The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
SCHOOL FAIR WILL
BE HELD IN FALL
Albemarle Board Interested i'll
Encouraging Boys
and Girls.
PRIZES WILL BE OFFERED
General Effort Is for Improve
mcnt of Conditions on
The Farm.
PRIZES WILL BE OFFERED
Special to Tho Times Dispa ,ch.

lSpecial TO mo TimeS-DiSpatch.
keswick. Va, February 2s.--This
new idea OF boys farm demonstration
work has taken deep root hero In
Albemarie, and is going to yield album
dant fruitage. 1t makes strong and
most natural appeal to all the pat
rons OF the public schools. and refutes
most effectively the charge that boys
are being trained away from the farm,
and towards tho cities. In short. 1t
gives vital grip on the farmer, thu
farmers children, and tho farmers
lands, ana thus makes possible the
inal fusion of school interests and ru,
raj interests.
During January OF the presen.
year the County School Board became
very much interested In the matter,
and decided TO encourage the girls aa
well as tho boys OF the public schools
10 improve conditions on the farm,
TO tins end IL was decided to hold 4
schooI fair at Charlottesville next fall,
and to ofIer prizes to boys for the best
exhibits of corn. black-eyed peas.
sweet potatoes and Irish potatoes and
TO girls for the best samples OF sew
ing, cooking, butter making. canning,
preserving, basketry and composition
work 1t voted $500 for cash prizes.
and appointed committee TO see tho
Charlottesville merchants and endeav.
or TO secure further rewards for tho
young farmers and housekeepers.
This committee met with most gem
erous response. In an exceedingly
short time, and without the least diff
Guilty, 1t secured the following list of
prizes: a cooking range. disc harrow,
mahogany dresser. tea set. two dou-
b!e-reined riding brides, two suits OF
clothes. ton of fertilizer, barrel OF
-four. silver watch, pair OF legg!ns.
pair of shoes. pair of riding breeches,
rubber coat. two-horse pillow, corn
planter. set of boys tools, one thou
sand sheets OF stationery. laprobes,
two-horse wagon. subscription TO
Charlottesville Progress. extension
dining table, cook book. and cash
prizes amounting to $50 or $40.
From this list 1t was decided to give
the following prizes to the boys who
made the best yield of corn from one
acre of land:
First horse wagon.
Second prize-S25 In cash.
Third prize-Disc harrow.
Fourth prize-Ton of fertilizer.
Fifth prlze-Corn planter.
Sixth prizo-Pair of riding brooches.
Seventh prize--Sut Of clothes.
In order to get the executive part OF
the work ION wheels" It was decided
to call meeting OF citizens. teachers,
pupils and school officials and have
them addressed by men and women ex-
perienced in Just this kind of an UNI
dertaking.
The committee was SO fortunate as
to secure Miss Anna Jones, of Lynch
burg, the pioneer Of the work In Vir-
ginia w. S. F'arrar. Of Jetersville. Va;
c. G. Maphis and w. c. Shackleford,
The results of the meeting We're ex-~
cellent. Following the invaluable adj
vice Of Miss Jones, and later of Mrs,
w. w King, Of staunton. the prepa,,.
was begun. In addition to the leafnet
sent Qua by tho Department Of Public
Instruction. 1t contains prizc lists.
score cards and minute directions for
decided 70 get out 1000 copies Of this
pamphlet and scatter II all over the
county A hearty response from the
schoolchildren at large Is expected.
one-acre corn demonstration work, the
County School Board having agreed to
furnish them with hrst-class seed.
The sohoolchildren, however. are not
The adults or Automatic
For their. encouragement the County
Board of Supervisors has offered 5000
for rewards and the Chamber or Com
merce Of Charlottesville has voted 500
FOR the same purpose. Thus the new
work viii have the hearty co-opera-
ti'fl or odd and young" throughout
the county.
rNe above results have been achieved
without the slightest opposition or
friction. The people seem to be ready
II their heartiest support, They have (.
faith In 1t because they believe that
It Is something safe, sane. tangibla
and opportunc.