Board of Directors Minutes 1947

. . . JOINT MEErING

NATIONAL F.F..A. BOA.RD OF TRUSTEES. AND ADVISORY COUNCIL Washington, D.

c.,

^July 17-18, 1947

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The meeting was called to order in Room 4280, Federal Security Agency Building, by Dr. W. T. Spanton. Those present included.a President Gus R.

Douglass, Jr., lat Vice President Bob E. Tayl.or, 2nd Vice President w111;am H. llorgan, Jr., 3rd Vice President Paul H. Smart, Student Secretary Philip Shober, Past President J. G:cyndon Stuff, E. P. Hilton, State Supervisor 0£ . Agricultural. Education in Kentuck;r₁ Yark Nichols, State Supervisor o£ .lgri-

cuJ.tural Education in Utah, J. B. Perlcy", State Supervisor 0£ .lgricu1tural.

.) F'3.ucation in Oklahoma, H.

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Sampson, State' Supervisor of Agricultural F.duca- tion in New Jersq, and A.

w.

Tenney, National. F.F.A. Executive Sec~tary.

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J. Carl Barbie, 4th Vice President, and D. J. HOllal'd, National F.F.A. Treas~er;

were lmable to attend •

The minutes o£ the previous meeting were read by Executive Secretary Tenney and approved as read.

It was moved by Kr. Perk;y to sustain the action of the Board in the case of Applicant No. 6 from the Southern· Region; motion seconded by lfr.

-': } Nichols and carried.

It was moved

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Kr. Hilton

to

sustain the action

of

the Board in.the

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case p-~ Applicant No. 10 from the Southam Region; motion seconded by Jlr.

Nichols and carried.

It was moved by lfr. Perky to sustain the action o:t the Board in the case of Applicant No. l l from the Southern Region; motion seconded by Kr., Hil~n and carried.

It 11as moved by rllr. Perky

to

81lStain the action of the BOard in the

cas~ of Applicant No. 4 from the Southern Region; motion seconded

1>7.

llr·

Nichols and carried~

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It was moved by Mr. Perky to sustain the action of the Board in the case of Applicant No. l2 from the Southern Region; motion seconded by Kr.

Nichols and carried.

It was moved by Kr. Hilton

to

sustain the action o£ the Board in the case o+ .Applicant No~ 5 frCID. the Centra1 Region; motion seconded by- Ur.

Nichols and carried~

It was moved by llr. Hilton to sustain the action of the Board in the case of Applicant No. ? from the Central Region; motion seconded

bJ"

Kr.

Nichols am·carried •

It was moved by llr. Sampson to sustain the action of the Board in the case of Applicant No. 4 from the North Atlantic Region; motion seconded

bJ"

Jlr. Nichols and carried.

It was moved by J4r. Sampson to sustain 'f?he action of the Board

ixi the

case of Applicant No. 12 .from the North Atlantic Region; motion seconded by

Vr.

Nichols.and carried.

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It was moved by Kr. Sampson to sustain the action of the Board in the case of Applicant No. 2. !'ram the North Atlantic ~egion; motion seconded b;y .

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^{ltr. N1cho1s and carried.}

It -.s moved by llr. Perley-

to

sustain the action of the Board in the case ot Applicant Ho.· 13 from the Sou:thern Region; motion seconded by Mr.

Hilton

am

^carried•

I t 'ilaS moved by' Ir. Perley' to sustain the action of the Board in the case of Applicant No. l4 from the Southern Region; motion seconded by Kr.

Nichols and carried~

It 'W8S moved

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llr. Nichols to sustain the action of the .Board in the

~:e· ·Qf• Applicant No. l4 from the Western Region; motion seconded by Mr.

·Perky,: and carried.

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

·case ^0£ Applicant No. 15 fran the Western Region; motion-seconded by Kr.

Perlcy" and carried.

It was moved by Mr. Hilton to sustain the action of the· Board in the cas.e of Applicant No.

4

fran the CA:mtral Region; motion seconded ~Y

ur·.

Nichols

and

carried.

It was moved by llr. Hilton to sustain the 'action of the Board in

the

case of Applicant No.

6

£ran the Central Region; motion seconded ^by Kr.

Nichols and carried. ·

1lr. Parky, Mr. Hilton and Gus Douglass, Jr. were appointed as a can- mi ttee to check the records on the National F .F J.. Camp and George Washington ¹ s Old Grist Mill.

·It was moved

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llr. Sampson that the Board recoomend the foJ.lc?ftin.g men

to

·receive the Honorary- American Farmer Degree; motion seconded ^by Kr •

. Perky' and

carrieda

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lf. J. ^Weaver ₁ State Sup8rrl.sor ^of Agricultural. Education in New York

J~ E. Hill, State Supervisor for Vocatio~ Agricul.ture in EJ:Jnois

Lester B. Pollaa, State Supervisor of AgricultUl'aJ. Education in Kansas Julian A. llcPhee, State

Director ot

Vocational Agriculture in California

· u. c. Fetterolf,

Chief, AgricUJ.tural FA.ucation in Pennsy1vania

L. D. .Clem~nts, State Supervisor of Agricultura1 F,ducation in Nebraska

1948

vH. T·~ Hall, State Supervisor of A.gricul.tural Education in Iowa vRObert A. Jlaiiire, state Director of Vocational Agriculture in Texas {Ra].ph A. How&rd, State _S\lpervisor ot A&Ticultural Education_ in md.o

· VStanlq S~ ·Richardson, State Supervisor of .lgriCul.tural miucation in Idaho .

vflarr,- E. llesman.,

Chie.t,

AgricUltural Edu.cation in lti.chigan

It 11as moved by Kr. Perky that the Board recamnend the retiring inEmbers of the Advisory- Council to receive the HonorarY- American Farmer Degree; motion seconded by llr. Nichols and carried.

