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JOHN FRED WILLIAMS
Superintendent of Public Instruction

ISSUED MONTHLY

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Frankfort, Kentucky, under the Act of August 24, 1912

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Paul Smart, Versailles Chapter, 1943-44 President of the Kentucky

Association, Future Farmers of America.

OFFICERS OF THE KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION

PREsIoENT
Paul Smart
Route 4, Versailles

lsT VICE PRESIDENT
Ralph Speakes
Route 2, Paint Lick

2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Robert Tyler
A dairvill e

SECRETARY

Robert Cleveland
Franklinton

TREASURER

Roy Lausman
Route 6, St. Matthews

REPORTER

Joe M. Gill, Jr.
Allensville

ADVISER
Dr. R. H. Woods

State Director of Vocational Education
Frankfort

DIRECTOR OF ACTIVITY PROGRAM
Watson Armstrong
College of Education, University of? Kentucky
Lexington

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
W. R. Tabb
College of Education, University of Kentucky
Lexington ,

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Executive Committee of the Agriculture ’.l‘eaehers Assoeizr
tion, composed of the ('hairmen of the nine district; organizations, is
the advisory committee to the Kentucky Association of Future. lt‘arin-
ers of America. The members of the advisory committee, and the
districts they represent follow:

John L. Gregory ________________ Sharpe, (,‘alverti City, Route 2
Purchase District

D. G. Moore __________________________ Knttawa ________________ West Kentucky District
ll. F. Smith ........................ I’lardinsbnrg ______________ Green River District
M. M. Botto ........................ lV‘lnnfordville ............ South Central District
G. H. England .................... Campbellsburg ________ North Central District
E. E. Ball ............................ California ______ Northern Kentucky District
(I. 0. Neel ............................ Versailles .......................... Bluegrass District
Kearney Campbell .............. Mt. Vernon __________________ Cumberland District
\Voodrmv \V. Friend __________ Virgin ______________________ East, Kenti'ieky District
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Future Farmers of America
Creed

I believe in the future of farming, with a faith
born not of words but of deeds—achievements won
by the present and past 0'enerations of farmers; in
the promise of better days through better ways, even
as the better things we now enjoy have come up to us
from the struggles of former years.

I believe that to live and work on a good farm is
pleasant as well as challenging; for I know the joys
and disconitorts of farm life and hold an inborn fond-
ness for these associations which, even in hours of
discouragement, I can not deny.

I believe in leadership from ourselves and respect
from others. l believe in my own ability to work
et'tieiei‘itly and think clearly, with such knowledge
and skill as l: can secure, and in the ability of or-
ganized farmers to serve our own and the public
interest in marketing the product of our toil. I
believe we can safeguard those rights against prac—
tises and policies that are unfair.

l believe in less dependence on begging and more
power in bargaining; in the life abundant and enough
honest wealth to help make it so—for others as well
as myself; in less need for charity and more of it
when needed; in being happy myself and playing
square with those whose happiness depends upon me.

l believe that rural America can and will hold
true to the best traditions in our national life and
that l can exert an inﬂuence in my home and com-
munity which will stand solid for my part in that
inspiring task.

(Adopted at the 3rd National Convention of RNA.)

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ACTIVITIES

Kentucky Association Future Farmers of America

STATE PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES FOR 1943-44

(Adopted at State Meeting at Hardinsburg, August 1943)

MEMBERSHIP

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Have an active chapter of .li‘.F.A. in each department of. voca-
tioual agriculture in Kentucky and have dues paid by Feb-
ruary 1, 1944.

Have at least 150 Future Farmers meet (pialitications and tile
application for the Kentucky Farmer Degree, and provide
official State Farmer Charms for successful candidates.

Have at least twenty Kentucky Farmers apply for the Ameri-
can Farmer Degree, and select the best—qualiﬁed boys by April
1, 1944.

Send American Farmer candidates to the National NRA. Cote
ventiou.

Elect worthy honorary members to the Kentucky Farmer De-
gree at the 1944 State Meeting.

Permit members of discontinued chapters to continue as active

members through a near—by chapter and advance to the next
degree.

CONDUCT or MEE'J‘INGS

Hold state Leadership-’l‘raining and Planning Meeting early
in August, 1944.

