The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-09
FARMERS INSTITUTE
Annual Meeting Starts out with
Immense Attendance.


Institute opened Tuesday Afternoon
with the annual declamatory con
test. The interest in the affair was
known to be great and hence tbs
opera house was secured for the
event. The wisdom Of the.manage,
ment in renting the house and charg,
ing an admission of ten cents was
seen Immediately. The house was
filed to it's capacity and no one com
planned at the entrance fee. This
provided means for the better sup
port of this feature of the institute
and will be the means of working
out great benefits.
The contest was easily the best one
that has ever been held. The repre-
sentation was from all parts of the
county and the program thus made
possible was of very high class and
very superior in all ways.
County Superintendent P. Dodds
acted as master of ceremonies during
the afternoon. The judges were Rev.
j. P. Mcknight, Mrs. B. o. Terrell
and Miss Violet Hedge.
The music for the occasion was
furnished by Aaron Remington, wife
and daughter, Mrs. Abbie, @. NJ. and
H. E. Downs and Miss Jeanette I'm
slime all of Beacon and Garfield town
ship.
The contest was unlike anything
ever seen in the institute before, 1t
partook of the nature of the Eel
teddfod, which drew large crowds
to the city Gin years past. Almost
every farmer in the county was in
terested in the contest and was pres
emit.
A feature of the contest that causes
general regret is the absence of the
boys from the program. The reason
cannot be understood by the manage
ment, or the farmers. 1t is impos-
sible to get the young men to enter
the competition. Extra prizes and
unusual inducement fails 10 persuade
the boys to take part.
The program of the contest was az
follows:
u Glass
Ida Cox, "S'prisiug Liza" Gar
field.
Neva England, "The Bridge Keep
er's Story" West Des Moines.
Bessie Moore, Tommy Goes to
School," Jefferson.
Andrew McLandsborough, keep
Hoeing and Praying" Adams.
Opal Pettitt, "How Mary Jane
Saved Her Pa" Lincoln.
Victoria Roberts, "Society Boy
Goes to the Country and Makes a
Harrison.
Vesta Unsicker, "Prior to Miss
Bellies Appearance" Spring Creek.
Music.
Victoria Billick, 1.-THE Dappled
Mare" Lincoln.
EarlsDusenberry, SIN the Bushel
DR. in the Jug" Garfield.
Pearl Gwin, 1.-THE Air Ship" Har-
-ison.
Clara Hill, "Mice at Play" Prai-
lie.
Mabel Lyman, Jefferson.
Music.
Bertha Martin, "Tbem Oxen"
Adams.
Dena Roberts, 1.-THE Farmers
White Oak.
Nora Zahniser, "Their First I'm
'leasantness," Cedar.
The winners.in class B were:
1 Opal Pettitt
2 Ida Cox
3 Victoria Roberts
4 Neva England
5 Bessie Moore
The winners in class A were:
1 Noraszahniz
2 Bertha Martin
8 Earl Dusenberry
Clara Hill
5 Pearl Gwin
The two divisions were made on |
Iccount of the age of the contest
Ints, class A being for contestants |
rom II to II years of age and class
for those under IL years of age.
The prizes received by the winners |
anged in cash value from one to |
.hree dollars.
Wednesdays Program
The contest was continued Wed
lesday morning for the scholarship |
'rizes offered by Penn college, two
erms of college. for the first place
md one term for the second place.
The opera house was again crowd
d at the collegiate contest of We'd
Iesday morning. Every seat in gal
cry and lower house was filed. The
interest in the contest was intense
nd the program could hardly have
cen improved upon.
Mr.. Dodds was chairman. The
Penn college chorus furnished the
music for the occasion. Rev. Mills |
offered the invocation.
The program was as below:
College Class
Nellie Colville, Return of the
(" Adams.
Allema Hull, dad Says So" Gar
leld.