Petersburg High School - Petro Schola Yearbook (Petersburg, WV)

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tf-utu ue fya imesU ajj Am Uca The Future Farmers of America, or FFA as it is commonly known, is a national organi- zation of boys studying vocational agriculture in public secondary schools. The foundation upon which the Future Farmers organization is built includes leadership and character development, sportsmanship, co-operation, service, thrift, scholarship, improved agriculture, organized recreation, citizenship and patriotism. The organization is a non-profit, non-political farm youth organization of voluntary mem- bers designed to take its place along with other agencies striving for the development of leadership, the building of a more permanent agriculture and the improvement of country life. They believe in the future of farming and that through organized activities, leadership training and hard work rural America can and will be made a better place in which to live. The Future Farmer’s motto is “Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve”. The Petersburg Chapter is operating a pig ring, and several of the boys have purebred swine for the State Swine Sale and Show. A number of the boys sent several exhibits to the State Ham, Bacon and Egg Show and Sale, which was held in Charleston in March. Petersburg Chapter won the West Virginia Poultry Boy of the year, and they also won second place in the Egg Grading Contest at the N. E. P. P. C. O. which was held in Harris- burg, Pa. The officers for the year are Adviser, Mr. L. G. Stark; President, Lewis Stark, Jr.; Vice President, Richard Smith; Secretary, Douglas Veach; Treasurer, William Hawk; Reporter, Harold Kesner; Parliamentarian, Keith Taylor; Watch Dog, Eugene Sites. First Row—Donald Thorne, Keith Inskeep, Harlo i Yokum, Billy Riiggleman, Curtis Sites, Chester Snyder, Glenn Borror. George Sites. Bobby Smith, Charles Waldron. Paul Ours. Keith Bergdoll, Gleenwood Sites. Second Row—Philo Mongold, Charles Keplinger, Lewis Stark. Jr.. Richard Smith. Douglas Veach. William Hawk, Harold Kesner, Keith Taylor. Eugene Sites, Clifton Alt. Robert Iman. Donnie Kessel. Marlin Stump, Romeo Painter. Third Row—Mr. L. G. Stark, Kermit MacDonald, Richard Hess, Allen Philipp6, Lee Allen Goldizen, Donald Goldizen. Eddie Lewis. Junior Kile. Ralph Kesner, Galen Rohrbaugh. Joe Evans. Leon Hines, Chester Sites, Freddie Painter. Roger King. Jack Sites. Thomas Goldizen. Carl Barr. Harold Hines, David Lipscomb, Ronald Borror, Donald Goldizen. Junior Ours, Roby Collins, Ralph Shobe. Mr. T. H. Sites. Fourth Row—Bruce Borror, Johnny Bensenhaver, Lyle Rohrbaugh, Merlin Feaster, Gene Kile, John Cun- ningham. Tommy Feaster. Wayne Barr, Donald Huffman, John Waddy. Marvin Thome, Harlin Kesner, Bobby Jenkins. Gene Michael. The 1952 Petro-Schola Thirty-Five

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The Drivers’ Educa- tion classes were fortu- nate this year in having a real-life demonstra- tion of “stopping on a dime”—showing that it just cannot be done. All the schools in the local area witnessed the exhi- bition of safe driving. Mr. Lloyd Snyder teach- es the course. Twenty-Six The 1952 Petro-Schola

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This year has seen many changes in the li- brary. Here a student li- brarian is checking out a reference book to a classmate. Modern business prac- tices demand that stu- dents learn to operate many complicated ma- chines that will expedite office routines. Using a mimeograph is a requir- ed procedure in the Commercial Depart- ment. Mrs. G o d d i n teaches these courses. Twenty-Eight The 1952 Petro-Schola