[Proceedings], 1982

INSIDE...

AdullSupporters P.2

AgriculturalProficiencyAwards P.7-B

AlumniAwards P.2

American FarmerDegreeRecipients....P.10 American FarmerHonoraryDegrees.... P. 11 BuildingOur AmericanCommunities

Awards P.7

CommitteeReports P.8-7 National AgriculturalCareerShow P.12

NationalChapterAwards P.6

NationalChapter SafetyProgramAwardsP. 6- 7

NationalContests P. B

NationalFFABand,Chorus andTalent...P3 National OfficerCandidates P.2 National Officer RetiringAddresses ... P.4-5

NewNational Delegates P.2

OfficialDelegates P.

8

StarOverAmerica P.11

Talenl P.3

WorkExperienceAbroadParticipants P12

55th Convention Review

Times

55thNationalFFAConvention/KansasCity.Missouri/November13,1982

2-:«*jTim€S -Saturday, Nov. 13, 1982

1982-83 FFA National Officers elected from outstanding field of candidates

EASTERN REGION Marion

R.

Jepson,

416 AtkinsSt..

Middletown,

Connecticut 06457

Marty Warren

Coates,Rt.1.

Box

204.Clarkton,NorthCarolina 26433

Cheryl

Ann

Mallow, P. O.

Box

113, Flintstone,

Maryland

21530

Douglas

T.

Hershberger, RD

4,

Sox

423.

Qui

sylvania17566

•ryvll

Pen

Bruce

Richard Kettler, 8550 StRt.

274,

Anna, Ohio

45302

Andrew

(Andy)

Walton

Smith,Rt.

2.

Box

153,

Ruther

Glen, Virginia 22546

John

EalSheeley,P.O.

Box

93,

Grahamsville.

New York

12740 Maria Jasper,Old Derry Rd.,

Hud-

son.

New Hampshire

03051

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

VIP

Citations

)individuals TheVIP Cilationis

whohavemadeout!

theFFAover a long periodofyears. Sixin- dividualsreceivedtheawardonFriday, November^. Theyare:

PhillipAiamDi,Retired Secretaryot Agriculture. NewJerseyDepartmentot Agriculture. Trenton,NewJersey

Gerald F. Barton, RetiredVocational Agriculture/FFAConsultant, WestDes Moines, Iowa

W.S. Boyd, Retired Vocational Agriculture Teacher. Fayetteville. North Carolina

Waino JohnKortesmaki,RetiredAssistant SlateSupervisor, AgriculturalEducationand Executive Secretary.MinnesotaFFAAssocia- tion,Edina.Minnesota

Dr,JuliusHarold"Gus"Lintner,Retired SupervisorotOhioVocationalAgriculture, Westerville,Ohio

JamesPatrick, Retired,FarmersHomeAd- ministration. U.S.Department ot Agriculture, Gfifton.North Carolina

Distinguished Service Citations

TheDistinguishedServiceCitation is presentedtobusinessesandorganizations whosecooperativeeffortshaveprovided

assistance to the vocational agriculture/FFA programThoseorganizations that received theaward this year are:

AmericanBreedersService, DeForest,

JohnDeere, Molin

and MeatBoard

ByronR.Rawls.Chairman C.Coleman, Harris, Secretary JulianM, Campbell, Treasurer

Curtis Corbin,Jr.,State Supervisor,AgricultureEducation, Atlanta, Georgia WilliamDannenhauer,StateSupervisor, Agriculture Occupations, Dover, Delaware Ralph Dreessen, State Supervisor, Vocational Education, Stillwater,Oklahoma ThameMcCormich, Director, OfficeotOccupational Specialities.USDE,Washington, D.C.

DuaneNielsen, Chief,Program Improvement SystemsBranch.USDE,Washington. D.C.

William 8. Schreck,HeadConsultant,IllinoisState BoardofEducation, Springfield,Illinois LesThompson. ProgramSpecialist,AccountabilityBranch.USDE.Washington, D.C.

J.W.Warren, Chief.Program AccessBranch,USDE,Washington, D.C.

CONSULTANTS

Dale Butcher, Vice President.NVATA. WestLafayette, Indiana HermanBrown. Protessor.TexasA & MUniversity,College Station, Texas IraA.Dickerson,ActingHead, DepartmentofAgriculture Education, UniversityofGeorgia, Athens, Georgia

ClarkW-Hanson, SupervisorofTeacherEducationinAgriculture,South Dakota State University, Brookings,South Dakota

TomJones, Past President,NVATA,Marana, Arizona RobertJ.Turtle,Vice President,NVATA,Eckert,Colorado

EdgarP.Yoder, Assistant Professor,ThePennsylvania State University, University Park, Penn-

layton Peters, President,NVATA,NewUlm,Minnesota

BOARD OF FOUNDATION TRUSTEES

ByronFRawls.President C.ColemanHarris,Secretary JulianM. Campbell, Treasurer

HermanBrown, Professor,Texas A & MUniversity,College Station,Texas RobertMBook,GroupVice President, Agricultural Marketing, Elanco ProductsCompany,ln- dianaooiis, Indiana

J.M. Campbell, State Supervisor. Agricultural Education, Richmond, Virginia RonCrawford.ProgramSupervisor, Agricultural Education, Tumwater,Washington Ralph Dreessen, State Supervisor, Vocational Education, Stillwater,Oklahoma WilliamDannenhauer,StateSupervisor, Agriculture Occupations, Dover. Delaware OrHilmerL.Jones,VicePresident,NorthAmerican Operations,Merck & Company,In- corporated,Rahway,NewJersey.

CurtisCorbin, Jr. State Supervisor, Agriculture Education, Athens, Georgia ClarkHanson,Supervisor ofTeacher EducationinAgriculture,South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota

TomJones, Past President,NVATA,Marana, Arizona

WilliamBSchreck,HeadConsultant,IllinoisStaleBoard of Education, Springfield,Illinois C.ColemanHarris,NationalFFAExecutive Secretary,USDE,Washington, D.C.

ByronF,Rawls, NationalFFAAdvisor,USDE,Washington, D.C.

WalterUpton, Assistant Superviser. DepartmentofEducation,LittleRock, Arkansas Mrs.Lg Achilles Wall, Executive Assistant to the Chairman. Hesston Corporation, Hesston, Kan-

LesThompson, ProgramSpecialist.Accountability Branch.USDE,Washington, D.C.

DuaneNielsen. Chief.Program Improvement SystemsBranch,USDE,Washington, D.C

Outstanding FFA alumni affiliate awards

TheOutstandingFFAAlumniAffiliate AwardsrecognizeFFAAlumniaffiliatesfor iheiraccomplishmentsinsupportingandser- vingVo-Ag/FFA.Allofthewinningaffiliates werepreviouslyselectedasexemplifying outstandingqualitieswhichmeritnational recognition by their state associations.

