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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1937
Page
18
W A Ross outlines the Future Farmers of America as the nation’s largest farm boy group with about 130 000 members and 4500 local chapters in the 48 states Hawaii and Alaska. He describes FFA aims including leadership character cooperation thrift scholarship and patriotism and notes the program feeds vocational agriculture education.
William R. Shaffer, past national president, outlines F F A goals and programs. He notes 12 000 members in 4 600 local chapters across 47 states and Puerto Rico, highlighting leadership, thrift, service, and scholarship as core objectives. The motto Learning to do doing to learn earning to five living to serve frames the organization.
The Northern Triangle Federation formed in February 1935 uniting Winchester Boyce Berryville Front Royal Middletown and Stephens City Future Farmers. Its aims include fostering friendly relations encouraging cooperation developing leadership and expanding community influence. It sponsored judging contests track public speaking and finals at Handley with state competition at Plattsburg and a regional basketball tournament.
Herbert Manner president Middletown Chapter lauds the 1937 Future Farmers of America Rally as outstanding. Handley Chapter Degree team tops in the state with eight of eleven medals. Ross Lillard and Jonas Chamberlin earn high honors. Northern Virginia District leads in contests and baseball rain prevents final game. Whitney Grove wins horse judging. three Northern Triangle Federation members gain State Farmer Degree.
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