Morrison Cove High School - Pine Crest Yearbook (Martinsburg, PA)

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Future Farmers of America The class of '55 has ii very enviable rec- ord in that they have broken a record set by the class of '53 which boosted five Keystone Farmers. This class tops all records by prea vious classes with six Keystone Farmers. The members of '55 who attained this achieve ment for the chapter and for their class were: Donald E. Burket, Richard Keith, George D. Smith, Richard L. Hoover, Paul Closson and Donald Pheasant. These boys have succeeded in receiving the highest honor bestowed upon any FFA boy in the state. Donald E. Burket. this year's chapter president and Blair-Bedford-Fulton Area FFA president carried off another honor by being named Regional Star Farmer of our 18 County Region and was runner-up for State Star Farmer. The Morrison Cove Chapter took two firsts in the 1954 project contests. First in the area and First in the state. Fifteen chapters competed in the area contest and approximate- ly 300 chapters entered books in the state con- Area :md State Contest Winners. First Row Bottom: Richard Keith, Sherman Dick, Stanley Brumbaugh, Gerald Wareham. Second Row: Ronald Kennedy, Ralph McIntyre. George D. Smith, Paul Slagenweit, Donald Burket. Roger Keith. Third Row: Mr. Gerhart, Richard Hoover, Harold Guyer, Mike Bowman, Philip Pheasant, Donald Baker, Harold Wareham. Fourth Row: Earl Smith, John Metzler, Nviibur Brown, Dale Hoover, Bob Brumhaugh, Donald Brown. GG test. In tlie area contest, Cove boys won 65 Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honorable Mention placings and 7 plaques. To rank highest in the State, Cove FFA members earned 15 gold medals, 4 silver and 6 bronze medals. This gave Cove a total of 142 points for first place. The second place chapter in the state earned 109 points. In addition to point and medal winnings in the state contest, individual winnings were: In Farm Bureau's Corn Growing Contest, Donald Baker, 56, won second place in Region 4 of Penna., and Harold Guyer, 56, won third place in Region 4. Production Credit awards for the Hollidaysburg Region went to Donald E. Burket for the best Farming Program and to Richard L. Hoover for second best Farming Program. Also the second, fourth and fifth place awards from Interstate Milk Producers for outstanding Dairy Accomplishments went to Donald Baker, '56, George D. Smith, '55 and Eugene Smith, '54 respectively.

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Future Farmers of Al'I19I'lC8 First ROW-Mr. Gcrhart, Ric-hard Hoover, George D. Smith, Donald Brown, Donald Burket, Richard Keith, Donald Pheasant, John Metzler. Second Row-John Keithley, Charles Oldham, Paul Slagenweit, Gerald Kauffman, Wilbur Brown, Wayne Stonerook, George Smith, Jr. Third Row-Roger Keith, Harold Brown, George Beach, Paul Closson, John Brumbaugh, Dale Hoover, Harold Guyer, Alva Biirket. Fourth Row-John Bush, Earl Smith, Harry Claycornb, Sherman Dick, Barry Garner, Darryl Brumbaugh, Levi Dick. Fifth Row-Cletus Yingling, Charles Smith, Ralph Mclntyre, James Stern, Robert Bechtel, Donald Baker, Ray Showalter. Sixth Row-Ronald Kennedy, Roger Hoover, Mike Bowman, Tommy Smith, Richard Eastep, Dale Stern, Seventh RowXHarold Wareham, Stanley Brumbaugh, Glenn Smith, Philip Pheasant, Gerald Wareham. MOTTO: Learning to do, Doing to learn, Earning to live, Living to Serve THE MORRISON COVE CHAPTER of Future Farmers of America appreciates the privilege of being a part of the 1955 Pine Crest. This year the chapter membership roll includes 54 in-school members, 15 associate members and five honorary members. At the Junior High this year there are 18 ninth grad- ers enrolled one day per week in agriculture who will become greenhand members next fall when they enter Senior High. Cove High Chapter now has on its records 16 boys who have earned the State FFA de- gree, better known as the Keystone Farmer degree. The chapter is proud of these 16 fel- lows because the number of Keystone Farm- ers is limited each year to one percent of the state membership.During the past three years, Cove Chapter has been above this percentage figure on the basis of local membership. This places the Cove Chapter in the Gold Emblem Classification on a State and National Basis. During the summer of 1955, Cove Chapter will have its first application for an American Farmer Degree. Clayton Shriver, our keystone farmer of the class of '52 is the applicant. Many outstanding accomplishments have come the way of Cove FFA this year, The over-all farming scope of the members sets a new high. When all farming programs were completed and totals made, it was found that the total labor income approached the 530,000.00 figure. This was an increase of better than 559,000.00 over 1954. Chapter owned livestock now includes seven Sears Heifers, five Yorkshire Gilts and three Hampshire Gilts.

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Future Farmers of America lst place plaque received by Chapter for winning 1954 State Project Contest. Our Aims and Purposes To develop leadership To create and Nurture a love for country life To strengthen confidence in ourselves and our work To create interest in agricultural occupations To encourage establishment in farming To encourage improvement of farm, home and surroundings To participate in programs for the improvement of farming To develop character, good citizenship and a pa- triotic attitude To co-operate To encourage and practice thrift To encourage good scholarship To provide and encourage organized rural recrea- tional activities -67- Seven area plaques earned by mem bers in the 1954 Area Project Contest.