SCENARIO: 1950’s/60’s

VO-ED LEGISLATION--SMITH-HUGHES--VO-ED LEGISLATION--SMITH-HUGHES--MANDATED FOCUS ON PRODUCTION AGMANDATED FOCUS ON PRODUCTION AG

SEVERE DROUGHT IN OKLA, MID TO LATE SEVERE DROUGHT IN OKLA, MID TO LATE 50’s50’s

FOLLOWED IN EARLY 60’s BY HIGH CATTLE FOLLOWED IN EARLY 60’s BY HIGH CATTLE PRICES, BUMPER CROPS OF WHEAT, PRICES, BUMPER CROPS OF WHEAT, COTTON--SURPLUSES GREW RAPIDLYCOTTON--SURPLUSES GREW RAPIDLY

COSTS OF STORING SURPLUSES TAXED COSTS OF STORING SURPLUSES TAXED ECONOMYECONOMY

SCENARIO: 1950’s/60’s

CONCERN ABOUT TOO MANY FARMERS CONCERN ABOUT TOO MANY FARMERS BUT, EXPANSION OF OFF-FARM, BUT, EXPANSION OF OFF-FARM, PRODUCTION RELATED JOBSPRODUCTION RELATED JOBS

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963 PASSEDPASSED– EXPANDED VO-ED BEYOND AG, HOME EC, T&IEXPANDED VO-ED BEYOND AG, HOME EC, T&I

– INTENT TO PROVIDE VO-ED TO ALL WHO WANTED, INTENT TO PROVIDE VO-ED TO ALL WHO WANTED, NEEDED, COULD PROFIT FROMNEEDED, COULD PROFIT FROM

– INSTITUTED MANY NEW PROGRAMS, SERVICES INSTITUTED MANY NEW PROGRAMS, SERVICES (INCLUDING AVTS)(INCLUDING AVTS)

SCENARIO: 1950’s/60’s

‘‘63 ACT MANDATED VO-AG GO BEYOND 63 ACT MANDATED VO-AG GO BEYOND PRODUCTIONPRODUCTION– AUTHORIZED NEW COURSES (AG MECHANICS, VAOT)AUTHORIZED NEW COURSES (AG MECHANICS, VAOT)

– PROVIDED $ TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT ON MATCHING PROVIDED $ TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT ON MATCHING BASISBASIS

SCENARIO: 1950’s/60’s

SUMMER, 1963, I CHANGED SCHOOLSSUMMER, 1963, I CHANGED SCHOOLS– FOLLOWED TEACHER WHO HAD BEEN VERY FOLLOWED TEACHER WHO HAD BEEN VERY

SUCCESSFUL WITH SHOW PROGRAMSUCCESSFUL WITH SHOW PROGRAM

– BOARD WANTED TO REACH MORE STUDENTS, BOARD WANTED TO REACH MORE STUDENTS, CHANGE EMPHASISCHANGE EMPHASIS

SPENT SUMMER WITH BROOM, PAINT BRUSH, SPENT SUMMER WITH BROOM, PAINT BRUSH, MANY TRIPS TO DUMPMANY TRIPS TO DUMP

CLEAN UP DISCLOSED ABSENCE OF EQUIPMENTCLEAN UP DISCLOSED ABSENCE OF EQUIPMENT ADMINISTRATION/BOARD SAW MATCHING $ AS ADMINISTRATION/BOARD SAW MATCHING $ AS

WAY TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT, INITIATE AG WAY TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT, INITIATE AG MECH EMPHASISMECH EMPHASIS

PARTIAL LIST OF EQUIPMENT PURCHASED

(IN SPAN OF 2 YEARS)

AC/DC 250 AMP WELDERSAC/DC 250 AMP WELDERS OXY-ACETYLENE WELDING/CUTTING SETSOXY-ACETYLENE WELDING/CUTTING SETS HOSSFELD METAL BENDER/SHAPERHOSSFELD METAL BENDER/SHAPER WHITNEY METAL PUNCHWHITNEY METAL PUNCH WHITNEY ANGLE IRON NOTCHER/BENDERWHITNEY ANGLE IRON NOTCHER/BENDER HOSSFELD BAR & PLATE SHEARHOSSFELD BAR & PLATE SHEAR INDUSTRIAL DRILL PRESSINDUSTRIAL DRILL PRESS JOHNSON MODEL J METAL BAND SAWJOHNSON MODEL J METAL BAND SAW