Thisyear thenafionalorganization recognized 22FFAAlumniaffiliates fortheir efforts:

GOLD

Forrest-Strawn-Wing,Illinois YelnWRainier,Washington Menomonie,Wisconsin

Denmark.Wisconsin Washington,Kansas Sisseton,South Dakota Delta, Indiana East Butler.Nebraska NewLexington,Ohio SILVER LeRoy,Illinois Cassopolis, Michigan BlackHawk,Wisconsin Bertha-Hewitt, Min-

Lamar'Terry.

Barren County, Kentucky

WESTERN REGION Jean LaVerne Marcey, Box

1343,

Palmer

Alaska 99615

Doug

Daley. 1500 N,

Markdale

No.

55,

Mesa,

Arizona 85201

Jan

Eberly,1059

Ranger Road,

Fallbrook, California92028 Troy

Whitmore,

Haxtun,

Colorado

80731

Glenn

G.Fuller,Rt.4,

Box

174, Blackfoot, Idaho 83221 BrianM.

Cavey,

3337

West

Central

:

John

Ols 170

Bass Road,

ico87108

Wendell

Jeffreys,Rt.1,Bokchito.

Oklahoma

74726 Rafe

Foreman,

801-8thSt.,Idalou.

Texas

79329

Russell DavidOkerlund,75Mt.

View

Lane.

Monroe.

Utah 84754 CatherineJ.Keck,43025-196th S.E.,

Enumclaw, Washington

FFA recognizes sponsors

15-YEAR SPONSORS

Briggs

and

StrattonCorporation

Foundation. Incorporated FirstSecurity

Bank

ofIdaho,N .A

Georgia

Agricultural

Commodity

Commission

for

Peanuts Georgia Power Company

Fee

Americana Seeds,

Incorporated

The Merck Company Foundation Montana

Association of

FFA

D.

W. Newcomer's Sons Founda-

Nitragin

Company,

Incorporated

Northrup

King

Company OKT/Colson Company

C.J.Patterson

Company Tenneco

Incorporated UniversalLeaf

Tobacco Company

Incorporated

25-YEAR SPONSORS Champion Spark

Plug

Company Container Corporation

of

Gehl Foundation

Incorporated LillistonCorporation

Morrman Company Fund Stauffer Chemical Com-

pany

'Agricultural

Chemical and Seeds

Division

Wayne Feeds

Division/Continen-

talGrain

Company

FFA Alumni outstanding Achievement award

The FFAOutstandingAchievement Award recognizesFFAAlumnimembersfortheir outstanding leadershipandaccomplishments inservice to vocationa¹agricultureand the agricultureindustry.The1982awardreci-

Raymond W.Bernhardt,Columbia, Missouri Eleanor G. Mayfield, Caney,Kansas David

L

Thornton,Raymond, Ohio

CENTRAL REGION Greg

D. Satterfield,

RR

2,

Box

99,

Poseyville, IN 47633 Daniel Stockdale,

RR

3,

Iowa

Falls.

Iowa 50126

Timothy

N.Ohlde,

Box

73,Linn,

Kansas

66953

Gene

Foster

Graham,

6090 N. Zim-

mer

Rd.. Willramston,

Michigan

48895

DavidL.(Dave) Wright,

RR

1,

Ap-

pletonCity,Missouri 64724

Emery

_Tschetter,Rt.1,

Box

191,

Huron, South Dakota

57350

Cara

ElizabethDoyle.703

South

Quincy,

Green Bay Wisconsin

54301

SOUTHERN REGION Kay Bozeman,

Rt.3,

Box

371,

Berry,

Alabama

35546 KellyD.Smith,Rt.2,

Box

157,

Paragould,

Arkansas

72450

Chuck

Brannan,Rt.2,

Box

242,

Macclenny,

Florida 32063 GarryE.Childs,Rt.2,

Box

182,

Pelham, Georgia

31779

Clarence "Wendell" Manning,

P.

O.

Box

583,

Oak

Grove,Loui- siana 71263

Bryan Stamps,

Rt.1,

Box

309,Ed- wards. Mississippi 39066

Nancy

Gentry, Rt.10,

Box

66,

Anderson, South Carolina

29621

James

Ellis

Brockman,

Rt.1,

Box

298, Scotts Hill,

Tennessee

38374

Saturday, Nov. 13, 1982-

FJj

TMKS -3

National FFA

Chorus participants

NATIONAL FFA

CHORUS

Sponsoredby Hallmark Cards, Incorporated,

andTheGeneralFundofttie NationalFFAFoundation

ARKANSAS

KellySuzanneSmith jeannieRaeTolley FLORIDA JodlLynnGraham ILLINOIS TroyMichael Birdsong DeannaMichelleMcDonald DawnMarieMcKee ToddMichael McMillion RobRupert CynthiaLynn Sauerwein INDIANA BarrieLaneBunnell MarkRaymond Church CharlesEddieJohnson Herschel Richie Dana MatthewRoach Shen Jean Rose IOWA Jane! Christien Benjegerde:

Michael Alan Carlson JohnEugeneClayton

Brion RichardEwing Edward RayGriflin

ToddErnestKirchner BretlAlanMeeker MitchellDeanRadebaugh Drew LuVerne Schumann KimberlySueSindergard Tami LynnWalker BrianReedWalter David Kent Wohlsdorf

KANSAS BrendaGayEllis LOUISIANA AllenJamesBroussard MICHIGAN JeffreyDean Kauffman GalenDanaRosel MINNESOTA AmyJo Alberts TonyFrancisDaniels ChristineSuzanne Meyers Jeannie Lynette Peterson Roy EdwardPower RossAlanUkkelberg

MISSISSIPPI Charles Curtis Carter J.OavidJones Heath Michael Prewitt Jeffrey Alan Tuttle

MISSOURI RonAllenBentch DavidWayneGlmlin JamesRobert Hendrix DebraJoeKirkpalrick DebbiLyn Knosl Frank HarrisKruse

BeckyLynn McDonald DwightDennis Melton Deloris Darlene Morrison ScottWayne Plowman LaurieAnne Sandidge DarrenRossSchilling SallyJoSlrauser

MONTANA

GaryEugeneO'Connell TrygSleven Williams

NEBRASKA

KamaJoAnderson JodiLinHaugland LavonKayKrejci JeanetteManeKurpgeweit SherylLynnRahmig

NEW YORK

Maria Luisa Balaguer ClaireMarieHudson

NORTH

CAROLINA Dwayne(Bobby)Cox Brian Scott Oakley KennelhPaulUnderwood RobertIrvinWright

