Arizona republican., 1910-10-23

promise OF a beCCer EXnlDlC
Than Ever Before and a
New Interest and In
creased Cooperation Ex-
pected Among Teachers.
One of the most interesting depart
ments of the territorial fair this year
will be that embracing the educational
display, and at this time it promises
to be one of the most popular, for its
patrons will include most of the school
children, most of the teachers and
most of the parents in all Arizona.
They won't all be able to attend the
fair, but all in those classes who do
attend the fair will certainly be con-
cerned in the educational department
and a lot who cannot come will be
here in spirit. The educational de-
partment was beginning to lack some
what in interest until this year, when
it was placed under the direction of
Mrs. w. w. McNeff of this city 1t
was not through the fault of any
former management, but merely be-
cause there had been nothing done to
develop special interest. The prizes
offered by the fair were confined to
blue ribbons, and the expense of max
ing exhibits was considerable. There
were many distant schools that felt
that the trouble and expense of COM
peting was greater than the prize.
Then there was nothing offered for
individual effort; it was school
against school, and even these were
not classified in a way that always
insured the little schools of a chance
to compete with the schools of their
class. Mrs. McNeff, on taking charge
of the department, resolved to supply
these wants as fully as possible, and
has done so by inducing one and an
other to contribute special prizes,
some in cash, some of useful articles,
others of books, in handsome sets,
that will be a prize worth having by
any winning school. Then there are
individual prizes that will inspire the
pupils to greater effort, so that al
together she has instilled new life
into the educational department and
has the cooperation of a great many
teachers who had before shown a lag
ging interest in il.
BY reference to the premium list,
which is too long for reproduction at
thiC
eighteen different classes in which
cash prizes, both first and second.
ranging from $40 first and SIS second.
down to 81 first and 81 second, are
offered for cmpetition by all the
schools. Some of them which are
not cash offerings are sets of books !
valued equally as much as cash and |
really better for the winning schools, |
offered by publishing firms. supple |
mentary reading for schools, etc. Then |
there are other prizes, including maps, |
globes, etc, to be given for special |
work
These special prizes for schools may |
be competed for by any or all schools |
in the territory. Then there has been |
a further opportunity offered for each |
town to make prizes for the exhibits
of its own schools at the fair. For
instance, Yuma or Kingman might
feel that the exhibits their schools
would make would be overshadowed
by the exhibits from larger towns, so
it has been arranged that special
prizes may be offered by the people
Of any town or city for those rank
ing highest among the exhibitors from
their own town. 1t amounts virtually
to a collection of town competitions,
all assembled on the fair grounds
where the world can see 1t is a
guarantee that if the townspeople of |
any community take an interest in
their schools their children competing
at the fair will be assured of a fair
measure of the good things. regard
ess of what some other towns may Il
10.
In illustration of the idea. the fol-
owing list of premiums has been
offered by the liberal-minded Phoenix
people for the prize winners in the
Phoenix schools:
General Prizes.
For the best sheet of written mu-
'ic, $3.50 fountain pen, given by the
4. H. Mcneil company.
For the best specimen of penman-
lhip in the seventh grade, $3.50 hair
,rush, presented by the Owl Drug
store.
For the best specimen of penman-
hip in the sixth grade, three pound
,ox of choice candy. presented by
sanichas.
Art Department. II
Work to be selected from the regu-
ar class work as it is done day by
lay during the school year. No
pieces specially prepared:
Room prize-Picture. Landing OF
he Brazen Boatman,' by MaxfieId
Parish; valued at IS; offered by Mil
er & Sterling; to be awarded to the
com in which the amount and quail
ty of the work has been most salts
aactorily done during the past year.
Personal prizes in the three upper
rades: II
First prize. for girls-Brownie ko-
ak No. 2. value 81. offered by the
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