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1&,~rhe annual NAJAC Business,

industry and Education Day will beheld Wednesday with over 450 rep­resentatives of major companiesarriving in Bloomington to attend.

Among those participating in theBusiness, Industry and Educationactivities are Business Hall of Famemembers Royal Little of Textronand Thomas Watson of IBM. Alsoattending will be Frank T. Carey,chairman of IBM and presentnational chairman of JuniorAchievement" and Richard L.Terreil~ vice chairman of General

Motors and past chairman of JuniorAchievement.

Mr. Cary will be the keynotespeaker at a dinner Wednesdayevening for the visiting dignitariesand Mr. Terrell will receive the GoldAchievement Award, the highestcitation given by Junior Achieve­ment.

Included in the schedule for theday will be a luncheon meeting ofJunior Achievement's board ofdirectors and an orientation sessionfor all executives.

Following the orientation,

..;.\chievers will guide the business­men, educators and mediarepresentatives around the campus insrnaH groups. The visitors will sit inon discussion groups during thecourse of the day and then attend thedinner which will be held in theStudent Union at 7: 15.

Conference Chairman JosephFrancomano stated that "the resultshave been excellent in involving newpeople in Junior Achievement''' andthat the number of returnees frompast years is quite substantiaL

Shuttle buses will take the visitorsfrom their hotels to the campus andfrom group to group so that they mayhave a good overView of the JAexperience. Francomano comments,uThese business people andeducators are coming to learn whatAchievers are thinking about currentissues and their involvement in lA. Ihope that all Achievers will expresstheir personal support andappreciation by introducingthemselves and exchanging theirideas with the visitors. That is thewhole purpose of their being her~.'!'

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Night promises 10 be better ~~than ever before. The TalentNight show ""ill be staged at theIU auditorium at tonight'sgeneral meeting.

()ver eighty acts have triedout for the opportunity toperform. The auditions havebeen conducted under tightsecurity in the McNutt FlameRoom since the Conference

.. began. A panel of judgesselected the acts which they felt

~ would offer the best variety of .,~"=*~ entertainment for thel

l~ delegates. II "Achievers can expect the ';j!l!1 biggest and best talent show in~i~ the history of NAJ ,t\C" says the it

II :~i;;~~~;::s :~~ ~~nig~:~I:~!i Kathryn Jackley, professional ~r~t~i~~ dancer; Mr. Richard Clawson" ~~1:

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:li: development IV Conference*I Bureau; Mrs: Virginia Rogers, Imassistant dean of student I:~~!if. services; the llonorable:,ti Francis X. McCloskey, mayor W~ of Bloomington; and Mr.1

I Richard Lathom, manager" lUll..,. Musical Arts Center. ..~

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Members of the talent' ":. ~

: committee will act as stage crew, and perform skits between the

acts. Dennis Houlihan willperform on the Lowrey Organwhile the judges make theirdecisions.

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After forty-four years, Mr.Francomano clainls that the JAevent he most enjoys is the first nightat NAJAC. "That, to me, is the mostexciting experIence connecu:d withJunior Achievement.

In 1933, as a young man fromBrooklyn, New York, Mr.Francomano joined JuniorAchievement and he has been on thescene ever since.

Forty-four years of involvement asan Achiever, an adviser, and a staffmember is a long time. Mr.Francomano says he has beeninvolved with the program for solong "because it's been interesting,exciting, and challenging for me."

His involvement has given himduties and responsibilities of all sortsthroughout the years. He has workedas program director and executivedirector in various areas, and hasbeen in charge of fund raising andexpansion programs for the nationalorganization.

He has held the office of ExecutiveVice President for the last fifteenyears.

"As Junior Achievement grew andvarious responsibilities developed, Ihad an opportunity to grow with it,"Mr. Francomano said. That growthis worldwide - he has helped to startJunior Achievement programs inother countries such as Canada,Mexico, and Venezuela.

Mr. Francomano serves asConference Chairman and Directorof Visitors at the Conference.

Since Mr. Francomano's Achieverdays, the program has changedconsiderably.

"Junior Achievement companieshave come a long way," claims Mr.Francomano. ~'Junior Achievementcompany activities have gone fromwhat were primitive record systemsand procedures to a verysophisticated program."

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"I have many hopes and will dowhatever I can to see that JuniorAchievement becomes the leadingyouth organization in the world," hesaid.

and ambitions as far as JuniorAchievement is concerned are "toremain in touch with theorganization and to be involved."

What is this man of history reallylike? "I don't know how other peoplewould assess me, but 1 assess myselfas a rather outgoing individual whohas a deep interest in how youngpeople get involved in the businessworld."

As an Achiever, Joe Francomano'sfirst Junior Achievement companywas the only company he had, lastingfor three years. "In those days, thecompanies did not liquidate at (heend of each year, so our companyhad a life span of three years."

Within those three years, he heldthe offices of treasurer, secretary,and company president.

"I see Junior Achievement in thefuture remaining contemporary withthe ever-changing pace of thebusiness world of tomorrow," saidMr. Francomano.

Close to retirement.. Mr.Francomano's personal goals in life

NAJAC chief speaks

JA Executive Vice President, Joe Francomano discussing his long affiliationwith Junior Achievement, during an interview held yesterday afternoon.

1-..----Over 450 arrive at NAJAC

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ADVANTAGES OF A TIN AIRPLANE. A member of The MechanicalClub seems to be instructing a customer in the advantages of a tin airplane.