OHIO JanuaryAdams JaimieSueDurkin BrianJamesMuir TimAlan Short MarciLynnStitzleln EdwardVasguez

OKLAHOMA

JoeyM. Martin Nissa Williams

OREGON

ShannaKathleenDooley TamaraFaye Mellon

PENNSYLVANIA DavidWayne Lyons RickyJames Weaver

SOUTH

CAROLINA Mark Anthony Bolden

SOUTH DAKOTA

TheresaJean Wlka TEXAS MichaelLeeBaker David Bart Stover DarlaKayThompson

VIRGINIA BenjaminEugeneMartin

WASHINGTON

TracyKDeaver ChristinaL.Durham RobinLynnHoman RoxanneKeith JoAnnR.Konis TroyAndrewKonis BrianJoseph Moneymaker L'Rae MeietfeMoore LeonDale Stredwick

WEST

VIRGINIA Jerimias(Bobby)Lopez WISCONSIN LisaMarieBrusky StevenJohnDrazkowski BarryGene Elwood DavidE.Grunlien Sieve MichaelRowe RodneyMichael Ziegler

National FFA Band

ALABAMA

John Wise ALASKA Randy ECarlson ARIZONA DavidP.Anderson Deborah Tanner FLORIDA KnethaMcCord GEORGIA KennelhB.Brown IDAHO KarlLolley ILLINOIS KarenBrinkman Paula Collard JeffJohnson

RobRupert INDIANA JeffApple IOWA HarlanAsmus TomCooley MikeMajorowicz AnneMarieMoeckly DavidJ-Spaulding

KANSAS

MelissaGerstner DougKjellin ScottNeaderhiser

MARYLAND

Margaret Flanigan MICHIGAN WarrenGingerich DavidPape DawnRosenthal MINNESOTA BrendaDavidson ChrisGrimm Sherry Heinel LyleJohnson

Tammy

McGlinnen BernellSchleske DeborahWertonen

MISSISSIPPI Tommy Crenshaw Marty Hillman MISSOURI Anne Stephens Mike Sutherland

MONTANA

JodiDawson BryanGrummet!

NEBRASKA

JohnFlora Mark Janzen PattyMlady AllenRerucha

NEVADA

David Taylor

NEW

JERSEY

NEW

MEXICO KayLynnWilliams

NEW YORK

Cindy Hall

NORTH

CAROLINA DavidSlade

NORTH OAKOTA

DouglasFossum OHIO Clark Channell PaulDauch ToddP.Mowry

Charlotte Peiras JacoboLongoria

OKLAHOMA

UTAH LisaLynnOliver Paul Scott Kirby MarkStapp VIRGINIA

OREGON

Doug Yeatman

AmyClule

WASHINGTON

PENNSYLVANIA CinclieFurman Steve Ball MatthewRise Thomas BRolh Brad Whitehall

SOUTH DAKOTA WEST

VIRGINIA Scott Christie TammyL.Snider BillHoffman WISCONSIN JeanHommel AlexErmey Sue Wika FayeFenner TENNESSEE PaulLarson Andy Hyberger Jamesfleuter BillyWayneDenisc n

Prepared Public Speaking Contest

Extemporaneous

Public Speaking Contest

1.JoeHuftine,David Crockett Chapter, SouthernRegion,Jonesboro,Ten- nessee"SpecificLeadership Roles NeededforAmericanAgriculture"

2.KurtVoss,UnionChapter,Cenlral Region,Union, Missouri"TheNeed lorGreater EffortsinSoilandWater Management"

3.KellyRogers, SimmsChapter, WesternRegion,Simms, Texas "The ImportanceofSouth Financial Plann- ingtorAmerican Farmers"

4-QuentinWilson,Jefferson Forest Chapter,EasternRegion,Forest, Virginia"SpecificLeadership Roles NeededforAmericanAgriculture"

1.Tim Hoberty,Northwestern-Clark Chapter,Eastern Region, Springfield, Ohio"YourTicket lo the Impossible"

2.JackiePollard, Covington-Douglas Chapter,WesternRegion, Covington Oklahoma "Oklahoma's TwoBiggest

3ToddLindgrenMartin,Fairview Chapter, Soulhern Region,Camden, Arkansas"ThePride of theAmerican Farmer"

4MarkBeemer, WebsterCityChapter.

CenlralRegion,WebsterCity,Iowa

"Hedglng-CanltbeDone?"

Talent participants

4-(MHime$ -Saturday, Nov. 13, 1982

CONVENTION REVIEW

National Officers Retire

America. America,GodhasIrulyshed his

Over the course of ihe cast few days, you haveseentheaccomplishmentsofhundreds ofourFFAmembers

-

proficiencyawardwin- ners,publicspeakers. StarFarmers andmany others.But tonight, asweconcludethisna- tionalconvention, themessageIwouldliketo leaveyouwithisnotoneolchallenging you lo accomplish greaterthingsintheFFA, becauseifyou havewatched this convention progress,you'vealreadybeenchallenged.

But rather,it'sonetoreinforce your beliefin andappreciationofthiscountryofours:

And, since thisismyretiringorfinalad- dress asanFFAmember,Ihopeyou'llallow

lothashappenedtoScottNeashaminthe pastsevenyears,andallbecauseofan organizationcalledtheFutureFarmersof America.It'stheonlyyouth organizationI

knowof thatcould take an awkward, shy, timid ninthgraderwhohad hardlybeenout of his

short years,develop him into a personwhois helping lead that organizationatthe national level,and give him achancetomeetpeople fromAlaskatoPuerto Ricoand fromMaineto

Theother nightIwasthinkingback lo a few oftheplaceslhavevisitedthisyear.I

rememberthefirsttimeIwasinWashington, D.C.,feelingaweatthesightofallIhe

TetonsinWyominga ingI

thoughitwasalmostsummer;Iremembertht

and thelittlebabblingbrook flowing thoughit Irememberseeing theocean andfeelingit!

magnitude and force as thewavescrashet kingup crispfalldayinawarmly-heatedwooden cabininMaine andsmelling fresh blueberry pancakes andmuffinscookingonthe family's

skiingonalittlelakeinArkansas and ealing fresh,friedcatfishforsupper;lremembertak- ing a helicopter into the throatofMountSI.

Helensandobserving thepowerand force thatMother Nature can have; andIremember flyingoverWestVirginiaandthinkinghow

Godf

richlyt

noticedthe red, green and goldIs on the hillsideonebeautifulautumnday.So oftenwetake these riches and freedomslor granted.

