Transcript Chapter Overview •History •Foundation •Band, Chorus and Talent •Supply Service •FFA International •Alumni •Star Awards •Name Change •FFA Opens Its Doors Chapter Selections C H A P T E R As a newcomer, becoming familiar with.

Chapter Overview
•History
•Foundation
•Band, Chorus and
Talent
•Supply Service
•FFA International
•Alumni
•Star Awards
•Name Change
•FFA Opens Its
Doors
Chapter Selections
C H A P T E R
As a newcomer,
becoming familiar
with the FFA’s
history and its
purpose will help
you understand how
you can benefit from
all the organization
has to offer.
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Just as agriculture in the
This act is also known as
United States has a long and
colorful history, so does the
National FFA Organization.
the Smith-Hughes Act, after
the two congressman who
wrote the legislation.
The initial idea for forming
the organization began in
1917 when Congress passed
the National Vocational
Education Act which
established vocational
agriculture classes.
Would you like to read the
Smith-Hughes Act of 1917?
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•First National
FFA
Convention
held in 1928
•Leslie
Applegate
elected first
National FFA
President
•Dr. C.H. Lane
elected first
National
Advisor
In 1926, the American Royal This date signifies the formal
Livestock Show in Kansas
City, Missouri, invited
vocational agriculture
students to compete in
livestock judging contests.
Two years later, the students
formed the Future Farmers of
America to provide leadership
training for farm boys. While
in Kansas City for the
American Royal, 33 delegates
from 18 states met in the
Baltimore Hotel.
beginning of the organization
on November 20, 1928.
National dues were set a 10
cents per member.
Leslie Applegate of Freehold,
New Jersey was elected as the
first National FFA President.
The first National Advisor
was Dr. C.H. Lane
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When the group met for its
annual convention the
following year, 64 delegates
from 33 states participated.
They named Carlton Patton
from Arkansas as the first
recipient of the American Star
Farmer awards and selected
national blue and corn gold as
the organization’s official
colors.
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•The FFA Creed
was written by E.M.
Tiffany of
Wisconsin and was
approved by
convention
delegates in 1930
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FFA Creed Adopted
As the organization grew, the
members started building
traditions. By 1930, E.M.
Tiffany (Erwin Milton) had
written the FFA Creed, and it
was approved by delegates at the
third National FFA Convention.
•Print a copy of the
FFA Creed
Watch the FFA
Creed!
The creed was revised in 1965,
1987, and again in 1990.
However, the basic values and
beliefs have remained
consistent, forming a solid
foundation in which the
principles of the organization
are based.
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•Dr. Gus Lintner of
Ohio designed the
first FFA jacket
•My state was
chartered
in___________
and has _______
members.
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Blue Corduroy Jackets
Debuts in Kansas City
The official blue corduroy
jacket was also born in the
1930s. Dr. Gus Lintner, then
advisor of the Fredericktown,
Ohio, FFA Chapter, was
looking for an appropriate
uniform for the Fredericktown
Band which was to appear at
the National FFA Convention.
Lintner designed the first
jacket in 1933. The crisp blue
jacket caught the attention of
the official delegates who
voted to adopt it as the
organization’s official dress.
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•1939 FFA
purchases 28.5
acres
•FFA Foundation
formed in 1944
•Delegates at the
1947 National
Convention listened
to the first National
FFA Band
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More Firsts
In 1939, FFA purchased
And incentives are made
28.5 acres of land which
was once part of George
Washington's Mount Vernon
estate near Alexandria,
Virginia. The National FFA
Center has been relocated to
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Watch the Virtual Tour
Foundation Formed
possible through private
donations by businesses and
individuals to the Foundation.
It is headquartered in Madison,
Wisconsin, and is governed by
a board of individuals from
business and industry.
In 1944, the National FFA
Foundation, Inc., the nonprofit, fund-raising arm of
the organization was
formed. Almost all of the
FFA’s awards and
incentives.
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Band, Chorus, and Supply Service
The National FFA
Delegates at the
1947 National
convention were
treated to music
from the first
National FFA
Band, directed
by Dr. Henry S.
Brunner.
The next year
the band was
joined by the
National FFA
Chorus and the
National FFA
Talent Program.
Supply Service
began operation in
1948. It was
originally formed to
supply all members
with quality FFA
jackets and chapter
equipment. Today,
the supply company
operation markets
everything from
jackets to jewelry
and teddy bears
wearing FFA tshirts.
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The 1950s
The National
FUTURE FARMER
magazine (now New
Horizons) was
approved by National
Convention delegates
in 1952 and the Code
of Ethics was adopted.
FFA marked its silver
anniversary in 1953.
The U.S. Postal
Service issued a
special
commemorative stamp
to mark the occasion,
and President Dwight
D. Eisenhower
addressed the National
Convention.
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FFA Goes International
While continuing its rapid
growth within the United
States, in 1955 the
organization established its
international programs.
FFA assisted in the
formation of similar
organizations around the
world.
Now you can travel to more
than 30 countries through a
number of FFA exchange
programs.
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Membership Opens
To African Americans
And Women
The 1960s were turbulent
Prior to the merger, the
NFA operated in 13
southern states, including
the state of New Jersey.
years within the United States.
Dr.
Martin Luther
King JR. led
the civil
rights movement and
women marched for
equality. The integration of
public schools brought with it a
merger between the FFA and
the New Farmers of America,
the organization for African
American agriculture students.
The NFA jacket and emblem
were similar to the FFA’s.
Over 50,000 NFA members
became part of the FFA in
1965.
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•FFA opened its
doors to female
members in
1969.
A constitutional
•FFA began
publishing the
National Future
Farmer
magazine in
1952.
amendment opened the
doors of membership to
female agriculture
students and was passed
by convention delegates
in 1969.
•FFA merged
with the African
American
agriculture
organization, the
New Farmers of
America in
1965.
Today, more than onefourth of FFA
membership is female.
Read the FFA
Constitution.
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Alumni Association Created
By the early 1970’s, the
need for a separate
organization for former
FFA members became
apparent.
The National
FFA Alumni
Association
was created in 1971 to fill
this demand.
The alumni association
exists to support agricultural
education, primarily the
FFA student organization.
C H A P T E R
•1988, Organization
changes name to
National FFA
Organization.
•1989, the National
Future Farmer
becomes the FFA
New Horizons.
•1990, delegates
approved the fixed
475 delegate
apportionment
system.
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National FFA Organization
Becomes
National Future Farmers of America
The ever
evolving world of
agriculture
prompted
delegates at the
1988 National
Convention to
change the
official name of
the organization,
while opening
membership to
middle school
students
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