Connecticut western news., 1909-09-30

urday, and we may look forward to an annual scholars exhibit which will be larger, grander and better with each succeeding year.
 The teachers of the Canaan school, assisted Miss Stone in conducting the exhibit. Rev. E. O. Gillette a member of the School Board, also lent helping hand
 The judges were: For vegetables, George Fuller, SelectmRn William Reel and Charles Smith; for flowers, and es says, Miss Fidelia Bridges, Miss Mary E. Adams and Miss Minnie E. Peirce.
 The exhibit was one of the first at. tempts along this line to be held in the state.
 The Selectmen very kindly donated the use of the hall
 E. s. Roberts presided at Saturday afternoons meeting. He congratulated all concerned upon the success Of this unique affair. He said to the children, 'It is more interesting to all of us than the Harrington fair because you did it.. He introduced MT. Gillette to make the awards. The latter said, in part: "This is the first time such an exhibition as this has been held in Connecticut under the auspices of the public schools. It was Mss Stones idea and it's success has far exceeded her expectations. This thing wasn't gotten up to make nice | cha IT. iuY 1F 1oRn idea to make the school and the school influence touch the practical affairs of common life and in the country town there is nothing more practical than agriculture. Why shouldn't it be taught in the public schools? It is, in a good many places, and it doesn't take tune from the other work. It simply means giving practical turn to the science work. Why isn't it as import ant to study about the horse of this age as about the hypohippus of the miocene age? Why isn't it just as scientific to study shock of corn as shock of elec- tricity? Why isn't it just as good train 1 ing to study the chemistry of soils or of limestone, as to put two liquids together ill test tube and see them fizz? The l boy who has learned something of insects in school is going to know enough to spray his trees and get such fruit as Mir. Kemp has on yonder table. I should like to see each country school set down in ten-aore lot with plenty of room for good play ground Country schools need them) and for school gardens and little orchard, in which to learn how to care for trees. It will be very com- mon thing fifteen years from now; but it can be only where schools are central ized. Now for the awards; but after all the real satisfaction is in having done good work and got good results r Prize for best general exhibition cf vegetables; Floyd Knight. Because of the excellence ot their exhibits, special prizes were awarded to Donalds Gay lard and George Adotte; and for excel lenoe in the arrangement of display, to Gilbert Fitch. The judges wished to have special honorable mention made of the group exhibit of the Bartlett children and of the Fitch children.
 Prize for the best exhibition of flowers, Mary Fitch; for the best arrangement of bouquet, Seila Curtiss; for the best description of garden, Clement Kegler; for the best plan of garden, Floyd Knight.
 The following blue ribbons were awarded: potatoes, George Adotte; sum- mer squash, Ruth Drumm, Hubbard squash, Rodman Bartlett; pumpkin, Warren Hoag; Italian pumpkin, Melio Castagna; snake cucumber, Edward Parmelee; parsley, Blanoh Frink; pep pers, Blanch Frink; tomatoes, Matthew Dempsey; citron, Henrietta Bartlett, popcorn, Marion Bartlett; dwarf pop corn. Clara Merchant; caulifower. Don- aids Gaylord; carrots, Donalds Gaylord; beets, Adolph Nelson; watermelon, Floyd Knight; muskmellon, Donalds Gaylord; beans. in pod). Emelin Curtis; peanuts, Floyd Knight; onions, Paul Caravatti; corn on stalk, John Adams; l OhNllNOB StOOA SO 11IIOsOO, SdDboSSVp OOOt SoC Adotte; cucumber, Ellen Bartlett; sweet corn, Marjorie Johnson; turnips, Floyd 1 Knight; shelled beans. Floyd Knight; gladiolies, William Finney; pansies, Clara Merchant; dalilias, George Laffar- que; bachelors buttons, Fanny Jackson; asters, Lewis Roraback; verbenas, Amy Lansing; poppies, Lillian Parsons. ! Red ribbons were awarded as follows: pinks and nasturtiums, Myrtle Brazie; phlox and zinnias, Luella Cudnsy; dal. ilias, Bartely Killawee; sweet peas and nasturtiums, Olgle Johnson; potatoes, Donalds Gaylord; summer sqush, Hazel Miller; pumpkin, Charles Sirlin; dwarf popcorn, Floyd Knight; carrots, Charles Bennett; beans, Willie Casey; musk melons, Floyd Knight; corn on stalk, Gordon Mansir; cabbage, Paul Caravatti; l