Corrigan High School - Blue Quill Yearbook (Corrigan, TX)

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wfenbmwvmfc F. F. A. OFFICERS The year 1917 saw the Congress of the United States pass the Smith-Hughes Act. This provided that boys take Vocational Agriculture, The purpose was to establish boys in farming. The law said each boy must have three productive projects each of his three years of Vocational Agriculture. In 1928 there developed a bond of comradeship between all the boys in V. A. This developed into the Future Farmers of America. This small group has grown to be the largest group in the world of boys 14 to 21 years of age. There are 48 state associations with two territories. The blue and gold jackets are familiar sights, and with outstanding leadership activities the influence of the F. F. A. has made leaders of boys who would never have had the training and opportunity to excell. The year, 1954, marked the 25th anniversary of the Future Farmers. In celebration the United States Post Office issued a stamp recog- nizing the FFA. Only groups of high standards are given such recognition. Today not only are the basic facts of farming taught, but leadership and citizenship are developed on a high plane. Wfhether in farming, banking, business, or otherwise an understanding of the problems of the farmer through the FFA, gives each boy an appreciation he will take in his life profession. 9 U11 Prerldenf ............ ..................., 'I oe Brett Vice-Preficlefzl ..,. .... B illy Mac Cockrell Sec1'elm'y ....... .... . Arthur Ray Lowe Treaxnrez' .. ............. james Riley Reporler .... ....... E d Wayfne Barton Selzlifiel ..... ....... J ames Chandler Advisor . ..... C. Eidson

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