Perkins County High School - Plainsman Yearbook (Grant, NE)

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aeecmas, THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA Tov ROW-D. Terwilliger, M. Keuten, L. Bierma, E. Kurkowski, D. Conzelman, S. Burge. G. Gen- genbach, D. Kumor, C. Niles, H. Tagge, J. Sejkora, D. Watkins, E. Pillard, E. Ashwood, E. Price, H. Stevens, E. Cooper. SECOND Row-D. Schroder, P. Richter, D. Kuskie. K, Terwilliger, D. Gengenbach, P. Keming, A. Miz- ner, J. Dalton, W. Smith, M. Sloan, L. Lueck, C. Schroder, J. Stenson, C. Bell, R. Peterson, 0. Werner, L. Gloy. BOTTOM ROW-D. Short, R. Stohler, W, Flynn, M. Keuten, E. Schuessler, C. Truitt, F. Pankonin, V. Stephenson, D. Parrish, G. Stevens, F. Pillard, E. Hoffman, H, Kuskie, G. Kent, F. Richmond, J. Peregrine, and W. Hoffman. The Future Farmers of America is the national organization of farm boys studying Vocational Agriculture in public high schools throughout the United States. Six years following the founding of the organization at Kansas City, 27 states, the territory of Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, had formed organizations of Future Farmers of America affiliated with the National Organization. There were at that time approximately 82,000 members in 3,500 local chapters. At the present time there are over 100,000 members in this organization. The Future Farmers of America is a non-profit corporation designed to recog- nize and encourage the natural instincts and tendencies into work and recreation. Between 1923 and 1928 a number of organizations of Vocational .Agricultural students were doing splendid work in a number of states and a few years later the Future Farmers of Virginia was founded. interesting names were Njunior Farmers, HYoung Farmers, 'tFuture Farmersl' and others. The pioneer efforts of the Future Farmers of Virginia attracted the greatest attention nationally due to the very excellent ideals, purposes, ceremonies, and definite constitution formulated by Henry C. Groseclose. Two years after the founding of the Future Farmers of Virginia, six other states founded similar organizations, enoaoe E- 22

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he--P. C. H. SENIOR PLAY Wednesday evening at 7:30, April 15, 1936, in the Grant Theater, the curtain raised on an office scene with a lounger nonchalantly whistling. Thus began Nothing but the Truthf' the play presented by the senior class of 1935-6. A young man bet 310,000 of his sweetheart's money that he could tell the truth for twenty-four hours. His sweetheart was trying to raise 510,000 more money and she gave him the money for safe keeping. Bob Bennett, the young man, finally decided that the truth was too hot for him and wound up with a mouthful of lies after he had won the bet. The cast is: Bob Bennett .,........,e,.,.........,,,,.,...........,.e,.,,.... CHARLES THARP Gwen ..,..,.,.,.,.. ,,...... B IAXINE NODl.INSKI Ethel ,.,,,4 ..,,,l, ,......., B E 'rrv KEl,llER Mr, Ralston ........ .........,,,.,... D ON RISTER Mrs, Ralston ,,.....,,, ,e.....,.. J EANETTE LONGAN Bishop Doran l,,.,t,, ......,., E UGENE PIELARD Dick Donnells '...t.,. ..,.,.,... H AROLD TAGGE Van Dusen ,,,.,..... ..ei,............ R IAx KEMLING Sable ,,,,,,,,.,.,, .,....., N 7ERA MAE BRODBECK ..,,1....,BIARGARET XVELSH Mable ...r.... Martha ,,,....,.,,,,..s,.,.,...e..,..s....,....e,...,.,.,......,,e, BIILDRED COOPER E eseeeeee 1 9 3 21

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C. H. The F. F. A. Emblem, which is gold and national blue is made up of tive symbols-the owl, the plow, and the rising sun, within the cross section of an ear of corn which is surmounted by the American Eagle. Upon the face also appears the words 'tVocational Agriculture and the letters F. F. A. The main activities of this organization are Father and Son Banquet, Exhibits at fair, Outing, Corn Husking, Contests, F. F. A. Play, and other minor activities such as giving parties, and attending the district meetings. Agricultural Iudging Contest at North Platte A group of seventeen boys and Mr. Vose made their annual pilgrimage to North Platte to participate in the state high school judging contest April 9 and 10. Although our teams did not bring home as many ribbons as usual, the boys did very well considering that the competition was the keenest it has ever been. The following boys brought home honors. Dan Gengenbach and Drexel Kuskie, first place in grain grading: Elmer Cooper, brst in the babcock test: jerry Sejkora, second in woodworking: Robert Peterson, fourth individual in dairy products: and a team composed of Paul Kemling, Glenn Stevens, and Robert Peterson placed fourth in dairy products. Mr. Vose has maintained one of the outstanding agriculture departments of the state and considering that there were twenty-three towns competing, we feel that the winning of two first places in the ten events is something to be proud of. Frank Pillard, Eugene Pillard, Jerry Sejkora, Walter Jensen, Paul Kemling. Jack Dalton, Glenn Stevens, Elmer Cooper, Bill Moller, Don Parrish, Robert Peterson, Lester Bierma, Drexel Kuskie, Robert Stohler, Daniel Gengenbach, Keith Powell, Paul Richter. o 3 23