The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-03-14
AN INDUSTRIAL
COUNTY FAIR
Permanent County Organiza-
tion; $1,000 in Prizes in
Idaho County.

Lear OH AAuoV Ing you nav Z
always shown a deep interest in
the industrial development of our
schools | take the liberty of ask
ing you to print the following let
ter in the columns of your paper
To the teachers and pupils of
Idaho county: At "a meeting of
the Idaho County Trustees Asso-
ciation held at Grangeville on
Feb. 9th, 1912, a committee of
ten trustees was selected to CO.
operate with the county school su
perintendent in his efforts to in
troduce the industrial arts into
our schools.
AT well attended meeting of
this committee held at Grangee-
vile last Saturday the following
program was outlined and adopt
ed:
There shall be held in Grange
vile an Idaho county school in
dnstrial fair at some date, which
is to be fixed later, in the fall
Of 1912. Any school pupil of
Idaho county, high schools and
parochial schools included, are
eligible to contest for the pre-
miums offered at this fair. A par
tial list of contests upon which
premiums will be offered was
adopted as follows:
The best five hundred hills of
potatoes to be produced subject
TO- the rules and regulations of
the state potato contest. Beside
the first, second and third prizes
which we will offer in this con
test, the winner of the first place
will be given free trip to the
state fair in Boise.
The best squash, first, second
and third prize.
The best five carrots, first,
second and third prize.
The best five ears of corn,
first, second and third prize.
The best watermelon, first, see
ond and third prize.
The best pen of chickens rails
ed from one setting of eggs, first,
second and third prize.
The best dairy calf, to be raised
and owned by the pupil, first
and second prize.
The best pig raised and owned
BY the pupil, first and second
prize.
The best hens nest, to be made
oy the pupil, first, second and
third prize.
10 the pupil who kills, traps
q poisons the greatest number
of squirrels, first and second
pnze. The tails Of the squirrels
70 be produced as evidence.
10 the best judge of a dairy
COW.
10 the best judge of beef COW
or steer.
For the best loaf of bread,
INST, second and third prize.
For the best work apron, first,
second and third prize.
FOR the best sample of fancy
WORK, first, second and third
The best collection of canned
iruit, five samples to be exhibit
~, flrst, second and third prize.
mhe best apple pie.
me best plain cake.
Ihe best exhibit of flowers.
me exhibits will be judged as
The report card of the pupil
% count twenty five per cent.
an article written by the pupil
sislng the facts regarding the de-
,elopment or culture of the pro-
uuct that he is exhibiting shall
~ Tount for twenty five per cent.
nae me exhibit itself shall count for
my per cent.
Inc prizes, as yet, have not
'a ueen decided upon, but the first
y, VIII run from ten to fifty dol
a .srs with appropriate seconds
rna Il thirds. The complete prize
;.s' !; will be announced later and
= is anticipated that at least
IN prizes.
Inc subject of school gardens
y mas discussed and it was decid-
~ that the school making the
Isl Go general exhibit of grains
saS smu vegetables produced in a
'looi : garden should be granted
iree trip for four persons to