JA discovers 'roots'

by the organization of a group ofboys selected by the city'sbusinessmen. These boys laterformed under the name of HandyMan Products Company andproduced "handy wood articles forthe home." They issued 10 shares ofstock.

The fourth company, the Junior"A" Printers, formed in earlyAugust, but equipment problemskept it from beginning productionuntil December. Tie interveningtime was spent hunting for theprinting equipment needed toproduce personalized printed items.The company did elect officers andafter debate, capitalized at 300 sharesbut authorized the sale of only 150.

In the early days of J A, stock wassold to any interested party, butAchievers often bought and tradedshares among themselves, careful tokeep a controlling bloc within thefirm.

Until the formation of the fifthcompany, membership in Middle­town Junior Achievement had beenlimited to boys. But in mid-August,15 girls were brought together toform the Priscilla Crafters.

The Crafters capitalized at 120shares of stock. Ten girls stayed withthe company to manufacture servingtrays, tea trays, wastepaper baskets,flower baskets, coasters, andhandbags.

The girls met in the basement ofthe Presbyterian Church, not in thefactory with the boys. The Craftersbegan selling their products throughHelen's Gift Shop, a local retailer, inearly December.

Despite the fact that the girlsstarted later than most of the boysand that society ,had not yet1I}0dernized its thinking on women'sroles, the Middletown News-Journalreported that priscilla Crafters wasthe most efficient company of the six.

The last company formed in thatyear was the Lakeside Cavaliers.Meeting in late August, the companyissued 70 shares of stock andmanufactured plastic products.

With 75 Achievers involved in theprogram, Junior Achievementmoved from the H.D. Martindalefactory structure to the basement of

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Hook brings JAto the midwest

Pi'OdU~t3 ~bu~'e aJ'e tbe work 01' the first JuniorAchievement company, The Mechanical Club. The products, made from tin,were awarded First Prize in a product contest held at the Eastern States Ex­position, 1920.

Charles R. Hook was responsiblefor the Wee Willie Woodmakers.

The Woodmakers were one of sixJunior Achievement companies thatstarted the Middletown, Ohioprogram in 1939. The existence of theMiddletown program was madepossible' because of Hook'sdedication to making the city thenation's third JA area.

According to him, JuniorAchievement teaches "the biggestlesson in private or public business(because) the sure way to success is tomake a product of unquestionablemerit at a price your customer willpay." Hook, who was then presidentof the American Rolling MillComp~ny, would later become thefirst president of the JuniorAchievement National Board of

. Directors.The Wee Willie Woodmakers,

however, were not Middletown's firstcompany. The one which was,Special Order Shop, had its firstmeeting in July. The companymembers, ~'all hand picked boys,known good workers," manufac­tured products from metal andplastic. Their finished productsincluded bracelets, key rings, andletter openers.

"The public must not mistakethem for toys. All of them in earlystages give promise of doing credit toestablished manufacturingconcerns," a local reporter wrote ofthe products. He said the Achieverswere "little business people whoknow where they are and how they'reheaded."

The Wee Willie Woodmakers soonfollowed, spending their first nightelecting a president, vice president,treasurer, secretary, productionmanager, and sales manager. Theyalso authorized the sale of 100 sharesof stock priced at 50 cents each. OnAugust 2nd, the Woodmakers beganproduction of "Worth WhileWoodwork." One of the orders theyproduced and sold was a marble toptable for a local church.

Like the Special Order Shop, theWoodmakers paid rent for theiroperating space in the ex-factorybuilding that housed the JuniorAchievement Laboratory.

The Woodmakers were followed

successful commercially soldautomobile was constructed therebetween 1892 and 1893.

Springfield's industrial com­munity has a wealth of well-knowncompanies like, American Bosch(fuel injection systems), Spaulding

, (sports equipment), and the W.F.Young Co. (Absorbine Jr.).

It was only fitting that the oldesteconomic education organizationshould have its roots in thisprogressive business atmosphere.

It was 58 years ago that a group ofboys gathered together at theSpringfield Vocational High Schoolto learn about a new organizationthat let you operate your ownbusiness. The organization wascalled Junior Achievement ClubWork, and by the end of the meetingthose boys formed the first JAcompany. They named theircompany The Mechanical Club andthen set a date for their weeklymeetings.

They worked for a 12-moilthperiod, spending nine months onmechanical work and three monthson repairing and distributinghousehold furnishings.

Soqn after the success of TheMechanical Club, other clubs beganforming in the Springfield area. JAoffered a variety of areas in whichclubs could operate including theareas of reed work, sheet metal andwire work, textile manufacturing,rubber, pyroxlin and wax work,woodcraft, and home improvement.

Club membership was open toboth boys and girls between the agesof 8 and 21. Most of the clubsallowed mixed membership exceptfor two sewing clubs which wererestricted to girls only. They wereknown as the "Doll to Mother" andthe "Head to Foot" clubs.

The management organization ofthe club is similar to that used by JA .companies today. Club officersconsisted of President, Secretary­Treasurer, Manager of Buying,Manager of Production, Manager of

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Strathmore Paper Co. was locatedin the Springfield, Mass. area, and asa result J A began in the PioneerValley. Springfield is a city with arich historical and industrialbackground. The game of basketballwas invented there in 1891 by Dr.James Naismith, and the first

Due to the widespread popularityof Alex Haley's novel, Roots,Americans have been flocking totheir public libraries in search ofinformation leading to their own"roots." Junior Achievement did'some checking of its own, and foundout some interesting informationconcerning its own beginning.

Ask any Achiever who foundedJA, and before you know it the nameHorace A. Moses will be confidentlystated.

