Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-02-08
Fair Needs.
Educational and Fine Arts
Building Assured.

by the gentlemen interested In the
New Educational and Fiue Arts build
ing which is To he constructed by the
Charlevoix County Fair Association
and which will he dedicated with
appropriate ceremonies on Thursday
Of fair week.
The 1912 Fair was pronounced a
success; the attractions were salts
factory, the attendance large and the
people happy. The exhibits In some
departments were credlIab!e while in
others they were below normal. But
the one exhibit ia which we are ali
interested, the one representing the
work or our children in public schools,
was quite inadequate, SD far as in-
dicating the scope, the magnit ude,
and the progress OF our educational
system Is concerned.
Why this humiliating excuse OF an
exhibit? Simply because the superln-
ttndent of division, be lie ever so
efficient, cannot uuaided, make rep
resentative exhibit In any line: and
an educational exhibit To be represen-
tative. demands the work Of all the
schools aud the corporation OF all
interested in schools and school work,
which Includes you and me, and about
every one else worth considering.
And this cooperation, however er-
nest, from the opening OF school on
labor day until the opening CT the
fair, ten days later, only, will not
suffice. The corporation. The earnest
work Of preparing the material for a
representative schro ol exhibit, must
begin with the opening OF the sec nd
semester of the school year preceding
the Fair, and must increase in earnest
ness by geometrical progression until
the exhibit is in its place TO please
and satisfy the lovers OF education.
In its place. 1t has no place; it is not
eveu accorded standing room; at our
last, possibly our greatest fair, the
educational exhibit literally had not
''where to av its head" Apparently
~ llOO lCOC'NS Cupuku S'bSiu't
alton To justify its existence; no space
was reserved and valuable specimens
Of school work entered for exhibit ion,
were placed in obscure corners, some
being entirely hidden bv more fav-
ored exhibits. the entire exhibit heing
so scattered that il could be seen and
studied only ia fragments.
The people have decided that our
school interests must be fairly repre-
sented; that we must do what is
necessary to make representative
exhibit possible. not only in 1913
but 10 all future years.
To encourage the movement. the
Fair Management, at It's September
meeting, appropriated $l00.00 10 be
divided equally between the city and
the country schools Of the county, to
be paid In premiums as the commit
tee may determine, and this will be
supplemented by special premiums
for work In agriculture and hOrti-
culture by tue pupils OF our schools.
The committee IN charge consists
of:-Prof. Butler, Boyne City; Prof.
De Voc, Charlevoix; Prof. NorthOn,
East Jordan; j. II. Milford, County
Commissioner; and W. Z. Squier, Fair
Secretary, East Jordan.
Already every teacher in Charlevoix
County is beginning the work Of pre-
pairing material under supervision of
the committee; all school officers have
been asked 10 cooperate, aud en-
courage the work OF the teachers; the
supervisors have also been asked for
their cordial support, not only by
their influence, but by a small appro-
priation IL the Educational Building
Fund.
The preparation OF magnificent
school exhibit for 1913 is already un-
der way and the Educational and
Fine Arts Building VIII be ready; it
Ia an assured fact. Not Only will 1t be
ready but IL will be dedicated with
appropriate ceremonies, u pom Thurs.
day OF Fair week.
Governor Ferris, Prof. Taft or the
Agricultural college, aud other piomi-
nent men have already been invited,
and the exercises will be one OF the
features OF our 1913 Fair.
The cause Is a worthy one we ask
your earnest cooperation.
Very siUcerely,
l.. A. BuTLER,
Supt. Boyne CITY Schools
l. NJ. DE Voc,
Supt. Charlevolx Schools
j L. NoRTHoN,
Supt. East Jordan Schools.
j. III. MILFORD.