JOINT MEETIBG
NATIONAL F .I! .A. :OOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ADVISORY COUNCIL Xansas Cit7, Missouri Hovmaber 12-1.3, 1948
The meeting was cal1ed to order by President Ervin Martin in
the National F.F.A. ottice in the Hotel. President. Those present 1'8re lat Vice President. Wilbur Ra7 DunkJ 2nd Vice President Osborne
J. ArlienJ )rd Vice President John
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Webb, Jr. J 4th Vice President Kort H. Meier 1 Jr. J Student Secretary Eugene HansenJ R. D. Anderson, State Supervisor of Agricultural Education in South Carolina; E. P.Hilton, State Supervisor ot Agricultural Education in Ientuclcy', B.
0. Sampson, State Supervisor o! Agricultural Education in New Jersey 1 Executive Secretary A. W. Tenney,1 Treasurer D. J. Howard; Adviser
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T. Spanton; R. B. Naugher; E. J. Johnson, H. B. S•naon, D. M.Clements, all !rem Of'fice or &iucation, Washington, D. C. Past Presi- dent Gus R. Douglass, Jr. and Bert L. Brown, State Supervisor of Agricultural Education in Washington were not present for the m~
ing.
The minutes of the previous meeting 11ere read b7 Student Secretary Hansen. They 1l8re approved as read.
A discussion was held concerning the advisability of giving the Honorary Aaerican Farmer degree to the granc:lfather of Kenneth EeWa;yne Cheatham. It was pointed out that Ienneth bad been staying and farming with his grandtatber and that his grandfather had gi'Yen him more assistance than hie father. It was moved by Hilton that the minutes be amended b7 adding the words to the Star Parmer motion that the guardian or other person may receive the Honorary American Farmer Degree i f he was of' greater assistance than the father; aotion seconded by Anderson and carried.
Adiacuasion w.s held concerning the dates tor the 1949 F.F.A..
Convention. It was believed advisable to hold the convention the 119ek before the .American Royal Livestock Show.- This 110uld make it
possible to ha'Ye hotel facilities anilable and at the same time permit a mmber ot F.F.J.. members to remain in Kansas Cit7 for the opening of the American Royal. It was moved by Sampson that the 1949 convention start on Monday, October 10 and end on Thursday, October, 13; motion seconded by HoWard and carried.
A proposed amenanent to the National Constitution and By-.Lawa, which reconmended the increase in requirements concerning income from
supervised fBl'lling in order to obtain the various delrees in the organization was presented to the Board and Council. Alter due c()l)..i
sideration it was moved by Hansen that the Board and Council recom-
Mnd the rejection of the proposed change in the Constitution; motion seconded by Arlien and carried.
A special request !ran the Texas Association was subnitted. con- cerning Mr. Robert A. Manire. Mr. Manire was recanmended to receive the Honorary American Fanner Degree. Since he was in Korea on o.ff'icial
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business tor the United States Oovenment it was considered advisable to confer the degree on him in absentia. It was moved by Keier to
give Mr. Manire the Honorary .American Farmer Degree in absentia; mo-
tion seconded b7 Martin and carried.
A. briet report was presented on National F .F .A.. Week which was held in 1948. After due consideration it 11as moved by 11'.eier that National F.F.A. We~ be held annually during the wek of February 22J
motion seconded by Hilton and.carried.
The case of Niel Johnson, Teacher or Vocational Agriculture in
Iowa, 11as reviewed at the request of his State association. A.tter all ot the tacts were presented it was moved by" llartin that llr. Johnson not receive the Honorary American Farmer Degree; motion seconded by Sampson and carried.
j, discussion was held concerning the ways 1n which teachers o!
vocational agriculture 1 who had been very helptul. in connection with the F.F.A. could be recognized by the Hational Organization. It was moved by Anderson that the National F.F.A. O!!ice prepare a certificate and standards tor the recognition ot teachers or vocational. agricultureJ motion seconded by Hilton and carried.
A nunber or applications tor the American Farmer Degree were reconsidered at the request o! the State asaociatione concerned. Kr.
Bailey of Missouri appeared before the group and discussed the case o! Howard John Lewis Hottman. Mr. Radke ot Minnesota appeared in be- half or candidate Harold I Lunde. Mr. Hall o! Iowa appeared in behalf of Donald G. Benik, Dwight H. Lena and Michael Kasperbauer. A:.rter a thorough discussion ot the tacts it was moved b7 Hansen that the Board ot Trustees susta1.n the previous action on the rejected American Farmer candidates f motion seconded by Dunk and carried.
It 1'aS moved by Naugher that the Advisory Council sustain the action ot the Board ot Trustees concerning the rejected American Far..
mer candidates; motion seconded by Hilton and C&lTied.
A letter of invitation extended by the Young Fanners ot Great Brit!_,an through llr. Duckham, Agricultural Attache of the British Bnbassy, was read. It was moved by Johnson that the Board ot Trustees and Advisory Council recamend that the invitation trom the Young Farmers of Oreat Britl.an be accepted and that the Board and Council be authorized to carry out this recamnendation; motion seconded byKeier and carried.
The problem o~ a national magazine
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discus8ed. It was moved by Meier that the Board ot Trustees and Advisory Council proceed with the investigation ot the possibilities o! a national magazine and i taner a thorough investigation it appears the magazine can succeed they be authorized to go ahead in starting a magazine1 motion seconded by Hansen and carried.
The meeting was adjourned.
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National Executive Secretary
