The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17

contest class ana central Holiness
University Scholarship Glass.
Class B.
Cash. $500. 1890. ....... !. $S.00I
Cash. ....... .......... -, 6.0o
Cash. -. ........ ...".... 400
Cash 400
Central Holiness University Scholar
ship Class.
1.-Two terms tuition, by Uni
versity. 49,. ...... 80. SZS.ooI
2-One term tuition, Univ. 49,. 14.0OI
3--one term tuition, by Insti... HOO
Note: Subjects in University Glass
must be on temperance. w.
WEDNESDAY,, 1880 A. M.
Prof. A. H. Snyder, of Ames, will
lecture on What Method viii pest
Maintain the Fertility of the Iowa
Soil?"
WEDNESDAY, 1880 p. M.
At Opera House. y
Glass A - Children's Declamatory
Contest and Penn College Scholar
ship Glass. ~. ...
l--CdSH. ...... .'.'' ''''''' ''Po'0'
Cash. 800. 49,. .......... o'oo
3-CaSh. ....... ....... .'''''' f'VV
4-CaSn. ........ ....... .'.''' G'Oo
Penn College Scholarship Glass.
Two terms tuition by Penn Il
College: .... ......' .... >. .S32.oo
2-One term tuition by Penn +
College. .............. ...... l6.oo
$1,000 toward a terms tuition
by Institute .............. lZ.0O
Glasses A and b are open to boys
and girls from the public schools OF
the county. Glass A--Children from
II to II years old. Glass B-Under
IL years. b. "a
. The Institute Board will insist that
the selections possess some real meT!
it, aside from being merely thrashy
and nonsensical. Oskaloosa schools
will be excluded from competing; also
those having won first place in form
er contests. Others having partici-
pated must come with new pieces.
No contestant may appear in two pro-
grams the same year.
The five Oskaloosa banks pay the
cash prizes in Glasses A and B, and
the Institute will give each contest
ant not winning prize, one dollar in
cash.
Rules for Penn College Scholarship
Class.
The Penn College Scholarship Glass
is open to all persons of the county
outside of Oskaloosa, who are under
twenty. years of age and of sufficient
scholarship to enter PENIS Prepare
tended as a student any college.
Scholar ship not transferable, and
must be us2d by June of the following
year; Selections must possess merit;
ard contestant demonstrate that prop
cr care has been given his effort, and
there must be at least six contestants.
(For catalogue or instructions address
President of Penn College, Oskaloosa,
Iowa.
instructions and Scale of Marking for
-, DecIamatory Contest.
Have judges mark contestants on
basis of 100 as perfect. Rank the con
testants LIST, End, Bird, etc, according
as each judge has marked him. Add
ranks of judges for final rank of con-
testant. Should there be tie in rank
of two or more contestants, then the
sum of percentages of those so tied
shall determine the final rank of these
contestants. Should there be tie in
both ranks and percentages, contest
ants so tied must decide places and
prizes by lot.
THuRsDAY-LADIEs' DAY.
Morning.
Music. o..
Paper, Our Rural School Libra
ries," Mrs. Kate Caldwell, Miss Stella
Taylor.
Paper, Child Labor" Miss Amanda
Rogers.
Music.
Reading, Selected-Miss Perkins.
Discussion, is it Advisable to Con-
solidate Our Rural Schools?" Affirma-
tive, Mrs. James Natter; Negative,
Miss Winnie Lockwood.
General discussion. opened by Coun-
ty Superintendent Young.
Music.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Music.
Invocation.
Music.
Paper, The Improvement of the
Social Conditions in Our Rural Neigh
borhood," Mrs. w. H. Treddick.
Paper. in What Way Can we Best
Advance the Temperance Cause" Mrs.
Edris.
Music.
Reading. -
Address, Home Nursing" Miss
Elizabeth Trotter of the Ottumwa
Hospital
Music.
FRIDAY, 1o:30 A. M.
Paper-"Shall the Iowa Farmer Usel
the Cement Fence Post or Shall heI
Grow Timber for Posts-If SO. What
Kinds of TIMBER" 4. B. White, Thos.
Soseman.
FRIDAY, 1880 p. M.
Lecture, Good noads," by MI Nc
No.. MI