Horace A. Moses, president andgeneral manager of the StrathmorePape'r Co., along with Theodore N.Vail, chairman of the board ofAmerican Telephone and TelegraphCo., and president of the AmericanBell System, and Senator W. MurrayCrane, Dalton, Mass., establishedthe groundwork for JA in 1919.

Moses is generally considered thesole founder, because it was mainlythrough his efforts that theorganization developed as it did.Moses had an inherent faith in theAmerican business system, and healso believed strongly in America'syouth as is best seen in the followingstatement he made in 1927, HBoysand girls are inherently constructivein instinct and desire. JuniorAchievement Club Work stimulatesand directs this constructive impulse.It is the education of boys and girls incraftsmanship of hand and head,conducted on a business basis."

Moses' concern for young peopleis evident by his involvement in manycivic organizations such as the 4-Hand the YMCA. He saw JuniorAchievement as the opportunity toinstruct young people into a businessatmosphere and the ways of aworking society.

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ontest semi ·Ina IstsAugust 10, 1977

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENTThe National Junior Achievers Co~ference is

proud to announce the following are semi-finalists

PresidentStuart Baum, Los Angeles, CA; Deberah

Beacon, Catton, OH; Frank Crivello~ Glendale,WI; Lisa Diehl, Toledo, OH; Kathleen Dullaghan,Indianapolis, IN; John Fadool, Pittsburgh, PA;Elizabeth Herrmann, Warren, OH; RobertJohnson, Dallas, TX; Keith Kroch, San Francisco,CA; Charles Krecklow, Charleston, SC; JamesKrzeminski, Grand Rapids, MI; Steven Ladd,Orlando, FL; Donna Leary, Philadelphia, PA;Dawn Lee, Fort Worth, TX; Michael Liss, PuertoRico; Kimberly Marshall, Winston Salem, NC;Russell Merritt, San Diego, CA; Sandra Meser, St.Louis, MO; Sandra Neustel, Greensboro, NC:Cindy Rolen, Richmond, VA; Robert Sellers,Charleston, WV; David Skolnick, Arlington, \tA;David Smith, Oak Ridge, TN; David Smith, FortWayne, IN; Ronald Stevens, Spring Field, IL;Randall Trovato, Johnstown, PA; Glen Turner,Burlington, VT; Bradley Werth, Boise, ID; SteveZeller, Minneapolis, MN; Karen Zielke, Cleveland,OH.

GorporateSecretary

Rosemary Abowd, Detroit, MI; Debra Capon,Boston, MA; Ivey Cohen, Ft. Lauderdale, FL;Cecile Deffner, Pittsburgh, PA; Michele Folsom,Salt Lake City, UT; Shirley. Giles, New Orleans,LA; Maria Given, Orlando'i FL; Cindy Hall, SiouxCity, IA; Lori Hecht, Cincinnati, OH; Robin Hill,Tulsa, OK; Jean Jeske, Chicago, IL; Suzette Keefe,Springfield, IL; Linda Lance, Syracuse, N":Angela Miller, Battle Creek, MI; Lisa Millison,Anchorage, AK; Kristine Paliokas, Washington,DC; Judy Prangley, Grand Rapids, MI; ThomasRevay, New Haven, CT; Lyndia Ricks, Norfolk,VA; Sheryl SimandI, Omaha, NE; Sharon Smith,Toledo, OH; Margaret Szczecinski, Cleveland,OH; Melissa Williamson, Allentown, PA.

TreasurerLinda Collins, Jacksonville, FL; James Driscoll,

Orlando, FL; Alison Hach, Akron, OH; Susan J.Hautzinger, Philadelphia, PA; Margaret Kelly,Miami, FL; Howard Levine, Buffalo, NY;Kathleen M~Nerney, Dubuque, IA; Debi Norfleet,Chicago, IL; Kenneth Parrish, Grand Rapids, MI;Susan Pirri, S1. Paul, MN; Denise Poioyac,Johnstown, PA; Clayton T. Reed, S1. Petersburg,FL; Robert Rosenblum, Los Angeles, CA; UavldM. Stringham, Attleboro, MA; Lyn Wade, St.Joseph, MI; Cynthia Ward, Richmond, VA;Victoria Weston, Tulsa, OK; Jeff Zlotky, Dallas,TX.

The Achiever

MarketingExecutive

Shelley Burrell, Lafayette, IN; Gena Cadieux,Johnstown, PA; Ellen Clark, Cincinnati, OH;Michael Dreyer, Louisville, KY; Keith Duclos,Springfield, MA; Henry F. Eggers, Orlando, FL;Robert Fye, Cedar Rapids, IA; Patrick Hunt'!Miami, FL; Christine Judge, Detroit, MI; StanleyKaminski, San Diego, CA; Lisa Kampfmann,Hartford, CT; Carol Kearns, Ashland, KY;LaRhonda King, Tulsa, OK; Kathleen Kitron, S1.Joseph-Benton Harbor, MI; R. Jeffrey Klumpp,Wilmington, DE; Deborah 'Macfarlan,Washington, D.C.; Fred Pasche, Boston, MA;Javier Pesante, Carolina, Puerto Rico; JoelSamuels, Los Angeles, CA; Abby Shapiro,Phoenix, AZ; Jil Louise Sopko, Akron, OH.

