MINUTES OF ]JiEmlING

OF

ATABAtlA ASSOCIATION FUTtBE FARMEm OF AMERICA

Auburn Alabana July 11 and 12t 1930

Executive Commi ee Meet ing

The Executive Oanmittee of the Alabama Association of Futute Farmers of America met at Auburn on July 11 There was a full attendanoe of the Committee Those present were Earl Solaman President Kilmer Page Vi ceshyPresident Oliver Manning Secretary Tim Espy TreaSlllar Uoyd Ezell Reshyporter R E Carrmack State AdViser

The first order of bUSiness was the consideration of a budget fer the ensuing year A budget was worked out and adopted on the baSis of a toshytal membership for the ooming year of 1550 as a minimum The Executive Comshymittee ant1cipated en increase in th number of chapters from 69 to at least 100 All estimated expenditures ere agreed upon and approved

The Executive Committee considered three amendments to the constishytution and agreed that these amendments would be recommended to the House or Delegates for consideration

Nine appl1cat ions far the state F er degree ere reviewed rhe qualifioations of the applicants far ~his degree were found satisfactory and it was agreed to reeanmend them for this degree to the House of Delegates the following daYo

HOOSE OF DELEGATES

The meeting was called to order at eight oclock on Saturday morning Ju_Y12 in Langdon Hall by the President 1Ir Earl Solomon This wae ~oll ad by the singing of America Invocation was pronounced by Mr Earle Thomae loshycal adViser tor the Isabella chapter

The President then gave his annua1 address after which he introshyduced Dr Bradford Knapp President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute who spoke on cooperative effort among ~artllers During the ccurae ot his address he welcomed the meeting to Auburn and axpressed a hope that the Executive COllllli ttee would dec-ide upon Auburn as a permanent meeting place He also ottered every tacility at Auburn for entertaini ng this organization at its annual lIleetmg He expr aged a hope that at aane date not too far distant Auburn rnight have camping and outdoor swiJllming faeili ties to offer the Future Farmers during their annual session

The next number on the progtalD was an address by Dean Funchess i n which he outlined things of interest on ExpErilnent Station

At 1015 the meeting adjourned for a tour at the grounds buUdinga and Ezperilnent Stc tion

t

t 1200 the rollowin address was broadcast by the President of the Assoe 18 tion

ItWe are now holding at uburn our first state meetillg of a new organization or high school farm boye The name of this organization 1s the F F A It meana t he Fut ure Farmers ot America

ttl shall attempt to give you a fe facts relati ve to the growth am accollIplisbments of the past year BIld SOlUe of our pl ana for the tuture

This organization started in Virginia five years ago Fram the F F V Future Farmers ot Virginia it aoon Je into the F F A Future Farm~s of America 1orty out of torty-e1gbt states of the union hava statawide organizations There have been held two national conventions

tiThe purpose of this meeting is to get our statewide cr gan1shyzation going to etehange ideas to develop fellowship and to go back to our local chapters with ne ideas and enthusiasm and with some conception of the bilesa of our organization

In Alabsm thecre are 113 departments of vocational agr i shyculture Sixty-nine of thamc have F F bull chapters with a total

enrol1n1ent of 1249 boya I t is probable that this meet1ng will cause other departments to organize F F bull i 6hepters

The rapid growth ot our organization i s explained by the fect that it meets a need ot the farm bore Every boy has a certain amount of social or fratarnal craving bic must be sati sfied in some way or other There are Boy Scout organizations in the towns whi oh take care ot t his need of town boys Ther has been no similar organization tor countly boys Through the F F A the tarm boy will get many thiugs which t he town boy gets through scout Blrk

The organi~tion will make more cordial and etteot1ve t he relation between the boy and the teaoher ot agriculture I t wUl make possible bet~er agr1cultural i nstruction because it is a part of t he member s obligation to promis-e when he joins t o work out a good agricultural project 9llld to keep a neat accurate record of the same This is a part of the first degree or as we call it the Green Hand egree The next degree is known as the Future Far erlt degrea In

this the boy obli91tas hilI1Bell to help the teaoher i n various ays in building up and working out an agr icultural program for the oanrnunity The organization promotes t hrift too i n tba t the different degrees require dittarent alnounts ot money productively invested rhe first degree called Green Handn requires no investment The second degree called Future Farmer requires members to have ~500 invested i n some productive 1arm enterprise The third degree tate Farmer requires that t he boy have iP20000 so invested Thrift is a lso promoted by 00shy

oparative buying am selling of farm canrnodities

t

t 1200 the rollowin address was broadcast by the President of the Assoe 18 tion

ItWe are now holding at uburn our first state meetillg of a new organization or high school farm boye The name of this organization 1s the F F A It meana t he Fut ure Farmers ot America

ttl shall attempt to give you a fe facts relati ve to the growth am accollIplisbments of the past year BIld SOlUe of our pl ana for the tuture

This organization started in Virginia five years ago Fram the F F V Future Farmers ot Virginia it aoon Je into the F F A Future Farm~s of America 1orty out of torty-e1gbt states of the union hava statawide organizations There have been held two national conventions

tiThe purpose of this meeting is to get our statewide cr gan1shyzation going to etehange ideas to develop fellowship and to go back to our local chapters with ne ideas and enthusiasm and with some conception of the bilesa of our organization

