Stronghurst High School - Beacon Yearbook (Stronghurst, IL)

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XX FUTURE FAnMZRS OV AMERI A Tae Vocational Ag,1culture D J rtment or the Future Farmers of America is an active organization It practices the motto f arning ov Doing t us lu has set up a grouv of services which t illingly performs lor the farmers and citizens of the community Some of these services are as follows Analysis of unknowns, oalancinb ions, delousing poultry soil conservatlon, keeping d ir, herd records milk testina, candling eggs, testing seeds for germlnatlon, lnnoculating seeds, nlantinb and landscavlng, DGSD er dication and control, noultry culling pruning tre s and testing soil The members of the F F A have learned tiat it pays to co one ate, and now market coopeiatively mix protein and mineral coop- erativelv, and secure serum and views cooperatively Ore OI the spring activities of the den rtment 1S the develop- ment of Juagino teams Last year the F t Stock temn was composed of Elbert Hartman, Gaylord Mickle, and Harold Kemp The Dairy team was composed of Donald McIntyre, Toward Stimpson and Walter Wilcoli Lee Saben and Janes Lant Judged poultry, and Dale Wolfe, Donald.Annegers and Jack Dixon were the grain Judges The Poultry team placed in the B group in the State Contest and the graun team placed in the A group, Strpnghurst placed 8th. .Tack Dixon was 3rd individual and Donald Annegers placed 7th as an individual. By far the greatest emphasis in the agriculture department is ylacod on projects By constant effort and a gradual building pro cess the number of projects carried has been increased to an average of 3 per student. The quality of projects also has been greatly im proved and more and more emphasis is placed on showing. Last year the boys exhibited stock at the Sectional Voc tional Agriculture B?ur which was held at Yates City and also at the Henderson County F ir Over S300 in prize money was won at the fairs and with the improvement of stock that is evident these W1n.1ngS should be much higher in the future Recently, steps have been taken to organize a Swine Breeders association for the boys having registered swine The purposes of the organization are to promote the use of cooperative breeding stock, improve sales of stock, and to increase amount of publicity and advertising. The President the association is Donald Annegerlg the Vice President is Lee Sebeng and the Secretary-Treasurer is Bernard Galbraith. V ' Y , S -' ' - :'2:s- '- '- 0 LT 7'l'- i T 'iF ,, ,,.,.... W ....... X -n fl H ... ' v , . . - r 1. Ci c. .. I I O I I ' A . Q 0 T A . ., . ,A . L , - - nz., L- 1 L 1 - -- Q.-' ' 4' ' ' .4 4 o 0 r ' . I . . - ,n . . ' - 9' .fav 'A , G. v . . N . 1 . 9' 2 I I I I I 9 s f h CF . A . . . . - El , 9 , o T ' , ... A . , . - . Y' Q . . . . .. - - 1 - ,. 1 . . . L I A - . . - 1 2 a . I 1 I .. D' . . a 0 L . -t 1 , c .P Y I ' L , - I . . ' I I I c D D' I . . . . . 0 Q up . . , C ..- - C c a . Y . . . , 9. 1' ' ' z ' I I C, g . . . 4 '1 . . . 0 . . . , 9 . .. .

