Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-08-01
EDUCATIONAL SECTION INTER-
ESTiNG TO RURAL. AS WELL
AS CITY SCHOOLS.
PRIZES FOR CORN CONTEST
Work of Pupils in State Schools vii
Be Exploited at States Agricul-
tural Exposition in Milwaukee.
BY GEORGE DAVIES
superintendent Educational Department Wis
consin State Fair.

The Educational department OF
the Wisconsin state fair should be
OF great interest to all people visit
ing the fair. Work from the three
forms OF the rural schools, from all
the grades Of city schools and from
high schools, will be exhibited In
different classes There Is also
work which is open to all classes
of schools, so there Is great prospect
for exhibits in this department
Among the most important rules gov
erning this exhibit are:
All work must be I'm by noon on
Saturday preceding the fair, as work
must be classified and judged before
being placed on exhibition. Graded
schools OF tho cities or villages must
not enter in the rural school classes.
No charge will be made for entries
in this department, All entries
must show the name, age, and grade
OF the pupil and must be the work
OF the school year OF bile.
Liberal Display Prizes.
Under one OF the broadcast classes
OF exhibits with first prize of ten
dollars and second prize OF five dol
lars comes:
Educational displays from any
normal school
Educational display from any
county training school.
General educational display from
any county,
General educational display from
any city.
Articles entered in this class can
not compete elsewhere, and it is the
only class in which the name Of the
school or pupil may appear on the
front OF the exhibit. Another class
is open to all classes of schools and
has great list OF exhibits. such as
maps, drawings, physiology draw
ings, drawings in color, sewing, col
lections of weeds, seeds, etc
The next class has exhibits similar
TO these, but Is open to high schools
only. In each of these classes. prizes
OF two dollars and one dollar are
given. There Is one class open to all
pupils In rural schools, the entries
OF which relate to farm and home
work Among some of the most inn
portant are;
Paper on care and handling OF
milk on farm.
Paper describing method OF max
ing the Babcock test
Milk sheet kept by pupils showing
record of cows for two weeks or
more.
Sample darning.
Best patching.
Best made buttonholes In cotton
fabric.
Plain Bingham apron.
For each Of these with the many
others under this class, prizes OF two
dollars and one dollar are given
This year there Is much attention
given to tho corn contest and pupils
from all parts OF the state are taking
part In It, Prizes OF Ave dollars,
four dollars. two dollars and one
dollar are offered on:
Corn Contest Awards.
Best ten ears Yellow Dent. variety
named.
Best ten ears White Dent, variety
named.
Bent ten ears Yellow Flint, variety
named.
Best ten ears White Flint, variety
named.
Best ten ears pop corn.
The same prizes az the above are
given on vegetables for:
Best exhibit of potatoes Il pix. J
any variety.
Best exhibit OF garden vegetables.
Another class open to only the up
per form OF the rural schools offers
prizes of two dollars. one dollar and
half. and one dollar on:
Collection OF noxious weeds
(named and mounted)
Collection of wild flowers (named
and mounted) besides pieces OF sew
ing, note books, sets OF examination
papers (four). maps, drawing, speci-
mems OF penmanship. etc. Glasses
similar to this are open to the mid
die form with prizes OF two dollars
and one dollar. and to the primary
form with the same prizes
Any county or city superintendent
wishing to make general display
should notify the superintendent OF
the Educational department, Geo w
Davies, North Freedom. Wis, as ear,
ly az possible. that space may be- re-
served for such exhibits.