In Alabsm thecre are 113 departments of vocational agr i shyculture Sixty-nine of thamc have F F bull chapters with a total

enrol1n1ent of 1249 boya I t is probable that this meet1ng will cause other departments to organize F F bull i 6hepters

The rapid growth ot our organization i s explained by the fect that it meets a need ot the farm bore Every boy has a certain amount of social or fratarnal craving bic must be sati sfied in some way or other There are Boy Scout organizations in the towns whi oh take care ot t his need of town boys Ther has been no similar organization tor countly boys Through the F F A the tarm boy will get many thiugs which t he town boy gets through scout Blrk

The organi~tion will make more cordial and etteot1ve t he relation between the boy and the teaoher ot agriculture I t wUl make possible bet~er agr1cultural i nstruction because it is a part of t he member s obligation to promis-e when he joins t o work out a good agricultural project 9llld to keep a neat accurate record of the same This is a part of the first degree or as we call it the Green Hand egree The next degree is known as the Future Far erlt degrea In

this the boy obli91tas hilI1Bell to help the teaoher i n various ays in building up and working out an agr icultural program for the oanrnunity The organization promotes t hrift too i n tba t the different degrees require dittarent alnounts ot money productively invested rhe first degree called Green Handn requires no investment The second degree called Future Farmer requires members to have ~500 invested i n some productive 1arm enterprise The third degree tate Farmer requires that t he boy have iP20000 so invested Thrift is a lso promoted by 00shy

oparative buying am selling of farm canrnodities

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ttOne purpose of the club 1s to devel op leadership among farm people L5aDV of our tarm organizations in the past have gone on the rockS for 1 ok of rural leaders In thi s club boys are trained fer leadership by aotively taking part in hatever t he club sponsors by hold i ng oftices in the local chap ters by being t hrown on their own initiative in working out the undertaldngs proposed by the club by being active in ini~iating movltamenta in tbB olub and too the members devel op l eadership by doing They learn by d9ing This is seen in the looal prograln ot work Most every ol ub undertakes saneshything that will mak farm 11fe better Among aloh movements are soreenin farm houses building sanitary toilets installing tershyworks SQoh jobs as these and many otha-cs are done as a part ot cl ass i nstruct on

This olub fUrnishes reoreation of the highest type far the boys This may be in the form of judging oontests agricultm-al tours father and son banquets athletic contests sooials etc This develo B aa part 01 oooperation The boys learn that it they pull together it is muoh easi er to accomplish things A state proshygram has been set up Which contains eleven very worthwhile items Thus we have a plan for our development

tt7e teel that the Future Farmers of Amer ica is sure of steady advancement

Firat because 1t isjtivalY organizations with regular mee6ings in 100al state and national chapters

Seconq e are on a sound financial basis Ie have operated on a budget far the first year aDd go into our second year with a small balance

Thir d it has a spl endid creed Listen to it I believe in the beauty ot Gods open country and that life out ot doors end i n touoh with nature is the natural life of lIl8tI

I beli eve that work 113 work wherever we find it but work IIi th nature is most i nspiring and ohallenging

I believe that opportunity canes to a boy on the farm as often as the boy in the cit y I believe that my success dependS not upon my location but upon myself not upon my dreams but what I actually dOj not upon luck but upon pluok

I believe in aLking when I work and playing when I play giVing and demanding a square deal at all t1n1eti

ttThe outlook for the future is bright I think we wUI have 100 chapters in Alabama by the end of 1930 About f ive boys Will graduate tram each club yearly So we shall Boon have 500 Future Farmers ot America gOing out into the l i fe of our state every year May we not expect that they- will carry with them some of the vaJlues they l earned in this ol ub They will be aCtive They will pull together f or the betterment of rural conditions For they will have learned that -a mUle can t t pull wb11e kicking netthar can he kick while pulling t

luncheon wae served at the college cafeteria from 1 200 until l ampgt At 1 30 the meetins was C1led to order and the President introduced bull L N Duncan Director of Extension SerVice who ~poke to the meet i ng on the value or CoopaLstive effort among farm boys aDd farmers

At 200 the following delegates trom l ocal chapters were seated

Athens Garner Sims I Phi lip Thomas Blountsville - Odell Black Cecil Bl ack Jackacn - Roland Smith Sylaeauga - C R Lee Leighton - John Keys Eddie McCreles8 Ozark - Lof tin Flowers Travis JohnSon RogersVille - Newton Halaway Homer Bryan Marion - Stewart HUey Edward Aultman Reform - Woodrow Bonner Sam Cummins Alliance - Lonnie Stevenson Beauregard - Winston Bennett Ellis Waller Belgreen - Homer Britton altar Ezell Berry - H~man Westbrook Kermit Hudson Col umbiana - Dennie Stonecypher J easa Hug hes Cherokee - Robert Clingan Whorley Barnett Colli nsville - Samuel Jonea Ralph Jones Danvill e - G D Sims Phil asson Daviston - Ra Hodge Clyde Bishop Di xons Mills - Oris Dunn Excel - S T Williamson Falkville - Thos Hodges J ames Mor ris Gorgas - Theron Dyer Tierce Deal HaleyvUle - James Bentord Henry McNutt I s abella - James Deason R C Veazey Lexingt on - W M Reeder Midland City - Jim Espy McKenzie - Bruoe J ones Enzar Loyd Mowrt Hop a - Harold Piokett Leon Warren New Hope -Edward Hill New Market - R O Armstrong Harvey Neely Ramer - Ben Spear Harvey ll iga n Booert adale - J Ii Clark Albert Faulk Slocomb - William Eubanks Sweat Water - M V Hallman Uriah - Oscar middotlbi te lanence Quimby Vincent - Robt Hunt Tom Clinkscales iladley- - Randall Moncus William Watson Whi te PIa ins - Leon Plains J W Locke Wal nut Grove - Herschel Terrell Wilbur Pa~e

