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When was the Smith-Hughes National Vocational Education act established?
1917
What was the Smith-Hughes National Vocational Education act?
A law passed that allowed for vocational agriculture classes.
Who passed the Smith-Hughes National Vocational Education act?
Senator Hoke Smith
Representative Dudley Hughes
Where were the creators of the Smith-Hughes act from?
Georgia
When was the Future Farmers of Virginia (FFV) established?
1925
Who founded the FFV?
Henry C. Groseclose
Harry W. Sanders
Walter S. Newman
Edmund C. Magill
What was the importance of the FFV?
The FFV served as a model for the Future Farmers of America (FFA).
When did the first National Congress of Vocational Agriculture Students assemble for a National Livestock Judging contest?
1926
Where did the first National Congress of Vocational Agriculture Students assemble for a National Livestock Judging contest?
American Royal Livestock and Horse Show in Kansas City, Missouri.
When was the New Farmers of Virginia (NFV) established?
1927
Who established the New Farmers of Virginia?
H.O. Sargent
G.W. Owens
What was the New Farmers of Virginia?
An organization for African-American agriculture students.
When did the NFV hold its first state rally?
1927
When was the Future Farmers of America established? (Month, day, year)
Nov. 20th, 1928
Where was the FFA established?
Kansas City, Missouri
Baltimore Hotel
What was the attendance for the first national FFA convention?
33 delegates from 18 states.
Where was the first national FFA convention held?
Kansas City, Missouri
Who was the first national FFA president?
Leslie Applegate
When was the first gathering of New Farmers of America held?
1928
When were national blue and corn gold adopt as official FFA colors?
1929
Who won the first Star Farmer of America award?
Carlton Patton
Who sponsored the Star Farmer of America award until 1949?
Kansas City Star
What year was the first Star Farmer of America award given?
1929
When was the first National Chapter Contest launched?
1929
Who sponsored the first National Chapter Contest?
Farm Journal Magazine
What is the attendance for the second National FFA Convention in November?
64 delegates from 33 states.
In 1929, how many associations, chapters, and members are apart of the FFA?
35 state associations with…
1,500 chapters
30,000 members
When was the official FFA creed adopted?
1930
Who wrote the official FFA creed?
E.M. Tiffany
Who won the first National Public Speaking event? Where were they from?
Edward Drace from Missouri
When was the first National Public Speaking event held?
1930
When was the first official dress uniform adopted?
1930
What did the first official dress uniform include?
Dark blue shirt
Blue or white pants
Blue cap
Yellow tie
When did delegates restrict FFA membership to boys only?
1930
When was the first FFA Manual printed?
1930
Who printed the first FFA Manual?
The Farm Journal of Philadelphia
When was the National FFA Radio Program on NBC launched?
1931
When was a charter granted to the Puerto Rico FFA Association?
1932
When was the blue corduroy jacket adopted as official dress?
1933
When did a group of FFA officers and members make a pilgrimage to Washington D.C., and who did they meet on the White House lawn?
1933
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
When was the NFA founded as a national organization?
1935
Where was the NFA founded as a national organization?
Tuskegee Institution in Alabama
Who was the first president of the NFA? Where are they from?
David Simmons from Alabama
When did FFA membership exceed 100,000 members?
1935
When was national FFA camp and leadership training school established?
1937
Where was national FFA camp and leadership training school initially established?
Washington, D.C.
When was land purchased for the first FFA-owned national headquarters?
1939
How much land and where was land bought for the first national FFA headquarters?
28.5 acres
Alexandria, Virginia
Who are the only members who shared the title of Star Farmer of America and in what year?
Identical twins Albert and Arthur Lacy from Texas
1939
When was the H.O. Sargent Trophy Award created?
1939
Why was the H.O. Sargent Trophy Award created?
To honor H.O. Sargent’s contributions towards NFA members.