The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-19
Noteworthy Anniversary in
the History of the Schools
of Allen County
EVOLUTIONARY CONTEST
The Opera House in lola was
Crowded by People AnXi-
Gus to Witness the
County Contest

Friday and Saturday, January u
and 10, were historical days in Allen
county school history, as on these
days the first exhibit of school work
and the first county Evolutionary con-
test took place i'm lola.
The exhibit OF the handiw of the
children of A lien county at the lola
opera house was a hands some compli-
ment on the work being done in the
schools. A bout half the districts in the
county were represented by an exhibit
and the comparison of work couldn't
fail to create healthy emulation and
give new ideas on the problem of how
to interest the children in their work.
II was an interesting and instructive
display and deserves the considerable
attention which it has excited.
The displays were exhibited on tables
arranged around the walls OF the big
room and on the walls of the room.
There were a thousand differentthings
Outline maps, plain and colored, OF
continents, states, islands and Allen
county; relief maps of clay, showing
the topography of the countries. There
were anatomical drawings, pictures of
country scenes and buildings, and
several pictures of school buildings.
Clay moulding work lie quite popular
and there are all manner of shapely
and shapeless things. Bright colored
= paper, folded into decorative werk is
we'll represented. There was whit
thing, outline sewing, paper pulp maps
sections of wood polished, and maps
with the products of the country
shown. Several maps of America
have wood, wool, feathers. fur, coal
fruit, grain and other products stuck
on their faces to show the region
where they are produced. One OF the
most difficult pieces of work was done
by Elmer Butler young man who
has control of but one hand, the LETT
one, the rest of his body being help
less. 1t is a very careful and exact
map of North America and represents
much patient toll.
1t was "a beautiful exhibit, interest.
ing and instructive, and cannot tail to
arouse a deeper interest in the schools
and their work and a fuller sense OF
the improved methods of today over
those of twenty years ago.
The different districts over the coun.
ty were we'll represented, displays be-
ing made by each of the following
districts: l, 2, 3. A, s, s, 10, II, IL, a.
IS. IS, %, "a, 25, 26, 27, 2S, 20, 80, 33, 3s,
Al, 43, A, 45, 40, so, 81, 90, ga, So, So, 60
80, 65, 66, 20, ~. Each of these exhi.
bits was in charge of the teacher Of
that district and was tastefully pre-.
pared for display. In addition tC
these the following districts sent theiI
exhibits to the county superintendent
Z, 30, AS, II and rs.
The fret prize, ten dollars in cash
was awarded to Belfry, district, No
65, Mrs. Anna Mckinley teacher. NJ
other prizes were offered, but on &C
count of their excellence the displays
of districts Nos. g. 18 and 60 were
pronounced as deserving honorable
mention.
EVOLUTIONARY CONTEST.
Saturday night was the time se
for the Evolutionary contest between
representatives from the variou
schools of the county and at an early
hour the opera house began filling
BY 1880 every seat was taken anC
from fear of q dangerous crowdipg o
the hall, two policemen were stationed
at the foot of the"stsirs and turned
away many more than were insid,
the hall. This circumstance is greatly
TO be regretted, especially as many o
the parents of the contestants anC
their friends had driven ten miles Of
more to attend, but were forced to re
main outside. No one had dreamed
of the wide interest which would bC
taken in the contest else provision
would have been made for such &
contingency.
The program opened with song
by male quartette, kmade up by
Messrs. Prof. Cline, Oscar Brown
Glare Kerr and G. b. Keith, OF Moran
Then little tot in white came Out
and stood beside churn and recited
"Tne Song of the Churn," telling o.