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The following mat ters of busi ness were transacted by the House or Delegates and passed by unanimou s vote

1 State colors

I t was decided at the meeting of the Executive Committee to submit to t he House of Delegates for its oons ideration t he adoption of the oOlors of the state agricultural college as the col ors or the Future Farmers of Alabama he colors are orange and blue

2 F F A chapter at Auburn

The Executive Committee reoommends that F F A chapter be established at the Alabama Polytechni c I nstitute to be comshyposed of active metnbers of F F A who are enrolled in agr i shycultural courses at the college It i s further recommended tha t t he details ot t be organi zat ion and t he conduct of t1le chapter sh9Jl meet the approval of t he State Adviser

3 State and national dues - - time of payment

I t is recommended by the Execut i ve Committee that Article vrrK Sec A of the state Constitution be amended to read as followa

Active st ate dues shall be 25cent per member per year t and national dues JO~ per member per year ihe t otal 55) par member per year to be paid to the state treasurer not later than November 1 for all active members on that date and April 1 for all who become active members following November 1

4 Met hod of electing officers

The Exeoutive Committee recommends that the State Constitution be amended tor sad as tollows

tThe State PreSident shall appoint a nOminating committee each year at the f i rst 86ssion o~ t he annual meeting to nominate off icers for the incoming year It

o A synopsis of reeords of candidates tor the state Farmer degree was presented to the House of Delegates am all candidates wer e ap roved tor the degree

Due to the lack of tunds the President announced that the expenses of representatives to the national meeting could not be paid by t he state ASSOCiation However he encouraged those to go who felt t hey could do so and suggested that they notify the State dviser of t heir decision

The President stated that during the coming year news 1 etters are to be issued August 1 November 1 February 1 and iffEq 1 I nf ormation for news letter s should be mailed in by l ocal chapters on reCluest of t he State Reporter Atter the State Reporter has gone over t h is mater i a l he ill mail

it t o the clercial secretary to be worked i nto a news letter

6

The President announced that state and national dues are to be paid on or be~re November 1 for all members of local chapters who are i n sehool before that date and on or before April 1 f or all those who became members of local chapters atter November 1

It was agEeed that iue to the ~ense 01 state and Ilational contests aDd the time which t hey consume it would be unwise for t he State Association to encourage such during the cOming year

Due to the expense attached to a state camp and the inability of a large number to t ake advanta e of such a cattp it was decided to c~nfine t he attendance upon ealIlps to the local chapters or to t wo or tbree local c~ ters coming together for a county campliJJl The hope was expressed baaed on Dr Khapps address that wi thin a few years a state encampment might be combined with the 8llDual meeting and both held at the ahama PolyteChnic Institute

The Praaident suggested that local chapter s not overl ook the importance of electing to honorary membership local advisers and influential aDd helpfUl members 01 the cOlllIDJDit i es in whic1i the chapters are located

The Future Farmer song was sung several times during the tleeting led by i11r C R Lee local adviser Syl acauga Alabanti

The rtreasurer reported that during the past year the total recei pts were 43860 The disbursements amounted to al374 39 l eaving a balance ot ~642l

The Secretary gave the following report

I S seer-etary of the Alabalm asociation 01 Future Farmers of America during the past year I have the following brief report to make

Alabama has secured its charter from t he national or amzashytion a nd has in turn ollartered 69 local chapters rlhere are 1249 active members in the organization

During January the Executive Committee met at the state Department of Education and planned a program for the r emainder of the year In accordance with the plan ot the Executive Cotnm1 ttee there have been issued three news letters since January

There has been set ~ an of1ie6 with a part-time seoretary We have secured a typewriter a typewriter table and a file You will be interested to know that a member of the Future Farmers cpound

Alabama in one of the local chapters constructed the typewr1ter table Permanent records will be kept from the date of t he organizashytion of the AsSOCiation aluable i nformation pertaining to the orshyganiz~tion is available for members

From my contact aDd observations ot the organization a activities during the past year I am frank to say to you that I an VTJry optimistiC about the future of this very f i ne organization of boya tm-oughout the State of Alabama I loOk forward with eOD~1dence to another year believing that the memberShip will have a decided inshycrease and t he t the war d OIle by the various local chapters aa well as by the state organizetion wi~l increase in both quality and uantity~

middot 7

The meet i ng adjolUned at five 0 alock to the gymnasium where all attending the meeting had an opportunity to 1Iflim

An evening session was held beginning at 7 30 at which t1me the State Farmar degree keys ware awarded to t he following

arl Solamon Uriah Oliver Manning I sabella IJoyd Ezell Ozark Tarvin J Durbin Isabella Joe Jennings Reform Ralph Jones Collinsvil le Sam Cummills Reform Woodrow Bonner Reform Curtis Elmore Reform

