Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-04
MARSHALLTOWN WINS FIRST IN
STATE FOR BEST GENERAL
DISPLAY OF LARGER TOWNS.
TAKES SECOND IN THE
BEST INDUSTRIAL WORK
Arnold School Wins Second in Beef
General Display Of Graded Schools
Linn District No. 2 Takes First for
Best Display of Articles Made by
Rural Schools.

The Marshalitowr public schools won
from Des Moines and every other large
city of the state for the best general
exhibit at the state fair. and captured
other honors given for the school eX-
hibtts at the Des Moines show. Dies
Moines won from Marshaltown in its
industrial exhibit, altho Marshalltown
took second in this line for cities over
10 900 population Marshalltown, how
ever, was not competing in the indus
trial display to any great extent, for
this feature OF school work is being
saved for the county fair exhibit here,
owing to the fact that Des Moines Is
showing at llorae for the state fair and
is able to make its exhibit far more eX-
tensive.
superintendent A. Palmer. who re-
received the awards today, expressed
himself as being satisfied over the re-
suits Of the exhibit and the amount
Of favorable comments expressed by
visitors in the exhibit room. The ex-
hibit. too, naturally resulted i'll much
good advertising turnout the state for
the Marshalltovn schools. Mr.. Palmer
said that the premium money received
from the awards will pay all expense
incurred IN getting the exhibit mounted
and Transporting it to and from Dies
Moines.
Marsh aIItown's Awards.
Marshalltowns awards include the
following:
First prize for best general display
Of school work in cities over 10000
population Des Moines won second in
this event
Second prize for best display o. in
dustrial work il cities Of over 10000
population. Des Moines won first in
this event.
Second prize foI best general display
OF work made by graded schools. prize
to Arnold building. The Willard school,
Of Des Moines. took first in this event.
and the Wallace school, OF Des Moines,
third.
Rural School Award.
The school OF Linn district No. q
| taught by Miss Garrah Packer. won the
| first prize for rural schools making the
| best display OF articles made from
! corn, grasses. grains. etc.
School Begins Tuesday.
! The public schools will begin Tues
| day morning. and all teachers are here
| with the exception OF Misses Agnes
Sears, Reba Winery, and Mary Eaton
! of the high school, who have been IN
Europe and were delayed in sailing
| owing to the British seamen's strike.
| The party with which these young
women did Europe also contained Miss
Irma Wallace, OF this city, who Will
teach in Milwaukee this year; Miss
| Esse Hathaway, o. the Des Moines
! high school: and Miss Grace Packard
| Of the Evanston. H.. high school, both
| former high school teachers here
! Word has been received here that the
mem hers Of the party were able TO sail
| from Havre on Aug 81, but that their
boat was slow. and that twelve days al
| least would be required to make the
voyage to Montreal. The Allen line ex-
pected the steamer TO reach Montreal
/ Saturday, but If it did no word from
mem bers OF the party had been re-
| ceived here up to this morning, an
nouncing their landing.
| Miss Fannie Quaise. OF the high
| school, and Miss Lulu Schulz and Miss
| Edith Wickersham. local teachers. who
were members of Miss Quaise's party
are here.
! ~ the high school building Saturday
| Superintendent Palmer presided over d
! general teachers meeting held in prep
aration for the opening work OF the
schools Following this each principa
| held a meeting with the teachers in the
different buildings at which the work
was outlined.