Have only delegates, contestants, and other necessary indi-
viduals at the state meeting.

Send two voting delegates to the National FFA. Convention.
Hold district and state chapter-meeting contests and provide
suitable awards.

Hold district and state Chapter Secretary ’s Book contests, and
provide suitable award for the winner of the state contest.
Provide special training for state ofﬁcers.

Open the state meeting with the National Anthem.

Secure better attendance of delegates at the state meeting.

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SUPERVISICD FARMING

Sanction and encourage participation in the following shows
and sales:
Louisville Eat, (‘attle Show and Sale
Bluegrass Fat Lamb Show and Sale
Tri—b‘tate Eat Lamb Show and Sale
Louisville Eat Lamb Show and Sale
Select. the Star Kentucky Farmer and award the gold watch
given by The Kentucky Farmer’s Home Journal.
Select district and state winners in Farming-Achievement (,‘ron—
tests and make suitable awards.
Encourage each chapter to help meet food-produetion goals
established by the Federal Government.
Encourage greater participation in the community dairy-im—
provement, contest.
Encourage chapter members to raise eastor beans and similar
crops essential to the war effort.
Encourage balanced supervised farming programs, including
a cash crop, feed crops, and livestock projects.
Encourage boys who own purebred livestock to join the Ken-
tucky Purebred Livestock Association.
Encourage members to retain ownership of livestock it' in-
ducted into the Armed Eortes.
Encourage members owning purebred livestock to belong, as
Junior members. to the respective breed associations.
COOPERATION
Encourage chapter membership in the Kentucky lt‘arm linreau.
Send a representative to the Farm Bureau (‘onvention.
(‘ooperate with the National Organization and with other
state associati<')ns in promoting EEA. activities.
Cooperate with other agencies and organizations for the bet—
terment of agriculture and farm life.
Encourage chapters to purchase one share of common stock
and be responsible for selling two shares of preferred stock in
the Kentucky ]<‘.E.A. Cooperative, Inc.
Encourage chapters to take advantage of opportunities offered
by the Kentucky EEA. Cooperative.
Cooperate with agencies in promoting the war effort.
l7rge chapters to cooperate with ru 'al war-production program.
Aid in locating and placing surplus farm labor.

Cooperate with soil-conservation program.

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LEADERSHIP
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Hold district and state public—speaking contests sponsored by
The Courier—Journal and Louisville Times, and provide medals
for district winners.

Send winners of the state public—speaking contest to the North
Central Regional Contest.

Hold district and state impromptu—speaking contests sponsored
by the Dairy Products Association of Kentucky, and provide
medals for district winners.

Hold district and state chapter-meeting contests and provide
suitable awards.

Use good parliamentary procedure in the 1944 state leadership
and planning meeting.

Encourage local—ofﬁcer representation in civic organizations.
Encourage local chapters to take the lead in carrying out
war-emergency programs.

Hold district ofﬁcer-training schools in connection with the
election of district federation ofﬁcers early in the fall of .1943.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Take an active part in community organizations and morale
building programs.

Participate actively in activities pertaining to the war
emergency.

Sponsor a community livestock and crop—improvement program.
Promote a program for increasing the production, processing,
and conservation of food for farm families in the community.
Assist teachers of vocational agriculture in organizing and con-
ducting young—farmer, adult-farmer, and rural war-produc-
tion classes.

Repair farm machinery and equipment in the vocational agri-

culture shops.

Collect waste materials needed by the Government.
Encourage the use of. improved farm practices by farmers in
the community.

Provide leadership and instruction in food production to
younger pupils in the schools.

Sponsor a program to protect valuable wild life in the com-
munity.

Sponsor a program to eliminate waste of vital supplies and
materials.

Conduct community- and home—beautiﬁcation-alid-improvement
programs.

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EARNINGS AND SAVINGS

Make annual budget at the 1944 State Convention.

Audit the Treasurer ’5 books at the end of the year.

Hold district and state Chapter Treasurer’s Book contests and
provide suitable awards for the state winner.

Pay national dues by May 17 1944. p

Urge each chapter to purchase at least one share of common
stock, and to buy or sell two shares of preferred stock in the
Kentucky Future Farmers Cooperative, Inc.

