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MEETING F.F.A. NATIONAL ADVISOHY COUNCIL
Kansas City, Missouri October 24, 1942
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman,
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T. Spanton.Others present were: Ralph Howard (Ohio), R. A. Manire (Texas), H. T.
Hall (Iowa), Stanley Richardson (Idaho), D. J. Howard (Virginia), Jo H.
Pearson, E,J.mer Johnson, D. M. Clements, and
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A. Ross.Minutes of the previous Council Meeting were read and approved.
Report of the Executive Secretary was read and approved.
Moved by Clements, seconded and carried, that the Council sus- tain the action of the Board of Trustees regarding the rejection of American Farmer candidates from Arizona and New Hampshireo
Following a detailed report on the revision of the national F.F.Ao constitution, made by Mr. &>ss at the request of Dr. Spanton, and con- siderable discussion, the follovli.ng recommendations were mutually agreed upon:
That Articles I, II, and III be accepted as read.
To strike out in Article IV the minimum qualifications for elec- tion to each of the first three Degrees and leave this matter to the various State associations. This meant eliminating Sections B,
c,
and D entirely and that fonner Section E, 11.American :farmer. Minilllum Quali- fications for Election" when reworded and renumbered read as follows:"Section B. .American Farmer Degree. Minimum qualifications for election:
"l• Must have held each of the three prerequisite degrees prior to election to the Degree of Anerican Farmer, have been an active member of the F.F.A. continuously for at least 56 months, and have a record of satisfactory participation in the activities of the local chapter and State association.
112. llust have satisfactorily completed at least three school years of instruction in vocational agriculture, includ- ing supervised farming, or have completed all of the vocational agriculture offered in the school last attended, have been out of high school for at least 12 months prior to the convention at which the degree is granted, and have in operation an out- standing program of supervised farming. Productive projects must show comprehensive plarming, continuation, growth, and increase in scope as substantiated by complete, accurate, and neat records.
115. During the period covered by this application, the candidate must have earned by his own efforts from farming and other agricultural work and have deposited in a bank or
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otherwise productively invested at least ~500, provided that at least two-thirds of this amount is derived from his supervised farming program. In the cases where the applicant has assisted in the support of dependents, the amount so expended, in the judgment of the National Board of Trustees, may be considered as an investment.
114. Show outstanding ability in leadership and cooperation.
115. Be in the upper 40% of his class in all school subjects during the entire period of his secondary school instruction."
It was understood that if Section IV of the constitution was passed by the delegates and went into effect that a guiding principles circular on degree qualifications would be prepared by the national organization of F.F.A. and distributed to the States.
Moved by Clements, seconded and carried, that Article V of the constitution be recommended as read.
Moved by Richardson, seconded and carried, that Article VI be recommended after striking out the last paragraph of Section E dealing with officers and degrees which must be held by them.
Moved by Hall, seconded and carried, to recommend Article VII without change o
Moved by H. A. Howard, seconded and carried, to move forward the Advisory Council article to the position of Article VIII in the consti- tution and strike out the last words of the last para&11'aph beginning
"In order to assure conformity with •··••••"
Moved by D. J. Howard, seconded and carried, that Article IX be
recommended as read.
Moved by R. A. Howard, seconded and carried, to recommend Article X as read.
There was a brief discussion of the By-Laws during which the prin- cipal changes were again pointed out by Mr. Ross. The following actions on the By-Laws were taken:
Moved by Johnson, seconded and carried, that Articles I, II, and III be recommended as read.
Moved by R. A. Howard that Article IV, including the newly-added last paragraph, be recommended as read; motion seconded and carried.
Moved by Glements that Articles V and VI be recommended; motion seconded and carried.
Moved b;'t Clements, seconded and carried, to recommend Articles VII and VIII.
/ The action of the Board of Trustees?as sustained by the Council /with regard to renewal of contracts, agreements, and memos of understanding
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on F.F.A. merchandise to be furnished by designated companies during the ) period January 1, 1943 to January 1, 1945.
Moved by Manire, seconded and carried, that the Council, as a whole, develop and recommend a plan, l year hence, for awarding future roorchan- dise contracts.
Moved by Hall, seconded and carried, that the previous recommenda- tion by the Council stand with regard to no changes in the Rules of the Public Speaking Contest.
The Council members voiced no opposition to the elimination of the State Association Awards and upon motion of Johnson, duly seconded, it was recommended that this competition be eliminated for the present time.
Moved by Johnson, seconded and caITied that the Linke Award be
approved. ·
D. J. Howard made a report on the condition of the treasury and explained the system of keeping financial records. Upon motion of Richardson, duly seconded, the Council went on record as favoring the plan of another '1.0,000 of national F.F.A. funds being invested in war bonds.
Other items which were discussed at this meeting but upon which no formal action was taken included: the Chapter Contest; the High School Victory Corps; the National F.F .A. Camp; the Star Farmer Awards; the pro- posed Meredith award; the national Program of Work for 1945.
Meeting was adjourned at 11 p.m.
Wo A. Ross
National Executive Secretary
