Eastern High School - Blue Jay Yearbook (Madison, SD)

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,f lXf EEA. QQE W EBEE Sponsoring the annual father-son ban- quet and the district crops and public speaking contest,making a sum er trip of 1,600 miles, presenting radio and assem- bly programs, carrying out inter-chapter recreation, inaugurating a thrift bank program, having a group project, staging an entertainment night, trying several money-making projects, holding regular monthly meetings were some of the chief activities of the Eastern F.F.A.chapter. The annual father-son banquet was held November 5 in the high school auditorium with an attendance of about one hundred. E. M. Mumford of Howard was the guest speaker of the evening. As a summer trip the members spent a week on a tour that took them to Chicago, where they visited Armour's Packing Plant, Brookfield Zoo, Chicago University, Field's Museum, the International Harvester Company and the Museum of Science.They also visited many places of interest in Minnesota and in Wisconsin they visited the state capitol and university. The exhibit which the chapter entered at the state fair won third place. A thrift bank was organized this year for the purpose of encouraging thrift. The group project consisting of eight acres of barley and two of hybrid corn, which was run on an experiment- al basis, was conducted on the Lawrence May farm east of Madison. The boys again borrowed money from the Production Credit associa- ' tion which they used to help fin nee their proj cts Among Hana seas seas JN

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the new money raising schemes which were planned to help raise money for chapter activities were the mixing and selling of minerals and chick mash, selling of candy and school supplies, magazine sub- cription contest and the staging of an entertainment night for the public. David Olson,local and state president, and Donald Jernlh of the Brookings chap- ter were the two official delegates to represent South Dakota at the tenth na- tional F. F. A.cenvent1on held at Kansas City,October 16 to 25. Lawrence Ritz re- eeived a free trip given by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad company, to this convention. Other members who drove to Kansas City with their adviser, Newell Metcalf, were Reed Smith, Kenneth Rowland and Arden Kern. Due to their helpfulness in promoting the aims of the Future Farmer organiza- tion and vocational agriculture, Supt.C. E.Sear,Edward Shields,Leroy Duke and Ne- well Metcalf,adviser,were given honorary degrees by the local chapter this year. Thus the local chapter has carried out the spirit of the national organization by practising brotherhood,honoring rural op ortunities and responsibilities and developing qualities of leadership. OFFICERS David Olson- --------------- President Kenneth Rowland ------- Vice-president Arden Kern ---------- Secretary Morris Jackson ------ Treasurer Lawrence Ritz -------- Reporter Newell Metcalf ---------- Adviser 'N Hema seas awe ss -