Purchase 50 shares of preferred stock in the Kentucky Future
Farmers Cooperative.

Urge all members to invest 10 per cent of their labor earnings
in war bonds or stamps.

Urge each member to invest a large part of his labor earnings
in productive livestock.

Encourage chapters to invest in war bonds and stamps earn—
ings not otherwise needed.

Provide $150 to publish State REA. Newsletter.

Provide $25 to be used in gathering material and preparing
State REA. Scrapbook.

SCHOLARSHIP

Encourage chapter members to achieve scholastic standings
adequate to advance to the next degree.

Encourage chapters to improve their agriculture library.
Encourage chapters to have a program for improving scholar—
ship among the members.

Encourage members to expand their scholastic program to in-
clude subjects which will contribute to the war and post-war
program.

RECREATION
Hold district chapter—music contests.
Hold district individual music contests in

Piano

Voice

Orchestral instrument

Novelty instrument
Maintain and improve the State F.F.A. Camp.
Encourage music and athletics within the chapters.
Encourage chapters to establish or improve chapter ﬁction
libraries.

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munity.

lNr‘ORMATION

Encourage local reporters to have a “nose for news”, and take
charge of all information activities.

Take and display pictures of ERA. activities.

Allocate $25 for the keeping of a State Association Scrapbook
Hold district and state chapter-scrapbook contests, and pro-
vide suitable awards for state winner.

Hold district and state chapter-newsletter contests, and pro-
vide suitable awards for state winner.
Publish a state newsletter or paper two or more times during
the year.

Encourage local and federation reporters to send materials
to the state director of activities.

Encourage local chapters and district federations to inform the
public of FFA. activities.

Sponsor district and state 'adio programs that will aid in
furthering the war effort.

Encou 'age local chapters to send news stories of REA. war
activities to the state director of activities.

Encourage local chapters to have suitable displays in their
home communities.

Encourage local chapters to keep 'l*‘.F.A. signs repaired.
Provide certificates ot‘ achievement to chapters that make an
outstanding contribution to the war etl‘ort.

GENERAL RULES GOVERNING ACTIVITIES
All Activities

Participation in a Future Farmer activity is limited to members.

good standing, of chapters afﬁliated with the Kentucky Asso-

ciation of Future Farmers of America.

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active member of the li‘.l<‘.r\. shall be considered in good stand-
when:
. He, attends local chapter meetings with reasonable regularity.

b. He shows an interest in, and takes part in, the affairs of his

chapter.
He pays his dues regularly.

Local advisers are responsible for the eligibility of all entries from
their chapters, and must be ready to certify to the eligibility of a

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contestant when called on. An entry made by a local adviser in
a Future Farme' activity is considered evidence that he is will,—
ing to certify to the eligibility of the entry.

Future Farmers participating in. F.F.A. activities should have
their ofﬁcial F.F.A. membership card with them and be ready to
present it if asked to do so.

State Meeting Contests

Participation is limited to Future Farmers under 21 years of age
who are regularly enrolled high-school students of Vocational Agri-
culture, unless speciﬁed otherwise in the rules governing certain
contests. .Future Farmers who graduate from high school in the
spring are eligible to compete in the State Meeting contests held
that summer. Future Farmers who would otherwise be eligible
but have entered the Armed Services or have been deferred to farm
may be considered eligible under this rule.

A. Future Farmer who has previously won a state contest is there—
after ineligible to participate in that same contest. This rule shall
not apply to teams or members thereof.

Only winners of district elimination contests are eligible to par-
ticipate in state contests. Should circumstances prevent the ﬁrst-
placc winner of a district contest from participating in the state
contest, the second—place winner becomes eligible to represent the
district in that contest.

All contestants shall comply with the rules governing that contest.
Unless otherwise provided for, only ﬁrst-place winners shall be
judged.

The il‘keeutive (,‘onnnittee ot‘ the Kentucky Association of Teachers
of Vocational Agriculture shall be responsible for the securing of
competent and impartial judges for all state contests.

District Contests
District elimination contests shall be held in connection with the.
district F.F.A. Day.
Entries in district contests shall be made by the advisers of local
chapters.
A chapter may make entries only in the district in which it is
located. Districts for Future Farmer contests shall be the same
as for the Kentucky Association of Teachers of Vocational Agri-
culture.

