The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-08
PUPILS OF SCHOOLS.

The pupils OF the county. schools in
Shawnee county will have studies in
agriculture and horticulture and
botany if superintendent Carter can
work up the interest in these subjects
among the pupils as he hopes to.
Superintendent Carter visited Secre-
Gary Samson Of the State Fair associa-
tion, and asked that the fair offer
prizes for the best displays OF garden
and farm products, raised by boys or
girls Of Shawnee county, under sixteen
years of age In this way SUperin-
tendent Carter expects to awaken an
Interest among the pupils in gardening.
Secretary Samson was glad to offer
prizes for such displayes and the fair
associatiOn will include in the premium
list and prizes for displays of agricul-
tura1 products the following:
For displays of farm or garden
products raised by a boy or girl under
Sixteen years OF age "a resident Of
Shawnee county,, first prize, $40; sec
ond prize, $5; third prize, 50.
"Secretary Samson has arranged to
provide a special department at the
Iair for the displaying of these garden
Products raised by boys and girls, y
said superintendent Carter. I'VE will
have all the room we need and there
HViu be an opportunity for every BOY
or girl who wishes to to make dis
play. No entry fee will be charged.
II hope to get the boys and girls in
the country Interested in farm work.
They often say there is nothing on the
Farm for them to do and no way Tor
them to make money. hope to get
Ehem interested and to have them find
out that the farm is the best place for
Ghem This competition at the fair,
however will not be confined to boys
ard girls from the country for entries
from the town gardens can be made.
! hope to have prizes also for exhibits
of various kinds of farm and garden
products as well as the prizes for the
collective exhibits, in order that these
young gardeners who give especial at
tention to some particular crop may
have a chance.
isSome work has been done by coun-
Try schools in raising flowers. The
West Sixth street school and the Pierce
addition school have flower gardens
which the pupils care for. Flower beds
about q school house add much to the
attractiVeness of the place and flowers
tage in covering unsightly places. Dur
ing the summer the pupils of the
schools look after the flowers
"I hope to interest the pupils Of the
country schools in this work, especially
in the raising of early blooming flowers,
which viii be in blossom before the
schools close, and late blooming flowers
which will blossom in the fail after the
schools begin.
''It is little late this gear for the
boys and girls to start their gardens
for the state fair competition but they
VIII all have an equal chance and there
are many things that can be raised in
time for the fair.
III don't know exactly how this scheme
WIN work out but if it does develop the
interest which [ hope it will we can
have some sort of nature study in the
country schools and perhaps some atten-
tiOn can be given to botany and kindred
subjects"
Supt- Carter will have something to say
about competitive displays of farm and
garden products at the state fair when
the graduates from the country schools
assemble at the high school in Topeka in
June for the commencement exercises He
wiz urge the boys and girls to make dis
plays.
The annual teachers institute will be
held at the high school, commencing June
5, and during the institute Supt. Carter
viii talk with the teachers from the
country schools about the beautifying Of
the school grounds with flowers and next
year there may be flower gardens in the
grounds of all the country schools.
More than the usual plans are being
made for the coming session of the
Shawnee county teachers institute, and
lectures viii be given in the high school
Joliet, will lecture and his subject will be
s'The jolly Side of Life" Harry Larimer
as TO deliver a lecture on literature.
The conductor of the institute will be
Prof H. L. Miller, of the high school.
uhe Instructors will be Prof. A. J. Stout,
OF the high school, Prof. o. p. NJ. Nc
gnutOCk. of Clay school; Prof. 3. r
Stanley, of Quincy school, Sept. Carter,
and Miss Milard. instructor in music.