Sabetha High School - Blue Jay Yearbook (Sabetha, KS)

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BACK ROW: John Chandler, Robert Locher, Richard Phillips. Marvin Strahm, Merlin Strahm Lee White, Lee Jones, Lyle Wardlow, John Moore, Donald Thieme. THIRD ROW: Lavonne Wen- ger, Frankie Althouse, Kenneth Leuthold, James Hulsing, Vaughn Thompson, Merlin Wenger Charles Showalter, Charles Kidwell, Norman Thomas, Paul Bechtelheimer, Leland White, SECOND ROW: Norman Steiner, Darrel Henry, Gary Aberle, John Humphrey, Robert Brunner, David Showalter, Loren Steiner, Lloyd Kiem, Clair Dove, Donald Bailey, Glen Kiem, FRONT ROW: Donald Dodd, Lyle Lancaster, Charles Beyer, Mr. Pollock, Eldon Aeschliman, Kenneth Clifton, Jim Brownlee. FFA FOR 1949-1950 For the second successive year the FFA took first place at the Topeka State Fair, pushing out eleven other FFA entries. Mr. Pollock and the boys worked all summer on the exhibit a unit for a grade-A dairy farm. After the fair, the exhibit was given to the Capper’s Crippled Children Foundation. The chapter farm, a five-acre plot leased from Mr. Mel Deaver, was planted to brome grass the last of September. The boys set out maple trees on the farm, one tree to be given each member and the rest sold. One of the most paying projects is the Hamp- shire hog program which has existed fora num- ber of years. Each boy receives an eight-week old gilt; then from the first litter pays back to the chapter with two such. In the fall is pig day when boys pay to the chapter the pigs from their litters. On Oct. 25 came the first Hampshire sale when about thirty purebred Hampshires were sold. This sale is to be an annual affair. Some 500 people attended this first sale. The boys had a turkey feed at the Kiwanls Club house Nov. 15. Mr. Pollock and faculty men were guests. Lyle Lancaster, Robert Brunner, John Moore, and Lee White were speakers on a radio program from KFE Nov. 17, talking on the projects of the year. The FFA celebrated its fourteenth year Jan. 24 by entertaining past presidents. The boys had prepared group pictures of each year's membership and officers. In a little formal ceremony each past president hung the picture of his group in the chapter room where it is to remain. There were talks by each guest, a tour of the shop, and refreshments. The big event of the year was the third an- nual parent-son banquet held Mar. 14 at the Congregational Church dining room. Junior boys had charge of table arrangements and de- corations. Table covers were white with corn- gold and blue streamers down the center. Moth- ers of the boys prepared the meal and FFA boys served. Speaker of the evening was Mr. Henry Baker, extension agent of the St. Joe Chamber of Commerce. Eldon Aeschliman, master of ceremonies, pre- sented the De Kalb award by Lyle Lancaster of the junior class. The chapter held a dairy school April 1, at- tended by eighteen Kansas and Nebraska schods. As this goes to press comes word that Eldon Aeschliman, retiring president; has been elec- ted a state farmer. 28

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Kenneth Clifton, president Jim Brownlee, vice president Clyde Hartter, treasurer Larue Price, secretary Maurice Pautz, director of worship Eldon Metzger, director of social service Vance Wenger, director of recreation Bob Glenn, director of publicity Bob White, program chairman Albert Roberts, assistant program chairman