Sutton High School - Blue Devil Yearbook (Sutton, WV)

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FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA F. F. A. GROUP The F, F. A, is a national organi- zation of farm boys reaching from the state of Washington to Puerto Rico and from the state of Maine to Hawaii. The Future Farmers of America was founded in 1928. They are cele- brating their 25th year. The F, F, A. motto is: Learning to Do Doing to Learn Farming to Live Living to Serve The F. F, A. uses parliamentary procedure and believes that a chapter is no better than its officers. They have four degrees of membership in the Sutton Chapter. The Future Farmers hold an an- nual Parent and Son Banquet in the high school. The banquet is prepared and served by the Sutton Chapter of the Future Homemakers of America. K 1 .4 The officers of the F.F.A. are as follows: Rodney Steorts, Presi- dentg Thomas Williams, Jr., Vice Presidentg John Johnson, Sentinelg Eddie Perrine, Reporter: John Tinney, Treasurerg Roland Wilson, Secretary: Robert H. Burns, Advisor.

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FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA The officers of the F.H.A. are, left to right: FIRST ROW, Jean Cogar, Vice President in charge of Public Relationsg Carol Skidmore, Secretary, Mrs. Fran- ces S. Howard, Sponsorg Dorothy Humphreys, Vice President in charge of Re- creation, Betty Skidmore, Parliamentariang SECOND ROW, Pat Helmick, His- toriang Freda Williams, Treasurer: Wanda Smith, Vice President in charge of Program of Work, and Jean Loyd, President. Future Homemakers is a private, non-profit organization, incorporated under the laws of the District of Co- lurnbia. lt co-operates with the Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, and the American Home Economics Association, in promoting home ec- onomics study and instructions, and all phases of homemaking activities, in public, private, and secondary schools. - Future Homemakers was founded June 1, 1945, under a provisional con- stitution. On July 9, 1948, the national constitution was ratified. The W. Va. Association was the 13th state to be granted a charter. The Sutton Chapter was affiliated at that time. Previous to 1945 there had existed for a period of ten years in Sutton High School an organized group of students known as the Home Economics Club. This group elected to affiliate with the Future Homemakers of America. At the time of the organization of the Future Homemakers of America, Mrs. Barbara Ann Boggs Holcomb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Boggs, Sr. of Sutton was elected to a state and national office. She was instrumental in writing the national constitution and designing the emblem. Since that time Miss Jean Waugh, Miss Mary Ann Fox and Miss Nancy McNary, all mem- bers of the Sutton Chapter have held offices in the state association. Misses Mary Ann Fox, Margaret Westfall, Ursie Dean, Linda McNary and Nancy McNary hold state Future Homemakers degrees. Mrs. Barbara Ann Boggs Holcomb, Miss Mary Ann Fox, and Mrs. Frances Howard, Chapter Advisor, have been awarded State Honorary Degrees. F.H.A. GROUP

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FUTURE TEACHERS OE AMERICA F. T. A. GROUP The Future Teachers of America is one of the five national clubs of our school. This club was first organized in our school in the fall of 1951 with Miss Dorothy C. Engle as sponsor. It has been named the Dorothy C. Engle Club of the Future Teachers of America and is affiliated with the state and national organizations. It is our great- est ambition to be recognized as one of the most active organizations in the school. F.T.A. officers are: Fay Great- house, President: Marjorie Robin- son, Vice Presidentg Alice Lou Gillespie, Recording Secretary, Ann Skidmore, Corresponding Secretaryg Sally Wilson, Treas- urerg Gary Gillespie, Historian. Sponsor: Dorothy C. Engle.