The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22
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THE SCHOOL FAIR.

How about that school fair for Nor
row county this fall? The time has
arrived when something of a definite
nature should be done if the plaus of
the Boost Club are to be realized
Nothing has been heard of recently
that would indicate any life or inter-
est in the matter and it would be we'll
to find out early if anything is to be
done or if this project is to be dropped
by the wayside ss other things have
gone before.
1t will b. impossible 20 conduct
such a fair before the opening of the
state fair as that takes place from
Septembar 2 to 2, but for beginning
of that which may grow into real
live county fair in a few years a
school fair should be held this fall
at q time when children from all parts
of the county could be present with
their exhibits. Owing to the earlier
schedule of the fairs in which Nor
row county is directly concerned, it
will be hard to find date for local
fair previous to any of the larger ones
This leaves the question open as a
matter of local interest but it is of
such Importance that something should
be done right away.
Last spring the Boost Club took up
the matter of having school fair in
Heppner this fall and went so far as
to make up list of prizes. The
club agreed to raise the amount nee
essary to defray the expense that might
accrue in conducting the fair and
volunteered other material assistance.
Al lar as can be learned the Boost
Club has not burned much of the mid
night oil on the subject since. Local
business men will be willing to aid
in the matter if they have the assur-
anoe that something worth while will
be done, but if the fair is to be left
to look after itself they will not feel
much Inclined to assist. Some good,
live hustling on the part of the club
would awaken an interest in this mat
ter and bring about an event that
would be of genuine benefit to the
county.
This is a very busy season in Nor
row county and so far our people have
had no time for anything but looking
after their crops. We all rejoice in
the fact that everybody is busy and
hope that this condition may forever
prevail, but this does not excuse us
from taking an interest in other
things. 1t should be an incentive for
doing greater and better things. If
the crops are good this year, why
not strive to make them better next
year. The Doys and girls of today
are the men and women of tomorrow.
The knowledge they gather today
will be passed oil to their children of
The tomorrow. If conditions are to
improve as time goes on the advan-
tages and privileges of the children
of the present age must be extended
and hroadened. 1t costs but little
more to give them the best and in the
long run the best is the heaDest.
For the past several years Morrow
coountv has heen placing an exhibit
in the Morrow Umatilla fair at Per-
dleton. where thousands of outside
people have had the privilege Of
looking them over, but the number
Of Morrow county people who have
seen these exhibits each year is COM
parativelv small. Does this not bring
forth some argument in favor of
local fair? Should not the people
mere have the opportunity of seeing
what can be raised at home? A
better understanding of local condi-
tions is needed by the people them
selves before they can successfully ad-
vertise the county on the outside. A
good way to start this move is to
encourage the school children in TAX
ing up the industrial side of their
education and the school fair is the
most practical incentive to be offered.
1t will be a pleasure to record the
fact next week that the fair is go.
The Boost Club will find this kind
of work to be good healthy exercise
and when they have worked up the
fair and carried it to a successful
close they will find themselves in good
trim for heavy camDaign of develop
ment work which must be done before
efficient advertising can be accom-