The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
Official Announcement Comes From
Des Mones That Dates for that
City are December Fifth
to Tenth.
FINE STOCK EXHIBITS
They viii Come Direct From chlca-
go to Fort Madison-Farmers
of Lee County Are
Interested.

1 Joseph Carver president of the
Southeastern Iowa Short Course
while at Des Moines was notified By
the officials there that the dates as
signed for the Fort Madison course
were December 5th to 1vrn.
This gives Fort Madison the frs
use of the exhibits, which will be
brought directly from the Chicago
/ show to that city.
Start things Tuesday.
Active preparations are to start
Immediately and meeting of Off
Gals has been called for next Tues
day evening at the Commercial Club
rooms of Fort Madison. Although
primarily for the various committees
the meeting will be a public one and
any one interested may attend.
The PreIiminaries.
Concerning the work up to the
date of the opening, the officials
have suggested the following:
SUGGESTIONS.
l.. Each chairman should appoint
several other persons to act with him
Or his committee.
2. The price of tickets for full
six days Short Course should be
two dollars for women and three dol
lars for men. Single admission tick
cts good for one day. fifty cents
for women and seventy-five cents for
men. Regular students should be
admitted free TO evening entertain
ments. All others should be charg-
ed twenty-five cents.
8. There viii be no charge made
for members of the agricultural ex-
tension force. except for travelling
and hotel expenses. their salaries be-
ing paid by the agricultural extern
sion department. The local commit
tee will also take care of the travel
ing and hotel expenses of such other
help as is necessary to properly car
ry on the work and also for their
time when any charges are made.
4. In the past the greatest mis-
take Short Courses have made has
been In falling to sell large num-
Der Of tickets in advance. A thor
ough canvass of the entire country
should be made BIZ prominent men
during the pr eding six weeks and
every one solicited to buy a ticket,
This IS by all means the most effec-
tive advertising II the tickets are
not sold before the shcrt Course be-
gins, stormy Monday and Tuesday
will cut the attendance from one
third to one-half
5. It is important that the execu-
tive board see 70 it that there are no
auctions. cIoaing ont sales or large
social parties in town or country
during tie week Of the short course.
s. II is generally advisable 70 ap-
point man as chairman Of the do
nestle science committee, as there
are many things 20 be looked after,
such as hanging charts, building
platform, setting up stoves. arrang-
ing for meat demonstrations, etc.
The other members Of the committee
should be women,
Z. Where possible the eleventh
and twelfth grade boys and girls of
the High school SHOULD be allowed to
take the work. In this case they viii
be required TO take the examination
in corn and stock Judging or domes-
tic science. as the case may be.
8 i ii is finally decided 10 hold
a Short Course IT IS important that
every one should push straight
ahead. There will be many queg-
tions difficult to handle, even though
every one Is enthusiastic.
9. 90 not make the mistake Of
thinking the Short Course is intend
ed for Young people only. Urge the
middle aged and older people to take
the work also.
10. Provide for the women
white badges about one and one
half inches wide and seven inches
long and numbered consecutively.
lie men DalI the Da1Ze5
should be red and the others yellow.
The red badges should be mum
oered with even numbers, 2, 4, 6, 81
The yellow badges should be nun.
e oered win odd numbers. !. 3, 5. III
wnen registering the students give
out ~, the badges consecutIvely, j, 2, 3,
=. II is advisable that entries III
t t various contests close at noon Of
,ne second day Of the Short Course
Ail corn or other exhibits entered
iof t premiums viii become the nron.
- y =. 1ne Short Course and be sold
at auction to the highest bidder
ero - i is customary for some onA
. - ~ sne extension department to 20
Gov aar pace OF the Short Course
rev GAYS before IT opens to heln IL
i completing the arranga,,, -