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FUTLRL FOIEEMAKEPQ OF AMEPIC5. Tl1S year, because of our aCt1V1ty orogram, lt was DOSS1bl8 to or QGDLZS rllo Future Fomemakers of Anerlca The obgect of the club as to st nulate lnterest ln the art of homemallnv, and to develop leader sh v and c onerat1on among F1Fh r col students for better home ard COmNuR1ty llfe Any glrl enroll c 11 o lnterested 1n home GCOROHICS 1S el1b1ble For membership The fafceen charter members ar Bottv Llndberg, Barbara Marshall, DOT1S nsrner, Ruth Dobson, Belva Adelr, Gwendolyn Schroeder, Jean W rsden Frances Roche, hary Lou McM1llan, Lou1 e Roche, Sarah Taylor, Luellw Munson, G9OTg1Q Mae Wells, Dor .HC- Int1re, and Elisabeth W ood MISS T 1SChDC1Cr 13 the advlhor for the group The 0ff1C6TB elected are President Belva Ada1r V106 Presldent Do 1S C rner Program Chs1rman Mary Lou MCM11l3D Secretary Elis beth Wood Treasurer Louise Roche school pOT1Od devoted to 8CtiV1t10S we h ve also had several addl t1OH l noor luncheon meetlnfs to comnlete OTg1AiZWt1On plans The club hopes +o neot oertsln requ11enents to becoze dfflllated wlth the St te H ome fCOUOm1CS Clubs Then members of the club v1ll be DT1V116FGd to attend d1str1ct, state, and nutlon l D6Ct1TgS of the student home ec onomlcs clues. The club chose ss 1tS otto, UG1ve to th world the best that you have, .nd t1e b st w1ll come b ck to vou U Its colors are old rose and silvel a 6 1tS flower, a rose A SOlg contest w s held to get club sonb Paul1 e SMHHSOI mon the contest. In September, twelve Plrl ttonded Q d1SfT1Ct meetlng of home econc cs clubs at Cwrthnge Hlbh School. Belvw kdalr took part on the progra., and Dorls Garner and Ellsaoeth Wood attended the executive FC6u1Qb lm o1der to r 1S9 money the club girls served a banquet at Media for t1e Fern Burewu Th1S p eject proved qu1te DTOf1t1D16 The 1rls are n11nn1ng a party Wlth the F F A boys to be meld before tht close of school. ,,... ,,,,- ' f i .-v-W f ' f V, Af! , 7 '1 n ' . A ' -Lf 5 Q , . . . . Y . . 1. -Q i 1 1 Q , . 'M . 'Q V 2, . , - 5 . L L . 4. 1. ' ' :' O . - - -. . - ll v 'L . .L Q S 111 . .1 L , . - . . 1 .1 N . . . . - . , 3 -. 1 .L ' . . . . t ' 'X ' .1 Q - G . V . . . 'F . .' JI, . A' P. l. 9 - V, ' Q . ' - , . S f C L L 24 . , . ', . . . . - 1 .l ,, Q I 3 0 . ' D O . r . . -. T. a ,A - L . 1. U. K -. 1 ' Meetlngs of the club have been held every fourth Friday in the . . . . ' Q 0 P. r , 9 El L ' 3 L - c ' t . o J 4. ' C, , 5 .1 ' H r . ' Q. . . . B . t rx' ' ' .L 0' . ' 1 1 . ' -11 ' .1 V - Cv Aan - V LL -. . P A .. C . 9. , o ' C 'A' n. ' , . 1 - l e - n Un 1 ' . ll ' 1 7 'L ' ' - . . . . . . n n , - . 3 .J f , f, .- A . i . .121 ,, C k ' Q A ' . . - , '7 Q r . F V' A - o I 1 Q P ' ' J .. , 5 c . - A . . . -. - a K - C I I T A A L I . . . v -- 1 A K X - 0 o Q H ,f Y t