A chapter is limited to one entry in each elimination contest.

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Eligibility requirements in district contests shall be the same as
for the ﬁnal state contest.

(5. Unless otherwise provided for, ﬁrst—, second, and third—place win-
ners will be judged in district contests.

t. The activities committee, or ﬁeld day committee, of the District
Teachers Association shall be responsible for securing competent
and impartial judges for all district contests.

These rules and the rules pertaining to speciﬁc contests shall not
be altered, modiﬁed, or set aside in district or state contests. The
Executive Committee of the Kentucky Association of F.F.A. has sole
power of changing or setting up rules governing F.F.A. contests.
Rules or changes must be approved by the Executive Committee of
the Kentucky Association of Teachers of Vocational Agriculture.

THE STAR KENTUCKY FARMER

At the FFA. State Meeting in 1942, the most outstanding Ken-
tucky Farmer was selected from the 1942 group of boys receiving the
Kentucky Farmer degree. This boy was designated as the Star Ken-
tucky Farmer.

This award was designed to give recognition to all of the boys
who qualify for the Kentucky Farmer degree, as well as to the most
outstanding member of this group. It is expected, also, that the award
will encourage the Future Farmers in Kentucky to further improve
their supervised farming programs. The 1942 Star Kentucky Farmer
was Calvert Kelsey of the Stamping Ground Chapter.

In 1943, the Kentucky Farmer‘s Home Journal, Louisville,
awarded an attractive wrist watch to the Star Kentucky Farmer.
In 1944, and in the future, this farm magazine will provide a suitable
award to the individual selected for this honor. The 1943 winner of
the Star Kentucky Farmer award was Charles V. Bean of the Bards-
town Chapter.

Selection of the Star Kentucky Farmer will be made from the
group of boys receiving the Kentucky Farmer degree that year, and
will be based on the following criteria:

1. Supervised farming program

3. Present
b. Past

2. Labor earnings from supervised farming.
3. Investment in farming and net worth.
4. Leadership and cooperative activities.
5. Participation in other F.F.A. activities.

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PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST
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Contest for 1944 is sponsored by The
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Chapter, South Central Dis- interesting district and state contests than
trict. Winner of the 1943 Public . ,
Speaking Contest, and winner in the past. Every chapter should have (I
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This contest is designed to help train and develop Kentucky farm
Is boys for rural and agricultural leadership. The rules and general plan
gt for the state contest are adapted from the rules for the National F.F.A.
'd Public Speaking Contest. The winner of the state contest will represent ,
. Kentucky in the regional contest, in which winners from each of the ‘:
e twelve North Central States will compete. Preliminary contests will be 1
31' I held in local chapters and in each of the nine districts in Kentucky.
9, ’ RULES
1'- 1. The speech of each contestant is to be the result of his own etforts.
‘e Training in both composition and delivery is limited to the facilities
,f and faculty of the school from which the contestant comes. Facts
Y l and working data may be secured from any source.
l 2. Contestants may choose their own subjects for their speeches. Any
current subject of an agricultural character and of general interest
9 to the public will be acceptable.
d 3. Each speech shall be limited to 10 minutes, and 5 minutes additional
time will be allowed each contestant in which to defend his pro-

4. District and state public speaking contests shall be judged by two
committees; one of which shall judge the manuscripts, and the other
Shall judge the deliveries. The manuscript committee shall be com—
posed of two persons, one of whom will score the speeches on con—
tent, and the other on composition. The delivery committee shall
be composed of three persons, who will score the speakers on their
delivery. All judges shall be competent and impartial persons who

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represent, as far as possible, the ﬁelds of agriculture, business, and
education.

5. Prior to the contest each judge on the manuscript committee will
be furnished with typewritten copies of the contestants’ speeches,
which they will grade on content and composition, recording their
judgment on a score sheet provided. Local advisers must furnish
their district chairman with three typewritten copies of the con-
testant’s speech at least 15 days before the district contest.

