New Holland High School - Mirror Yearbook (New Holland, IL)

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Front Row Donald Cooper Eddxe Mangold Darrell Mxller Marvm juhl Rxchard Beck Paul Sch.:-nock Second Row Robert Gerxets Charles Podbelsek Donald lvlaaks john Bracey B111 Danley Lllxam Lalforge Wayne LaForge Darrell Semple Thxrd Row Mr Sapp Robert john Beck Danny Berger Merle Delss B111 j0nes Maurlce Emore Wayne Semple Fourth Row Dean Maaks Dale Balum B111 Rlchards john Fwers Wllbur Caedtka Dlck Blalun Merle Armmtrout Gordon Beaver Mnrvxn Parr F F A President Wilbur Gaedtka Vice President Merle Armintrout Secretary Gordon Beaver W atchdog Wayne S emple Advisor Mr Sapp The F F A is a national orgamzation made up of boys mterested m farm mg The baszc auns oi thzs thrlvung organizatlon 15 to develop leadershxp and responsnbihty and to create a desire to xmprove rural hfe Our chapter has 33 members this year, and for the fu-st tune on record a program of work has been set up to help us organmze our actxvltxes One of our activities thxs season was the county wxde Rat Control Prograxn Approxhnately 35 farmers in this cmnmumty Jomed us rn our effort to ellrnlnate fha Brown Rat population A 1 lf3 acre plot of hybrid corn north oi the ball diamond furnished the chapter with a fairly large treasury mcrease Wilbur Gaedtka represented the local chapter at the Lnternntxonal Livestock Show this year with lus Angus steer M Deiss, D Harnacke, G Beaver, and M Armintrout also attended the great show In the poultry and grain Judgmg contest held at Petersburg, New Holland placed second and mnth respectxvely Poultryjudges were M Deiss, B La.F'orge C Podbelsek, W LaForge, W jones Gram Judges were D Miller j Ewers, D Cooper J Bracey, and W Semple Twenty schools besxdes our own partxcnpated U1 the contest The annual Father and Son Banquet was held Ln Aprxl : ' . Y V. I . I - 3 . : ' , , u A s 'xx' V 1 , . ' : . , , , , . , . I . I K U 7 I 1 1 V 1 '- 1 1 I l I I I I . . Treasure ............... j ohn Ewers ' ' . ' : . . , . . . . ' ' : . . . .