ProductionExecutive

Donna Bolthouse, Grand .Rapids, MI; KatyCampana, Dallas, TX; Jack Demps~y,Jr., Buffalo,NY; John Egleston, Jacksonville, FL; TimothyHemming, Pittsburgh, PA; James Foti, Akron,OH; Patrick Gribbin, C;olorado Springs, CO;Randle Howard, Fort Worth, TX; Paul Jablonsky"Minneapolis, MN; Allen Moore, Denver, CO; RitaMorrin, Philadelphis, PA; James Smith, Hartford,CT; Marie-Ann Suizzo, Washington, D.C.;William Torbeck, Cincinnati, OH; Steven Weiss.l,os Angeles, CA; George Werner, St. Petersburg,FL~ James Wilber, Miami, FL.

Safety DirectorDiane Boncella, Akron, OH; Marshall Cannon.

Miami, FL; Larry Caudill, Baltimore, MD;Bradley Cruse, Tulsa, OK; David Dunning,Midland, MI; Kathy Gillison, Chicago, IL; JeanneHuffman, Columbus, OH; Mary Hurstell, NewOrleans, i~A; Nathan Kahn, Charleston, WV;Eric Lopez, Orlando, FL; Brian O'Donnell,Hartford, CT; Dan Taylor, Indianapolis, IN; ScottThon, Minneapolis, MN; Barry Tiedt, Houston,TX; Paul Work, Washington, D.C.; Dennis Zerby.Cleveland,OH.

Vice President ofPersonnel

Ronald Bodtcher, Los Angeles, CA; Candy Bos,Grand Rapids, MI; Lisa Cortese, Stamford, CT;Lori Factor, Hartford" CT; Dianne Gallant, SanJose, CA; Judith Halfacre, Louisville, KY; DianneJenkins, Dubuque, lA; Daniel Kim, Charleston,WV; Robert Litman, Miami, FL; Seth R. Margolis,New York, NY;- Kathleen Paliokas, Washington,D.C.; Diane Rosanski, Baltimore, MD; WendellWelsch, Youngstown, OH.

PurchasingManager

Sue Ardussi, Detroit, MI; Gladys Davis,Wilmington, DE; Bob Henry, Jacksonville, FL;David Hodde, Houston, TX; Zenon Kramarchuk,New York, NY; George Mulder, Akron, OH; PeterShumski, Buffalo, NY; Richard Spada, Hartford,CT; Lisa Tondreau, Charleston, W\'.

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Annual ReportAABC, Stacy Demski, Toledo, 08; EMANON,

Tracy Webber, Omaha, NE; JAMECKO, MelissaWheeler, Columbus, OH; LANDMARKS INK,Joel Barker, Boise, ID; PANFASTICS, KathyFink, Dubuque, fA; SOOMER MFG & SALESCO., James Hammar, Oklahoma City, OK; THEEWACKEE WEEVERS, John Swart, GrandRapids, MI; THREE WAY CO., BerniceGojmerac, York, PA; VAPROCO, Mark Scully,Hartford, CT.

Qual ityControlRex Bellar, Orlando, FL; Louise Bronish,

Cleveland, 08; Lisa Campana, Dallas, TX; KerryGuinee, Boston, MA; Lenda Hisle, Owensboro,KY; Robert KlaI1:t, Atlanta, GA; MaureenMcGavin, Grand Rapids, MI; Janet N'oniewicz,Hartford, CT; Paul Paslick, Louisville, KY; EricPi Jlczower, Los Angeles, CA; Darla Reid, fortWorth, TX; Anthony 'Walton, Chicago, IL.

Public SpeakingJphn Aguglia, Buffalo, NY; Michael Anderson,

Battle Creek, MI; Keith Bailey, St. Petersburg, FL;IRafael Bernardino, Los Angeles, CA; TeresaGiacomini, San Francisco, CA; Melinda Hayes,'Minneapolis, MN; Teresa Hord, Terre Haute, IN;Jill Johnson, St. Paul, MN; Robert Jonker,Muskegon, MI; Kevin Jordan, New Orleans, LA;Kevin Lawrence, Houston, TX; James McGill,Canton, OH; Nancy Miller, Danville, IL; Mary SueNemecek, Bridgeport, CT; Chris·~Zack, Syracuse,NY.

Achieverof the Year

Yvonne Andrews, Fort Worth, TX; JamesBamberg, Orlando, FL; MaryJo Bozzone,Pittsburg, PA; Mark E. Coogan, New York, NY;Carolyn Feitig, Richmond, VA; Steve Gentz,Dubuque, IA; Robert T. Henthorn, Washington,D.C.; Jeannemarie Homer, Charleston, WV;Richard Mabe, Greensboro, NC; Jennifer Minton,Los Angeles, CA; Rosanne Packa, Canton, OH:Cheryl Tatar, Danville, IL.

Banking Companyof the Year

American Consolidated Trust, TerianZimmerman, Orlando, FL; Step' Ahead Bank,Elizabeth Cayer, Washington, D.C.; Chang-Buck,Sandra Timmons, Johnstown, PA; Last NationalBank; Debbie Gansen, Dubuque, IA; JABCD,Susanne Stagner, Tucson, AZ.

Companyof the Year

JANECKO, Columbus, OH; JAXXON,Baltimore, MD; PRESTIGIOUS PRODUCT, SanJose, CA; SOMETHING UNIQUE, Alaska; STEPRIT'E, Ft. Wayne, IN; S.W.A.T., Pittsburgh, PA;21ST CENTURY PRODUCTS, Augusta, GA;WOODWORKS, Atlanta, GA; YOUTH UNITEDPRODUCTIONS, Pittsburgh, PA.

