Branson High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Branson, MO)

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The freshman class studies The Future Farmers of America were chartered in 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri as a national organization. Missouri re- ceived it's charter at this time. Branson chapter of Future Farmers were chartered in Dec. 1939. There were 24 charter mem- bers at this time F.F.A. is the largest farm boy organization in the world with approximately 1f3 of a million members at the present time. Studying the principles of electricity. This page sponsored by SPRINGFIELD GROCER CO.

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FUTURE F RMERS OF AMERICA FIRST ROW: Harold Bass, Advisorg Don Ritten- house, Secretaryg Marvin Fausett, Vice-Pres.g Larry Doubt, Pres.g Charles Large, Reporter: Adrain Brown, Treasurerg Carl Wallace, Senten- elg Johnnie Lyons. SECOND ROW: Kenneth Bow- man, Sammy Lyons, J. B. Thornton, Jimmie Gregg, Mike Hornbeck, Gary Melton, Gary Fisher. THIRD ROW: Jimmy Hursh, Ronnie Walker, Bruce Coffelt, Glendle Boggess, Stoney Pride, Robert Keys, Johnie Swenson. FOURTH ROW: Toby Wright, Don Mitchell, Eddie Rosencrans. Richard Combs, Roy Mitchell. This page sponsored by DR. PEPPER BOTTLING CO., Springfield, Mo

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FFA members at the Foremost Guernsey Farms at Columbia, Mo. We now have Future Farmers all over the world patterned after our organiza- tion. We hold an annual state convention atKansas City, Mo. each year. We have approximately 272 chapters of FFA in Missouri. In 1955 we had 48 states and 2 territoriesg Hawaii and Puerto Rico. We now have Z6 active members in the Branson chapter. Building a filing case. FFA officers at state capital in Jeff. City. Working on FFA shop project This page sponsored by COCA COLA BOTTLING CO.