Ijhe follo ing persons were given t he honorary degree of State rarmer and were a arded the State Farmer keys

Dr Bradford Knapp Auburn Mr R E Gatltlack Montgomery

The fo110wi n resolutio~wa8 read and adopted

~eport of Besolutions Committee Alabama Associat ion Future Farmers of Ameri ca July 12 1930

BE I T RESOLVED by the Alaballll ASSOCiation of Future Farmers of America in its first annual meeting held at the Alabama Polyteabnic Institute July 11 and 12 that we extend to the following our most sincere thanks and apprec1a o~ fem the courtesies -extended

ttl To Dr Bradford KDapp President AlabatIB Polyteelmic Institute for his courtesy in extending to us the u se of buildings and grounds and other facilities of t he college i n making 0Ul annual meeting a success

2 To Dean Funchess for providing an opportunity to Visit the Exp ariment Stat i on

3 To the Interfraternity CounCil for making available the 1rat1mnity houses in Auburnmiddot

4 To the college cafeteria f ar its coneidera1i1o~ in iurn1shshying meals at a reduoed price

5 To the igar Theater far its courtesy in giving reduced prices on picture sho and also showi ng the real entitled ItThe Boy with a Vision

8 To ~API for giving time on 1ts noon-day program far the broadoasting of the presidents speech

Signed - Resolutions COIllIli ttee Future Farmers of Al VI L Walsh ChairlIlan aliver Manning Joe Jennings

8

~le fol lowing officers are elected for the year 1930-31

President bull bullbull bullbull bullbull bullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull Julous Connell Blount sville Vice-Pre-sident bullbull bullbullbullbull bull C W Mason Cherokee Secretary bullbull bull bull bullbull bullbullbullbullbullbull bull bull bull Harvey l ligan Ramer ~reasurar bull bull bull bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull bullbull bull Phi~ip Thomas Athens ae orter Marvin 0 Durbin Isabella Adviser bullbullbullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull bull bullbull bullbullbullbull R E Cammack

The meeting adjourned at 900 ocl ock Just prior to the ad jourDlDent the President called on the State Advi ser for a f ew remarks

luncheon wae served at the college cafeteria from 1 200 until l ampgt At 1 30 the meetins was C1led to order and the President introduced bull L N Duncan Director of Extension SerVice who ~poke to the meet i ng on the value or CoopaLstive effort among farm boys aDd farmers

At 200 the following delegates trom l ocal chapters were seated

Athens Garner Sims I Phi lip Thomas Blountsville - Odell Black Cecil Bl ack Jackacn - Roland Smith Sylaeauga - C R Lee Leighton - John Keys Eddie McCreles8 Ozark - Lof tin Flowers Travis JohnSon RogersVille - Newton Halaway Homer Bryan Marion - Stewart HUey Edward Aultman Reform - Woodrow Bonner Sam Cummins Alliance - Lonnie Stevenson Beauregard - Winston Bennett Ellis Waller Belgreen - Homer Britton altar Ezell Berry - H~man Westbrook Kermit Hudson Col umbiana - Dennie Stonecypher J easa Hug hes Cherokee - Robert Clingan Whorley Barnett Colli nsville - Samuel Jonea Ralph Jones Danvill e - G D Sims Phil asson Daviston - Ra Hodge Clyde Bishop Di xons Mills - Oris Dunn Excel - S T Williamson Falkville - Thos Hodges J ames Mor ris Gorgas - Theron Dyer Tierce Deal HaleyvUle - James Bentord Henry McNutt I s abella - James Deason R C Veazey Lexingt on - W M Reeder Midland City - Jim Espy McKenzie - Bruoe J ones Enzar Loyd Mowrt Hop a - Harold Piokett Leon Warren New Hope -Edward Hill New Market - R O Armstrong Harvey Neely Ramer - Ben Spear Harvey ll iga n Booert adale - J Ii Clark Albert Faulk Slocomb - William Eubanks Sweat Water - M V Hallman Uriah - Oscar middotlbi te lanence Quimby Vincent - Robt Hunt Tom Clinkscales iladley- - Randall Moncus William Watson Whi te PIa ins - Leon Plains J W Locke Wal nut Grove - Herschel Terrell Wilbur Pa~e

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The following mat ters of busi ness were transacted by the House or Delegates and passed by unanimou s vote

1 State colors

I t was decided at the meeting of the Executive Committee to submit to t he House of Delegates for its oons ideration t he adoption of the oOlors of the state agricultural college as the col ors or the Future Farmers of Alabama he colors are orange and blue

2 F F A chapter at Auburn

The Executive Committee reoommends that F F A chapter be established at the Alabama Polytechni c I nstitute to be comshyposed of active metnbers of F F A who are enrolled in agr i shycultural courses at the college It i s further recommended tha t t he details ot t be organi zat ion and t he conduct of t1le chapter sh9Jl meet the approval of t he State Adviser

3 State and national dues - - time of payment

I t is recommended by the Execut i ve Committee that Article vrrK Sec A of the state Constitution be amended to read as followa

