Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-23
RICH REWARDS TO WINNERS IN
INDUSTRIAL WORK.
HOME AND STATE FAIRS
Field Manager Here to Stir the
Young and Older Folk Into
Action.


&. e. Thomson, field manager of
the Oregon Childrens contest. rep
resenting the state agricultural col
lege at Corvallis and also the state
superintendent OF public instruction.
arrived in Grants Pass yesterday to
stir up enthusiasm In the proposed
Industrial contests by the children
of the state. He says that after a
brief time here, he can predict that
the children of Grants Pass and jose
phine county Will enter the contest
with enthusiasm. The state Is to give
$4,000 In prizes, $1,000 of this in
cash and $4,000 In blooded colts,
calves and other livestock. Now the
plan Is for the various communities
to create home clubs, encourage the
children and give local prizes at To-
cal school exhibitions, the date to be-
Ia August. Then the exhibits all.
that is desired by the owners, be
sent to the state fair to compete for
the bigger prizes Mr.. Thomson
and Superintendent Lincoln Savage
today went to Murphy and Wilder
VILE, and will also visit other towns
and districts In the county.
The state premium list includes
agriculture, such as field corn, pop
corn, sweet corn, watermelons, muk-
melons, pumpkin, squash, onions,
potatoes, celery, cabbage, grain se-
lections, asters and sweet peas.
In woodwork Blrdhouse, piece of
furniture, labor-saylng device.
Domestic science economy-Bread
baking. canning fruits and veget-
ables and Jelly.
Sewing Handmade aprons, ma
chine-made aprons, dresses and
mendlng.
Animals--Poultry aud pigs.
To The Courier Mr.. Thomason
said
After calling on the Commercial
club and the president of the Wo-
mans Auxiliary find that these two
organizations will be glad TO cooper
ate with the city and county school
superintendents and teachers in
holding a school fair in Grants Pass
IN August, so the pupils of the high
school and the graded schools of the
city and county may get In line for
entering the statewide school con
tests at the state fair in September.
A school fair Is decided draw
ing card and big crowds have fiocked
to them wherever they have been
held | believe Grants Pass could
&c up no more attractive summer
event than this to say nothing OF
the good It would do the school In
encouraging them In the industrial
work now So well started here.
20 course the state contest is not
limited to those who exhibit at
county school fair, but to hold a
county fair would stimulate interest
more generally and give the pupils
some experience before they go or
send their exhibits to the state fair.
l. VIII cost the school pupils nothing
10 enter at the state fair and trans
portation to the fair VIII be given
tree to their exhibits.
From what have observed after
Z few short hours In Grants Pass, the
pupils here should be we'll prepared
~ make a fine showing in Industrial
work Full information regarding
he state contest including premium
list, prizes, rules Of the contest and
The way TO grow each product best
Will be placed In each home In Jose
Dhine county within few days In
bulletin TO be sent out by the Ore
son Agricultural college. Most Of the
counties are adopting the state list
Tor their own fairs, but. they fire.
luentIy add some products not on
he state list
II. y. Hendricks went TO Wolf