6. At the time of the contest, the judges on the delivery committee
will seat themselves apart from one another, and will score each
contestant upon the delivery of his production, using the score
sheet provided. The ofﬁcial score sheet used in the national con-
test will be used in local, district, and state contests.

7. Contestants shall draw for places on the program. The program
chairman shall then introduce each contestant, in the order de-
termined by the drawing, and announce his subject.

8. A timekeeper will record the overtime, if any, for which deduc-
tions will be made as provided on the score sheet. It shall be the
duty of the timekeeper to stand when a speaker’s 10 minutes is up.

9. When all the contestants have ﬁnished speaking, the chairman of
the judges will collect the score sheets from the other judges, secure
the timekeeper’s sheet, and, with the assistance of the timekeeper
and referee, will tabulate the scores on delivery and the scores of
the manuscript committee. A ﬁnal decision shall then be rendered
by the judges in conference. The scores received from the manu-
script committee, and the scores tabulated by the delivery com-
mittee are to be used only as a guide by the judges, and shall
supplement their combined opinion in the selection of the winner
of the contest. The committee of judges will be expected to select
the winner of the contest. Ties cause extra trouble, and may cause
embarrassment.

10. It shall be the duty of the chairman of the District Association
of Teachers to secure three typewritten copies of the speech of the
district winner and mail them to the Department of Agricultural
Education, University of Kentucky, Lexington, so that they will
reach the department 15 days prior to the ﬁrst day of the annual
F.F.A. State Meeting.

AWARDS

Cash prizes amounting to $130 will be awarded in district and state
contests by The Courier—Journal and Louisville Times. A grand prize of
$50 Will be awarded the winner of the state contest. A district prize of
$10 will be awarded the winner of the ﬁrst place in each district except
the district represented by the winner of the state contest.

In addition to the cash prizes, the ofﬁcial F,F.A. speaker’s medal will
be awarded each district winner, by the Kentucky Association of Future
Farmers of America.

The winner of the state contest will represent Kentucky in the North
Central Regional Contest. In addition to the grand prize of $50 awarded
by The Courier—Journal and Louisville Times, the winner will receive $50
from the Kentucky Association of Future Farmers of America to help
defray his expenses to the North Central Regional Contest.

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NATIONAL AWARDS

Winners in each regional contest will compete for the national F.F.A.
public speaking title in the ﬁnals held at the Seventeenth National Conven-

tion at Kansas City.

Medals and cash prizes amounting to $750 will be awarded as

follows:

1st place .............................................................................. $250

2nd place

4th place _________________________

Part 1. Content and Composition

JUDGE’S SCORE SHEET”:
1944 Public Speaking Contest
Future Farmers of America

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1. Voice 10
2. Stage presence 10 l
3. Power of
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4. Response to
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5. General effect 10
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Part III. Summary of Results of the Contest
Points Points Awarded Contestants
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2. Score on delivery 60 I_ l
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Grand Totals XXX I l l l

’3‘ The scores tabulated on the judge’s score sheet shall be used as a guide by the
Committee judging the delivery, in the selection of the winner of the contest.

*i‘ Timekeeper’s Record.
Prepared by the Future Farmers of America in cooperation with the U. S. Office

of Education, Washington, D. C.

Explanation of Points on Judge’s Score Sheet

Power of expression, includes
Fluency
Emphasis
Directness
Sincerity
Communicative activity
Conveyance of thought and

meaning

Response to questions, includes
Ability to satisfactorily answer
the questions on the speech
asked by the judges, indicat—
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with subject, and ability to
think quickly.

General effect, includes
Extent to which the speech was
interesting, understandable,
convincing, and pleasing, and
to which it held attention

Content of the speech, includes
Importance and appropriateness
of the subject
Suitability of the material used
Accuracy of the statements
made
Evidence of purpose

Composition of the speech, includes
Organization of the content
Unity of thought
Logical development
Language used
Sentence structure
Accomplishment of purpose,

conclusions

Voice, includes
Quality
Pitch
Force
Articulation
Pronunciation

Stage presence, includes
Personal appearance
Poise and body posture
Attitude
Conﬁdence
Personality
Ease before audience

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SUGGESTIVE SUBJECTS

Soils and Men

Leadership, the Urgent Need of Agriculture

Cooperation and the American Farmer

Farm