Active st ate dues shall be 25cent per member per year t and national dues JO~ per member per year ihe t otal 55) par member per year to be paid to the state treasurer not later than November 1 for all active members on that date and April 1 for all who become active members following November 1

4 Met hod of electing officers

The Exeoutive Committee recommends that the State Constitution be amended tor sad as tollows

tThe State PreSident shall appoint a nOminating committee each year at the f i rst 86ssion o~ t he annual meeting to nominate off icers for the incoming year It

o A synopsis of reeords of candidates tor the state Farmer degree was presented to the House of Delegates am all candidates wer e ap roved tor the degree

Due to the lack of tunds the President announced that the expenses of representatives to the national meeting could not be paid by t he state ASSOCiation However he encouraged those to go who felt t hey could do so and suggested that they notify the State dviser of t heir decision

The President stated that during the coming year news 1 etters are to be issued August 1 November 1 February 1 and iffEq 1 I nf ormation for news letter s should be mailed in by l ocal chapters on reCluest of t he State Reporter Atter the State Reporter has gone over t h is mater i a l he ill mail

it t o the clercial secretary to be worked i nto a news letter

6

The President announced that state and national dues are to be paid on or be~re November 1 for all members of local chapters who are i n sehool before that date and on or before April 1 f or all those who became members of local chapters atter November 1

It was agEeed that iue to the ~ense 01 state and Ilational contests aDd the time which t hey consume it would be unwise for t he State Association to encourage such during the cOming year

Due to the expense attached to a state camp and the inability of a large number to t ake advanta e of such a cattp it was decided to c~nfine t he attendance upon ealIlps to the local chapters or to t wo or tbree local c~ ters coming together for a county campliJJl The hope was expressed baaed on Dr Khapps address that wi thin a few years a state encampment might be combined with the 8llDual meeting and both held at the ahama PolyteChnic Institute

The Praaident suggested that local chapter s not overl ook the importance of electing to honorary membership local advisers and influential aDd helpfUl members 01 the cOlllIDJDit i es in whic1i the chapters are located

The Future Farmer song was sung several times during the tleeting led by i11r C R Lee local adviser Syl acauga Alabanti

The rtreasurer reported that during the past year the total recei pts were 43860 The disbursements amounted to al374 39 l eaving a balance ot ~642l

The Secretary gave the following report

I S seer-etary of the Alabalm asociation 01 Future Farmers of America during the past year I have the following brief report to make

Alabama has secured its charter from t he national or amzashytion a nd has in turn ollartered 69 local chapters rlhere are 1249 active members in the organization

During January the Executive Committee met at the state Department of Education and planned a program for the r emainder of the year In accordance with the plan ot the Executive Cotnm1 ttee there have been issued three news letters since January

There has been set ~ an of1ie6 with a part-time seoretary We have secured a typewriter a typewriter table and a file You will be interested to know that a member of the Future Farmers cpound

Alabama in one of the local chapters constructed the typewr1ter table Permanent records will be kept from the date of t he organizashytion of the AsSOCiation aluable i nformation pertaining to the orshyganiz~tion is available for members

From my contact aDd observations ot the organization a activities during the past year I am frank to say to you that I an VTJry optimistiC about the future of this very f i ne organization of boya tm-oughout the State of Alabama I loOk forward with eOD~1dence to another year believing that the memberShip will have a decided inshycrease and t he t the war d OIle by the various local chapters aa well as by the state organizetion wi~l increase in both quality and uantity~

middot 7

The meet i ng adjolUned at five 0 alock to the gymnasium where all attending the meeting had an opportunity to 1Iflim

An evening session was held beginning at 7 30 at which t1me the State Farmar degree keys ware awarded to t he following

arl Solamon Uriah Oliver Manning I sabella IJoyd Ezell Ozark Tarvin J Durbin Isabella Joe Jennings Reform Ralph Jones Collinsvil le Sam Cummills Reform Woodrow Bonner Reform Curtis Elmore Reform

Ijhe follo ing persons were given t he honorary degree of State rarmer and were a arded the State Farmer keys

Dr Bradford Knapp Auburn Mr R E Gatltlack Montgomery

The fo110wi n resolutio~wa8 read and adopted

~eport of Besolutions Committee Alabama Associat ion Future Farmers of Ameri ca July 12 1930

BE I T RESOLVED by the Alaballll ASSOCiation of Future Farmers of America in its first annual meeting held at the Alabama Polyteabnic Institute July 11 and 12 that we extend to the following our most sincere thanks and apprec1a o~ fem the courtesies -extended

ttl To Dr Bradford KDapp President AlabatIB Polyteelmic Institute for his courtesy in extending to us the u se of buildings and grounds and other facilities of t he college i n making 0Ul annual meeting a success

2 To Dean Funchess for providing an opportunity to Visit the Exp ariment Stat i on

3 To the Interfraternity CounCil for making available the 1rat1mnity houses in Auburnmiddot

4 To the college cafeteria f ar its coneidera1i1o~ in iurn1shshying meals at a reduoed price

5 To the igar Theater far its courtesy in giving reduced prices on picture sho and also showi ng the real entitled ItThe Boy with a Vision

8 To ~API for giving time on 1ts noon-day program far the broadoasting of the presidents speech

Signed - Resolutions COIllIli ttee Future Farmers of Al VI L Walsh ChairlIlan aliver Manning Joe Jennings

