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NATIONAL ~jOAF:.D OF TRUSTEES HEETING
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, ~Jissouri
October 14 - 21, 1937
(NOTE: SINCE the National Board of 'frustees for F.F'.A. were in session various times during the period indicated these notes vd.11 give a summary of the actions taken; no attempt was made to keep the actions separate by days or sessions.)
The meeting of the Future Farmers of America national Board of Trustees 1vas called to order in the .l~ansas City Municipal Auditorium on October 14 by President Joe H. l5lack. other members present were:
Julian !Uerce, first Vice President; Clark Nicholson, second Vice President; J. Phelon ·Malouf, third Vice President; Roy Martin, fourth Vice President; Elmo Johnson, Student SecretaT'IJ; J. A. Linke,
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Groseclose, Treasurer; William Shaffer, Ex-Officio member and W. A. Ross, Executive Secretary.After~ hours of intensive deliberation the national F.F.A.
constitution was revised (see attached copy) and presented to the Delegates,in session.
The Board cf Trustees it"ecommended>.thati· the;~ma.tter..:Co.f::the
reproduction of the rising sun being distributed to chapters be further investigated before taking definite action.
Motion made and carried that the national organization print copies of the Gettysburg Address to be presented to local chapters.
The Board goes on record as favoring giving French-Bray right to print F.F.A. song sheets and the F.F.A. collect roy.::ilty.
The members reco~JUended that if there is no objection from ' either the Universal Uniform Company or Statmton Novelty Company the
contract be given to Staunton Novelty Company for F.F.A. sweaters. The contract to consist of both manufacturing and selling of such merchandise.
!Lotion made and seconded that the Trustees goe on record as favoring the continuance of the National Convention in Kansas City.
This to be held in the l111lnicipal Auditorium again. Motion was carried.
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After several hours of deliberation it was concluded that the f ollowine applicants for the Hm-'::;rican F'armer Degree be granted the honor:
Eugene ·;~arren, -~alico Hoek, Arkansas
V:illiam H. Daniel, Jr • , Sparkman, !~r kans as
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'!~ells, Jr., Jemison, Alabama Joseph fears on, Di:··on' s }'/~·ills, Alabama Lawrence ~rawford, 1'.iarion, AlabamaJoe Scagliotti, Hollister, California Bernard Hitchie, Laton, California Floyd Fike, varuthers, Cal.
Charles Harding, l\iiodesto, ~alifornia
_Lex i-iurray, Santa Rosa, California Lowell Bland, .Fort Collins, ;'.::;olorado Harry l1ebb, Greenwood, Delaware Myron Grennell, Homestead, f1orida
John h. Jones, Jr., 0anford, .rioricla R. 1~. Kimsey, Clarkesville, Georgia Yasuki Nakag~wa, Holualoa, 11;1lo, Hawaii Ben Dobson, Horseshoe Bend,_.Ldaho
~lvin Ehlers; Twin Falls, ~daho
Arnold G • -~-1i t tmus, Alden, Illinois .._Harvey :.:lchweitzer, Jr., 1411.ta., Illinois
Darwin DeLone, Lamoni, Iowa Clarence Dean, Iowa l:l'alls, Iowa Arnold Saw;yer, .Smith Haven, .1."ansas John S • .j.,lart, l~evrton, Kansas
Thello .Uodd, Liri..n, ~ ansas
James l'.lcconathy, Lexington, Kentucky
Sims, Cauthier, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Louis lW.arer, Lafayette, Louisiana
David Hillier, Palin .Uealing,_Louisiana
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-~ en L.. , r.i ..,,-i, .L 'res que s _ e, · aine James 6. Johes, ':•heeler, lvlississippi
~a:Jnlo1:d ~o:vell, ,Buffalo!,. r,~issoi:ri
uentin 0till, Steele, lliissouri Harold Pontius, Bethany, Missouri
~alph Davis, lfapton, Iiissouri
\\illiam Davidson, rales City, rfontana Edwin r~ousek, 0argent, Nebraska
~LArvin L. Kruse, Loretto, Nebraska Iuar io Peraldo, Fallon, Nevada
"-John R. Hadley, Tex±do, i-Jew Mexico.
