The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-07-26
SCHOOL
NEARING
The end
Crowds Larger Every Day
Bug" Exhibit Proves
Interesting

Tomorrow is the last day at the big
big A. e. NJ encampment and tonight
Is the last night session. The crowds
at the night lectures have steadily in.
creased as have all the day classes,
and the last two days Of the encamp.
ment promise to be record breakers.
After the 4 o'clock session tomorrow
the work Of tearing down will com
menee and when Sunday morning
dawns nothing but the remembrance
Of the encampment and the good work
done will remain.
The largest crowd in the mems de-
partment was present at the session
yesterday afternoon when $50 men
heard the interesting lecture on poul-
try illustrated and supplemented by
the scoring Of chickens brought in BY
the local fanciers More than 20 birds
were brought in and passed upon Ths
demonstrated lecture on beef cattle
was well attended and fully appreci-
ated- The physical culture lectures
have gained in favor and the classes
have materially Increased.
Over in the exhibit room the display
consists Of everything educational from
a display Of mounted bugs in the ue.
partment Of entomology to a bf Of
fancy work from tho crochet needIe
Of a student in manual training and
domestic 81 nee Most any old kind
OF a bug Imaginable cane be found
there, with his definite pedigree work.
ed out and a specimen Of every mems
Der of his family duly mounted in the
case by his side. Also there is an ex.
PLANTATION Of his bad habits and the
best method for his determination n
fully explained. In short, there is to
be found the complete life history %
each insect.
For instance, the bag worn, which is
playing such havoc with the trees
along the narkings OF this city. Is
shown as one of the specimens. The
rice weavil and potato beetle, both
known in way to most people. ara
plainly shown. Then there is an
enormous beetle which has caused
much discussion among the children.
especially, as to whether he is a reals
bug or not He is about the size OF
the average cat and is so conveniently
constructed that he can be taken apart
and his anatomy studied at leisure
and as exhaustively as desired.
To the poultry fanciers the egg ex.
hibit is very instructive. In this dis.
play is shown why the Oklahoma egg
goes on the market at discount. This
is because Of the peculiar demand for
a different egg in different markets
and because the average shipment oe
Oklahoma eggs contains eggs Of diff.
ferent sizes and different colored
shells.
The manual training exhibits from
the shops are OF much interest to the
local iron workers. Some especially
good specimens Of iron work are
shown, as are the specimens in wood
from the turning lathe
Tonight is the last evening session
and President Connell will lecture on
scientific and industrial education.
President ConnelI is regarded as ons
OF the ablest authorities in the south
west ON agriculture. Other lectures
will be given, illustrated by slides and
motion pictures and some special work
VIII be given in agriculture in tha
common school Good music by local
talent win be on the program.
President Connell states that he viii
touch on the relation between the A.
& NJ. college and the Oklahoma Col.
lege for Women in his lecture.