The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-26

some teachers had to take things home
again because OF lack of space to exhib-
it. The corn and potato exhibit was
especially good. Great interest was
shown in the fair and the teachers and
pupils should be congratulated on the
efforts they put forth to make this fair
a success.
Mr.. Christensen was present and
spoke on the work of the schools in
this respect. Mr.. Otto Drews did the
judging.
The Mishicot fair held last Saturday
afternoon and evening was great
success. There was large exhibit of
both agricultural products and school
work. Shelves were arranged around
the entire hall and the exhibits were
arranged largely by schools, each
school having a department of its own.
In the center of the hall there was a
sort of pedestal arrangement, upon
which was exhibited the larger pro-
ducts as beets, pumpkins &c. The
children worked out many unique de-
vices which aided in making the eX-
hibits attractive. In a few cases the
name of the town or district was SPELL
ed out by arranging and fastening
thorn-apples or beech-nuts on back
ground of some kind.
The school work exhibited was good.
1t consisted chiefly of composition
work, map drawing, production maps,
seed col, sctions, pressed leaves arrang-
ed in glass frame &c.
There were about one hundred twen-
ty premiums first, second and third
given. 1t is probable that the list
will be published later. The exhibit
remained in place all day Sunday SO
that those who did not have an oppor-
tunity to see it on Saturday may have
chance.
In the afternoon there were three
good talks, one on apple culture by
James Zahorik, one on rural schools by
John Stelzer, and one Oh our dairy COW
by Ben Eisenman. Mr.. Luther of the
University of Wisconsin spoke on the
"Old and the New School" In the
evening the children gave program,
and Mr.. Galpin, rural sociologist
from Madison gave an address.
The management Of the entire affair
reflects much credit directly on those
who had it in charge.
| Every teacher in the section adjac-
ent to the railroad section and who
cannot well attend one of the other in
stitutes should arrange to be present
next Saturday morning at Branch
promptly at nine o'clock.
Mr.. George Wehrwein who until re-
Gently has been a teacher OF Mpnito-
voc county has just published book
in the form of pamphlet on Local
Government" The book is intended
primarily for the teacher 1t contains
a full treatise on county, town and
district government. Rural teachers
oftimes have no way of finding out the
nature of the governmental work in
each OF the above units and 1t has been
chiefly for this purpose that the book
has been written. 1t contains more
material than the local government
pamphlet gotten out few years ago.
The book contains extracts of some of
the important laws which every farmer
ought to know. Every teacher who
expects to successfully teach local
government ought to have copy OF
this book.
There will be an evening meeting at
Branch next Friday night. The schools
will give short program, and there
will be talk by Mr.. II. S. Youker OF
Oshkosh. Meeting will be at the hall
, There will he an institute at Osmar
week from Saturday November 4
On Friday night, November 3 there
will be short program by the schools
and then Mr.. Youker, who will be il
charge of the institute will give an ad.
dress.
! In the Shuk County schools las
year there was realized over $500 By
means OF entertainments, basket soc
ials, etc. With this money there wer,
purchased for use in the schools on,
piano, eleven organs, pictures, cur
tains and other things to help max,
J the schools more home like.