8

~le fol lowing officers are elected for the year 1930-31

President bull bullbull bullbull bullbull bullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull Julous Connell Blount sville Vice-Pre-sident bullbull bullbullbullbull bull C W Mason Cherokee Secretary bullbull bull bull bullbull bullbullbullbullbullbull bull bull bull Harvey l ligan Ramer ~reasurar bull bull bull bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull bullbull bull Phi~ip Thomas Athens ae orter Marvin 0 Durbin Isabella Adviser bullbullbullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull bull bullbull bullbullbullbull R E Cammack

The meeting adjourned at 900 ocl ock Just prior to the ad jourDlDent the President called on the State Advi ser for a f ew remarks

The following mat ters of busi ness were transacted by the House or Delegates and passed by unanimou s vote

1 State colors

I t was decided at the meeting of the Executive Committee to submit to t he House of Delegates for its oons ideration t he adoption of the oOlors of the state agricultural college as the col ors or the Future Farmers of Alabama he colors are orange and blue

2 F F A chapter at Auburn

The Executive Committee reoommends that F F A chapter be established at the Alabama Polytechni c I nstitute to be comshyposed of active metnbers of F F A who are enrolled in agr i shycultural courses at the college It i s further recommended tha t t he details ot t be organi zat ion and t he conduct of t1le chapter sh9Jl meet the approval of t he State Adviser

3 State and national dues - - time of payment

I t is recommended by the Execut i ve Committee that Article vrrK Sec A of the state Constitution be amended to read as followa

Active st ate dues shall be 25cent per member per year t and national dues JO~ per member per year ihe t otal 55) par member per year to be paid to the state treasurer not later than November 1 for all active members on that date and April 1 for all who become active members following November 1

4 Met hod of electing officers

The Exeoutive Committee recommends that the State Constitution be amended tor sad as tollows

tThe State PreSident shall appoint a nOminating committee each year at the f i rst 86ssion o~ t he annual meeting to nominate off icers for the incoming year It

o A synopsis of reeords of candidates tor the state Farmer degree was presented to the House of Delegates am all candidates wer e ap roved tor the degree

Due to the lack of tunds the President announced that the expenses of representatives to the national meeting could not be paid by t he state ASSOCiation However he encouraged those to go who felt t hey could do so and suggested that they notify the State dviser of t heir decision

The President stated that during the coming year news 1 etters are to be issued August 1 November 1 February 1 and iffEq 1 I nf ormation for news letter s should be mailed in by l ocal chapters on reCluest of t he State Reporter Atter the State Reporter has gone over t h is mater i a l he ill mail

it t o the clercial secretary to be worked i nto a news letter

6

The President announced that state and national dues are to be paid on or be~re November 1 for all members of local chapters who are i n sehool before that date and on or before April 1 f or all those who became members of local chapters atter November 1

It was agEeed that iue to the ~ense 01 state and Ilational contests aDd the time which t hey consume it would be unwise for t he State Association to encourage such during the cOming year

Due to the expense attached to a state camp and the inability of a large number to t ake advanta e of such a cattp it was decided to c~nfine t he attendance upon ealIlps to the local chapters or to t wo or tbree local c~ ters coming together for a county campliJJl The hope was expressed baaed on Dr Khapps address that wi thin a few years a state encampment might be combined with the 8llDual meeting and both held at the ahama PolyteChnic Institute

The Praaident suggested that local chapter s not overl ook the importance of electing to honorary membership local advisers and influential aDd helpfUl members 01 the cOlllIDJDit i es in whic1i the chapters are located

The Future Farmer song was sung several times during the tleeting led by i11r C R Lee local adviser Syl acauga Alabanti

The rtreasurer reported that during the past year the total recei pts were 43860 The disbursements amounted to al374 39 l eaving a balance ot ~642l

The Secretary gave the following report

I S seer-etary of the Alabalm asociation 01 Future Farmers of America during the past year I have the following brief report to make

Alabama has secured its charter from t he national or amzashytion a nd has in turn ollartered 69 local chapters rlhere are 1249 active members in the organization

During January the Executive Committee met at the state Department of Education and planned a program for the r emainder of the year In accordance with the plan ot the Executive Cotnm1 ttee there have been issued three news letters since January

There has been set ~ an of1ie6 with a part-time seoretary We have secured a typewriter a typewriter table and a file You will be interested to know that a member of the Future Farmers cpound

Alabama in one of the local chapters constructed the typewr1ter table Permanent records will be kept from the date of t he organizashytion of the AsSOCiation aluable i nformation pertaining to the orshyganiz~tion is available for members

From my contact aDd observations ot the organization a activities during the past year I am frank to say to you that I an VTJry optimistiC about the future of this very f i ne organization of boya tm-oughout the State of Alabama I loOk forward with eOD~1dence to another year believing that the memberShip will have a decided inshycrease and t he t the war d OIle by the various local chapters aa well as by the state organizetion wi~l increase in both quality and uantity~

middot 7

The meet i ng adjolUned at five 0 alock to the gymnasium where all attending the meeting had an opportunity to 1Iflim

