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

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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 -