•aoo1at1on be approved;' motion seconded and

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oarrted.

· xt waa

^{· moved by}

Vioe President Boller that Bxe.outiv. e Seoret-

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Tenne1 be authorized to wire

Mr. :.

B. Adams ot Illinois,

asking

_ . tor , a aaapl.e ot the 4eoal before

.. aot ion will be taken by

tbe Board;

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motion eeooA4e4 and oa:rrie4.

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. . . ) . . · . · . · :J~r.· •IUI •o:t:ed · 'b7 ~e~ret~7 ~e.eman that the Board ot. Trustees

. }·~ .go on.: .. r~,~~1,;,ya~;;.taTOrlng·

the

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manutaoture

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smaller. sorapbook with

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a

small ·;·-..~,~~· 0~'··'1'1e

front

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motiOJ'.l seoonded and oarr1 ed.

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) It waa move4

bJ

Vt;e Prea14ent Salzman th at the Board ot

f.

Trustees reoommend to the delegates at the .National Convention that

a

· suitable T ebirt and epo:rt ah1rt be mamaraatured, and that the

arrangement•

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and detail• be lett to the judgment ot the National Adviser and Executive Seoretary; motion seconded and oarr1ed.

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tt was moved

by

Vioe President Salzman that the

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major items ot ·bustnese be referred to a oomm1ttee; motion eeoonded and

oarr1e4.

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It waa ·moved bY V1oe President Boller that the request ot

the Staunton

lfovelty

OompaDJ' to t11orease

U1e~r

prioea on various produota be grant•dl aot1on aec,ol;\d,ed and oar:ried.

Award oertlt1oatea

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and the meeting oloaed at

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MINUrFS

OF THE NATIONAL F.F.A. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETIID Kansas City, Missouri · October 4-5, 1944

- Wednesday, October 4, 1944

The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. in the President Hotel by President Bownan. Those present were

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Beverley RollerJ 1st Vice Presi- dent, Ralph H. Salzman, 2nd Vice President, Arthur E. Clifford, 5rd Vice . -President, Byron Freeman, Student Secretary, Dowell J. Howard, Treasurer,

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T. Spanton, Adviser, and A. W. Tenney, Acting Executive Secretary.

Mr. Howard presented a summary of the income and expenditure~ of the F.F.A. for the first eleven· months of the year.

Dr. Spanton presented a prpgress

report

on the li\lture Fanners .of America Foundation, Incorporated.

A discussion was held concerning the emplo'YlJlent of a public rela- tions man by·the Future Farmers of .America. Vice President Salzman moved that the National Board of Trustees recommend to ·the delegates that Ci11. ~~un.t not to E3Xctied $10.,qqo be provide<:I in the .1Judget fqr 1944-.

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employing .. 'arid providing the necessary.expenses . -..

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for a Director of Public Relations and Information who would.work in the national office in behalf of ~he F .F.A., the Future Earmers of America Foundation, Incorporated, and the vocational agriculture program; motion seconded and carried •.

Mr• Tenney presented a report on the National F .F .A. Camp.

It ~as moved by Vice President Clifford that a committee consist- ing of three boy nati<?nal officer.a, one member from the National Advisory (. Council, ·and one member from the staff. in agricultural education of tre

U.~ S. Office of Education be appointed by the National F .F .A. Adviser to study and investigate the National . Camp and make recommendations at the next National Cqnvention; motion seconded and carried.

It was moved by Student Secretary Freeman, seconded and carried,

· that the Board of Trustees of the F .F

.A.

recom:nend to the Board of

r· . Trustees of the Future F'armers of America Foundation, ·rnc. that the

, ·expenses of the National Public Speaking Contest be financed from the

· tre.asury of the Foundation.

·It

was

^{moved by} Vice President lwller, seconded and carried, that

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^{.Dowell J.} Howard, National.Treasurer, be authorized to pay from F.F.A. fUrrls the following expenses incurred during the planning and incorporation of the Future Farmers

of

America Forindation, Incorporated:

To J.

v.

Arthur for a bond for ·the Treasurer •• ~. $

2s.oo

To the Master Be porting Company for· Pr<>ceedings··

of Chicago meet~ng concerning ~otJ.ridatiC>n •. ~. •. 77

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To Cornelius H. Dougherliy,·Attorney, for serVices 513~00

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Plans were made for the Officer-Delegate Get-together Dinner.

Vice Presidents Roller and Clifford would sell tickets. The follow- .ing delegate suggestions were made:

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start convention at 9 a. m.

Suggestions on maintaining high standard All delegates present for each session.

Register at. registration booth.

·Fellowship together.

of conduct.

A discussion was held concerning the Anerican Fanner application from Delalfare. It was moved by Vice President Clifford, seconded and

~rried, that ⁱⁿ light of the application and correspondence concerning Wilson W. Webb of the State of Dela'Ware and 8.fter reconsidering all problems involved, the former action taken by the Board of Trustees be sustained.

It ^was moved by Stude.nt .Secretary Freeman, . seconded and c~ried,

that the Board of Trustees: reconmend that the Honorary Anerican Farmer Degree ·be con:f"erred upon Edwin J. Sommer, President of the Mid-State Steel ^& Wire Company.

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^was moved by Vice President Roller that in the future all awards nade at the National Convention be made by the Future Farmers of America or the Future Farmers of America Foundation, Incorporated; motion seconded

and carried. ·

It was moved by StUdent Secretary Freeman that the Executive Secretary.be authorized to renew. contracts with official manufacturers until the Board deems it. advisable to open th~m to competitive bidding;

motion·seconded and carried.

It was moved by Vice President Roller that the request from Mr.

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^·Ayers, State Supervisor of Agricultural :Education in Minnesota, concerning use· of the name "Future Farmers of Airerica" in connection with

a

^~brid Seed Corn Association be approved; motion seconded and

carried.

It was moved by Vice President Roller to authorize the Executive Secretary to wire Mr. J. B. Adams of lllinois for a sample of the F.F

.A.

emblem decal; motion seconded and car~ed.

It was moved ^by Student Secretary lreeman that the Board go on record as being in favor of the manufacture of a· small F.F.A. scrapbook

·with the F.F.A. emblem on the front; motion seconded and carried.

It was moved by Vice ·President Salzman that the Board reconnnend to the. ?-elegates that a sport shirt and a

"T"

shirt be manufactured, plac)d ... and sale., and that the national office be responsible for making such<arrangements; motion seconded and carried.

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It was.moved by Vice President Salzman that the twelve major items of business to come betore the convention be referred to a committee; motion seconded and carried.

It was moved by Vice President Roller that, the Board accept the request of the Staunton Novelty Company to increase their prices on various products; motion seconded and carried.

' It vvas moved ^by Vice President Salzman that the Board of Trus- tees reconnnend to the delegates ~t the convention that the amendnent to the constitution relative to Article IV, SectiQns C and D subnitted by the ^Alabama Association ^be approved; motion seconded ^and carried.

The meeting

was

^{adjo~ed at 5~00 p.m.}

Respectfully submitted,

A.

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Tenney

Acting National Executive Secretary