Fairbury High School - Trail Yearbook (Fairbury, NE)

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Country Style The FFA is a national organization of, by and for boys studying vocational agriculture. lt is an intra-curricular activity having its origin and root in an actual part of a school curriculum -vocational agriculture. lts primary aim is the developing of leadership, the building of a more permanent agriculture and the improve- ment of country life. Members learn through active participation how to conduct or take part in a public meet- ingg to buy and sell co-operatively, to assume civic responsibilities, to finance themselves, to solve their own problems, and to speak in public. 'Activities of the chapter are conducted by eight standing committees appointed each year by the chapter. This year's accomplishments were: the building of a septic tank form and seed treater, cooperative purchasing of dairy projects, a livestock trailer and a concrete mixer, mineral mixingg spraying of the school lawn, project tour, poultry demonstration at a local hatchery, sponsoring of two educational meet- ings for farmers, a booth at the county fair, sell- ing of magazines, garden seeds, 2-4-D and DDT, mailbox signs, and fire grenades, one hundred percent participation in local public speaking contest, the awarding of two trophies by the Ki- wanis clubg the initiation of three state farmers, and an active basketball team that won the sec- ond place trophy in the invitational FFA basket- ball tournament at Milford. At the time of the state FFA convention and judging contests, twenty-eight members went to Lincoln where they entered nine of the state con- tests. Seven of the nine teams won ribbons in the FFA contests. Fairbury and Kearney were judged the state's best chapters. The chapter won first place in community service and in co- operation, Fairbury's parliamentary procedure team won a banner and Richard Iohnson, the public speaker, won a white ribbon. Highlights of the year consisted of the Iunior Fair at which eighty-two hogs, six baby beeves, ten dairy calves and ten head of sheep were ex- hibited. Other highlights were the FFA-FHA barn dance, the crowning of a queen and the parent-son banquet with forty-two members and their parents attending. Future goals of the chapter include organ- ization of a lunior Fair board, arrangements for a camping trip, plans for sending members to the national convention and the formation of a softball team. BACK ROW Cleft to rightj: Harold Germer, Dean Shultz, Gerald Dallman, Richard Dykmann. Dean Michels, Erwin Kriesel, Leland Wittler, Stanley Snyder, Marvin Hein, Allred Schoen, Richard Dux. THIRD ROW: Richard Johnson, Cal Dean Iunker. Norris Schoen, Harry Heidelk, Robert Regnier, Alvin Meyer, Marvin Paneitz, Richard Brunkow, Louis Meyer, Roland Mollenberndt, Donald Nieman, Iohn Snyder and Mr. Harold Duis. SEEIOND IRIOIN: DBob Snyder, Larry Amer, Darrel Iurgena. Russell Shultz, Alvin Brungardt, Harold Harms, Dick Turner, Darrell Bishop, tt , l l k , B'l1 H 'tt. vere C e G 6 un 91' 1 Y BW! FIRST ROW: Richard Schoen, Roger Schunelle, Wilber Hanson, Rabert Hammond, Harold Stewart, lunior Knobel. Everett Shinn, Glen- dale Mewes. Leo Milius, Dale Witt, Dennis McCord. Page 56

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BACK HOW Cleft to rightl: Margaret Unger, Violet Schrock Cleo Hummel B tt Pl ' Vculek Ianet Ackman L G . , e e ers, Mary Ann Pavlicek. Carol n Eilts, Martha , , a reta Dawson, Geraldine Sisler, Minnie Haba. Kathryn Fitch, lean Brown, IoAnn McDonald. FOURTH ROW: lanice Eisenhauer, Iune Austin, Iune Henderson, Carol Else. Wilma Hirsch, Donna Snell, Darlene Meyer, Marilyn Pleis Dorothy Law, Dortha Garrison, Idonna Burkhart, Barbara Dawson. THIRD ROW: Arloene Davis, Beulah Lurz, Loretta Brown. Willa Hammond, Barbara Banks. Miriam Church. Mary Eleanor Moore Kathleen Kelley, Patty McKa , Marian Rossmiller, Marian Shultz. SECOND ROW: Sylvia Speir. Charlene Hoover, Marilyn Iones, Lois Ward. Elaine Holtzen, Ioan Heiclelk, Beverly Gambs. Twila Mapol Delores Stone, Carol Kroetsching, Carolyn Luce, Carol Lea, Mary Wiebe. Miss lane Fairchild. FIRST ROW: Donna Leigh. Connie Smith, Patty Cobb, Donna Wilson. Betty Witt, Gwen Miller. Lois Bockelman, Patty Keen, Ella Mae lanz. Huthann Chirnside, Bonnie Fielder. At the annual YWCA dinner, April 30, Tri-Y President Ianet Ackrnan activities. Gracious in manner, reported on the year's Ready for service, Loyal to friends, Seeing the beautiful, Eager for knowledge, Reverent toward God, Victorious over self, Ever dependable, Sincere at all times. ln May, Tri-Y and the junior high Y-Teens aughter Tea. This -Y-a year in which combined to hold the Mother-D closed the year 1948 for Tri girls had Worked and played together, and tried to live up to these ideals ot the YWCA: To face lite squarel T f' d y o in and give the best, and to be Deep in business matters but not so deep they can't give President Ianet Ack- man their whole-hearted attention are the '47-'48 members of the Tri-Y cabinet. BACK ROW tleft to rightl: Miss lane Fairchild, IoAnn McDonald, Marilyn Iones, ldonna Burkhart. Kathryn Fitch FIRST BOW: Carolyn Luce, Dorothy Law. Loretta Brown. Ianice Eisenhauer. impartial in judgment, Page 55

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President Richard Iohnson crowned ldon- na Burkhart FFA Queen lor 1948 in an elaborate ceremony at the annual FFF.- FHF. barn dance. Her attendants were Shirley Snyder and Rllene Wittig. The much awaited annual FFA-FHA barn dance was held on Friday, April 2. Boys in overalls and girls in print dresses lound it necessary to crawl through a tunnel ot bales ot hay and climb over a gate in order to enter the gym which resembled the inside of a barn with lanterns and harnesses hung on the walls. Bales ot hay on the floor and a wagon gear, from which doughnuts and apple cider were served, completed the decorations. The evening was spent in both popular and square dancing, music being turnished by the Rhoden brothers with Harry Schenk calling the sauare dances. Other entertainment consisted DeBord, a nail driving contest tor the girls won by Dortha Garrison, a milking contest won by Harvey l-lardesty and a needle threading cone test won by Kathleen Luby. Then came the greatest event of the evening -the curtains parted revealing the FFA Queen, ldonna Burkhart, seated on a throne of bales ot hay. Beside her stood the attendants, Shirley Snyder and Allene Wittig with their escorts, Ro- land Mollenberndt and lohn Snyder. Richard Iohnson, FFA president, stepped up and solemnf ly placed an official FFA cap on the head ot the queen. Cider, doughnuts! shouted the F. F. A. boys at their annual Barn Dance where there was lun galore and refreshments to suit the occasion. Page 57