Odebolt Arthur Community School - Trojan Yearbook (Odebolt, IA)

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Back row-Dennis Bengford, Arlen Luitjens, Bill Stock, Nolan Schnuckel, Larry Kaspersen, Dennis Herrig, Darrell Buehler. Third row-Ronald Lange, Francis Bengford, Richard Lange, Floyd Renze, Richard Rohlf, Duane Buehler, Billy Carlson, Larry Neville. Second row-Bobby Mitchell, Donald Petschauer, Billy Ogren, Don Hoefling, Pat Scanlan, Kenneth Weifenbach, Norman Bergman. Front- row-Mr. Miller, Herbie Turin, Merle Lansink, Frank Neville, Richard Thayer, Jim Howard. FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA The Future Farmers of America is an integral part of the vocational agriculture course. It is an intra-circular activity having its origin and root in a different part of the school curriculum. It is based on the following motto: Learning to do, doing to learn, learning to live and living to serve. No national student organization enjoys greater freedom of self-government under adult counsel and guidance than the F. F. A. The foundation upon which the F. F. A. organization is built includes leadership and character develop- ment, sportsmanship, improved agriculture, organized recreation, citizenship and patriotism. The aims and purposes of the Future Farmers are to develop competent rural and agricultural leadership, to strengthen the confidence of farm boys and young men in themselves and their work, and to create more interest in the intelligent choice of a farming occupation. A further aim and purpose is the development of individual farming programs and establishment in farming. These encourage members to improve the farm home and its surroundings and to participate of agriculture. in worthy undertakings for the improvement i956-i957 are: President, Merle Lansink, Secretary, Herbie Turin, Treasurer, Richard and Sentinel, Darrell Herrig. The officers for the year Vice-President, Frank Neville, Thayer, Reporter, Jim Howard, There are 28 members in juniors, and 3 seniors, and it month. This year some of the members took a trip to the National Convention at Kansas City and are planning to go to the State Convention. A Gilt Ring, was started this year in order to raise money for the chapter. Larry Neville and Jim Howard receive the two purebred Duroc gilts. All in all, i956-'57 has been a very good F. F. A. year. this chapter-7 freshmen, l0 sophomores, 8 meets the first and third Monday of every twenty-four-

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RECORD Odebolt Opponent O --- --- Wall Lake -- ---- 27 20 -- -- Kingsley -- - 6 2 -- ...... Moville --- --- I9 26 -- --- Correctionville --- - O 7 -- ..... Onawa --.- --- 12 6 -- --- Manilla --- --- 39 0 -- -- Sac City -, --- 39 O -- -- Ida Grove --- --- 26 6 -- -- Holstein -- -- 49 Back row fleft to rightl Gaylen Graybill, Don Taylor, Kyle McGonigle, Larry Waldemar, Othel Johnson, Darrell Herrig, Ted Meents, Grant Langle, Larry Kaspersen, Roger Fineran. Middle row: Dennis Thevenot, Leslie Noll, Robert Hummel, Dennis Bengford, Richard Thayer, Gerrit Dressel- huis, Bill Noll, Richard Lange, Cliff Schroeder, Jack McTasney, Ronald Hogue. Font row: Bob Miller, Larry Neville, Bob Taphorn, Tom Meltesen, Jim Howard, Francis Bengford, Ronald Lange, Jimmy Wieborg, John Bauer. FCDOTBALL On August 24, thirty Odebolt and Arthur boys turned out for the first scheduled practice session of the i956 fooball season. Complying with custom, the first week of practice was mostly conditioning and fundamentals, and was hard work for everyone. On September l4, the impossible was performed, Wall Lake beat Ode- bolt for the first time in thirteen years, O to 27. The next Friday however, the boys bounced back to defeat Kingsley 20 to 6. ln the two following weeks the Trojans lost their homecoming game to a tough Moville team, 2 to I9, and easily rolled over Correctionville 26 to 0. On October l2 the Odebolt eleven suffered a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of Onawa, 7 to l2. ln the minds of many this was the outstanding twenty-six game of the season in spitetof the score. With a break or two the Trojans might have beaten Onawa, and it could easily have been the turning point of the season. The next four games spelled four defeats for the Trojans, as they entered into the tougher portion of their schedule. They lost to Manilla, 6 to 39, Sac City, 0 to 39, Ida Grove, O to 26, and Holstein, 6 to 49. Although a two wins-seven losses season is not considered successful, it must be remembered that Odebolt played nine very good teams, and that some very fine play was shown by the Trojans. Odebolt need not be ashamed of their 1956 football squad.