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Seventh Annual FFA Father Son Banquet - 1937
Decatur County High School

from the collection of Dian Brasher

April 22, 1937

MENU

Roast Beef                              Gravy
Potatoes au Gratin         Green Beans
Hot Rolls
Beet Pickle                Glazed Carrots
Banana Salad
Iced Tea
Apple Pie                         Ice Cream

WHY ONE BOY LEFT THE FARM

I left my dad, his farm, his plow,
Because my calf became his cow;
I left my dad ‘twas wrong, of course,
Because my colt became his horse;
I left my dad to sow and reap
Because my lamb became his sheep:
I dropped my hoe and stuck my fork,
Because my pig became his pork.
The garden truck I made to grow
Was his to sell and mine to hoe.

Why Another Boy Didn’t

With dad and me it’s half and half,
The cow I own was once his calf:
No town for mine, I will not bolt,
Because my horse was once his colt;
I’m going to stick right where I am,
Because my sheep was once his lamb;
I’ll stay with dad – he gets my vote,
Because my hog was once his shoat;
It’s “fifty-fifty” with dad and me –
A profit-sharing company.

         - Montana Future Farmer.

PROGRAM

Wm. Brasher, Pres. F. F. A. ………………… Toastmaster
Miss Mabel Miller ……………………………… F. F. A. Queen
Opening Ceremony ………………………… Officers F. F. A.
Invocation ………………………………………… Alfred Teague
Vocal Solo ………………………………………… Virginia Smith
Music ……………………………………………………… Orchestra
Talk …………………………………………………… J. W. Yarbro
Musical Number ……………………………… Mrs. K. R. Tate
Chorus …………………………………………. Thelma Kennedy
                                                       Loraine Barry
                                                     Kathleen Wyatt
                                                   Evelyn Passmore
                                                      Mary Simmons
                                                       Virginia Smith
Talk ………………………………………………… Rev. F. A. Flatt
Music ……………………………………………………… Orchestra
Presentation of F. F. A. Awards …. T. J. Hendrickson
Remarks ……………………………………………………… Visitors
Closing Ceremony ………………………. F. F. A. Members

OFFICERS OF F. F. A. CHAPTER

William Brasher ………………………… President
Mabel Miller …………………………………… Queen
William Vise ……………………… Vice President
Elihu Jordan ……………………………… Secretary
James Smith ……………………………… Treasurer
Provincher Tolley ………………………. Reporter
Hoover Kennedy ……………………… Sgt-at-Arms
T. J. Hendrickson …………………………… Advisor