Pinnell High School - Pinnell Yearbook (Lebanon, IN)

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BOYS 4:-H CLUB GIRLS A-I-I CLUB

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I-II-Y A AIMS AND PURPOSE OF HI-Y There are in the United States over nine thousand Hi-Y Clubs with a total membership of more than 350,000 boys and girls. There are 400 Hi-Y Clubs and Tri-Hi-Y Clubs in Indiana with an erollment of 12,000 youth. These clubs take as their purpose the pledge to create, maintain and extend throughout the school and community, high standards of Christian character. They build their program on a four -square platform of Clean speech, Clean sport, Clean living, and clean scholarship. The Hi-Y emblem is composed of the red triangle which is emblematic of the unity of spirit, mind and body--the White Cross, the emblem of supreme sacrifice standing for the light and purity of the life of Jesus, which is the central theme of the Hi-Y movement. The principles of Hi-Y. through its purpose and platform, are expressive of the Master's way of living. The Hi-Y movement has chosen Christ as its leader, and measures its service by His ideals.

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AGRICULTURE It is the purpose of vocational agriculture by way of on the job training to give to the students an appreciation, and understanding of the soils of America- a true vision of soil conservation thru proper use and management. In short a realization that the farmer is a steward of the good earth with the obligation not merely to feed the generation of his era, but to pass it on to succeeding peoples-more productive than when he received it. This necessitates a know- ledge of plant food nutrients-how they are depleted by cropping-yet how they may be maintained by proper management practices-such as rotation of crops, use of cover crops, erosion control, fertilizer applications, and livestock pro- jects. The young farmer must be led to look upon a plant as a living thing which may be improved, nourished, and encouraged to respond to his wishes to dis- covering and using those natural laws pertaining to it. The young farmer must also have an acquaintance with the other form of life-animals. To be successful with animals he must have a certain love for them and understand the laws governing their improvement, nurture, and protection from disease. He must be braced for disappointment as well as prepared for success. We can not hope to supply all this information in our classes. And our purpose must be to create in the young man such an interest in this intriguing field that he will ever keep informed on the most recent findings. Finally, the purpose of any course in education must be to develop a citizen for tomorrow who will appreciate the heritage that belongs to an American, who will be an intelligent, ambitious, cooperative member of his own group, and who possesses a degree of tolerance to the ideas and ideals of his fellowman.