Earlier thisyearwe wereinthecountryof Korea..SouthKoreatobeexact.Ourpur- pose,tomeetwithbusinessandindustryof-

andagriculture. Thecountrysideoften remindedmeofthescenesshowninthe popularTVshow,"MASH."

Oneafternoon, our host guided our tour bus tothe top of a mountainrightoutsideofSeoul, the capitalofthe countryAswedrove to the lop,wenoticedmenwithriflespatrolling the highways.

We

sawbillboardsthathadsec- tions thatwouldflipopen,and behindthem

through the line that separates Northk from South Korea.

We

got outofthe bu:

went to a makeshift observation point looked out over the valleys and thecity hadonce beendevastated by the Korean

ingtancy

—

justasi

Ifyou think things are tough here,listento a tupleofcomparisons.TheaverageCom- umstworks 300 hours to buy a refrigerator idwaitsmonthsfordelivery.Theaverage

days' work, gel immediate deliveryon200dif- ferentmodels,andgo anywhereintheUnited Slatesonthemoslelaboratehighwaysystem

starve within 10 years.InAmerica,wenotonly feedourselves,buta majority of Ihe world depends uponuslofeedand clotheIhemas

Sure,Americahas a lew"problems"today, and we've had a fewinthe past, butwealways seemtoovercomeIhem,ifyouopenyour historybookto1856.you'llnoticethat Americahad a realproblem.Not onlywas there a shortage of whaleoilthatyear,bul leading"whateologisls" ihe world over main- tained thai"thosedirtywhales"werenottur- ning oul thesamequalitywhaleoiltheyhadin the pasl.Theprophetsofdoomassuredone andallthat theirlampswouldgodim,their childrenwould grow upinan eraofdarkness, andeducationwould be destroyedThenso- meonediscovered petroleum.

Betweenthenandnow, there probably have

Bfent a other eof

simple wire lencewastheclosest that )fushadbeenioCommunism. Thelence separating dictatorship from democracy, itroliedlilefrom a freeone

iweretoldthatunderCommunismthere

Theytoldus lhat the dietsofIhepeople a belowminimumstandards,withahi;

percentage of the peopie with sicknessai disease. Travelishighly restricted and the

55*-,

numberolcrises.Betweennow andtheyear 2000therewillprobablybemorenational emergenciesandmorecrises.However, as Dr.NormanVincentPeale often says,"The onlypeoplewhodon'thaveproblemsare thoseinthecemeteries."Ifyouhave pro-

mplyrr

spectacularGrand geton youi beingamazedalsee-

"*'*!'

problemsyou have, themorealive leevenjokinglysuggests thatifyou eman-sized problems, you should skGodto"trust''you

linue toovercome theminthe future.Ibelieve Hehas put obstaclesinourway, but only to makeus stronger

eagle.It'strulyasymbolofAmerica.Halched ontheloftypeaksamidthewindandthe elements, theyoungeagleistaught tofend

forhim totryhiswings,mamaeagleliterally pusheshimoffthecliflsideand heiscompell- ed tofly.

Thelull-grown bald eagleisa majestic sight ashesoarsfarand wideinsearch of food. His

thee

directlyatthes

I.TOIT thisisaepitome of theAmericawehave

tulenoughto look the strongestnationsinthe eye, and yetcompassionate enoughto look downatthose nationsInneedand extend either the helpinghandor the covering urn-

n strong, but only b

bestrong, but onlybecausepeoplelikeyou andmewillworkatkeeping her that way.

We

freeenterprise,strength,prosperity. ..and mostimportantly, wemustbelievein ourselves.

Successlieswithinthe nextfew words:

Godsaidlobuild a better world andIsaid,

"How?" "Theworldissuch a cold, dark placeandso complicatednow AndI'm so

do."ButGod,inallHiswisdomsaid,

Ourorganizationis"building a better you.'

1

We

are laying thefoundation stonestorabout one-halt millionyoungmenandwomenevery

highinAmericaand agriculture,becauseola

themasyoungpeopie.There aremoreop- portunities today than there ever havebeen before.Becausewheretherearepeople.

mandwillconstantly increasebecauseolthe escalating populationaroundIheworld.

WherebutinAmericacanlbewhatIwant lobe¹

WherebutinAmericaaredreamsreali- ty.,..

TogetherinAmerica,loveistolilta brother

Forheclimbs the highestwhostriveslo heiQ another

It'sorganizationslikeFFA

—

which have madethiscountry grand.

Byworking with other people and believ- ing thatwecan.

wasbeingearned to safety, herarmsslipped from thelifepreserver,and she plummeted back into the frozen water.Lennyrealized that

woulddrownwithinseconds.

Soimmediatelyhedroppedlotheground, pulledoffhisbootsand coat, randownthe en- bankment,and doveintothewaterHe swam tothe lady,secured her by ihe arm.andthen

LennySkutnikhadendangeredhisownlife.

but saved thelifeofa complete strangerHis impulsive actcaught theeyeoftelevision, radio,andnewspapers, casting him into Ihe national limelight.Hereceivedmorethanthir- tyawards,andwasrecognized by President Reaganas "a hero"when hereceived a stan- vationbyCongressatthePresident's }fIheUnion Address.Allof this

—

toa

iwho,inhigh school, never received ding

giving,

thousandsofpeopleata time.Askedby a reporter,"Lenny, whatmadeyouriskyourlile

Januaryafternoon?",Lennyreplies, "A Powergreaterthanmelookcommandout thereintheicyPotomac."

Thisyear as National Officers,wehavehad Ihechancelotravelacross the United Slates, serving you. themembersoftheFFA Andwe 8Of

IN

SEARCH

OF

TOMORROW

JohnPope, National Secretary

Manyare thestorms that assail usinlife.

But always after the stormisIhecalmness and serenity of thenewday

—

thetomorrows olourlife.

Thesunwillcomeoultomorrow;

Andsay:

Thesun w

irthattt

Soyou've got to hangontilltomorrow,

Tomorrow,tomorrow,Iloveyou, tomorrow, You'realways a dayaway

Tomorrow,tomorrow,you'reonlyaday away.Howtruethe story oftomorrowistoldin both thebroadwaymusicaland motionpic- ture!Thestoryolalittlered-headnamedAn- nie,who, from Ihe lime of herbirthwasan or- phan

—

ayounggirlwho wasnotsatisfied with thedull,meaninglesslifeoflivinginan orphanhome.She wantedlobetter herself, andatthesametime,betterthepeople

goodintheworld as therewasbad, just as muchwealth as therewaspoverty

—

butmost importantly, jus! asmuchhappiness as there wasdangerandcruelty.She wasayounggirl who wasinsearch of her tomorrows.Andthe sameistrueforeachofusin lile.

