Tippecanoe Valley High School - Saga Yearbook (Mentone, IN)

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FFA members pay close attention as Mr. Kantner explains the texture of the soil. Mr. Kantner shows the members the importance of soil judging. John Drudge looks like he knows what he is doing as he checks the seeds that he had planted. Row 1—M. Marshall, M. Shafer. J. Stafford, A. Stackhouse, J. Whittenberger, A. Howard, Sent. R. Yochum, Vice Pres. C. Strong. T. Hoffman. C. Tucker. Pres. T. Butt. C. Groninger, Mr. Kantner. Row 2- B. Severns, E. Roser, G. Scott. J. Army. J. King, J. Kintzel. S. Zorn, G. Miller. J. Rose, K. Hile. M. Kern, L. Van.Vleter, Rep. C. Schipper. FHA members discuss plans for the Warsaw dis- trict meeting. Row 3—R. Lowery, T. Feldman, S. Mannies, T. Shepherd, B. Marshall, T. Allen. S. Dunn, J. Drudge. P. King. Sec. R. Eaton, L. Carpenter, L. Eriks, T. Gagnon, Treas. C. Adams. Row 4—T. Shocttmcr. D. Shafer. K. Miller, J. Walters, N. Cox, T. Lee. C. Hughes, R. Walters, T. Feldman. F.F.A. Club 29

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Qualities For Leadership “Small but very active, was the de- scription that Mrs. Carmichael gave about last year’s FHA. Each year offi- cers and members register in proficiency events and go to state meetings in In- dianapolis for two or three days. They also participated in giving parties for members of nursing homes, serving cake at the homecoming dance, and babysit- ting at the school plays. The purpose of the club is to help gain skills in consumer buying and homemaking, to provide ser- vice projects for the school and commu- nity, and to gain leadership qualities. Like the FHA, the FFA is a very help- ful organization. It teaches the members to have a sense of leadership. They learn to have confidence in themselves. “When they are at judging meets, the members can’t afford to have doubts,’’ says Mr. Kantner. After being in FFA, most people feel they have obtained a certain love of the country. The main purpose of the club is to develop newer and better ways of agricultural life. The FFA tries to stay in the groove of things. They have a softball team during the summer and a basketball team dur- ing the winter. The members have dairy, livestock, and poultry judging teams. The members also go to contests and try their judging techniques against other FFA members their age. One night the members had their bo- dies raffled off like slaves in a “Slave Auction.” Each member had to do what- ever work was assigned to him by his master. This club has been in existence for almost nine years and will last as long as there are students who want to learn about their country and how it grows. Row 1—Pres. L. Haines. L. Hoffman, R. Webb, J. Shewman, J. Stout. Vice Pres. B. Wright. Row 2— Mrs. Carmichael. J. Neher, T. Schnitz. T. Miller, A. Kline, P. Riedel. T. Hoffman, S. McCIeese, Mrs. Toetz. Row 3—Sec. T. Prater, A. LaMar. R. Ladson, S. Keller. C. West, C. Sophcr. Tres. S. Walters, T. Gearhart, K. Martin. T. Feldman. S. Ratliff. Mrs. Carmichael looks stunned as Sharon Walters reads the treasurer’s report. 28 FFA Club

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Aspirations In the quest for another state football championship. Valley athletes really did rise high. The team met and conquered Rennselaer in the sectional game, but suffered a disappointing loss to Bishop Luers in the regional. The boys’ cross-country team was able to send one exceptional runner to 30 Athletics