Mississippi State University - Reveille Yearbook (Starkville, MS)

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Plant Pathologists Promote the Study of Agriculture The Phytopathology and Weed Science Student Club was organized on February 22, 1964. The objectives were to pro- mote the profession of agriculture and particularly, the fields of Plant Pathology and Weed Science; to develop fellowship among the members of the Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Science; to sponsor certain Departmental activities; and to act as the official agent in representing the students of the Department. Membership was extended to any interested stu- dent of good academic standing in the college of agriculture, who displays both within and without the University unfailing respect for order, morality and personal honor, and the rights of others. First row (I to r): Jordan, Crowley, McNeill, Sartor, Street, Lucado, Magee, Choudhury, Naqvi. Second row: Graves, Brown, Ch iu, Parris, Smith, Kent, Hare, Easley, Wiles. 253

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Members of the Horticulture Club are: Hearnsberger, Carlisle, Bell, Main, Parker, Stough, Porter, Palmer, Wattle, Cheng, Rawls, Goodgame, Callaway, Korns, Overcash. Horticulture Club Holds Mum Sales The Horticulture Club holds the yearly Homecoming mum corsage sales to finance the club ' s activities which include a Christmas party, a spring picnic, and informational programs. Besides sending members to the annual convention, the club awards a $100 scholarship yearly to a student in horticulture chosen by a student-faculty committee. The club ' s main purpose is to promote an interest in horti- culture and its subfields among the student body. Students majoring in horticulture as well as those in other fields who are interested in horticulture are invited to join. 252

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First row (1 to r): Walker, Savell, Phillips, Gibson, James, Steed, Shoemake, Shill. Second row: Clay, Slay, Counce Waldrup Booth Treloar Fereu son McPhail, Fulcher, Shotts, Hamilton. Third row: Nichols, Riddel, Huff, Gober, Speed, Cole, Vance, Rerguson, ' Leward, Farr Fourth row- Geno Baird, Lockwood, Howell, Robertson, West, Snowden. Fifth row: Harding, Culpepper, Johnson, He. ' ' Future Farmers of America Provide Training in Agricultural Leadership The Future Farmers of America, commonly known as FFA, is the national organization of, by, and for the boys studying voca- tional agriculture in public secondary schools under the provisions of the National Vocational Education Acts. As an integral part of the program of vocational education in agriculture in the public school systems of America, the F.F.A. has become well known. No national student organization enjoys greater freedom of self-government under adult counsel and guid- ance, than F.F.A. Organized in November of 1928, it has served to motivate and vitalize the systemic instruction offered to students of vocational agriculture and to provide further training in agri- cultural leadership. The Collegiate Chapter of Future Farmers of America uses the same paraphernalia and ceremonies as used by the local chapters in high schools. The Collegiate Chapter of F.F.A. at Mississippi State University is sponsored and supervised by the Agricultural Education Department. It is an extracurricular activity having its origin and root as a definite part of the pre-employemnt training of teachers of vocational agriculture. 254