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Rosemary AbowdConference President

Age: 18School: Class of '77, Our Lady of Mercy HighSchool, Farmington Hills, Michigan.JA activities: NAJAC (4 years); MIBCO '77; JAReader's Digest Seminar; secretary of the year;OYBW; speaker of the year; company of the year(twice); regional annual report of the year; member,Achiever Business Council of the SoutheasternMichigan JA Board of Directors.School activities: National Honor Society; studentgovernment; model United Nations; music/dancetroupe.A wards: French honor society; J A / Reader's DigestSpeakers Corps; valedictorian, Class of '77; Who'sWho Among America" High School Stude,nts.Plans: To attend Notre Dame University to studyfor a career in finance and banking.

. III am enthusiastic about JA and NAJACand, iflhad this position ofleadership I would try to spreadthis enthusiasm to more Achievers."

Stuart BaumConference President

Age: 17School: Class of '77, Van Nuys High School, VanNuys, California.JA activities: National contests - 3rd placeOYBM; 2nd place Purchasing Manager;semifinalist president of the year; Regional contests

I -top achievement company; president of the year;Area contests- president of the year ('76, '77).School Activities: REP Council President; seniorclass boys vice president; Knights; debate president;football.Awards: JA/ Reader's Digest Seminar; Who's WhoAmong American High School Students;California Boys State; National Forensics League;

.California Scholarship Federation; CaliforniaSpeech Championships.Plans: Corporate law, business management,

politics.liThe office of Conference President entails not

only leadership, but representation. I feel my pastachievements along with my present ideas qualifymy candidacy. lfeel I have the qualifications, and Ihave the platform."

John SwartConference President

Age: 18School: Class of '77, Catholic Central High School,Grand Rapids, Michigan.JA activities: NAJAC (3 years); JAMCO (2 years);MMCO; area outstanding young businessexecutive (2 years); best salesman; annual report;state MMCO speaker's contest; Region 2 JAMCOpresident; Achiever's Association president;speakers corps. .School activities: Drum major of the band;valedictorian; National Honor Society; baseball,wrestling; yearbook business manager an~

advertising editor.

SHELLY TUCKER

Awards: National Merit Scholar; MichiganLegislative Scholar; American Legion award;$1,000 JA scholarship; University of MichiganRegents Scholar; Dale Carnegie scholarship.Plans: Business management with a combinedbusiness engineering degree.

uJfeel my enthusiasm andenjoyment ofspeakingto people about JA qualify me for NAJACpresident. "

Randy TrovatoConference President

Age: 18School: Class of '77, Johnstown High School,Johnstown, Pennsylvania.JA activities: ROJAC, NAJAC, and PENJAC (2years); JAMCO; president of the year; bestsalesperson (2 years); executive award (2 years);junior executive award (2 years); Achiever award (3years); 100% attendance award (3 years); vicepresident and then president of Johnstown andEbensburgh Achiever Association; president ofPENJAC; vice president of National AchieversAssociation.School activities: Senior representative in studentgovernment; co-editor school newspaper; forensicsleague; persuasive speaking, leadership anddevelopment course; Explorers; government post;voter registration campaign.Awards: First place in Pennsylvania District 8 inpersuasive speaking; "Join Junior Achievement"Pennsylvania High Speech League; personalleadership and development course.Plans: Enter the fields of commerce and industry,possibly a future in government.

HI have the enthusiasm to serve you and theenergy and experience to pe,:form effectively."

James WilberConference President

Age: 18School: Class of '77, North Miami High School,

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Miami, Aorida.JA activities: NAJAC (3 years); ROJAC (1 year);area safety director of the year; area vice presidentof manufacturing of the year (2 yeats); nationalcommercial development contest, public speaker.

, School activities: Debate; National Honor Society;computer club; new~paper copy editor.Awards: 1976 Brown University award; American·Legion school award; National Merit Scholarshipfinalist.

. Plans: To major in electrical engineering withpossibly a second degree in business management.

"My primary 'assets .are strong motivation andperserverance in pursuing goals I choose."

Nahum- ChandlerConference Vice President

Age: 18School: Class of '77, Bakersfield High S~hool,

~kersfield, California.JA activities:NAJAC(2years);JAMCO; Bay AreaManagement Conference; vice president of salesaward; vice president of production award;­president award; Achiever of the year; AchieversAssociation; NAA Council.

. School activities: Natipnal Forensic Leaguepresident ('75-'17); class president ('75-'76).Awards: Ford Dimension Youth ProgramScholarship ~76 and '77; Who's Who AmongAmerican High School Students; Lions Clubaward; American Legion Oratory award.Plans: To work in international economics and lawand to be an international financial consultant.

illhave ideas I believe others think about, yet lackinitiative to act on. I wish to inspire action."

Fred GainesConference Vice President '

Age: 17School: Class of'77, Grant High School, Van Nuys,California.

JA actiVities: NAJAC; JAMCO; executive award.School activities: Student body vice president;National Forensics League; Ephesian Society ofLos Angeles; Chief Justice of the California BoysState Supreme Court; varsity swim team.Awards: Who's Who of American High SchoolStudents; JA sch6Iars~ip; Dale Carnegiescholarship.Plans: I would like to go into politics.

66T'he key to problem solving is awareness, careand responsiliility. I realize this and that's the firststep to success. II

Ken ParrishConference Vice President

Age: 18School: Class of '77, Forest Hills Central HighSchool, Grand Rapids, Michigan. .

I JA activities: NAJAC (2 years); JAMCO (2 years);M~CO; treasurer of the year; MMCO bestsa~esman; Achievers Association; Dale Carnegiecourse.

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School .ctiviti~: Football; band drum. major;National Honor Society.Awards: Michigan Competitive Scholarship; JAscholarship; Dale Carnegie scholarship.Plans: Accounting.

