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1917-The National Vocational Education Act
The Smith-Hughes Vocational
Education Act
Smith & Hughes were both Georgia
Congressman that established
agriculture courses -
1925
Virginia Tech Ag Teachers
-Henry Groseclose
-Harry Sanders
-Edmund C. Magill
-Walter S. Newman
-Discussed an organization involving
agriculture for boys
-Future Farmers of Virginia served as
the model for the Future Farmers of
America (FFA) -
1928
-Future Farmers of America
Established in Kansas City, MO
-First National Convention in Kansas
City, Mo
-33 Delegates, 18 states
-Leslie Applegate of New Jersey was
elected to be the first National FFA
President -
1929
-Official Colors established
-National Blue and Corn Gold
-First National chapter contest
launched and sponsored by the Farm
Journal
-First Official FFA Manual of the
organization was written -
1930
-Official FFa Creed adopted
-Written by E.M. Tiffany
-First Official Dress uniform was
adopted:
-Dark blue shirt
-Blue or white pants
-Blue cap
-Yellow tie
-Delegates restrict membership to
boys only
-First official FFA Manual was printed
with a grant from the Farm Journal
Press if Philadelphia, PA -
1933
Blue Corduroy jacket is
adopted as Official
Dress -
1935
-New Farmers of
America established
-Organization of
African American
young men
-Active FFA membership
exceeded 100,000
members -
1939
First FFA owned
National headquarters
land purchased -
1944
-Future Farmers of America
Foundation is formed in Washington
D.C.
-138,548 FFA members served in
World War II
-First National FFA Agriculture
Proficiency Awards presented -
1947
-First national FFA Band performance
at National FFA Convention
-FFA Weed established during the
week of George Washington’s B-Day -
1948
-First National FFA
chorus performance
-First National FFA talent
contest at convention
-Record jump in
membership from
238,269 in 1947 to
260,300 -
1950
President Harry Truman
granted a Federal
Charter to FFA
