Menomonie High School - Menomin Yearbook (Menomonie, WI)

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TOP LEFT, SEATED: R. Sipple, treasurer, E. Styer, vice-presidentg L. Weber, presi- dentg M. Hintzman, secrexaryg L.Sch1ough, sentinel, W. Cook, reporter. STANDING: J. Kettner, G. Simonson, J. Shannon, J. Prochow, D. Werner, B. Bridgman, T. Buck- ley, chaplain, D. Kothlow, M, Feyen, R. Smeltzer. BOTTOM LEFT, FRONT ROW: D. Bundy, R. Benson, R. Lund, L. Styer, R. McClel- lond, R. Werner, R. Lund, R. Benson. SEC- OND ROW: N. Weber, R. Casper, M.Sundby, J. Peterson, E.Johnson, A.MiJler, G. Steinke. THIRD ROW: B. win, M.Rogers,.T.Peabody, J. Hughes, A. Retzloff, V. Neubauer, L.Don- nelly, R. Coleman. They stand for agricultural leadership, country life, intelligent farming, citizenship, thrift, co-operative effort, and scholarship. Who stand for these ideals? Mr. Abbott's F .F .A. Nine categories cover their field of act- ivities called the program of work, Under the farming programs, they visited the Saint Paul stockyard, Farmers' Union Central Ex- change, tested soil, and planted trees. F. F. A. LEARNING T0 D0 Through co-op activities they participated in the Junior Fair and rented out the cow clippers. Community services called for the sponsoring of an essay contest, and the testing of milk and cows for farmers. Several future farmers were sent to Leader- ship Training School. The F.F.A. quartet participated in the quartet and speaking contest held this year at Menomonie. The boys, E. Styer, L. Weber, M, Sundby, and J. Kettner, came up with a second place as did also L. Weber with his speech.

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Mr. Abbott, ,Toe Kettner, and Bill Witt survey the stock. Joe and Bill look over and select their foundation gilts in the pig project known as Operation Porkchop. These selected pigs will reproduce into good meat type breeding hogs. Theywillmake it easy for the boys to get started inraising swine herds as hog enterprises. This, however, is only one of the activities ir1 the famiing programs which gives the future famiers a chance to meet their c1ub's requirement without investing money. DUING T0 LEARN Of course, as in every other chib, meetings had to be conducted and money saved. Larry Schlough and Tom Buckley deftly handled these jobs. Scholarship, recreation, and general activities all held their own on the docket. LaVern Weber and Roger Sipple cul- minated their high school F.F.A. careers when they received the four-year-sea1Jun- ior Dairyman's Award as well as the Wis- consin Farmer Degree. As the greenhands advanced to chap- ter farmers, they learned to do as they did to learn, and learned to live as they TOP RIGHT: The Foundation awards were given for exceptional work in six fields. The recipients and their awards were: D. Mclntyre, Soil and Water, W. Cook, Dairy, L. Weber, Electrificationg R. Sipple, Star Farmer, L,SchlouQh,Mechanics. MISSING, J. Shannon, Safety. BOTTOM RIGHT: The highlight of the year was the parent-SOD banquet. At the head table are: D. Abbott, 1958-59 state treasurerg R. Christy, state president, G. O'Brien, Honorary Farmer, A..-X bbott, local adviser, L. Weber, local president, his parents, Air. and Mrs. William Weber, K. Stainer, outstanding 4-H and F.F.A. mem- ber. lived to serve. 7-7