Knoxville High School - Jester Yearbook (Knoxville, IL)

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FUTURE FARMERS FFA, continues the year roundeeftall, winter, spring, and summer. Last summer, they were busy with the State FFA. Convention, which Myron Dempsey, Jim Ramp, and Jim Steeie attended, the State Livestock Judging Contest, a potluck and swimming party at Lake Bracken, and the Sec- tional FFA, Fair, at which 25 boys exhibited The first week ot August the Knoxviiie FFA, Chapter was repre- sented by boys and their projects at the Knox County Fair Then on August T622 some ot them took their projects to the State Fair at Springtield. Mr, James Litchfield is the advisor again this year aided by president, Ed Breece, vice-president, Jim Scalf, second vice-president, Ernie Bybee, secretary, Leroy Rader, treas- urer, Cary Covvman, reporter, Bob Wolf, and Don Cibbs, This year Bob Wolf vvas chosen as chairman ot Section 14, vvhich includes tour counties, Their September FF A, meeting vvas to acquaint freshe man parents vvith FF,A,, its purpose, and its various proiects. Then came the annuai initiation hayrack party, All tuture Back rovv D Stornberg, C Coff, D McCormick, M Cibson, I Lasiey, R Vv'ebber, D Cnbbs, R Johnson, F Delost, C Heiander, D Rowell Front rovv Mr J Litchtieid, D McCormick, D Mciviuiiin, D Cnvvinan, B Fauikner, E Bybee, R Wolf, Ci Derhani

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liunt row I' llvctliui, li Cotlsil. I' Hoynte, J Larson, J, Benson. Middle row I Bowman, Dr D Prince, advisor, Vx! Bradbury, in-sitlviil, Il l tiiitlgioii. wtrutarx treasurer, K Moore, M J Green, J, Block! Standing l Bybee, C Tucker, J Gott, C Cownian, l Ili Iillltlt IT l II ti Im fr 1 H. 5, tr I' ,E Fx N ff, v !,f,,lQ XT 5, , ' , ,i 1 kxfg' T, C lfffg-' Z 'CTT' I' STUDE C0UNCI!,f4- - 1' 11' 4... cj-QC: vel, 4 r, , D, Q , , .-ff?ff7,A:.f04 vigil!! T' The lmbifbl Student Council, cornposed ot 2l huge success, -Eollowmgvthe'campaigf1', the Coun- ,- inontbors, was led very successfully by Walter Brad- cil sponsored a I-larv,eS'tijy6 Party. f W r 4 -M4 , . fi q'z,g6a ' ' ' ' IWW. lWC5'Cl9'Il- Saleh IJCY- V'C9'DVGS'Cl9flIi and The ceremonies toPth'e laying fthe cornerstone If Barbara Lundgren, secretary-treasurer. Dr, Prince was the advisor of this organization, The first protect the Student Council undertook was the I-loniecorning Parade. They arranged for the parade to be led by the American flag along with sponsoring a car tor the queen candidates and attendants. The first of September they undertook a maga- zine subscription campaign which proved to be a for the new buildifig gfe SIT UTICIQG tl'tef!u'g56f-1' 4 f i ' vision ot the Studentgouhcil, flf y y ', The Council decidddfto donate' 3200 towerd new u choir robes as one ptfthey -pwjeqtz for, the yea,r,,. . JI and contributed tow5'd'a tfooutb' Il and basketball p scoreboard, 'Q ' 1,722 , ,T rfff,-V -Q2 C-ff J This spring, delegates were sjprytfto, the-nSvtate Student CouncilxCohverTticfn'lo represent! KnoxvilTe . 44 at Chicago, ,112 Y, .-,1f...-,,-7 ,F f CJ .A 'L ,lu f . .r .f f v , fr 4' 1 ' 'T 5-'

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OF AMERICA farmers attended the FFA, meeting and initiation on October li As in the past, these boys created a clever float, Big Came , which was a hunting scene, for the home- coming parade. The International Livestock Show? The boys are always anxious for this time to come, December 3 they left Calesa burg by train for Chicago, They were assigned different things to see while they were there, After they returned, they gave reports on what they had seen. The day that school was dismissed for Christmas vaca- tion, December 20, the boys had a Stag Dinner in the agrif culture class room, ln January, all the schools in the county took their reports to the Knox County Soil Conservation District. April 2, the Annual F F A, Banquet was held for the boys and their families. These 54 FFA. boys are carrying on 2l7 projects that include crops, livestock, and poultry. linnt row P Crady, li Roselle, J Schultz, C Stevens, D Rader, J. Marks, L Lowe Middle row' L Carlson, J, Coff, L Puritt, C Clark, J Rowman, J lvlaikley, C Johnson Standingi S, Cooper, D, Knott, B Gibbs, C Hess, C Super