Atlanta High School - Atalanta Yearbook (Atlanta, IL)

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PHYSICAL SCIENCE

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ATLANTA FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA The Atlanta F. F. A started the present school year with a new®t of officers elected September 11, 1940, The officers for this yoar are as follows: Harlan Warrick, President; Edison Criswell, Vico President; John Applegate, Secretary-Treasurer; and John Brandt, Reporter, jSdison Criswell attended the leadership training school at Spring-field last September, The purpose of the school was to develop better local officers. The following members were givon tho Green Hand degreo this year: Robert Thompson, Barrett Rogers, Ward Taylor, Robert Kindred, Robert Short, Jamos Loy, Merlin Wilmort, William Niekols, Raymond Behrends, Marvin Spaits, and William Speciale, The following members were raisod from green hands to Future Farmers: Ray Thompson, Jr,, Donald Turner, Richard Gordon, Richard Apple- gate, John Applegate, John Brandt, Harlan Warrick, Edison Criswell, and Charles Hubner, The F, F, A. is an organization designed mainly for boys enrolled in Vocational Agriculture, Project work is on tho increase this year with many members carrying more than one project, A numbor of F, F. A, boys are securing quite a start for farming with pure bred livestock. Preparations and plans have been made for a Father and Son Banquet scheduled for April 5, 1941, During tho months of May and June F, F, A, boys who are members of tho grain, livestock and poultry teams will be hard at work for the State Judging Contest held annually at Champaign, Illinois, Following tho contest the boys will be busy at work on the farm, as well as getting livestock ready for the Vocational County and State Fairs , When this work is all completed, another year will again be close at hand, F • A. A, Front Row: W, Taylor, J. Thompson, M, Wilmert, J. Loy, J. Applegate, Back Row: W, Nichols, H, Cook, B, Rogers, B, Thompson, H, Warrick, D, Gordon, D, Turner, D, Applegate, Mr, Swanson