We

livefrom day to day, waitingtoseewhat tomorrowmay bringAndmanylimesit'sthe opportunities thatwehavetodaythatcouldchangethe course of ourtomorrowsand put usonthe road to happinessandprosperity.

vantage of the opportunities of their dayand throughthis,theyhavechangedIhecourseof

yourlile.Whetheritbeagroup of chapterof- ficersdiligentlypreparing a detailed banquet programinOenhamSpring,Louisiana, or a group of state officers dedicating themselves tohavingthefineststateconventionthe MassachusettsFFAAssociationhasever seen.FFA membershavebeenattaining that basicfoundationwhichissoessentialin developingthemselves, not as leaders, not onlyasagriculturalists,bulasstrongin-

I'llnever forget the feeling of oplimism thai embellished Steve Raineyand MarcPriceol IheChamberlainFFAChapterinFlorida,or theenthusiasmofFFAmembersinatten- danceatthe CaliforniaFFAStateConvention.

Icould standhereandrecitemany examples olFFA membersdevelopingthemselves Ihis yearandlookingevenfartheraheadtoward new andhigher goalsin lile.

Butmyfeelingsare bestsummarizedina letterlhatwassent to the NationalFFAFoun- dation.Itportraysthehopes, dreams, and s ofFFAmemberseverywhere.It's ullerofWoodland. California,

itifu:

jackets,withtheirstarched white shirts and blueties,andI'dbeveryproud of them,even thoughIneverunderstoodwhy.I'dwatch themwin ribbonsandshiny trophiesforIhe

pigst Jtor

sell(hem.

"I'dwatchthemleave very, very earlyon Saturdaymorningsintheirjacketssandat night,I'dlisten lo the stories Ihey toldabout Ihetough classes they iudged and Ihegood reasons theygaveandhowhard theytried. In IhemorningI'dgeltoseethebeautiful trophies thatIheyhadbroughthomelatethat Saturdaynight.Ijustcouldn'tunderstand

slike.

lyldidn'tunderstandwhenmybrother,who hadbeengoneforquitesometime,came homewithaplaqueandgavelwilhSlate Presld -70-71I

Mfon i.Take,f

the scientific geniusola Galileo oran Albert Einstein,theintellectualbrillianceofa Socrates oran Aristotle, ormen whofought fordemocracy

—

the likes of aThomasJefler- son or a Winslon Churchill.Theseare giants whohaveleftanincrediblemarkonour universe.They openedour minds, explored our world, guided ourspirit,and led us into the futureAndyouandIhaveIhistremen- dousopportunity as well.Maybenotinaway thatgathers public attention, bulinawaythat could influence thelivesofthe people that

SuchisthecaseofLennySkutnik.Itwas January13,1982.Aheavy snowfall had prac- ticallyparalyzedour nation'scapital.

Washington,DC. Lenny wason hiswayhome fromworkatIhe CongressionalBudgetOf- fice.Snowplowshadnot cleared the roads, andtralficwasbumpertobumper.Manycars werestalled or involvedinaccidentsAshe

"Ihadnever understood, or realized what thegavelwasfor,orthetrophies,orthe wonderful blue jackets and the shinymedals andhowproudmybrothers lookedinIhem.

"ButIhispastyear,Ihavebeenlucky enoughtofindoutandIhavetosay,you never reallycancomprehendIt,untilyouex- perienceityourself.

"Iwasluckyenoughlohavefiveolder brotherswholaughedwhenIbought a steer, butneverdiscouragedmeagainstdoing what

luckyenough u irthat

gotme interestedinpublic speaking, agronomy,parti-proandbeinganofficer- secretary.

"Iwasluckyenoughtomeetnewfriends, especiallyinoursmallchapter,whoen- couraged

me

by just beingmyfriends.

Iwasluckyenoughtobepicked to attend the state convention,whereIfinallyrealized howitwasformybrothers,especially Paul.

Ithe: u-.d! iFour

teenlhStreetBridge,henoticedpeopli gathered by the bridgerail,lookingdowninti thePotomacRiver.Oulolcuriosity,he pullet over, stopped the car,andwalked to theem ofthe bridge.Andtherehesawit

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the debrn ofthe tragiccrash ofAirFloridaFlight90 Along with the debris and luggage floatingir the ice-covered waterweresixsurvivorsfrorr

helicopter,usingatowropeandalili preserver,swooped downlopick Ihe victim:

outofIhewaterAsIhe fourthcrashvictin

"Iwasluckyenoughlogolojudgingcon-

Saturday nights.

"IwasveryhappytobepickedStar Greenhand. and gratefullopeoplewhohave sponsoredFFAforso long.Thankyou very

Sincerely, Ms.Marianne Huller DouglassJrHigh Schol Woodland.California

manyofusgrewup withtnosesameideas, goals,and dreamsofwhatitwould beliketo be amemberof this organization of blueand gold.And werelished the opportunitylopar- ticipateina judging or speaking contest, or maybelorecitean officer's partintheopen- ingceremony.But these are thedreamsof yeslerday that should bemadethe realities ol today.But also, todayisthetimewe must thinkabouttomorrowInthewordsofthe ApostlePaul,".forgettingthosethings which are behind,andreachingforthunto these things which are before.Ipress toward themark "

Mytim

Try...

Tobe

Totalkhealt

Tomakeall

Tolookontf

Jits soII ig,newi isyoudo

youngthatnothing can disturb your

eallh,happinessandprosperityto

allyourfriendsfeelthatthereis

ofeverythingand

aboul successfor

Tothink only of Ihe best,toworkonlyforIhe bestandtoexpect only the best Tolorget themistakesofthe pastand press onwardtogreaterachievementsinthe future.

theywillbefilledwithmuchexcitement an challengeAndasyou searchforwaysto a tainsuccessinlife,alwaysrememberto liv each daytoIhefullest,whileaithesametimi lookingon with greater anticipationforth future.

Andwhenyou're stuck with a day that's grayandlonely, Just stickupyour chinandgrinandsay, Tomorrow,tomorrow,Ilove you tomorrow, You'reonlyadayaway.

THEGREATEST GIFT MelanieBurgess,NationalVicePresident EasternRegion

WhatcanIgive you against the intruding years?Whatwillkeepeachmomentbright to withstand ihe tears?

Icangiveyoulaughter...itwillnotbe enough.Ican give you courageforwhenthe

Ican give youwordsoffailhforwhenthe nightislong.Andforthesonglessmoment,I

can giveyouasong.

Ican give you promiseolguidance from above: But surely the greatestgiftIcan give you isthegiflof love.