66/ have the ability to communicate and to workwith the Achievers to make NAJAC even better."

Joleen UrbanConference Vice President

Ale: 18Scb~l: Class of '77, Simsbury High School,'Simsbury, Connecticut.JA actiJities: NAJAC (2 years); ROJAC; SNOW­JAC; ROJAC outstanding young businesswoman1977; president of the year; outstanding youngbusinesswoman; junior executive award; Achieveraward. .School activities: Student council representative;student advisory board; 'class government; girlscross country team.Awards: Dale Carnegie Scholarship;', studentcouncil award.Plans: To attend law school.

66[ am a good public. speaker and am a goodleader. [ have ~een extremely involved in JA. "

James WitcherConference Vice President

Age:-16 'School: Class of '78, Richardson High School,Richardson, Texas.JA activities: NAJAC (2 years); JAMCO; secondplace, regional best salesperson; vice president,President's RoundtaJ>le (Dallas).School activities: Vice president of Woods andWater Club; Junior Classical League-leadershipworkshops.Plans: Marketing

II[ possess the qualifications for the office but,more important, the ideas and the ability to carrythem out."

FRED GAINES

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Sharon Kay DixonConference Secretary

Age: 17School: Class of '77, Chartiers-Houston HighSchool, Houston, Texas.JA activities: NAJAC (2 years); JAMCO; speakerof the year; speakers corps; public relations corps.School activities: Business Club secretary; SpanishClub secretary; varsity volleyball; class chairman;yearbook staff; varsity track; newspaper staff.Awards: Dale Carnegie graduate; 3 ProgressiveAwards; Speaker of SWPA '77; Who's WhoAmong American High School Students.Plans: International studies.

HI have some great ideas that I would like toincorporate into the Junior Achievement program,and I want to be ofservice to Achievers around theworld." \

Ellen FlemkeConference Secretary

Age: 17School: Class of '78, Granada Hills High School,Granada Hills, California.JA activities: BAMCO; JAMCO; President'sConference finalist; finalist in president,salespersonstanding undergraduate contests;,editor, annual report.School activities: Student body secretary; juniorclass president; sophomore class senator; varsitygirls swim team captain; president, Senior SteeringCommittee; secretary, Desoles Sorority.Awards: Dale Carnegie scholarship; AAUswimming national record holder; Who's. WhoAmong American High School Students; HonorSociety; Society of Distinguished High SchoolStudents.PLans: To attend Notre Dame University andmajor in business administration, then to start acompany of my own, using my Junior Achievementexperience as background. '

HrVe hadexperience in dealing with people and inpublic speaking. rye also held the position ofsecretary in various organizations and beenemployed as a secretary."

Melissa WheelerConference Secretary

Age: 17School: Class of'78, Upper Arlington High School,Columbus, Ohio.J A activities: Secretary of the year; AchieversAssociation recording secretary; AchieversAssociation Center Council secretary; speakerscorps.School activities: American Field Service, GAA.Awards: 100% attendance; $100 sales club; editor ofbest regional report.Plans: Would like to attend Ohio State Universityfor a business education.

"l feel I have the needed qualifications forConference Secretary. Communication is a vitalelementfor our next Conference, and I willdedicatemyself to that."

.. Teri ZimmermanConference Secretary

Age: 17School: Class of '77, Lake Brantley High School,Forest City, Florida.JA activities: NAJAC (2 years); EMCO; treasurerof the year, OYBW; Toastmasters.School activities: Keyettes; Future BusinessLeaders of America (secretary-treasurer); ChurchYouth Program Director; Golf Cadettes.Awards: Arthur Anderson JA schol~rship;

nomination to American Society of ChristianScholars.Plans: Corporate law.

"I think I possess leadershjp ability. I'm also agood listener, and have two years of shorthand,three years of typing, and motivation anddetermination. "

Jim AndreoniNAA Chairman

Age: 18School: Class of '77, Beloit High School, Beloit,Wisconsin.:fA activities: NAJAC and JAMCO (4 years);JAj Reader's Digest Seminar; president of the year;best salesman (2 years); best annual report; NAARegional Coordinator; Achievers Associationpresident, vice president and secretary; NationalSpeakers Corps; JAMCO co-chairman.School activities: president of student senate; arteditor of school newspaper; Wisconsin Boys Stateappointee.Awards: $3,000 from JA of Rockford; named"Young American of 1977" - by RockfordNewspapers, Inc.Plans: To attend the University of Minnesota with amajor in business administration and marketing.Someday I hope to own my own business.

:'1 have organizational ability, speakingexperience, NAA background, anddetermination. "

Kevin MeadNAA Chairman

Age: 17School: Class of '78, Lakeview High School, BattleCreek, Michigan.JA activities: MMCO; JAMCO; NAJAC (2 years);Achievers Association chairman; winner, vicepresident of sales contest.School activities: Class president (3 years);Forensics; National Honor Society.Awards: Who's Who Among American HighSchool Students; Dale Carnegie scholarship.Plans: To go to college.

"l have participated in my local AA, and myinvolvement will be even greater in thefuture. Beingpresident ofmy class for three years Ifeel has givenme the knowledge and experience to successfullylead the NAA."

ELLEN FLEMKEI£.

