Bigfork High School - Le Lac Yearbook (Bigfork, MT)

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FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA Future Farmers of America is an organization composed of boys en- rolled in Vocational Agriculture in high school. Advised by their agriculture instructor, they organize in a group and cooperate to carry on business, practice par Iiamentary procedure, recognize and encourage natural talents, and put enthusiasm and pleasure into work and recreation. Being a local, state, and national organization, the Future Farm- ers of America provides an opportunity for boys to attain higher offices of the organization and to develop leadership and cooper- ation among themselves and others. Some of the activities of this organization are stock judging, puDlic speaking contests, chapter contests and supervised prac- tice. The true spirit of the Future Farmers is emoodied in their motto which is, Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Learning to Live, and Living to Serve. Officers elected in our chapter are president, Francis Heath; vice-president, Douglas Potts; secretary, Lloyd Fagerland; report- er, George Wagner; treasurer, Billy Amo rose; adviser, Mr. Harry Kauffman. Last fall a revolving swine project was started by purchasing two purebred gilts. One of them was bought from our secretary, Lloyd Fagerland, and the other from L. L. Casto of Salt Lake City. These were given to two ooys who wrote the best plans for keeping the gilts. jimmy Johnson and Donald Aadsen received the gilts and in return, they will give the F. F. A. two gilts which will be given to two other boys next fall. PEP CLUB Last year the Pep Club was organized with the idea of creating more pep among the student body and the townspeople. New members are chosen each spring from the Junior Class on a basis of schol- arship, leadership and dependability. Officers chosen this year are Lucille Butterfield, president; Dorothy Fox, vice-president; and Betty Morton, secretary. Other memoers of the club are Wes- ley Barta, Claude Elton and Francis Heath. Miss Bernard is the club sponsor. This year the Pep Club sponsored a dance after the game with Poi- son; organized a pep rally before the Columbia Falls game; and inaugurated pep assemblies before each game. Shirley Brown, Wanda Clark and Larry Wicker were selected as cheer leaders. Viking heads as emblems were given to each of the members. The Viking head is the symbol of the Bigfork High School. We hope that the Pep Clubs in the future will be as active as the one this year.