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1917: Smith-Hughes Act
provided federal funding for the established of vocational agriculture in public highschools. -
Future Farmers of America
Kansas City, Missouri
1st National FFA convention help
-33 delegates from 18 states
Leslie Applegate, NJ, elected 1st national FFA president -
Official color adopted
National blue and corn gold
2nd national ffa convention,33 states represented by 64 delegates -
Creed adopted
E.M. Tiffany creed adopted
1st national official dress adopted: dark blue shirt, blue or white pants,blue cap and yellow tie
Only males -
Jacket adopted
Blue corduroy jacket adopted as official dress
Official and members went to the white house to meet president franklin D. roosevelt -
NFA founded
New farmers of america founded is tuskegee alabama
Group of african american boys -
1st ffa owned national headquarters
28.5 acres near Alexandria, virginia. Part of george washington's estate -
members join war effort
138,548 ffa members were serving in armed services in World war 2 -
FFA band
First national ffa band performed at the national ffa convention -
1st chorus and talent
First national chorus and talent programs help at national ffa convention
1st ffa week celebrated the week of george Washington's birthday -
Harry S Truman signs bill
Public law 81-740 grants ffa federal charter specifying a US dept of education staff member be the national ffa adviser -
Magazine published
The national future farmer magazine is first issued -
NFA merger
Nfa merged with ffa, increasing total membership by more than 50,000
delegates -
Convention moves to Indianapolis Indiana
For the 1st time national convention is held in indianapolis with 54,589 in the attendance -
1st African American female president
Breanna Holbert california, elected as 1st african -american national ffa president
Membership hits all-time high with 653,359 members in 8,568 chapters