So manyofus find ourselves askingand ponderingoverthequestion"WhatcanI give?"Especially as the Christmas season approaches,manyofuswillspendcountless hours rushing from store to storeinsearchfor the"perfectgift."Thegiftthatwillbring a smileacrossthefaceofalovedone

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somethingtheywillcherishforever.The panic,the rushing,thecrowdedstores,as well as the high pricesmayputadamperon the joyous occasion.Manypeoplewilleven become depressedfor they'llfindwhat they feelisthe "perfectgift"bulthen won'i be able to affordit.

Butreally,whatistheperfectgift?Asa smallchild,Ithought the greatestgiftwasIhe largestgift.Bul over the pasl year,Ibelieve, mythoughtshave matured asI'velearned to appreciatelilelorthesimpleand precious

giftsv :verydayGiftsv.

pony. Gifts lhat couldever buy.

ThefirstyearIshoweda beef steerinIhe countyfair,Iwasso nervousandcould hardly think.Butavery special person helped lo give me encouragement andconfidence.AsI

showed,heconstantlycoachedmewilh pointersfrom the sidelines. Through his time andhardwork,thetrophywhichIso very

CONVENTION REVIEW muchdesiredwasmine. Al the limeIdidn't realizeit,butmybrotherhad givenmeagift greaterthananytrophy,hegavemehis greatestgift...himself.Hislovehelpedmy dreamtobecomeareality.That's justoneex- ampleofthegiftsthatmyfamilyhas givenme through their supportand love over the past twenty-one years. Gifts lhatIneverneededto exchange becauseIheywerethewrongsize orthewrongcolor,lortheywere"perfect gifts."ThegreateslgiftsIcouldeverhopefor.

Saturday, Nov. 13, 1982- rMfflfMS -5

Over eight FFA

r.Godh

ive.Hehas givenmepeople:

;touchedmylifeandhelped mportant lessonsol life in1979,Ihad the opportunitytotravelto Berlin,Germany,toattend Ihe International GreenweekStudy Seminar. Therewemel a very specialperson, Sfevie. Slevieworkedthe nightshiftas thedeskclerkafthe hotel.He

though hewantedustobe friends.Thenight beforeweled,Slevie invitedusdownto the lobbyduringhisshift.Hesharedcookies which hehadbakedspecialforus.

We

allsat aroundandenjoyed the evening of laughing nd looking through his photoalbumsBefore wesaidourlastgoodbyes, Slevie, with tears inthiseyes,presentedeacholus with a small gift.Hegavemea smallcharmwhichwaswell wornfromsomeonehaving carriedifa long lime.Iwastouched

We

embraced andsaid goodbye.

Slevie's kind actswerehiswayofmaking us part of his family; the family whichheno longer had.Yousee,Slevieandhisfamily wereseparated during the war. Steviespent threeyearsina Nazi prisoncamp where he wasbeatenacrossthenoseeveryday.It left himwithablue scarwhichhas

wasinthe prisoncamp,hisfamilyendedupin Czech,.,So nolongercanStevieenjoyhis family thewayyou andIdo,forheisonly allowed tovisitthem one monthout of the

Buteventhough Slevie'slifehasbeentorn, hedidn'tletthatstop him Irom brightening upsomeoneelse'slife.Ibroughthome much morethan the charm,IbroughthomeStevie's greatestgift.Throughhissmile he taughtme thatnomatterhowroughlifeseemstouswe

slead lookforthe positiveandneverletthe opportunity toshare pass you by. Stevie loo gave the greatestgift,a part of himself that willnever fade frommy memory.

You see FFA members,each of us have something to give,somethingtoshare,no matterwhoweare orwherewelive.Thai becameobviouswhilevisitingafamilyin PuertoRico this yearAsIarrivedatthehome themothergreetedmewithasmilebut throughher smile.Icouldsee abilofworryin hereyes.Shetoldmeshewasworried because shethoughttheyweren'twealthy enoughtoprovidemewiththeconveniencesI

wasused toinAmerica.Ididn'tknowwhat to say.Iwas embarrassedoftheimage that that familyhad of "wealthy Amricans." ButFFA members,Ifound that family to befarricher lhan myself. With theirhandmadeguilar,we saton the front porchandsang songs. Their familyunityandlovesurroundedme.They gaveme something much morevaluable than themodernconveniencesourmoneycan buy.Theygavemetheirgreatestgift;they gave their love.

Icouldgoonand onsightingexamplesof themanypeople

whom

I'vemetwhoarelike mybrotherBill,myfriendStevie,andmy PuertoRican family.Peoplewholike tobring

smilecomeacross a sad face.

I'vewatchedlivespecialguys

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brothers

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gothrough this year with enthusiasmandop- timism.I'velistenedasH FFA membersthrough watchedtheir creativitygeneratenew andex- citingideas, bul Ihemostimportant pariisI've experienced Iheir love which they've given to many.They werereal,understanding,sen- e challenged

.Theyt

greatestgiftis lorihey've shared it everywhere Ihey'vegonethisyear.They've shared a partofthemselvesThey've given

ThisyearwillbeonewhichI'llnever forget.

I'vebeentouched by your grealeslgiftswhich I'vereceived while slayinginyourhomes,at- tending banquetsandmeetings, participating incamps andby themanyletterswhich have brightenedmy daysEventhoughmy FFA careercomesto a close,tamnotsaddened

tomorrow. Opportunities toliveand love. I'm excitedforeach of youforGo'd hasgiven toall ofus Ihe greatestgiftand the onlywaytoreal- lyenjoyourgiftIstounwrapiland shareit withsomeoneelsewhoeverorwherever they

Mygoalfor ihispast yearandthe futurehas beena rathersimple goal butone1hopeallof youwilladopt asyourown.It'sbestsum-

sandIhesongofJohn yearw

Future farmers,ifyoureallywanttolive, giveyour grealeslgift,IhegiftofLOVE.

MAY

GOD

BLESS THANKS!

IBELIEVE....

Randy Hedge,NationalVicePresident SouthernRegion

ThoseareihefirsttwowordsIcan rememberofficiallysayingintheFFA.With sweaty hands, a drymouthand shaky knees,1 canrememberfryingtorecilethosefive paragraphs so masterfullypennedby Mr.E- M,Tiflany,IIseemsabitironicthattoday,

greaterappreciation of those two words, I'm sayinggood-byeinthesame way

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by shar- ingmybeliefs.Oh,thesweaty hands, dry mouthand shakykneesaregone, but they

Ibyi ifort

that'sstronger thanIeverthought poss could say thankyouforeternityam nevercomecloseloexpressing these past few years havemeant todaymy goodbyeisoneofadifferent

jlike tt

Goda jliefs, lon'twant totellyou howgreatithas ant totellyouhowgrealitcan be.