An evening session was held beginning at 7 30 at which t1me the State Farmar degree keys ware awarded to t he following

arl Solamon Uriah Oliver Manning I sabella IJoyd Ezell Ozark Tarvin J Durbin Isabella Joe Jennings Reform Ralph Jones Collinsvil le Sam Cummills Reform Woodrow Bonner Reform Curtis Elmore Reform

Ijhe follo ing persons were given t he honorary degree of State rarmer and were a arded the State Farmer keys

Dr Bradford Knapp Auburn Mr R E Gatltlack Montgomery

The fo110wi n resolutio~wa8 read and adopted

~eport of Besolutions Committee Alabama Associat ion Future Farmers of Ameri ca July 12 1930

BE I T RESOLVED by the Alaballll ASSOCiation of Future Farmers of America in its first annual meeting held at the Alabama Polyteabnic Institute July 11 and 12 that we extend to the following our most sincere thanks and apprec1a o~ fem the courtesies -extended

ttl To Dr Bradford KDapp President AlabatIB Polyteelmic Institute for his courtesy in extending to us the u se of buildings and grounds and other facilities of t he college i n making 0Ul annual meeting a success

2 To Dean Funchess for providing an opportunity to Visit the Exp ariment Stat i on

3 To the Interfraternity CounCil for making available the 1rat1mnity houses in Auburnmiddot

4 To the college cafeteria f ar its coneidera1i1o~ in iurn1shshying meals at a reduoed price

5 To the igar Theater far its courtesy in giving reduced prices on picture sho and also showi ng the real entitled ItThe Boy with a Vision

8 To ~API for giving time on 1ts noon-day program far the broadoasting of the presidents speech

Signed - Resolutions COIllIli ttee Future Farmers of Al VI L Walsh ChairlIlan aliver Manning Joe Jennings

8

~le fol lowing officers are elected for the year 1930-31

President bull bullbull bullbull bullbull bullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull Julous Connell Blount sville Vice-Pre-sident bullbull bullbullbullbull bull C W Mason Cherokee Secretary bullbull bull bull bullbull bullbullbullbullbullbull bull bull bull Harvey l ligan Ramer ~reasurar bull bull bull bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull bullbull bull Phi~ip Thomas Athens ae orter Marvin 0 Durbin Isabella Adviser bullbullbullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull bull bullbull bullbullbullbull R E Cammack

The meeting adjourned at 900 ocl ock Just prior to the ad jourDlDent the President called on the State Advi ser for a f ew remarks

6

The President announced that state and national dues are to be paid on or be~re November 1 for all members of local chapters who are i n sehool before that date and on or before April 1 f or all those who became members of local chapters atter November 1

It was agEeed that iue to the ~ense 01 state and Ilational contests aDd the time which t hey consume it would be unwise for t he State Association to encourage such during the cOming year

Due to the expense attached to a state camp and the inability of a large number to t ake advanta e of such a cattp it was decided to c~nfine t he attendance upon ealIlps to the local chapters or to t wo or tbree local c~ ters coming together for a county campliJJl The hope was expressed baaed on Dr Khapps address that wi thin a few years a state encampment might be combined with the 8llDual meeting and both held at the ahama PolyteChnic Institute

The Praaident suggested that local chapter s not overl ook the importance of electing to honorary membership local advisers and influential aDd helpfUl members 01 the cOlllIDJDit i es in whic1i the chapters are located

The Future Farmer song was sung several times during the tleeting led by i11r C R Lee local adviser Syl acauga Alabanti

The rtreasurer reported that during the past year the total recei pts were 43860 The disbursements amounted to al374 39 l eaving a balance ot ~642l

The Secretary gave the following report

I S seer-etary of the Alabalm asociation 01 Future Farmers of America during the past year I have the following brief report to make

Alabama has secured its charter from t he national or amzashytion a nd has in turn ollartered 69 local chapters rlhere are 1249 active members in the organization

During January the Executive Committee met at the state Department of Education and planned a program for the r emainder of the year In accordance with the plan ot the Executive Cotnm1 ttee there have been issued three news letters since January

There has been set ~ an of1ie6 with a part-time seoretary We have secured a typewriter a typewriter table and a file You will be interested to know that a member of the Future Farmers cpound

Alabama in one of the local chapters constructed the typewr1ter table Permanent records will be kept from the date of t he organizashytion of the AsSOCiation aluable i nformation pertaining to the orshyganiz~tion is available for members

From my contact aDd observations ot the organization a activities during the past year I am frank to say to you that I an VTJry optimistiC about the future of this very f i ne organization of boya tm-oughout the State of Alabama I loOk forward with eOD~1dence to another year believing that the memberShip will have a decided inshycrease and t he t the war d OIle by the various local chapters aa well as by the state organizetion wi~l increase in both quality and uantity~

middot 7

The meet i ng adjolUned at five 0 alock to the gymnasium where all attending the meeting had an opportunity to 1Iflim

An evening session was held beginning at 7 30 at which t1me the State Farmar degree keys ware awarded to t he following

arl Solamon Uriah Oliver Manning I sabella IJoyd Ezell Ozark Tarvin J Durbin Isabella Joe Jennings Reform Ralph Jones Collinsvil le Sam Cummills Reform Woodrow Bonner Reform Curtis Elmore Reform

Ijhe follo ing persons were given t he honorary degree of State rarmer and were a arded the State Farmer keys

