Stockbridge Valley High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Munnsville, NY)

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FUTURE rmxms cms Chagiesb The Stockbridge Valley Aggies enrolled as Chapter 64 of the Association of young Farmers Clubs of New York, on April 1, 1929 with nine members. Since that date the name has been changed to the Future Farmers of America. The activities of the Stockbridge Valley Aggies for the year were carried out under the leadership of Nathan Mosher, President: Bradley Shea, Vice-Pres- ident: Paul Whipple, Secretary: Merton Thurston, Treasurer: George Basher, Reporter. The first activity for the boys after school closed in June was the Madison- Onondago County Dairy Field Day. Robert Bikowski, Billy English, Carlton Hickox, Nathan Mosher, Bradley Shea, Bernard Snell and Merton Thurston represented the Ag club. A11 won prizes. On August 1 and 2 four boys went to the annual Judging contest and tour con- ducted by the Delhi State School of Agriculture. The Ag boys exhibited their projects at Brookfield Fair and took their share of the prizes. The entire group of Ag boys went to the State Fair by bus, the first day of the fair. Bradley Shea was the delegate at the State F.F.A. meeting. During the day dairy cattle, poultry and potatoes were judged by some of the boys. In the middle of September, Robert Bikowski, Allyn Frost, Nathan Mosher, and Bradley Shea took a trip to the World's Fair with Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Widger.

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STUDENT COUNCIL The following Student Council members were elected from the grades: Seventh Grade, Alice Richmond, Jacque Frostg Eighth Grade, June Highers, Margaret Lou Gostling, Douglas Greenfield: Freshman, Beverly Dungey, Joseph Splain: Sophomores, Janet Delolfe, Ernest Lewis: Juniors, Beatrice Moot, Kenniston Long- botham, Clinton Thurston: Seniors, Leora Haslauer, Helen Maine, Merton Thurston. Helen Maine was elected President with Merton Thurston as Vice President, Beatrice Moot, Secretary-Treasurer, Janet Delolfe, Corresponding Secretary. and Miss Venable as advisor. We have paid the old bills left over from last year. We also purchased uniforms and letters for the band and have paid for more than half of them, We purchased several records for the schoo1's use. We sponsored two dances, a movie and a one-act play which turned out successfully, both financially and socially

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In October, Nathan Mosher, Kenneth Seamon and representatives of the Remsen Club went to the National Dairy Show at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. On the way home, they visited the Gettysburg Battle Grounds, and several large Pennsylvania dairy farms. The Madison County Vocational Agricultural Department conducted their annual judging contest in October at Cazenovia Central School. ,Stockbridge won second place. Nathan Mosher and Paul Whipple attended the Morrisville State School judging contest in January. Nathan won first place in judging Holsteins. Six members attended the Farm and Home Week at Cornell. Merton Thurston and Nathan Mosher acted as delegates from this chapter at the State F.F.A. meeting. The boys en- tered the following contests: dairy cattle, poultry, potato, judging, seed iden- tification, and farm shop skills. The Ag. dance was held January 23, 1941. The County F.F.A. Banquet held at Cherry Valley Inn, Morrisville was well attended by our members. Nathan Mosher was awarded the Central Highland Group degree at this banquet. The annual F.F.A. and Home Economic Banquet was held Hay 7th. Movies were shown by Mr. Keil, District Soil Conservationist. One hundred and seventy people attended the banquet. The F.F.A. judging team comprised of Robert Bikowsky, Bradley Shea, Nathan Mosher won seventh place in the National Holstein fresian judging contest. They competed with schools throughout the United States. For the second spring the Ag. boys have bought cooperatively, certified seed potatoes and strawberry plants. The last activity was the Central Highland Group Annual Rally on June 7. It was held at Earlville High School. Below is a summary of pupils achievement in Supervised Practice: Kind of Practice enter- Number of Total Scope Pupil prise or supplementary Projects facres or headl Labor Income Pgultgy Laying Stock 2 ' llO 3157.31 Chick rearing 3 200 43.34 Daig catue C Dairy Project 8 15 104.53 Calf or Young Stock 4 4 10.60 D. H. I. Records 26 341 Swine Fattening Pigs 2 8 10.45 Sheep Breeding Ewes l 2 1.97 Crops Potatoes ll 3 5f8 184.88 Home Garden 7 2 lf4 137.63 Strawberries l 50 4.75 Farm Management Qobs Farm Inventory 29 29 Farm Records, Receipts, Expenses and Products. 25 25