Board of Directors Minutes 1946

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JOINT MEETING

NATIONAL F .F .A .• BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ADVISORY COONCIL Washington, D. C., July 19 '· 1946

The meeting was called to order in R9om 2329, Temporary M Bu:l?-ding, by Dr.

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T. Spanton • . Those present included: President J. Glyndon Stuff, 1st Vice President Sherman

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Beard, Jr., 2nd Vice President Clifford E •. Bailey, Jrd Vice Pr~sident Marion F. Ba:wngard.ner,

;: _·_{.. ·:}4th _r_:· _,:Vice Presi,_·_· _• _. _. _.dent Joseph E. Espey,_._. · _.Student Secretary Virgil Getto,_. _. .

···_-·<Treasurer D. J._ Howard, Regional _Advisers H. B.-SWanson, J. H. Pearso~, . ·

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. D. M. Clements·, E. J. Jolmson; J;i. M. Lowe, State SUpervisor of Agricultural

Education in w·est Virginia; H. E. Nesm.an, Chief, Agricultural Education in Michigan; Mark Nichols, St?te Supervisor of Agricultural Education in

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^W. Tenney, National ·F.F.A. Executive Secretary.

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Mr. J. B • . Perky, State Supervisor of Agricultural Education in Oklahoma and Oli~r

·H •. Kinzie, Past National F.F.A. President were unable to attend.

The minutes

of

the previous mee:pirig vlere read by Executive _ . : Secretary Tenney and appr~ved as read.

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·,: Mr. Tenney presented a ;report on tJ:ie N~t~onal F.F.A. C~p ·anc:r Old Mill. He also explained about the proposed touri,st camp.

Mr. W'al ter B. Anderson of the L. G. Balfour Company gave a report 6ri .the je\VelrY situation. ·

·It ~s moved by Mr. Nesman that a committee be appointed to make

a:,~~~$:1.:r:,oi\ :the methods of handling ,payment of.·or~ers from commercial-

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__ mer6~ari~sers; motion seconded· -by · :tv~ ^•^·^L-uwe^-andcarried. Mr •. Termey. was

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appointed to look into the matter •

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· . . _Mr. D. · J. Howard and his ·secretary,_ Miss Pauline M. Dick,· gave .

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a

r~# ,~~i?n; :th~

F .F .A. f'unds and FOundation

funds~

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It was moved by Mr. Nichols thqt action taken by the Board of Trusitees concerning the operation of

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Nati<?nal

·F.F.A. Camp and Old

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the handling of finances be approved by the Advisory Council;

motion

seco~ded

by

Mr.·

Lowe and carried •.

It was

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sense of the group that a committee of three, com- posed of

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the National F .F .A.- President and two members of the Advisory Council, should review the camp records.

It,was moved by Mr. Nesinan to sustain the action of the Boa.rd

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the case or' George

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Knight, Jr., of Maryland; motion seconded

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by

Mr. LoWe and

carried

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It was moved by Mr ... Nesman to sustain the action of the Board in

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) the case of RodneyO. Martin of Maine; motion seconded by· -.Mr. Nichols and

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Mr. Nichols to sustain the action of ·the Board

of Trustees in the cases

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BUrt Edward

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of wiScqnsi?l,

Victor·~ F.

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) Rahr of' Wi"sconsin, .- Richard

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Larson of Missouri, and Hubert t. Shous· a

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of

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Missouri; motion seconded by

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Lowe and carried.

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It was moved

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Mr. Lowe to

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the action of the Board

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the case of Joe

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Foster of Illinois; ~tion seconded by

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Nesman and

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:Soard

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in

the case of James H.

Dunn

of Nesman

and carried.-

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Nesman to

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of North Carolina;· John :Bruce Stinson of. North Carolina, and George Willard sledge of North Carolina; motion seconded by Mr. Lowe and carried •

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Mr.

Nichols to sustain the action of the Board in. the case of Ma~k Logan of Tennessee; motion seco~ded by

Mr.

Nesman and

carried.

It was moved bY..M:r"· Nichols to sustain the action of· the Board in :

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the case of Leon A. Sims of Florida; motion seconded by Mr. Lowe and C?-rriede

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It was moved by

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Nesman to sustain the action of ,the ·Board of Trustees in recommending that the ~ollowirtg four boys receive·the .Am~rican·

: · . _{. •}_. _•Farmer Degree.: Hubert L. ShousE! · _._. _•_. _{• .} _. _. _{. .} _. _'o_f_._•.•. Missouri, _{• .} _~_{• •}_._. _•_.._{. ..} _._{. . .}.Bur~_ _.._.._{. . . -}

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f .. · Wisconsin, Victor F •. Rehr of Wisconsin and Richard Larson of Missourij motion ... seconded by Mr. Lowe and carried•

It was moved by

Mr.

Nesman that the action of the B6ard be sustained in the case of Billie ·wilson of Tennessee; motion seconded· by . . Swanson and carried.

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. ~ . It· was moved by Mr. Pearron that the action of the Board· of · Trustees be sustained in regard to\ recommending that the following boys receive the .American F~rmer Degree ~ 'William Henry Morgan of Mississippi, Geo!ge Robert Wilson of North Caro~ina; John Bruce Stinson of North Cardin~;·

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sustained ·in· the case· of Billy Matthews of Georgia; motion seconded by

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Lawe-and carried.

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It was moved by Mr. Nesman to susta).n 'the action of the Board in the case of Henry Bussey of Florida; motion seconded and carried.

It was moved by :Mr. Nesman to su'stain the act:l.on of the :Board in the ree!f1ployment of Mr. E. D. Tyler as National F.F.A. Camp Manager; motion seconded by Mr. L~ve and carried.

1.It was ,moved by Mr. NiChols to sustain the action of· the Board in · the case of salary increases for .the F.F.A. secretaries; motion seconded.by Mr. Lowe and carried.

· It was moved 1?Y Mr. Lowe to sustain the action_ of the Board ·in

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the case of salary increases for ~. 'W.i:IJ..~~ _J. IJ;~f;. ~()tior.i .s~<::OP.~~4."~}2.i:;:;.~:~;.:~::.:.:,;;'.-~~:: :· .. ·~"t'~~:'~~~i¥~g

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J:t was moved by Mr. Nesman that the Chairman appoint a .connnittee to draft a proposal concerning the estimate of a national F.F.A. magazine and a proposal for a national supply service, to be .distributed to State.

.Supervisors :through the regional representatives· on the· Advisory Council_, . and ihat the S~pervisors be ·urged: to.present proposals to administrators;

-f:.eachers., and boys for.their reaction. The regiona;i representatives wil~. accumulate opinions and send,,~h~ r~port ~the National F.F.J\. Exec"Q.tiva Secretary;- motion seconded by Mr. Pearson and c·arried.

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It was moved by Mr. Nichols that

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present contracts with

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officd;a1merchandiserS' be extended one· more year;--motion'seconded·by

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and carried.

It was moved by Mr. Johnson that the Executive Secretary prep~e · .. : ·

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offic~

F.F.j\. prin_ters; motio;,, seconded by

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It was moved by Mr. Nichols that . the Advisory Council sustain

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allother actions ·of the National Board of Trustees during their meetings on July 1? and 18, 1946; motion seconded by Mr. Lowe and carried.

It was moved ^byMr. Nichols that we go on record a.a favoring the .purcha~e ot

11,000

sleeping bags for the Victqry Convention; motion _/ _. _.

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·The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 P.M.

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