Dr Bradford Knapp Auburn Mr R E Gatltlack Montgomery

The fo110wi n resolutio~wa8 read and adopted

~eport of Besolutions Committee Alabama Associat ion Future Farmers of Ameri ca July 12 1930

BE I T RESOLVED by the Alaballll ASSOCiation of Future Farmers of America in its first annual meeting held at the Alabama Polyteabnic Institute July 11 and 12 that we extend to the following our most sincere thanks and apprec1a o~ fem the courtesies -extended

ttl To Dr Bradford KDapp President AlabatIB Polyteelmic Institute for his courtesy in extending to us the u se of buildings and grounds and other facilities of t he college i n making 0Ul annual meeting a success

2 To Dean Funchess for providing an opportunity to Visit the Exp ariment Stat i on

3 To the Interfraternity CounCil for making available the 1rat1mnity houses in Auburnmiddot

4 To the college cafeteria f ar its coneidera1i1o~ in iurn1shshying meals at a reduoed price

5 To the igar Theater far its courtesy in giving reduced prices on picture sho and also showi ng the real entitled ItThe Boy with a Vision

8 To ~API for giving time on 1ts noon-day program far the broadoasting of the presidents speech

Signed - Resolutions COIllIli ttee Future Farmers of Al VI L Walsh ChairlIlan aliver Manning Joe Jennings

8

~le fol lowing officers are elected for the year 1930-31

President bull bullbull bullbull bullbull bullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull Julous Connell Blount sville Vice-Pre-sident bullbull bullbullbullbull bull C W Mason Cherokee Secretary bullbull bull bull bullbull bullbullbullbullbullbull bull bull bull Harvey l ligan Ramer ~reasurar bull bull bull bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull bullbull bull Phi~ip Thomas Athens ae orter Marvin 0 Durbin Isabella Adviser bullbullbullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull bull bullbull bullbullbullbull R E Cammack

The meeting adjourned at 900 ocl ock Just prior to the ad jourDlDent the President called on the State Advi ser for a f ew remarks

middot 7

The meet i ng adjolUned at five 0 alock to the gymnasium where all attending the meeting had an opportunity to 1Iflim

An evening session was held beginning at 7 30 at which t1me the State Farmar degree keys ware awarded to t he following

arl Solamon Uriah Oliver Manning I sabella IJoyd Ezell Ozark Tarvin J Durbin Isabella Joe Jennings Reform Ralph Jones Collinsvil le Sam Cummills Reform Woodrow Bonner Reform Curtis Elmore Reform

Ijhe follo ing persons were given t he honorary degree of State rarmer and were a arded the State Farmer keys

Dr Bradford Knapp Auburn Mr R E Gatltlack Montgomery

The fo110wi n resolutio~wa8 read and adopted

~eport of Besolutions Committee Alabama Associat ion Future Farmers of Ameri ca July 12 1930

BE I T RESOLVED by the Alaballll ASSOCiation of Future Farmers of America in its first annual meeting held at the Alabama Polyteabnic Institute July 11 and 12 that we extend to the following our most sincere thanks and apprec1a o~ fem the courtesies -extended

ttl To Dr Bradford KDapp President AlabatIB Polyteelmic Institute for his courtesy in extending to us the u se of buildings and grounds and other facilities of t he college i n making 0Ul annual meeting a success

2 To Dean Funchess for providing an opportunity to Visit the Exp ariment Stat i on

3 To the Interfraternity CounCil for making available the 1rat1mnity houses in Auburnmiddot

4 To the college cafeteria f ar its coneidera1i1o~ in iurn1shshying meals at a reduoed price

5 To the igar Theater far its courtesy in giving reduced prices on picture sho and also showi ng the real entitled ItThe Boy with a Vision

8 To ~API for giving time on 1ts noon-day program far the broadoasting of the presidents speech

Signed - Resolutions COIllIli ttee Future Farmers of Al VI L Walsh ChairlIlan aliver Manning Joe Jennings

8

~le fol lowing officers are elected for the year 1930-31

President bull bullbull bullbull bullbull bullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull Julous Connell Blount sville Vice-Pre-sident bullbull bullbullbullbull bull C W Mason Cherokee Secretary bullbull bull bull bullbull bullbullbullbullbullbull bull bull bull Harvey l ligan Ramer ~reasurar bull bull bull bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull bullbull bull Phi~ip Thomas Athens ae orter Marvin 0 Durbin Isabella Adviser bullbullbullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull bull bullbull bullbullbullbull R E Cammack

The meeting adjourned at 900 ocl ock Just prior to the ad jourDlDent the President called on the State Advi ser for a f ew remarks

8

~le fol lowing officers are elected for the year 1930-31

President bull bullbull bullbull bullbull bullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull Julous Connell Blount sville Vice-Pre-sident bullbull bullbullbullbull bull C W Mason Cherokee Secretary bullbull bull bull bullbull bullbullbullbullbullbull bull bull bull Harvey l ligan Ramer ~reasurar bull bull bull bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull bullbull bull Phi~ip Thomas Athens ae orter Marvin 0 Durbin Isabella Adviser bullbullbullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull bull bullbull bullbullbullbull R E Cammack

The meeting adjourned at 900 ocl ock Just prior to the ad jourDlDent the President called on the State Advi ser for a f ew remarks