TERI ZIMMERMAN KEVIN MEAD

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NAJAC candidatesAndrew Rome

NAA Chairman

Age: 18School: Class of '77, Long High School,Longmeadow, Massachusetts.JA activities: Management Conference andNAJAC (2 years); ROJAC (3 years); ROJACAchiever award; junior executive award; executiveaward; Achievers Association; AchieversAssociation co-chairman at NAJAC and ROJAC;treasurer of the year; 2-year nominee for presidentof the year; semifinalist for regional outstandingyoung businessman.School activities: National Honor Society;guidance aide; lyrics-publicity chairman.Plans: To attend Muhlenburg College and then goon to medical school to become a pediatrician.

III listen to people and I am dedicated to helpingp,eople. Once I make a promise and commitment I

don't break it."

Shelly TuckerNAA Chairman

Age: 18School: Class of '77, Eastern Hills High School,Fort Worth, Texas.JA activities: Sessions '77; President's Council;Speakers Corps.School activities: secretary-treasurer of GermanClub; drama; debate; speech; science fair.Awards: TCU Chancellor's scholarship; JA MeritScholarship; valedictorian, summa cum laude;National Honor Society; National MeritCommended Student; Who's Who In Math.Plans: To be a CPA or possibly a lawyer.

III enjoy leading and speaking, and I like to writeletters. Above all, I am willing to give my time andmyself. "

Linda WeberNAA Chairman

Age: 17School: Class of "77, Arroyo High School, SanLorenzo, California.JA activities: BAMCO; WARMCO; NAMCO;NAJAC (2 years); regional winner, best salescontest; Achievers Association; LITE-CO.School activities: Student body treasurer; varsitybadminton; Spanish 'Club; California ScholarshipFederation Club.Awards: Outstanding Student Award, CaliforniaBank Association; Gemco scholarship; KiwanisClub scholarship; Masonic speech contest winner;Dale Carnegie scholarship; JA scholarship.Plans:. To major in business in college and thenobtain an M.B.A.

III feel I have leadership ability and I,know Fmhardworking and determined."

Jury deliberates in I trial'

The plaintiff widow, played by Karen Boltz, Tulsa, Oklahoma, is questiqpedby defense attorney Marty McLendon, a first year Achiever from Pearl,Mississippi.

Twelve Achievers listen intently tothe witness' testimony during thetrial.

"Mrs. Lynch, you have testifiedthat you don't believe your husbandcommitted suicide, correct?" askedAchiever Marty McLendon, Pearl,Mississippi, the Achiever attorney.

uYes," replied the witness."But isn't it true that just prior to

your husband's death he gave awayhis entire set of art supplies for noapparent reasonT'

So goes the new NAJAC BusinessLaw "Mock Trial" Seminar whereAchievers participate in a real lifetrial situation from start to finish.Achievers will spend two morningsinterviewing witnesses, gatheringfacts, and analyzing police andmedical reports. On Thursday,Achievers will climax their efforts bypresenting the trial in Ucourt" beforetwelve Achiever jurors unfamiliarwith the case.

The jury will decide whether thedecedent involved died by a hit andrun truck accident, or whether hecommitted suicide by jumping off aroof when the truck passed by. Lifeinsurance benefits of $50,000 are atstake. If the attorneys for theinsurance company successfullyconvince the jury of suicide, thecompany need not pay the widow.

"These Achievers are fantastic,"commented Ember Reichgott, theDuke Law School graduate and 6­year NAJAC counselor who leadsthe seminar. "Their enthusiasm isinfectious. Several Achievers evenasked to use University Libraryfacilities to better understand certainmedical terms used in the case."

"I can't get away from it," agreedAchiever Karen Boltz of Tulsa,Oklahoma. uI'm playing the widowin the case, and attorneys areconstantly asking me questions everytime they see me."

The 26 Achievers in the seminareach have an assigned part in theproceedings. Three Achievers playwitnesses and are given secretinstructions concerning their role.The remaining Achievers are dividedinto teams for the plaintiff anddefendant.

Coordinated by one team leader,the team divides the preparation andtrial duties among themselves.Achievers may conduct pre-trialinterviews or present a portion of thecase in court. Courtroom Achievers <

either direct examine their ownwitnesses, cross examine opposingwitnesses, or present the openingstatement or closing argument.

"This has been a really goodgroup," continued Marty, teamleader for the defense. "All it boilsdown to is good teamwork. Everyoneis cooperating really well."

Many of the Achievers in theseminar hope to continue in law aftercollege.

"I've wanted to be a lawyer for 6 or7 years now," commented Karen,

who has already taken businesscourses in high school. "I thought theseminar would give me additionalinformation to make a decision.Besides, I have to admit I'm a ha.m."

Other Achievers simply wanted toget a general idea about trialprocedures and law. Roberta Pelfreyof Battle Creek, Michigan, anotherwitness, feels it would be helpful inher business studies at college.

"The seminar develops skillsnecessary for all people interested inbusiness," agreed Ms. Reichgott,who will play the judge at the trial."A good business person must knowhow to effectively interviewprospective employees and clients.He or she should never accept facts atface value, but analyze the situationfor weaknesses and inconsistencies."

The Achievers will present the trialin the moot courtroom of the IndianaUniversity Law School. Accordingto Ms. Reichgott, "There is nocorrect answer to this trial. The factsare evenly balanced and the verdictcan come out either way. The caserests on what facts the attorneysdiscover and how they present thosefacts to the jury."

The trial is based on a real lifesituation that Ms. Reichgottmodified for use in the 6-hourseminar. "I had to take out certainwitnesses just for the sake of time,"she explained. "Naturally, theAchievers are frustrated by theirinability to interview these witnesses.Their insight is terrific. They havealready come up with facts andtheories I hadn't thought of myself."

