The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-05-29
Five Boys Get
State FLA Degree
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son, who ranked high in the
state last year, Kenny Rausch
and Walter Wolpert The dairy
team will include Edward Frey
John Ryan, and Floyd Case. Or
the General livestock team will
be Kenny Rausch, Glenn Schmidt
and John Ryan.
Richwood Entrants
Bob Houk, of Redwood will
receive the state farmer degree
at the convention being the first
from that school to do SO in eight
years. The Redwood chapter
will also receive a silver medal
for the state chapter activities
contest and a bronze medal in the
parliamentary procedure contest,
Dale Rush, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Forest Rush, Richwood Rt. i,
news reporter, will be presented
with silver news reporters
award given by the state depart
ment.
Magnetic and Raymond
Magnetic Springs and Ray
mond, both under the direction
of Robert Peoples, will enter
judging teams. Teams from Mag
netic are: general livestock, Dick
PARROT, Kenny Welch, and Don
Rausch; dairy, Jack Mclaughlin,
Charles Mclaughlin, and Mike
Klotts; and poultry, Loren Coop
er and Don Teets. Kenneth Welch
will receive a state farmer pin.
Raymond judging teams are:
general livestock, Jay Richard
son, Carl Payne, and Raymond
Huey; dairy, Tom McCrary, Dick
Johnson, and Porter Crum; poul-
try, Donald Dewof, Leo Rea,
Jack Mcdonald; agronomy, Ray
Huye and Jack Wilson.
Raymond Huey will also re-
ceive the state farmer degree.
Honorary Degree
Howard S. Faust, Plain City,
state director of agriculture, will
be awarded an honorary state
farmers degree at the convention.
Ralph A. Howard, supervisor
of vocational agriculture for the
State Department of Education
said that the first all-Ohio F. F.
A. 100-piece band would make
its appearance at this meeting. It
is under the direction of Chester
Fair of Ohio State University.
DR.. Clyde Hissong, state direct
or of education, will officially
welcome the F. F. A. members
at the opening session June l.
Beginning with registration at 2
p. m. on June / the Future Farm
ers will have full schedule.
375 Seek Degree
A total of 375 Ohio Future
Farmers submitted applications
for the State Farmer degree. From
this number, the executive COM
mittee together with the advisory
committee selected TIA members
from l06 chapters to be awarded
the degree. This was based on the
quality of farming programs de-
veloped and the leadership shown
by the applicant.
General management of all
events is under the supervision
of Ralph A. Howard of the State
Department of Education and DIR.
Ralph E. Bender of Ohio State
University Judging contests will
be in charge of E. o. Bolender,
H. c.. KeneStrick and F. j. Ruble,
al of Ohio State. Grading will be
done by r. J. Woodin and Will
lard Wolf, members of the
teacher r-training t a f f. Registra-
ton and F. F. A. activities are in
charge of w. c.. Weller, execu-
tive secretary-treasurer of the
Ohio Association, F. F. A, D. r.
Purkey and P. F. Pulse of the
State Department of Education.
At the Friday night June 2 ses-
hion various awards will be made
including those of star state farm
CT, star dairy farmer, farm safety,
farm forestry, farm and home
identification, farm mechanics,
etc. This meeting will also include
the installation of new officers
and the presentation of past Of
ficer pins.