2&—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Nov. 2, 1974
FFA Members Report On
(Editor’s Note) The
following reports were
submitted by the news
reporters of various FFA
chapters and contains news
concerning the Chapters trip
to the National FFA Con*
ventlon in Kansas City.
Last week twelve seniors
from the Manor Chapter of
the FFA went on a trip to
Kansas City to attend the
National FFA Convention.
On Friday, October 11th, at
8:00 a.m. we left Penn Manor
High School.
We spent the night at Pow
Wow Campground near Indi
anapolis. Saturday morning
we toured Indianapolis
Speedway and Museum. We
drove on to St. Louis where
we camped over night at
Arrowhead Campground.
Sunday morning we attended
St. Bridget’s Catholic
Church and -then toured the
St. Louis Archway. In the
afternoon we visited the St.
Louis Zoo and Grant’s Farm
where the famous Budweiser
Clydesdales are raised. We
returned to Arrowhead
Campground to spend the
night. Monday morning we
toured the Purina Research Friday morning we toured
Farms. In the afternoon, we the General Motors
went through Meramec Assembly Plant near Kansas
Caverns used by Jesse City. Afterwards we viewed
James for a hideout. We the American Royal Horse
arrived in Kansas City at Show. That evening we at*
10:00 p.m. on Monday. tended the last of the
While in Kansas City we meetings of the National
stayed at the Quality Court Convention. Saturday
Motel just outside Kansas morning we left for home.
City. Tuesday morning we We got as far as Indianapolis
registered at the Convention where we spent the night at L
Hall, then we toured the & K Motel. We arrived at
Hereford Association Penn Manor at 8:00 p.m., on
Building. In the evening we Sunday evening. Altogether
attended the first meeting of we traveled 2,643 miles,
the National FFA Con- C. Randall Hunt
vention. President Ford Reporter for
spoke to us about the fight Manor Chapter FFA
against inflation.
On Wednesday we visited
the Harry Truman Memorial
Library, and in the evening
attended the second meeting
of the National FFA Con
vention. On Thursday
morning we attended the
third meeting of the con
vention. In the afternoon we
toured the Kansas City
Stockyards which were at
one time the largest in the
nation. In the evening we
attended another meeting at
which the American Farmer
Degrees were awarded.
Members of the Northern
Lebanon Chapter of FFA left
the high school on Saturday
morning, October 12, 1974 at
7:30 a.m. to attend the
National FFA Convention in
Kansas City, Missouri.
President Shawn Hernley
and family,' Gary Lentz,
Fred Baal, Arthur
Sweinhart, Joe Wood,
Chester Michael, Daniel
Bausher, David Flory, Larry
Gross and advisor J. Ray
Bickel represented our
chapter. While enroute, we
stopped at the Wright-
Patterson Air Force
Museum in Dayton, Ohio
where we saw many dif
ferent types of airplanes
first airplane all the way up
to the modem B-52 SAC
Bomber. That night for
we saw a
movie titled Soldier, Blue and
then - stayed overnight in
Fairborn, Ohio.
On Sunday morning we
journeyed to the world
famous Indianapolis
Speedway where we saw
many of the previous race
winning cars on display in
the Speedway Museum. We
then took a ride around the
track and we were informed
of some of the important
facts about the track. After
seeing the Speedway we
traveled all day until we
reached St. Louis that night.
On entering St. Louis we saw
the Gateway to the West, the
paddle wheel boats on the
river, and the old state
capital building. We then had
something to eat and retired
for the night.
On Monday morning we
traveled to the Purina
Research Farms in Gray
Summit, Missouri where we
were given a guided tour of
their experiments with
animals and certain types of
feed. While at the Purina
Farms we were very
delighted to receive a free
chicken dinner. Following
the dinner the business men
and women of the Purina
Center put on a wonderful
stage show for us and fellow
FFA members who were
also visiting the farm. After
our visit to Purina Farms we
journeyed to the Onondaga
Cave in Leasburg, Missouri.