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f 5 ' 4-nit A -r, , v V Y riff If Lf e I ef F I A. LOTTO Learning to do, Doinr to learn Eerrzng to live Livin to serve. VOCATIC RL 'RICULTU v WHO I S OF 19'n Darin- the 'ca1 01 1049 1940, 18 vocativnel agriculture ooys covnleted 73 different liveetock and c on nroyects with a total net ice 0 O '6 The lar est a.5 noet p o-its le rovn of projects we.e t e SVIWC vrogccta in whlch 2 fowe and 150 1 Q ere car ied. A total of 0,JO w were o work v nredxce at 9 net nro'it of Sl 51. I Seven hebv beef calvee showed a net nrofit of 312A 66, ud11e five evee ani lambs nrcuuc d F DTO1i+ of S52 'H for t e oofs. Ia eddltiom the tumkey ani chzccen projecte e Y1CF6d their owners bg S713 27 Twelve boy CUTTICF e scccnderg n eject or core ann a total cf '9 le acres OI uv,ri coin HH drndacec 1? ch yre1ded 2 Bfh Ju Nels. He ne ofzt ex no covr, I: ur r co et fift cents vuvmel wa 311S.oo. r edaltif t'c bore raised I ac. 1 tatoea 'Hicn netted tree S?o.75 In emcral, vocational e F1CJ1tUTG t onfhu Q Q lla ro L42 u ofect work, em e 1 c c C Q rxc ltxze U ject 1 tre' mort -mo tert na'ft 'v ce r1c 1 me cmn se nec uffe 1D olnjcct vor., the etvdent lcarn bv QOIDQ 0 1 Tlere are tve t 11ve b ewrofled i he tvo agriculture cwu ees trle f6B'a These bcyf ere ce ryiu on the avera e 3 A acts e ch teff 1015 ere c rrf r Gov and li tcr IA ect rc boj 1' r lfxv f re ifteled an elfefs tv mc s e 0 r 000' bee ce vef, our re fc F 'Ure d lambs. L vc crlc u Jecte, a t eefe1 H e wo etoes. n 1 t I1P have ccrx rclec qu 0 . I 2 0 0 X ' .5 9 1' Q I l.' ' . ii -T , IU ' f-if 1, T' 'P N -. T . a 3 ' uv ' ve - ' -. , - vu ' , Q I '- Q 4. 5 I. U , ' . I 1. e 3 1' '.fl -. bl., - 0755 ' Q .- .. - .,. 4- .', ,. - -. z. I gf. 1 . L 1 ., J. 'l, . 3 1.. - l, -'1 .--,' I . -. A -Jn V ,K ' 13 35 my I -L. . E. F G ,c.r1. f - ' :ne ,.: .d , I I 51W gf. '. I -- . ., . . -eg. ft, 9 . . . . V 'V . .'! K. . A A Ai C ,. L N 9 s g':.4 .. br . . ' f .. ' ' . ' 3 . .. fre' . -. . f I I I3 on 0 'P ' . Y 'W . C. ' Q - - V . . .... . -A .. . M :U E,e t - , ' 'VF' 6 ', f.s 5 ..' ' ' i V I - ., is 7' Q Tr. t pr ' .' E' . . -'- ' 161: vm Vt A y' - . . a 13,1 r Q Au 1 I 1 . .n -' Jq , -fe - re 0 po- ! ' F l .WA ,. .. , Q Q14 - . . 5 ' Q at S r ,5.'r.t wa a .-L' ' . .- - ' - succese.u1 year. On the RVEFHLC, each bov han a net income of . e : '. : -. ' L .34 f Q V-. TY . hid Lk. fo ftg-tel ., Y Q 1- ro- . . .' -. 1 . 1. r -' .,f' tf rf ' 'Ltr ' ' , ' 5, , ' - -', , -n- . ,. ' ' ,. . a ' . . ., ,-. . .1 6 ZQ 1-fO-iv P? ECTS 1 . ' -' '1 N-- ' . rf-fs 1- - . 21 t ff z:1.. 13 : '- :'. 1: 1 -, . 55 3., wr.j. 9 .. Fi? ,gn ' 3: , 2 gi 4 P5 ..i be. T'...'j MSO O Q I I .1 FE. .:r.- A Z . t' .1 M' .oirff I-. l T' : ff A . H . hxf f u ' J' .1 el U' f r- a.- :.i.1n. 19 , M rn tTrec Fa 'cf wfcf , :Q4 , N-M fr rsisine A th I sd- ,,L,u, . ,, l . .L -en .. -se . .. 1 1 , t.