Idobelieveinthe futureolfarming aandthe treeenlerprisesystem,in heattributesolthe family.Ibelieve

iFFA,

believeincaring about others, enjoyinglife, makingthemostoutofabad situation,inbe- inghappy....

Inshort,Ibelieveinlomorrow.Oh,frealize thatwehave problems, butatthesametimeI

AndI

tturn

about thegoodinIhisworld,ingiving credit wherecredit'sdue.TakeAmerica,forexam- ple.Toomanypeople arealwaysdownon our country. Friends,welive inthe greatest coun- tryever.OnlyinAmericacan anewspaper boy.workingonlyparttime,makemore moneydeliveringnewspapersthanfiftyper-

make.Sure,we've got10.1percentunempioy-

percent of our citizensARE employed? Com- pare that tosome^ofIheotherworldpowers;

takeatriptoJapanorSouthKoreaandcom- parethosecountriesloAmerica.Doyou realize thatinJapan,onepoundofbeefcan costanywherefrom 36 to 42 dollars appund?

Andnot onlydoesout countryexceedin production

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butalsoinspirit.RememberIhe

hostagesweretakeninIran?

We

need moreof Ihe feelings that stirred Sir PatrickHenryto say, "Islifeso dear orpeacesosweet as to bepruchasedatfhepriceofchainsof slavery?ForbidIt,Almighty God!Iknownot 5tor liberty orgiv

"Wen

And we needtobelieveinagriculture.I

believeinthefutureoffarming.Sure, agriculturehas troubles loo

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theprice of

shlghei itof

equipmenl,tractors, andfertilizeris skyrocketing;productionmoneyisshortand commoditiesarecheaperthan ever. Butstill, ina recent survey of farmers, 95 percent of thosequestioned said therewasnothing they would ratherbedoingforaliving.Last year we, IheAmericanfarmers,producedenough food lofeed 78 othersandourselves.Twenty years ago,wecouldn'tevendohalfthat well.

BecauseofAmericanagriculture,wehavelo workonly 16 minuteslorone poundofbeef;in China, 435minutes are required.InAmerica, we workjustsixminutesforadozeneggs, but inChinayouhave to work 263.Ouragriculture is stillIhe world's greatesl

Athirdbeliefneededintoday's societyisa beliefinGod.Someone oncesaidifyou don't standforsomefhing you'llfallforanything.

Whateveryour convictionsandbeliefs,you needtosfand fastinthose beliefs.Iknowthis

strength,guidanceandhelp ofII

Shakespeareoncepennedthewordswhi(

best describe self belief: "Thisaboveall, thineownselfbetrue; andifmustfollow,i

night the day. Ihou canst notthembe false

eresuccessfulAfterseven s whichendedinbankruptcy

>breakdown, amouseofa e of MickeycameinloWalt ibytl

WoodyAllenflunkedout ofmotion picture classesatacitycollegeinNewYorkandfail- ed EnglishatNYU.Einsteinwasvery latein learning totalkand wasrefusedadmissionin- toschoolbecauseofhisslow-wittedness.

ThomasEdisonandIsaacNewlon wereboth so oftenatIhebottomoftheirschoolclasses thattheybecameemotionally disturbed.

Itot

honestly believe the only differencebetween successand failureisyou.TheBible,inEc- clesiastes9:11.says"Theraceisnot tobe swift,nor the battle lobestrong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet favor tomenof skill;

but timeand chance happenlothemall."

Yousee,weallhave achancelowin orfail, lotryorquit.Theonlyonedetermines our futureisourselves.Ifyoufailto plan,thenyou plan lofail.Therewasamanborn on this very day,November13,inthe year 1850, who,il

seemed,wasdestinedto fail.Hisyoung body wrackedby tuberculosis,hehad tospendhis childhood yearsinabedpfagony.He was described as being "baldy setup"

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longand lean of body, with a look of deaih about him. a man whoreallyhad no reason lolive.His fami- lyfelthewasaburden anda disgrace,yet somehow hedidn'tlethissetbacks destroy his beliefinhimself.

And becauseof hisbelief,our societyhas beenblessed withsomeofthemostbeautiful childrens'versesintheEnglishlanguage. For throughout his sufferingandagony, thisman alwaysseemedlo retainadelightful philosophy,whichheexpressedthrough beautifulprayers,poems, andsuch stories as Treasure Island,Dr.Jekyll&Mr.Hyde,and Kidnapped.Theman,RobertLouis Steven- son,oneofthemostwidely-acclaimedliterary figuresinthe world,wasasuccessbecause

Iknowthatyoupossessthosesame qualitiestoreachyourowngoals,no matter howbig orfarawaytheymayseem...ifyou'll justremember:

There'llbebrighterI For there's nothing loomuch forthe greatGodto do,andallif Heasks or expects Irom you

Thatkeepsgrowing strong along with the years,

ContentintheknowledgethatGod knowsbest

Forw itGod's goto

Sokeeping thebelief,whatever betide you, knowingthatGodwillbe withyou to guide you, Andallthaihepromised

ifyoutrusthim completely Andalways believe.

SEVENINFIVE Jack Stewart, National Vice President WesternRegion

Sevenin five.How does one sumup seven yearsin liveminutes?Roughly athirdofmy lifehasbeenspentintheFFA

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thelast seven years outofnearlytwenty-two.What does onesayinsummationinfiveminutes7 WhatmessageshouldIleave?

Theseare IhequestionsIpondered often throughout the year.Thethough! that kept reoccuring was,whynot give thislastaddress tosomespecilicFFAmembers?

chapterfarmerandofficerintheDouglas Chapter, whileCodyisattending hisfirstNa- tionalFFAConvention as agreenhand

TheiwoolyourepresentIhechapter farmersandgreenhandswho make upthis organizationandwhoIlhankforihisyear.

Perhaps you. Kelly,canunderstand somewhal morewhat I'm goinglosay lhan Codycan,becauseyou've already spent time inthisorganizationandknowofsomeolthe

The onethingI'vefoundFFAstandsfor is opportunity.HankAaron said recenltyathis inductionintotheBaseballHallofFame,

"Man's ity5 inlybyh hciop- portunity."Kelly,you asI,have alreadylet someofyour opportunitiesslipby.Cody,you aretheonewhostillhasallofthem.The chancetolearn,todevelopyourself.The thrillsolwinning a contest, meetingnewpeo- ple,seeingnewplaces,learninginvo-ag and through yourSOEprojects,Iheexcitement of anewpairoftwinlambs,thelunolyour chapter'sactivitiesallawaityou.Thelong hoursofjudgingpractice,fittingsheep endlessly,sleeplessnightsduringlambing

lostcontestsandthelessons taught by each

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allare wailingforyoutoo.Someofthe ac- tivities willbe exciting, others disappointing, butallwillhave valuablelessonsinthem somewhere. Eachisan opportunity to learnif

youwilljustutilizeit.