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It was moved by Mr. Perky to sustain the action of the Board in the case of recommendations for Honorary American Farmer Degrees; motion seconded by :Mr. Sampson ^and carried.

/ It wa~ ^{moved by} President Dougla~s that the Board reco~~nd the retir- ing. members

of

the

Board

of

Trustees of

the Foundation to receive the Honorary- Amarica.ri

Farmer

Degree

at

the

first

convention

following their

retirenent;

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motion

·seqonded by Vice President

Smart

^and

c&rried.

It _.. was moved _. by Mr. Perk;y

to

sustain the action _I

of

the

Board

in

all

. other cases; motion seconded by 1lr. Nichois and carried.

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'ftalter Anderson of the L. G. Balfour Compan:.y appeared be.tore the joint

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It

was

^{moved by Mr. Perlcy' to} grant the following ·request of L. G.

Bal.tour

C<lllpa.ny to raise.the prices on lettering and.belts; motion seconded

b7

President Douglass and carriedi

Charge postage on prepaid orders_

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Increase price of machine engraving from 1¢ to 2¢

Increase price of belt and buckle from $2.00

to

$2.25

It 11as moved by J4r. Perky

to

authorize Mr. Tenney to make price adjust- ments with the Universal Uniform Compan;.r; motion seconded by Vice President

Tay'l~/ and carried.

It was moved by Kr. Perey to reject the proposal of the Fair Publish- ing House; motion seconded by Student Secretary Shober ^and carried.

It was moved by Mr. Nichols that the Board recommend the following

· payments

to

help defray expenses to the

national

convention; motion seconded.

by President DOuglass and carried •

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300 Missouri Chorus

500 Tennessee Barn Warmin' Program 1,000 Na tiona1 F .F .A. Band .

. A discussion 1'laS he1d on the placc;t· and time of nationa1 conventions.

It

was

moved by Vice

President Taylor to

recommend

that

the

national

convention be held, at a time other than American Royal Week; motion seconded by Mr. Perky and carried.

It was moved by Vice President Tqlor that the next annual national C?<>nvention

be

~ld in

Kansas

City, Missouri,

on

NOV.ailber

14-18, 1948, without

) cODID.ittment for the

1949

convention;

motion

seconded by Vice President Smart

and carried.

It 11as moved by Kr. Hilton that livestock· judging be held at the American

RoTcLJ.

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1948;

motion seconded b7 llr. Perky

am

carried.

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v-:tt was moved

by"·

Vice President

Taylor that

a

national

F .F .A.

supp:J:.r.

service be started at

the

Nation&l

F.F.A.

camp as

soon

as possible;

motion seconded by. Ur. Perky and carried.

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It was moved by Jlr. Hilton that the supply service be administered in the absence of the Board of Trustees by a · committee composed of the

. .

Chia!, Assistant Chief, and Executive Seeretaey-;

motion

seconded by" llr.

Nichols

and

carried.

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^{It was moved by Kr.} Nicho1s that a national F .F .A.. magazine be

started

on

or

^{~ore January- l,}

1949;

^··motion seconded by" Kr. Perky and carried •

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It

was

moved by llr. Nichols that the committee in charge

or

^the supply"

' \

se~ce also have

charge

of the national magazine;

motion

seconded by l!r.

Sampson · and

carried.

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Mr. Bean of Curtis Publishing Canpany presented a proposal concerning

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the selling of farm magazines by F .F .A.. chapters.

It was moved by 11r.· Hilton that the matter of policy pertaining to the

sal~ of magazineS be left up to the States; motion seconded. by Ur. Nichols and carried.

It was moved by Kr. Perlcy" to authorize the National. Treaaurer to

transfer

$1.o,ooo

to the national. suppy s~ce; motion seconded by Mr. Nichol.a aDd carried.

It was moved

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1lr. Perky to authorize the Executive Secretary to purchase 10,000 ·copies of Future Farmers of America in Action"; motion seconded· by lfr. Nichols and carried.

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It ns moved by )(r. Nichols that tlle Executive . Secretary have report · · .terms and .American Farm.er Degree Applications sent to the states ear:q in

the fiscal year; motion seconded. by llr.. Perky and carried •

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It 1laS moved by llr. Nichols that the week of \fashington•s birtbda,- be designated as National F .F .A• Week starting in 1948; motion seconded by Student Secretary Shober and carried.

It was moved by Kr. Hilton that a. caomittee can.posed ~f Dr. Spanton, llr. Clements and Mr. Tennq check on the advisab~ty of having a motion.

picture made and sol.d, authority to act was given; motion seconded by llr.

am

^carried.

It was m?Ved by Mr. Sampson to continue membership in Rural. Youth, U.S.A.; motion seconded by Vice President Taylor and carri~.

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It 'Was· moved ^by Mr. Hi1ton to approve the F .F .A. exhibit; motion seconded by Past President Stuff and carried.

It 11as moved by Vice President Tayl.or to adopt the budget £or 1.947-48;

motion

seconded by Vice President Smart and carried.

I.t 11as moved by Vice· Pr~sident Tayl.or to recommend Dr. Hen17

s. Brunner

of Pennqlvania. state Colleg~, State College, PeJJDSy1vania1

to

receive the

lIOporary American Farmer Degree in 1948; motion seconded by and carried.

Themeeti.Dg was adjo~ at 5:00 p.m.

Respectfully subnitted,

. ti!:.:£·~