Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-06
De TAILS Of SHORT
COURSE ARRANGED
Association Offers Valuable
Prizes For Best Corn and
Class Work
PROGRAM FOR THE EVENINGS
Entertainments Will Be Given on Each
Night of the Week Excepting Mon
day and Saturday Summary of
the Glass Work and Prizes = Pro-
grams to Be Out Soon.

grams to Be Out Soon.
The details of the program for tn
second annual short course OF the Cen
trail Iowa Short Course Association
have all been arranged. with a few
minor exceptions, and the detailed pro.
gram in booklet form will be ready fol
/! distribution in a few days. The shor
course this year will be made up OF
classes for the study of grain. grain
| growing and cultivation, and the judy
| ing of grains, and for the Judging OF
live stock and the study of domestic
science
Four Evening Entertainments.
| The short course opens on Monday
Feb. %, and continues until Saturday
| Feb. %. On Tuesday, Wednesday,
| Thursday and Friday evenings enter
tainments will be given, all but one of
| which will take place at the Odeon.
The following Is the program for
these entertainments:
Tuesday, Feb. % at the Odeon-Pa-
triotfc exercises by the children OF the
city schools. The program will be di-
yided into three parts, one devoted to
Washington. one to Lincoln, and one to
miscellaneous exercises.
Wednesday, Feb "a debate at the
Odeon-Subject, Resolved, That the
;o1
During His Present administration Is
Justified" Affirmative, Herbert H.
Hines and ODDS l.. Patton; negative,
G. H. E. Boardman and Representative
w. Fl. Arney.
Thursday. Feb. 25. at the east court
room-Lecture, speaker not yet Sc
cured.
Friday. Feb. 26, at the Odeon-Rural
spelling match and township declama-
tory contest, each for cash prizes OF
$50.
Outline of Glass Work.
The grain and stock judging classes
will be in session from a. m. to noon
and from ] to 4 p. m each day except
ing Saturday. Examinations in each
class will be held Saturday morning.
The domestic science class will be in
session from 9 to 1880 a. M, and from
1880 to $50 p. m. of each day, except
ing Saturday, when the course of study
will end at 1880 o'clock in the morn
ing.
Lectures in the Afternoon.
On the afternoon of each day ex-
cepting Saturday lectures and demon
STATIONS will be given for the classes
in animal husbandry and grains. These
lectures will begin at 4 p. m. and con-
tinue until or half an hour later. They
will be delivered by Profs. A. H. shy
der, r. K Bliss, P. G. Holden and NJ.
l.. Mosher, all Of Iowa State College,
Ames. The range of subjects will in
clude soil fertility, rotation of crops, |
feed and feeding, the profitable pro-
work.
Summary Of Class Work.
The corn class will take up the judg- |
ing of corn, varieties Of seed, harvest
Ing and storing seed corn testing COR |
termination, planting, cultivation, and |
harvesting.
The animal l1usbandry class will take |
Up the study Of the various standard
,ypes of cattle, horses and swine, and
now to Judge them. There will be an
advanced class in both corn and ami
nal husbandry. These classes are in
.ended especially for those who at
ended the short course last winter.
Ind will go deeper into the studies.
The domestic science class will take
Up wide range of subjects. inclul-
ng cooking, and the preparation of
pecial dishes, preparing meats and
them, caring for and feeding
infants, invalid cookery, drafting dress
,atterns and sewing, and many other
opics.
There will also be an advance class
n this department, intended for those
Who took the course last winter. /.
Many Prizes for Corn. I
In the corn study there will be thir-
y-five classes, with at least two cash
'rizes in each, in addition to a num-
er of sweepstakes and special prizes
ave been hung up for the best corn s
Exhibited in each class. All Of the first, j
et,ond and third prize corn exhibited ]
ecomes the property Of the short I
curse. 1t will be sold at public auc- {
ion on Saturday afternoon at 1880
clock. 1t
Special prizes have also been hung
p for stock judging and for class work
one by members of all classes. Cash
rizes are to be given to the lady bak- ]
ne the best loaf of bread
The prizes for corn range from mer- {
handise Of a, value Of 500 to ST. in
ash, and the total of the premiums
nd prizes aggregate over $1,000. II
The Committees in Charge.
The following are the members of t
be executive committee, who will be
1 charge of the short course: o. L. In
ledue, advertising and membership;
J. II. Harmon, stock judging; III. p. $
Iyce, corn judging; f. r. Benedict, G
science; M. A. Hauser, con- r
ssts and exhibits; and j. Morlissey,
vening program.