The Onondaga Cave contains
some of the largest and most
colorful stalactite and
stalagmites in the world.
This cave was found by
Daniel Boone and is the
world’s largest living cave.
We then drove to Kansas
City, Missouri where we had
reservations at the Holiday
Inn and spent the night
there.
Tuesday, after eating
breakfast and registering for
the convention, we traveled
to the Agricultural Hail of
Fame where we observed
different exhibits which told
of the progression in the
development of arm
Convention Trip
machinery and other
automated devices that have
made changes in farming
methods and family living
since the beginning of this
nation. Following our visit to
the Hall of Fame we toured
the TWA Overhaul Base
where we saw gigantic jet
planes in all stages of repair.
We then toured the Crown
Center which is a two million
dollar shopping center and
living complex. The building
houses people and
features a five story high
waterfall and-several glass
elevators which we rode 18
stories to the top of the
building and looked out over
the city. Following that we
went to the evening session
where the honorable
President Gerald Ford gave
a very encouraging and insp
iring speech. After his
speech we attended the
vespers program, had
supper and then returned to
the hotel.
On Wednesday morning
we were welcomed by
Kansas City Mayor, Charles
B. Wheeler. Dwight
Seegmiller, .our 1972-73
National FFA president then
gave remarks along with
Mark Mayfield our 1973-74
president and H. N. Hun
sicker, our National Advisor.
We then had lunch and
returned to the afternoon
session where Shawn Her
nley, our chapter president
and Mr. Bickel received the
National Gold Emblem
Chapter Award. We were one
of two chapters in Penn
sylvania to receive this
award. That night, at the
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evening session we watched
the national public speaking
contest and then Chester
Michael received a Gold
National Chapter Safety
Award for outstanding work
in this program. Brooks
Robinson, all-pro third
baseman for the Baltimore
Orioles then gave remarks
and the session was closed.
We then went to the hotel and
retired for the evening.
The next morning,
Thursday, David Flory
received a silver BOAC
Award because he was
chairman of the BOAC
committee which helped
beautify our school by
planting trees and shrubs
around it and by seeding
grass on the new football
field. Also, at the Thursday
morning session, Mr.
Delmas Hemley received a
Legion of Merit Award for
being the only man in
Pennsylvania to secure at
least ten new members in the
FFA Alumni Association
during the proceeding year.
Following the morning
session we toured the
General Motors plant where
we saw many of the different
makes of cars in all their
stages of construction. We
then went to the Country
Club Plaza where we did
some shopping and then the
boys went bowling. After
ending our bowling ex
pedition we returned to the
Convention Hall where we
watched the Star Farmer of
America Pageant. John
Moyer received a check for
$500.00 for being the Star
Fanner of the North Atlantic
Region.
Friday morning's session
was highlighted by an ad
dress from Johnny
Rodriguez, star of stage, TV,
radio and movies. He also
presented an act during the
afternoon American Royal
Horae Show. Only FFA boys
are allowed to attend this
opening session of the
American Royal which Is the
outstanding livestock show
in the mid-west.
We then toured the Allis
Chalmers plant and the
Truman Library before
returning }o the closing
session Friday evening
which consisted of the FFA
talent show, installation of
new National Officers and an
address by the outgoing
President, Mark Mayfield.
Saturday morning we
watched the American Royal
Parade and then left Kansas
City for home. We stopped in
Hannibal, Missouri and
toured Mark Twain’s home
before going on to
Springfield, Illinois. In
Springfield we saw Abraham
Lincoln’s home and tomb
during Sunday morning
hours. In the evening we
arrived in Chicago and took
the elevator to the top of the
Sears Observation Tower,
103 stories high. On Monday
we headed for home and
arrived at approximately
6:00 p.m. after having a
wonderful trip. In behalf of
all the boys who made this
trip, I’d like to express our
thanks and appreciation to
our Board of Directors, our
school administration, our
parents and all those who
made this trip possible. It
was an experience none of us
shall ever forget.
Larry Gross
Reporter