Show utah future farmers of america receive R receive national honors atea can be justly proud and enjoy a high degree of satisfaction over the record made by the utah state association of future farmers through its representatives at the national convention held last week in connection with the american royal livestock chow at the file annual bar banquet ot the convention where all convis honors were announced and awards were made utah rose to heights hitherto by any state in the union in the words of 0 the kansas city times it was buteas uta is night it at the annual dinner no state has ever made such an outstanding record said irato supervisor L R the livestock team from vernal utah won first honors in tile the judging of all breeds of livestock their team was composed of lavern hemstreet nell neil caldwell and lavoir merrill young ilem street tile the captain of the team also won f first place in III the nation for individual judging of all classes of livestock in recognition of this ali is honor lie he received a scholarship from the merchants association of kansas city to continue his study in agriculture il ri to the boyack chapter of future farmers of roosevelt high school roosevelt utah in competition against other chapters went first honors in the nation and a cash prize of the second place went to the sweet springs chapter of missouri in a page record the boyack chapter recounted its many achievements including scholarship cooperative effort ability to farm and school and community activities the roosevelt future farmers demonstrated such remarkable pioneering achievement in a drouth visited region that their chapter was awarded the highest prize of the future farmers of Ani america erica the first honors in the national public speaking contest also went to a utah boy J phelon mahout of richfield utah ai he e spoke on the subject the farmers place in a planned agriculture three other boys boya from as many regions of the united states were in the final contest malouf demonstrated his ability to answer the questions of the judges and showed mastery of the subject utah received other honors in III f jho he national meet at kansas city cecil C cope copa of roosevelt was one ot of 56 boys in america to receive the much coveted award american farmer degree the south cache team took seventh place in the judging of mild and and one of its team members took fifth place as aa an individual the box elder future farmers placed tenth in the national natio nol poultry con test and one of its members placed sixth as an individual the spanish fork future aarni farmers ers placed fifth in the meat judging contest and one of its members tied for fifth place in individual work the south cache team took fifteenth place in the national dairy contest and one of its team members took nineteenth place in individual work professor N W by request conducted the 72 piece utah future farmer band which was designated as the ot of eucial band tor for the national convention ven tion this band was composed of future farmers from 27 chapters in as aa many rural high schools in the state the ilie band made fifteen appearances in its weeks tour to kansas city probably the most colorful event was the concert given in the edison memorial hall preceding tie the national public speaking contest on oil the following evening the utah band led the parade of future farmer delegates in the great arena of 0 the american royal livestock show preceding the wonderful horse show the fu ture ure farmer male quartet f from rom payson high school conducted by carl 0 nelson accompanied th band and shared in the honors by special arrangement state supervisor L 11 humpherys phelon alalouf of richfield jack lundberg lund berg ot of roosevelt and a special number by the band and quartet appeared on the program ot of the NBC hookup during the national farm and home hour utah lias has had a flood of 0 favorable comments on the excellent playing of the band and the fine spirit of cooperation by its members one of the finest tributes ot of the work done by the utah band came from a man who was for nine years a member of sousas dousas band ile he said 1 I have many bands but this Is the finest boys band I 1 have ever heard the accomplishments of 0 this band reflect a high degree of accomplishment in music in ill the c rural high schools of utah the future farmer band gave concerts at denver independence missouri and on their return they furnished the music tor for the concluding session of the U E A meeting in the salt lake taber nacle the band was also featured in a broadcast and the members were special dinner guests at the chamber of commerce and guests of 0 the university of utah at the mg football g gamo MO the utah delegation of future farmers was met at the union pacific station on its return by governor henry H blood president heber J grant charles 11 II skidmore Pies president ident george thomas of the U of U members of the salt lake chamber of commerce salt lake commission the president and executive secretary of the utah educational association school superintendents agricultural teachers ot of the state and two hundred enthusiastic supporters ot of the undertaking |