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The smith-Hughes nationals Vocational Education Act both senator hoke smith from Georgia) established vocation]sl agriculture course
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Virginia Tech agricultural education teacher educators Henry C Groseclose and other people who were in the FFA as the model for the future.
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The first National Congress of Vocational agriculture students assembles
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H.O. Sargent, a federal agent for agricultural education for African-Americans at the U.S. Office of Education, and G.W. Owens, a teacher-trainer at Virginia State College, write the first constitution and bylaws for the New Farmers of Virginia, an organization for African-American agriculture students. The organization holds its first state rally that same year.
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Future Farmers of America is established in Kansas City, Mo.• First National FFA Convention is held in Kansas City, Mo.: 33 delegates from 18 states are in attendance.• Leslie Applegate from New Jersey is elected the first national FFA president.• First sectional gathering of New Farmers of America (NFA) members is held.
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National blue and corn gold are adopted as official FFA colors.• Carlton Patton from Arkansas is named the first Star Farmer of America. This is one of the first awards created by FFA.
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Official FFA Creed, written by E.M. Tiffany, is adopted.• Edward Drace from Missouri wins the first National Public Speaking event.• First Official Dress uniform is adopted: dark blue shirt, blue or white pants, blue cap, and yellow tie.• Delegates restrict FFA membership to boys only.• First FFA Manual printed by The Farm Journal of Philadelphia.1931
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The National FFA Radio Program on NBC is launched.
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A charter is granted to the Puerto Rico FFA Association.
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Blue corduroy jacket is adopted as an Official Dress.• A group of FFA officers and members make a pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., where they are greeted on the White House lawn by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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NFA is founded as a national organization at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.• David Simmons of Alabama is elected as the first national NFA president.• Active FFA membership exceeds 100,000 members.
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During the National FFA Convention, action is taken to establish a national FFA camp and leadership training school in Washington, D.C.