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WorksheetsHistory of the Illinois FFA 1900-1930
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What 1917 act of Congress encouraged and supported vocational education by supplying funds and encouragement for any high school that had a vocational education program?
Smith-Hughes Act
Agriculture Club Act
Junior Farmer Act
Master Farmer Act
Who were Hoke Smith and Dudley Hughes?
A senator and congressman
National FFA Presidents
National FFA Advisors
Vocational agriculture students
Five years after the Smith-Hughes Act was passed, how many schools and states offered vocational education?
100 schools, 14 states
1200 schools, 25 states
600 schools, 37 states
2500 schools, 48 states
Before FFA, what were agriculture clubs called? (Select all that apply)
Junior Farmers
Master Farmers
Young Farmers
Future Farmers
Where did 1,544 vocational agriculture students meet in 1926 to participate in a three-day program including judging contests and tours of packing plants and business establishments.
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinatti
Kansas City
What celebrity appeared at a banquet sponsored by the Kansas City Star for agriculture students in 1926?
Will Rogers
Boris Karloff
Myrna Loy
Mickey Rooney
The first national convention of the FFA was held at the _____________ Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri.
Hilton President
Baltimore
The Eldridge
Aladdin Holiday Inn
This man was name executive secretary-treasurer of the FFA in 1928 and is also known as "Father of the FFA."
Henry Groseclose
Hoke Smith
Dudley Hughes
Dr. C.H. Lane
Who is credited with giving the Future Farmers of America its name?
Dr. C.H. Lane
Leslie Applegate
Henry Groseclose
Will Rogers
What date represents the starting point of a great youth organization that is the FFA?
November 30, 1926
October 22, 1927
June 12, 1929
November 20, 1928
Records show that as early as _______, Illinois schools had organizations made up of agriculture students.
1904
1912
1926
1928
Early ag clubs participated in what activities?
Judging contests
Competed with their projects at local fairs
Father and son banquets
All of these are correct
In 1928, how many father and son banquets were held by interested ag students in Illinois?
18
33
76
20
When was FFA first mentioned in Illinois, at a state teachers convention?
Spring 1926
Summer 1927
Fall 1928
Summer 1929
Who told Illinois ag teachers about the new FFA organization and encouraged the formation of such a program in the state?
J.E. Hill
Homer Edwards
Ivan Peach
Henry Groseclose
About how many students and advisors showed up to organize the Illinois FFA in 1929?
less than 100
20,000
nearly 1,500
approximately 50
Where was the Illinois FFA first organized?
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Illinois Sate University
Western Illinois University
What happened at the first Illinois FFA Convention?
A state constitution was adopted.
State officers were elected.
Homer Edwards was elected President
All of these are correct
Sixteen year old junior, Homer Edwards was elected the first Illinois FFA President in 1929. Where was he from?
Antioch
Altamont
Albion
Aledo
How many sections did the Illinois FFA originally have?
5
12
20
25
Who was Illinois FFA's first secretary-treasurer?
Wilson Bryant
Ivan Peach
J.E. Hill
Homer Edwards
Who was Illinois FFA's first reporter?
Wilson Bryant
Ivan Peach
Randall Hart
Homer Edwards
Who was Illinois FFA's first advisor?
Wilson Bryant
Ivan Peach
Randall Hart
J.E. Hill
How many FFA chapters were there in Illinois by 1930?
12
156
400
3,014
How many FFA members were there in Illinois by 1930?
12
156
400
3,014