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JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT WORK. Members of The Mechanical Club are busy at work fixinllawn mowers at theEastern States Exposition, 1920. The caps that they are wearing were considered a privilege to own, and were madeavailable to club members at a cost of 20 cents.

From page 2.Sales, and Manager of Publicity.

In the early years of J A,sponsoring firms, as they are knowntoday, did' not exist. JA operatedthrough existing organizations likeschools, churches, and the YMCA.The organizations would establishJA Foundations in their areas, andwould then purchase "boy and girlcertificates" at a cost of ten dollarseach. Once this was accomplished anarea could undertake one of fivedifferent programs.

The first was kdown as "quantityproduction" and is the one programwhich is most similar ,to present JAcompanies. The objective ofquantityproduction was to provide the clubmembers with business experience.Next was "individual production"which sought to encourageindividual initiative and develop­ment. The "research and experi-'mental" program had clubsinvestigate, through experimenta­tion, the scientific principles used incertai~ fields of industry in thecommunity. The fourth program was"club extension" which providedhomework programs for thoseindustrious individuals who wantedto carryon their J A. work at homeunder the guidance of a parent. Thelast program was known as,"summerextension" and it centered aroundcamps and playgrounds.

The main concern of each JA.company at the beginning of the yearwas the question-of how much moneythey should raise for initial capital.The early clubs had the option ofselling either "units of ownership" orapplying for a modest bank loan.

Helping the companies to makethese decisions were men and womenwho volunteered their time to serveas advisers. The JA Club Work alsohad advisers, who were calledleaders, and they wourd provide the

same service as the present dayadviser. The first JA adviser was Mr.Thomas J. Morrison, who served as-the leader of The Mechanical Club.

A few years after the first JA Clubwas formed the JA Bureau (as it was

then known), in accordance with itsoriginal policies, began establishing

its roots· in an effort to become anational program. Foundations wereestablished in the New England area

and the expansion drive grew fromthere.

Junior Achievement has sincebecome a national organizationwhich is constantly expanding its

own prQgrams. Membership' in JAhas grown from the 31 boys, whoattended the meetings of The

Mechanical Club, to almost aquarter of a million young adultswho attend JA meetings in the

U.s. and several foreign countries.Junior Achievement has expanded

its scope with economic educationprograms for eighth and ninthgraders (Project Busi~ess) andcollege students (Applied Manage­ment) and is continually experi­menting with new projects. Evenwith this broadening of its program ithas still maintained its originalpurpose, "To provide young peoplewith practical business experience."

orme •In •10From page 2.

F.W..Gorman's auto sales 'building.Mr. Hook become interested when

he heard an Achiever by the name ofJoe Francomano speak in New Yorkin 1938. (Mr. Francomano is nowExecutive Vice President of JuniorAchievement Inc.) Hook becamefamiliar with operations of JA and

tbegan plans to bring it toMiddletown.

J.S. Mendenhal, lA's executivedirector in New York, spoke to agroup Qfbusinessmen in Middletownin February, 1938. All of thosepresent at the meeting endorsed theproject and on February 25th theMiddletown Civic Association, agroup of nonprofit agencies;appropriated the funds to sponsorJunior Achievement.

The local JA Board chose MurrayA. Jacobs to serve as executivedirector. Jacobs was selected as "aman of high standards and trainingwho could associate himself ;"ith theyouths of the city." Jacobs was sent

to New York for two weeks oftraining.

When Jacobs returned herecruited advisers from severalprofessions. A list of th.eiroccupations includes: hardwaresalesman, dairyman, industrialaccountants, bank employees, salesmanagers, teach'ers and departmentstore operators.

The Achievers these advisorsworked with were not primarilyschool students but most' weregraduates who had not yet foundjobs. It was hoped that JA could fillthe gap between commencement andthe work force. "In those tender yearsof 18 and 19 when schools" arethrough with youth, girls and boysare left on their own to find their ownanswer," Middletown High SchoolPrincipal Wade Miller said at theprogram's year-end meeting. ·'Lost ina wilderness of confusion and tryingto adjust themselves to newconditions, they find JuniorAchievement a friend in need."

Junior Achievement's' localsupporters gathered at that meetingto hold elections and recap the year'ssuccess.

N.J. Lawler, elected chairman ofthe board, told his audience of 40,"Junior Achievement substitutesconstructive thinking for destructivescheming...It is America's way ofteaching youth the ways of businessand to develop creative thinking inthe business of tomorrow."

Mark Davis, President of theSpecial Order Shop and the Achieverrepresentative at the meeting said~Junior Achievement, which givesyouth something to think aboutbesides the discouragement of beingjobless, is one means of keeping.youths' chin up."

Junior Achievement not onlyimpressed the Achievers and thebusinessmen in its first year of "big­little business," but it also won praise .from the press.

The Cincinnati Enquirer calledJunior Achievement "an industry

whose by-products are moreimportant than its merchandise.'"

"These joiners are imbued withrestless energy and bubbling with theambition' of youth," Alice Lloyd ofthe Middletown News-Journalwroteabout a group of Achievers.

,After observing a company inoperation Bob Casey of theCincinnati Enquirer wrote "Theshiftless are voted out, given backpay and not allowed to return unlessthe board of directors votes themback in. The president is not allowedto be a snob or a straw boss - heworks with the rest."

"The president of the companymay be merely a production workerin his own company while thestockholder may be the productionforeman," the Dayton JournalHerald wrote. "Operation of theirown concerns not only gives themmechanical training, businessbackground, and a sense ofresponsibility, but will add to theirdesirability as citizens."