Connecticut western news., 1909-09-30
PUPILS FLOWER
 VEGETABLE SHOW
AT TOWN HALL WAS BIG SUCCESS

School Children Made Most Creditable
 Showing and Great Interest Has
 Been Aroused in the Movement
 The Prize Winners.
 The initial exhibit of vegetables and flowers, grown from seeds planted and cared for by the pupils of our schools, which was in progress Friday and Sat- urday, at town hall, was a gigantic suc- cess. from every viewpoint. In the first place, the specimens were numerous, varied and, on the whole, splendid, de- spite the fact that many of the children who had raised early vegetables. and flowers were unable to compete; sec ondly, the exhibit was largely attended, by not only the scholars parents, but also by the public generally; thirdly, an intense interest was manifested in the movement by all who attended, from tots to old persons, the result of which cannot be otherwise than eDcour- aging
 s. A. Kemp janitor of the school, was on hand bright and early, and by seven o'clock the exhibits began to arrive at the hall The rain was falling fast, but that didn't dampeA the ardor of the children, who came from divers dlrect- ians, toting this, that or the other flower or vegetable. And they were in verltable ecstasies of delight. One little boy, of about eight years, slipped at the entrance to the hall and dropped a big, fat pumpkin. Fortunately the lad was unhurt; also the pumpkin, which rolled down the hill toward East Main street. The boy began to cry, but he jumped up as quickly as he had fallen, pursued, overlook and recovered the fieeting pie and jacklantern vegetable and carefully wended his way into the building, Fond parents could be seen pushing wheelbar- rows, piled high with the products of their offsprings' little gardens, the child ren following hard after and chirping like so many magpies. Other parents drove in from the outlying districts. all for the sake of encouraging their child ren.
 The children were very much in ear nest over their work, but the exhibition was not without it's humorous incidents. For instance, Friday morning one little fellow presented, to Miss Harriet M. Stone, superintendent of schools, slip of paper, on which was written, Early Radishes," followed by the youngsters proffsred slip and asked, "Where are your radishes?" To which he replied, They're all eaten up." The episode was lugubrious, for great salt tears welled up in the lads eyes. It is said of one youngster that he asked certain man for handsome pumpkin. Asked what he wanted it for, the boy frankly said, "Why, want to take it up to town hall.
 The exhibits were arranged on several long tables, as well as on the stage, giv- ing the place the semblance of corner in the agricultural building of a county fair. Among the unique things shown were peculiarly light colored pumpkin, grown by little Italian boy from 8 seed sent here from Italy; and some pea nut plants (the latter having been grown indoo ). One of the most interesting features of the exhibit, both to old and young, was an object lesson, which ad- mirab.y illustrated the benefit which may be derived from using a sprayer on growing fruit and vegetables. The sprayer and tank were arranged on a table, and grouped around them were apples and grapes-both those which h ld been sprayed and those which had been permitted to come up without being SO treated. The comparison was very striking, the unsprayed apples and grapes being small, wormy and generally poor; the sprayed specimens being large and pure. MT. Kemp furnished this exhibit.
 Last Spring, through the energetic hhOA O5 OA Ah1S5 0bOhO1 UAfO PAPAAo "S1C given seeds of various kinds and told to carefully nurse them. The scholars be- gan their gardens in their homes and latter set them out of doors. Miss Stone has long been interested in this move ment to interest the children in the growing of vegetables and flowers. She holds that, instead of teaching so much about such things as the breadfruit and the cocoannt, she schools should en- tighten the pupils on the things which grow in the country in which they live. Teach them how to get the best results out of the growing of native vegetables, etc.-the vast possibilities of scientific agriculture-andy you will do much to- ward keeping them in the country. That Miss Stones efforts to interest the pupils. their parents and the public ill