I've letmanyopportunitiesslipby unused.

It'sonly after Iheypass lhat you regret them.

Jusl as your creed contestiscomingup short- ly,Cody, KellyandIhaveletlhatpass by us.

We

don'thave the opportunity learn Irom our creed speaking conlest asyoudo. Likewise, however,oneofIhegreateslthrillsIeverhad haspassedyou by; thedaythaiyou got your firstFFAjacketisgone.Only thememoriesol

irmgil

e andto school areleft.Yourfirst viewandsession of a National Convention are now memories.Icouldfellyou.Codyand Kel- ly,olallyou'llgothrough, the thingsyouwill alwaysremember,ofwhatyoucandoifyou justwill.But thatinitself isIhe key.You and what you are willingtodo.No onecanmake youdoanything.IIis alluployou. Hard work anddedication are part of whatyou'lllearn

You have beenprovided those op- portuniliesthroughFFAlhatHankAaron said couldlimityou.Youhavenolack ofopportuni- ty..onlyanabundanceofit.Lackofop- portunityiscausednot by a lack ofit,butby not takingadvantage of the opportunity.

InPhilippians4:13itsays,"Icandoall thingsthroughChrist,whichstrengthened

mything positi kyou

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ifGodssyou

YOUR

PEACE WILL SET

YOU

FREE ScottWatson

National Vice President, Central Region

Just talking with old friendslikeyou, with familylikeyou,Iguess,iseasy.AndI've always looked forward toitduring this year.

Thereis littlejoy, however,inpartingIrpm old friendsand

m

sayinggoodbye.

But the earth spins,dayspass, and people grow,andeveryending also signals anew

:ept ding" mbegin ning"

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mayhaveforme.JustasIeagerly want lo share with youwha!thisexperience as a National Olficer hasmeanttome.

Muchasithasdoneto otherswholook this samelong, exciting road, thisyearhas rear- rangedmyprioriiiesandliterallychangedmy life.Theroad often took

me

farIromhome, d painfullyfarfrom familyand loved ones.

ButII dthatl<

places,newfriends,andfardownthetrailof newadventures.Theroad lookme ona never- ending journey of growlh;andthatjourney developedinmean increased zestforlife, andincreasedcommitmentto agriculture,and a vastly increased appreciationformyfellow

Robert LouisSlevenson said,"Solong as welove to serve; so long asweareloved by others,Iwould almost say thatwearein- dispensable;and no manisuseless whilehe

luallythosechoiceswe makewilldeter- ihevalueweplaceonallthatlifehaslo usInfact,ihey ultimatelydetermine the

;thatweeven placeonlife itself.

jare givenchanceslohelpour fellow ortoignorehim.

We

maywalkwith rs.sowe maywalkon others.

We

may en others, orwe maylighten theirload the helpinghandoffriendship.Thefinest

feeling lhatIhavefellfrom youandforyou Ihisyear.

WhenIwaselected1believed thechanceto meetnewfriendswouldbeihegreatest rewardIcould receive this year. BulIwasalso wiselyadvisedtobewary of those with selfish thoughts

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thetakers, iheusers,and abusersMachiavelli,the authority ofpower politics,toldinhisinfamous book,The Prince, offriendships thai arewonby rewardsandnot by greatnessandnobilityofsoul.Eventhough therewardsmay bereal,Ihefriendships aren'tand"purchased"friendscannotbe

sotn soft

need, only true friendscanbecountedon Tothoseolyouwith achanceto helpso- meonelessfortunatelhan yourself,Iwould

rowedIromTheBible

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thaigiving onlywhat you don'tneedisn'tgivingilall.Totrulygive you have lo give themostprecious thingyou have

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youhave to give yourself,

TodayinAmerica,manypeopleseemlobe frustratedand depressedabout theirlives.

Thissickness of attitude has not onlyafflicted the oldand attacked ihe middle-aged, butit hasevenparalyzedmanyolouryoungpeo- ple.The causeofthisdisease runs from finan- cialwoesloeconomicillness,from lack of self-esteem to a lack of direction ormeaning, OccassionaltyIhave experiencedsomeof thesesame symptomsduringIhisyear.ButI have tried to treat thecauseoftheillness,not just thesymptoms.This epidemicdoesnot existbecauseofman'sdesirelorweallh or

portuniliesinIhiscountry.Ilisnotduetoinef- fectiveorirresponsiblegovernment.The epidemicIhiscountry suffersfromisderived fromman'sunwillingnesstoreassessand redefinethevalueheplaceson his fellow

We

needtobemorelhanyoungpeopleina freecountry.

We

needlobe reliablefitenijs with acommitmentto acommongoalofIm-

Ourgenerationisofferedachance

—

maybethelastchance

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lobeginanew.

We

haveagolden opportunitytocombat negativism, defeatism, hopelessanduseless debate.

We

havethechancebeforeusto revive a sleeping nation,lobuildIhetowersol peace andprosperityhigher thanwe dreamed possible.IIwe meetthese challenges,ifwe daretoaspireaboveIhehorizonand beyond the stars,andthenworklogetthere

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ONLY thenwillbe haveearned theright lobeattrue peacewithourselves,witheach other, and withallmankind.

So nowthereis

Duringthisyear,andnowas1gaze around thisauditorium,Ican see just the group todp that work.Iseeanawesome,articulategroup ofachievers

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our family,trulyour Nation,

valuablelesson thatIlearned this past year, the truegemofwisdom, the key to a thousand doors;Ilearned thatno matterhow muchof myselfIgave,no matterhowrelentlessly or selflesslyIparted withmytimeandtalent,my

thanIgaveAndIhesamethingcanhappento you,becauseIbelieve givingisasmucha law ofnature as a law of gravity.Yousimply can- notgiveloomuchtoa loving, caring friend.So

Iinviteyou lo devote yourselvestoalifeof

AndIwanttothankyou with apoemwritten by a friend:

You'vetoldmeastory, Sungmeasong, Made mebelieve this worldisyoung.

Paintedmea picture, Given tomymind

Some meaningtonow,some essencelotime.

Iflifeisagame.

Thenyou've taughtmeto play, Tolaughwhenihepieces standinmyway.

AndIflifeisagift, ThenI'vesurelyhad mine.

Inknowingyou,fornow andalltime.

Sogo,liveyourlife Andinliving,betrue;

Havinglifebestisupto you.

Aboveall.remember the things you've taught me.

Forifyoutetit,yourpeacewillsetyoufree.

6- (MimCS -Saturday, Nov. 13, 1982

55th Conver

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