Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
Last week’s Friday Footnote mentioned two organizations, the Masons and the Grange, who have “secret” ceremonies. Are you aware of the existence of a “secret” agricultural education society? This secret agricultural education society is the Yellow Dogs (officially The Omnivorous Continue reading The Yellow Dogs (11/9/2018)
About a month ago I received an inquiry from an agriculture teacher in California asking about the origins of the FFA Ceremonies. So the answer to that inquiry forms this Friday’s Footnote. Who is responsible for the FFA ceremonies we Continue reading Origins of the FFA Ceremonies (11/2/2018)
When I was in graduate school I discovered a short essay titled “The Poor Scholar’s Soliloquy”. As I read the essay, I thought this could be describing an agricultural student. The essay caused me to do some thinking about the Continue reading The Poor Scholar’s Soliloquy (10/26/2018)
“To Tell The Truth” was a popular television show back in the 1960s. Three people were introduced, all using the same name, and the show host would tell what was noteworthy about the “real” contestant; the other two were impostors. Continue reading The Mystery of the FFA Emblem (10/19/2018)
The two photos are of Staddle Stones. In one photo I am carefully examining a Staddle Stone on the grounds of Hartpury University, an agricultural university in England. The photo was taken earlier this Continue reading What is a Staddle Stone? (10/12/2018)