Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1893-03-30
rU 3LIC SCHOOL AT THE FAIR


To THE YoUHG PEOPLE OF HAND Co.
Nineteen Worlds Congresses are to con
vene at Chicago during the approaching
Exposition season. Among these is the
Congress of the Representative Youth
Of the Public Schools which will con-
vene during the week commencing July
18th.
Your attention is HEREBY inyited TO
this Congress. It will be great inspi-
ration to the thousands of delegates,
through them, in their report 10 the
school and com nunities they will rep
resent. an uplifting power to all the youth
OF the land. who are to be the masters in
every department of industry at the be-
ginning Of the Goth century, and who
more than all others need and will appre-
ciate the benefits OF the Columbian Ex-
position.
The delegates 10 this Congress are to
be appointed as follows: Ons from
every county and one additional
for every eight thousand of popu-
iation. Every delegate must be between
thirteen and twenty years OF age. aud
may be selected from the High Schools,
Grammar schools and ungraded schools
The question of sex Is not To be Goa ,iier.
ed"
Under the foregoing apportioninent
Hand County is entitled to one delegate
and one alternate. A letter from the
Worlds Congress Committe to the under
signed contains the following words;
school officer select from among the
youth Of your county number consist
ent with the above apportionment, and
send the names, ages and pOstotfice ad-
dress to US that we may register and send
Official certificate Of membership to them
While We do not propose to limit the
basis of your selection, we suggest thai
scholarship, literary ability. and upright
| citizenship be honored as much as pos
sibIe. Do not fail to have yOur schools
represented. and by those among
in all its largeness the opportunity af.
forded, aud TO take home to their associ
ates the lesson learnel.,'
1t has been decided that Hand County
shall be represented at the Youths
Worlds Congress In accordance with the
| forego ing.
| As no pecuaiary compensation is to be
had. and as not every youth could go Il
appointed, il is necessary to know who
CAN and WILL attend the Congress if ap
pointed. Every Younh OF Hand Codnty
between thirteen and twenty years OF age
! who expects TO attend the Columbian
Exposition, or who would attend If ma le
delegate TO this Congress, is. therefore,
invited to notify the County Superiutend
ent of Schools OF sucn expectations o.
determination on or before the lst day OF
May next.
From those thus giving notice the Sc.
lection will be made IN a public manner
due notice Of which will be given later
The mottoe of the Congress is NO
Things but men," fine object is TO brin.
together the brightest and best Youth o
the World. To look upon such gather
ing will be an event In many.llyes. but &c
be a member of such body will BE An
HONOR indeed. Who among US are bes
ntted to bear this distinction?
All newspapers. teachers, ministers
and friends if the Youth are hereby ask
ed to aid in circulating this matter. $
that every eligible person in the count
likely to be at Chicago in July may b
considered before the appointments ar
made.
Let it be plainly understood that a.
persons of the age mentioned residing il
Hand County, and expecting to attent
the Exposition. should at once, in writ
ing notify JOHN X. FAILING
Co. Supt. Schools