The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11
c. E-Ill-DE2FN'S WORK
AT THE BIG FAIR
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! commented upon by thousands of fair
| visitors Who came, not alone from the
! various sections of Utah. but also from
! different portions of the United States
and Canada. No other feature could
have been planned for the fair that
would have advertised the state so
| substantially, Persons who came
west with the Idea that half the
younger population Of this section OF
the country was not being given the
| educational advantages OF the girls
and boys of the east. have been forced
TO turn around and look To say
! that they were surprised at the prog
ress being made by the western
schools Is putting 1t mildly Most of
them nearly had their breath taken
away" Anyway that is the way an
| educator from the state of New York
, expressed it 10 one OF those In charge
OF the educational exhibits yesterday
afternoon.
The fair managers have expressed
themselves as highly delighted with
the excellent showing made by tho
educational institutions of the state.
and. beiOre many moro Four-State
fairs have come and gone. they hope
TO have building erected for the ey-
elusive use OF this important depart
ment.
Miss Peterson In Charge
Miss Matilda Peterson has the sup
eTVision of the educational department
| of the fair, and she Is being assisted
by representatives of the different In
situations which have displays in this
department. All the information de-
sired Is furnished. to those who visit
the educational show, by Miss Peter
son and her obliging corps of assist
ants. No one visiting the fair should
| neglect To see the showing Of the
schools. II Is we'll worth the price of
| admission to the grounds.
Each of the educational exhibits Is
most attractiyely appointed. The min
ute one enters the tent he is Inn
pressed with the pleasing manner in
which the different displays have been
| arranged There is so much OF inter
est to sec that You scarcely know
which way TO turn. There Is some
| thing to delight and make YOU wonder
on every hand
School Life Made Pleasant
Just supposing YOU enter the big
canvas hall and start along the north
side One of the first things that YOU
VIII stop end look at is the basket
display. These baskets were made
Of native willow and grasses by pu-
pills Of the Huntsville school, There
arc large baskets. middle sized bas-
kets. and baskets SO small that YOU
have TO tickle your brains 10 think
what they can be used for. All of
them are substantially made.
te
with the baskets, YOU will probably
turn your attention 10 the work OF the
Weber county public schools In this
assortment of maps and drawings,
and other things that go TO make
school life pleasure rather than
drudge, you Will find numerous cX-
cuses for letting your thoughts drift
back a few years to the time when
you went to school with tin dinner
pail on your arm. walked home with
the teacher. sawed wood until dark
and didn't have an opportunity to en-
JOY the public school advantages that
are today offered to the boy or girl
who Is ambitious TO make something
out of life.
Artistic pencil drawings are fea-
ture OF the showing Of the Weber
county schools. and the maps design
ed in clay arc also interesting. Pen
Gil drawings pictucing the Legend Of
Sleepy Hollow" arc nicely done The
weaving in the lower grades is cspec-
tally attractive.
a Zeal Doll House.
Next you viii come right onto real
doll house A doll house In an edu-
cational exhibit, Well. what do you
think of that? But it is a real one.
and the youngsters who made the fur
niture for it,; are pupils In the FIRST
grade at the Wilson school There
are tiny paper chairs, tables and beds,
and. in fact, everything that goes TO
make homo happy and comfortable.
The Plain City schools were awarded
the cash prize and gold medal for the
best general exhibit from any school
from first to}eighih grades
Delicious looking fruit and vege-
tables next attracts your eye and you