Park Rapids High School - Panthers Yearbook (Park Rapids, MN)

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MR KEATON V A Program MRS. E. COOKSON DELPHA WHITE, R. N Omfe SCCFCIUY Iowa Lutheran Hospital School Nurse G. I. FARM TRAINING PROGRAM IN HUBBARD COUNTY By A. C. O'Banion Veterans farm training received its impetus in March, 1943, when congress passed public law 16 to provide for the vocational rehabilitation of disabled veterans, and june, 1944, when congress enacted public law 346-better known as the G. I. Bill-to provide aid in the readjustment of veterans to civilian life. It was in December of 1946, however, that congress first used the name institutional on farm training to identify the currently used combination type course, which links organized group class room instruction in agriculture and related subjects with practical supervised work experience on the farm. In Park Rapids, the program began in October of 1946 when Mr. Alvin Stinson was hired to organize the first class. In September 1947, A. M. Booren was hired to organize a second group at Nary. Later on G. G. Geddes and Gordon Keeton were added. Mr. Booren resigned to become county agent in Ottertail County, in August of 1948. Mr. Geddes passed away on january 30, 1950 while visiting the farm of one of his trainees. At present we are seeking the services of a qualified instructor to take his place. There are 69 now enrolled in the three classes with about 50 veterans waiting their turn to get in a class. As vacancies occur new trainees are added to keep the number in each class up to 23. On-farm training is a full-time activity. It consists of a minimum each month of eight hours, in organized group fclass roomj instruction at the school, two visits for supervising work experiences on the farms, and other individual instruction outside of the class room. The yearly requirements are 200 hours of group and 100 hours of individual instruction, with the same teachers in charge of both types of instruction to insure co-ordinated activity. Each teacher is assigned to 23 veterans, which means 23 different types and kinds of problems. Since the program has been in operation, about 3V2 years, we already have some men who have completed their allotted training period. Reports from many sources-established neighboring farmers, community leaders, feed and fertilizer retailers, banks and loaning agencies and businessmen in general testify to the gains in scientific and business-like farming which are resulting from the program. Homes and farms alike are showing the improvements within a brief period which might otherwise have taken two or three times longer to accomplish and then perhaps not as well. I L N v , I AL HENDRICKSON COOKSZ FRANK WHITE Janitor Janitor MR. STINSON V. A. Program

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Our valedictorian this year is Patricia Skefhing- ton, who has attained a high average of 95.4. Pat has been a member of the H.S.A.A., Home Ec. Club, National Honor Society, and the annual staff. She plans on attending normal training in Park Rapids next year, after which she plans on teaching and going to college sl 4 ' an joan Sartain is salutatorian with an average of 95.2. During high school joan has been active in school activities including Band, Chorus, Library Club, H.S.A.A., G.A.A., Editor-in-Chief of Panther Prints, Pep Club, Declamation, jr. and Sr. play casts, Home Ec. Club, ollice assistant, annual stall, and the National Honor Society Although her plans for the future are indefinite she hopes to attend college and major in lan guages and commercial subjects 'i 1-s. NATIUNAI. HUNUR SUCIETY LFFT TO RICHT QITTINK Roland Vik M1ry Lee Enfield Marion M wlander Ions Mnes Pltrrcn Skelhngton and Arlene Hendrrckstn STANDING Darlene Dahl Frances Bates Anne ilnltun David Hoffman joan Su tam and Keith Culbranson Members of the National Honor Society are selected from the top one third of the Semor Class by the faculty Membership rs based on scholarship service leadership and charnter f I A r X y C 1' ,X 1 f Ii .Wy I Q , ' .Ni '