PARTIAL LIST OF EQUIPMENT PURCHASED

(IN SPAN OF 2 YEARS) ELECTRIC POWER TOOLS (GRINDERS, SAWS, ELECTRIC POWER TOOLS (GRINDERS, SAWS,

SHEET METAL NIBBLER, IMPACT WRENCHESSHEET METAL NIBBLER, IMPACT WRENCHES INDUSTRIAL AIR COMPRESSORINDUSTRIAL AIR COMPRESSOR PAINT SPRAY SET-UPPAINT SPRAY SET-UP PORTABLE DC WELDER/AC GENERATORPORTABLE DC WELDER/AC GENERATOR PROTO MECHANICS TOOL SET (SOCKETS, PROTO MECHANICS TOOL SET (SOCKETS,

WRENCHES, ETC.)WRENCHES, ETC.) SAFETY EQUIPMENT (GOGGLES, GLOVES, SAFETY EQUIPMENT (GOGGLES, GLOVES,

COVERALLS, ETC.)COVERALLS, ETC.) WELD TESTING STANDSWELD TESTING STANDS

PARTIAL LIST OF EQUIPMENT PURCHASED

(IN SPAN OF 2 YEARS) NUMEROUS HAND TOOLSNUMEROUS HAND TOOLS 16’ CHAMPION STOCK TRAILER16’ CHAMPION STOCK TRAILER CONSUMABLE SUPPLIESCONSUMABLE SUPPLIES +, +, +, +, +, +,+, +, +, +, +, +,

RESULTS

SHOP BECAME SHOW PLACESHOP BECAME SHOW PLACE– LOTS OF VISITORSLOTS OF VISITORS

– ADULT EDUCATION CLASSESADULT EDUCATION CLASSES

– OPEN HOUSE IN CONNECTION WITH FFA BANQUETOPEN HOUSE IN CONNECTION WITH FFA BANQUET

OTHER PARTS OF PROGRAM PROFITTEDOTHER PARTS OF PROGRAM PROFITTED– ENROLLMENTS GREWENROLLMENTS GREW

– REMODELED CLASSROOMREMODELED CLASSROOM

– BOOKS, SUPPLIESBOOKS, SUPPLIES

– NEW PICKUPSNEW PICKUPS

HAD TO USE CARE IN MENTIONING WHAT HAD TO USE CARE IN MENTIONING WHAT MIGHT BE NICE TO HAVE--WOULD BE TOLD MIGHT BE NICE TO HAVE--WOULD BE TOLD TO ORDER IT!TO ORDER IT!

OTHER ACTIONS SPURRED BY ‘63 ACT (LATER BY ‘68 ACT)

MERGER OF NFA, FFA IN 1965MERGER OF NFA, FFA IN 1965 FEMALE FFA MEMBERSHIPFEMALE FFA MEMBERSHIP CURRICULUM CENTERS, RELATED CURRICULUM CENTERS, RELATED

SERVICES FOR TEACHERSSERVICES FOR TEACHERS HIGHER SALARIESHIGHER SALARIES CORE CURRICULUM CONCEPTCORE CURRICULUM CONCEPT

– ALTUS PI GROUP EXPERIENCEALTUS PI GROUP EXPERIENCE

FIRM FOUNDATION FOR TODAYFIRM FOUNDATION FOR TODAY

WHAT MY EXPERIENCE SHOULD MEAN TO YOU

TO SURVIVE, YOU MUST CHANGETO SURVIVE, YOU MUST CHANGE CHANGE HAS A PRICE--FORCES YOU OUT OF CHANGE HAS A PRICE--FORCES YOU OUT OF

COMFORT ZONE--”TO TEACH IS TO LEARN COMFORT ZONE--”TO TEACH IS TO LEARN TWICE!”TWICE!”

CHANGE HAS ITS PAYOFFSCHANGE HAS ITS PAYOFFS– YOU CAN FIND YOUR NICHE, IDENTITYYOU CAN FIND YOUR NICHE, IDENTITY

– PROVE THINGS TO YOURSELF--”IF YOU REALLY WANT TO PROVE THINGS TO YOURSELF--”IF YOU REALLY WANT TO DO SOMETHING, YOU’LL FIND A WAY; IF YOU DON’T, YOU’LL DO SOMETHING, YOU’LL FIND A WAY; IF YOU DON’T, YOU’LL FIND AN EXCUSE!”FIND AN EXCUSE!”

YOU OWE MUCH OF YOUR SUCCESS TO THOSE YOU OWE MUCH OF YOUR SUCCESS TO THOSE WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE; BUT, YOU WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE; BUT, YOU ESTABLISH A HERITAGE TO PASS TO THOSE ESTABLISH A HERITAGE TO PASS TO THOSE WHO WILL FOLLOW YOUWHO WILL FOLLOW YOU