Milford chronicle., 1934-05-11
DEL. FUTURE FARMERS
HOLD CONVENTION
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officers; luncheon; Delaware Inter-
scholastic. Frazer Field. Newark.
State Director Helm gave the prin-
Ciple address of the convention and
said Our country was first settled
by the best and most progressive
race in the wOrld-thOse coming
from northern Europe. As they pro-
gressed westward and settled our
country they did not settle in the
city but remained on the land and
became farmers. These people are
the original American race and the
r. +. A. are descendants of this race
of people which represents the best
blood in the world. II is these peO-
pie we must protect. educate and de-
velop i'm order that we may pre-
serve the welfare of the nation. be-
cause here we find the old original
blood of America. Through the pro-
lection and development of this
group. We will preserve the greatest
nation in the world. No higher am
bition can he had on the part OF the
advisers and officers than to teach
the members of this organization
the real American ideals. Some of
these ideals as set up in the'F. F. A.
are: Disdom-Thrift-L and Co
operation. When we are all working
together in the community in this
State and in America. a new day
will indeed have dawned. Let US all
work together and hasten the COM
ing of the rising sun
The official delegates to the con-
vention we're: Louis Hopkins. Cyrus
Mccormick Chapter. Harrington:
Delmas Orvis. Saddle and Crate
Chapter. Caesar Rodney: Noah
Smith. r. W Helm Chapter. Milton:
Arthur Hadley. c. A. McCue Chapter.
Bridgeville; Russell Burris. Luther
Burbank Chapter. Greenwood; Clar-
ence Abbott. Georgetown Chapter.
Georgetown: Norman Bowdle. Lib
erty Hyde Bailey Chapter. Seaford;
Paul Colt. stephen Babcock Chapter.
Middletown; Thomas Ware. DUPONT
Chapter. DUPONT; Charles Lynch.
Newark Chapter. Newark; Reese
Carey. David Grayson Chapter. Lau-
rel.
Due to the constitution requiring
a thirty day notice to all Chapters
before changes can be made, it was
moved that the delegates meet at |
Dover next month and vote on the |!
proposed revised constitution. The |
delegates will also elect the 1884 |
Diamond Farmers at this time.
The newly-elected officers are: ,
President. Charles Hill. Seaford; |
vice president. Charles Clifford. New
ark: vice president. Clifford Melvin. ,
Caesar Rodney: vice president. Will
liam Wolf. Georgetown; treasurer.
Harry Webb. Greenwood; reporter.
Reese Carey. Laurel: adviser. W.
Lyle Mowlds. Dover; advisory COM
mittee. John Montgomery. DUPONT;
Joseph Williamson. Bridgeville;
Charles Peck. Harrington.
The secretary will be appointed by
the executive committee at their
next meeting.
Silent tribute was paid to two of /
the members who died during the
past year: Samuel Morris and Will
liam Shockley. both of Harrington.
ne nOHS upon hHuni tlIe biduiuhu !
Farmer degree will he conferred in
June are Charles Clifford. Newark;
Niles Sylvester. Newark: William
Parker. Harrington: Francis Wey-
andt. Caesar Rodney: Harry Webb.
Arthur Hadley. Bridge
yilule: Frederic Myer. Bridgeville;
Reese Carey, Laurel; James Le-
Gates. Georgetown; George Marvel,
The program Of work as adopted
items on State Fair. Chap
er Contests, Publicity. Thrift, Con-
,ervation. Public Speaking. Project
Tours. Membership. Exhibits. School
Ground Improvement. Judging Con-
ests. Music. Cooperation, Scholar
ihip, Radio and Assembly Programs.
supervised Farm Practice and local
Exhibits.
After the meeting adjourned. the
members had luncheon and attended
he Intterscholastic Track and Field
Ieet as the guests of the University
,f delaware Athletic Council