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Elmer Drummond, Rossie, New York Loy Crowder, Shelby, North liarolina Lloyd Nygard, Edinburg, Horth lJa.kota Robert King, Thornville, OhioWilliam Stiers, Alexandira., Ohio ...
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Kermit 3rel'1:er, Amlin, Chio Charles Calhoun, ...,avannah, Chio Robert Y;alker, ~ restline, Ohio Hichard L. Kuhn, Hilliards, Ohio _ Rotert Stults, Cloverdale, Oregon ... _Vr::rlin K. Herm2.nn, :?roadbent, Oregon
John -,fo2ver, Knoxville, Tennessee Hobert Johnson, Limestone, Tennessee 1'almage Crihfield, nipley, Tennessee Houston Gillespie, Nashville, Tennessee Jam.es N. Maddux,. Silver Point, Tennessee Leland Knight, l3eeville, Texas •
Afton Fainaexter, Coibm.esneil, ·rexas Floyd Saufferer, Edcouch, Texas Hubert Moseley, Rochelle, Texas_
~eroy Engdahl, ?i.o8hc!lle, Texas J. P. ~harp, Jr., Tulia, ·exas Francis Putnam, Troy Pennsylvania Glenn 1iains, Newville, Pennsylvania
Rex Funk, Smithfield, Utah Ross ~heatley, Brigham, Utah Lawrence Hinton, Hurricane, Utah John A. ~o~ll, Feola Mills, Virginia.
Robert Bristow, Churchview, Virginia
~~os Healy, Saluda, Virginia R.W. Moffett, 0tatmton, virginia
Warren Good,
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Mt. Jackson, Virginia Hugo Henry, Basco, WisconsinErnest Eamilton, Chehalis, ;ilashington Wayne Macy, Pine Bluffs, Wyoming
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Ivan Jett, Stamping Ground, Kentucky
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The members recommended that the "Revision of the G0nstitution"
be given as a special report to the delegates in session.
The Board members also recommended that the delegate expenses be on the same basis as usual; that is," the national organization pay for round trip first class ticket for one delegate from each State (the transportation points will be considered from the State Capital to Kansas City and return)
Motion made, seconded and carried that the matter of special buttons for band Qembers be dropped.
The members also decided that the national organization is not yet ready to put out a national pbulication and that this matter requirES more deliberation.
The Board of Trustees was given the power to investigate the possibilities in the near future toward the national organization securing a national 11 .I·'.A. C2Jnp. It was suggested that the Board act if opportunity for securing such a site appears favorable.
National F.F.A. Officers should continue to travel as much as possible and budget be set aside for this item of expense; it was also suggested that recanmendations be made to State Associations for them to set up a budget for State Officers to travel within the State •
The Board of Trustees voted to make no recommendation to the delegates on the tln~ift book.
The members voted to recommend that surveys and aid in-prevention of livestock losses be made.
Moved, seconded and carried that the National Farmer degree be submitted as it is to the AdVisory Council ~ithout recommendation (See Section F - page 7 of the attached)
The Board of Trustees desired to go on record as upholding
the rules for qualification for the American Farmer degree. The Board is definitely opposed to the award of the American ~armer Degree to the candidates from Oklahoma (Due to the lateness of date when it was sent from the State Adviser's office) Unanimous agre.ement was made
for this opposition. ·
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A. Ross, National Executive Secretary, was reconnnended to be designated to prepare and publish a Radio Guide for F.F.A. Programs ••Because of the similiarity in names of the Young Indian Farmers of America and the Future Farmers of America, and since they are not ~ sponsored by the same division in the Dep~rtment of Interior, it was thought advisable that we should try to confer with them with the view ....) toward getting them to change their name.
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The members of Lo2.rd recorrrrnended th~t the St. Louis Button Company carry the new project d.gn in stock (This new project is prepared for the purpose of ·.ivithstanding more weathering)
Since the vocational funds have been withdra~n from
Alaska it vvas reconm1ended that the check for an Alaska Association chanter be returned.
The Board goes on record as favoring continuance of ten cent national dues.
The Board has no complaints on F'.F.A. merchandise.
