The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-21
BOY GARDENERS
TO BE DEVELOPED
PLAN is OUTLINED 80 THAT IN
FUTURE YEARS THE BOY GAR
pENERs WILL TAKE UP LARGER
woRK-PRIzEs GIVEN no THE
WINNERS IN CONTESTS.

Plans have been outlined for the en-
1argement Of the field OF the Boys
Garden club Of Fargo and the closing
meeting OF the club was held last
evening at the Y. M C. A, at which
the prizes for the work Of the year
were distributed,
Under the new system the girls OF
the city viii be included next year
and the boys will work on much
more scientinc scale. 1t is planned
that during the next summer contest
will be launched among the girls OF
the city for flower beds. Prizes, SINH
lar to those given the boys will be
distributed and the two clubs will
work hand iii hand.
The boys next summer will be adj
vised more on the varieties of seeds
and choice and selection of the same.
Their work will be done In much
more scientific manner and will be
largely developed over this year.
The following year the work will be
extended the yards and houses. Prizes
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and window boxes, and in the course
OF time 1t is hoped that the scheme
win be developed to such degree that
every yard and home in the city viii
be beauty.
At the meeting last evening, Prof.
A. McMeans of the A. C. addressed the
lads on the subject OF the fall prep
aration OF their gardens. He not only
informed the lads about their working
the ground this fall, but gave them
some pointers on work for evenings
during the winter. which would tend to
develop the talent of the youngsters.
Another address was given by III.
Amerland, the chairman of the COM
mittee from the commercial club in the
matter. He praised the youngsters for
their work and complimented them
very highly. He gave the lads their
prizes, and every one Of them had
worked hard to earn the coveted sums.
Five exhibits were held as follows;
June IS. high school building, rad
ishes and lettuce, twenty three gardens
represented.
July 8, Yerxa- Skinner Grocery Co.,
peas, thirty-four gardens represented.
July 1921, merchants building, In
terstate fair. potatoes, beans. carrots.
beets, thirty zone gardens represented.
Aug. Is, Hubert Harrington Hard
ware Co, corn, seventeen gardens rep
resented.
Aug. 80, Hodgson Realty, Co, to-
matoes, cabbage, turnips, onions, par
SHIPS nineteen gardens represented
Total number of different boys ex-
hibiting, forty eight.
Total number OF individual exhibits,
247.
People Interested.
Aside from the committee from the
commercial club consisting of H. AM
erland, III. w. Gearey, Chas Bland, w.
" Macfadden and, M. r. 9O'Neil, those
swho aided most largely in the work of
the club were the boy managers, Ralph
Matters, Howard Poppler, Hewison
Pollock, Frank CLANCY, Jake Van Es
and other members of the club: and
Professor McMeans OF the NJ. ID. A. C.
Others who gave support were Supt.
w. e. Hoover, and the principals of
the city schools, Professors Randlett.
Sheperd and Waldron, the Fargo Seed
Co.. the Fargo Decorating Co., Secre-
tary Baernstein, w, III. Doyle, w. J.
Price VIM. Haggart, Hubert Harring-
ton Hardware Co, Yerxa- Skinner Co.
the Hodgson Realty Co., and the Y.
M. c. A.
Subscribers.
The donors OF the money for the
premiums, amounting to $1s7.5O, were
P. x. Russell, Hubert Harrington.
Walker Bros. & Hardy, H. Ameriand.
w. c. Macfadden, HI. w. Gearey. Bland
a. Bland, M. r. O'Neil, First National
bank, III. L. LOOMS, Northern Trust
Co.. Fargo Auto g. Supply Co., North
ern immigration Co, Max stern, H. nj.