Bristow High School - Comet Yearbook (Bowling Green, KY)

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CREED We are the Future Homemakers of America We face the future with warm courage, And high hope. For we have the clear consciousness of seeking Old and precious values. For we are the builders of homes, Homes for America's future. Homes where living will be the expression of everything That is good and fair. Homes where truth and love and security and faith Will be realities, not dreams. We are the Future Homemakers of America We face the future with warm courage And high hope The Bristow F.H.A. Chapter was organized by the help of North Warren Chapter. At our first meeting, October 21, 1948, we elected officers with formal initiation. President-Anne Davisg Vice Pres- ident-Thelma Hendricks: Secretary-Kathryn Penningtong Treasurer-Lou Ola Stahlg Historian-Carolyn Lyles: Reporter-Erlene Hayesg Parliamentarian-Clara Atchley: and Song Leader-Marie Wallace. At our first meeting we had 21 members. But at Christmas one of our members moved, Betty .To Higdon, and in January we gained one new member, .Toan McBroom. Our colors are red and white, the flower of our or- ganization is the red rose. The motto is Toward New Horizon. The emblem is a house supported by two hands with sunrays extending out from the home. I We have set before us three goals: ill personal im- provementg Q21 promotion of recreationg and Q31 devel- opment of international relationship. We have completed all of these goals, and we are now working on our degrees of recognition. To receive a degree each girl has special qualifications to fulfull. The highest honor achieved is to be an Honor Ro1l chapter, who's temperature is 212 degrees F. For each accomplishment our temperature rises a certain number of degrees. We now stand 107 degrees F, We are working toward an Honor Rol1 chapter and hope to reach it before the school term ends. By: Carolyn Lylesg Anne Davis: Kathryn Pennington: Clara Atchleyg and Erlene Hayes. 41

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BIRTH OF A NEW DEPARTMENT On J'uly 1, 1948, a new department was added to the Bristow School. Although it is new here, Vocational Agriculture Departments have been known for many years throughout the nation, It has long been felt that agriculture is necessary to the well being of farm people and the nation. Within the United States, there are more than 9,000 schools that offer a four year course in vocational agriculture. We, of the school, are proud of such a department and hope that the community is just as proud Since agriculture is the basic industry of our great nation, funds have been set aside by the Federal Government to aid in this Vocational Agriculture program. The Future Farmers of America, an organization of Vocational Agriculture boys, has become an integral part of the vocational education in agriculture in the public school systems of America, and has become well known in recent years. These organizations date back to 1928 and since that time have served to motivate and vitalize the systematic instruction offered to students of Vocational Agriculture, and to provide further training in farmer-citizenship. The F.F.A. is a non-profit, non-political, farm youth organization of voluntary membership, designed to take its place along with other agencies striving for the development of leadership, the building of a more permanent agriculture, and the improvement of country life. A few of the activities we are attempting in our first year of F.F.A. are: Setting up our chapter room with necessary paraphernalia. Buying certified seed corn co-operatively for boys and dads. Selling certified, root-rot resistant varieties of tobacco seed. Adding to our library within our chapter room. Subscribing to two good farm magazines for our chapter. Holding a father and son banquet for purpose of establishing a closer association be- tween dads and boys and between farmers. Accepting as our responsibilities the care of the school grounds. Encouraging better farming methods in community. Sponsoring F.F.A. softball and basketball teams for development of health and fair play. Our Motto is: Learning to do Doing to learn Earning to live Living to serve. We hope that the F.F.A. will be of service to the school and the community. We want to make it a better place to live. Let's learn together. 42