The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-11-21
Annual Fair of the Baden Agricultural
High School

The Second Annual Fair of the Bad
en- Agriltural High School, Baden, was
held in the School building Nov. 18th.
This fair is a yearly event of the
Schools work: products of farm, gar
den, and household are exhibited by
the School and its patrons while the
students alone enter into the the vari-
GUS contests for prizes. The U. S.
Department of Agriculture and the
Md. Agricultural College are interest
ed in the work of the School and their
representatives generally as instruc-
tors, speakers, or judges attend its
annual fair. Of the seven government
Boys Corn Club in the State, one
(Pri. Geo. County, is headquartered at
the Baden High School and the corn
grown by the contestants is shown at
this fair.
The exercises began at 1890. a. m.
when the visitors assembled in St.
Paurs Parish Hall opposite the school
to hear the. speakers secured for the
occasion: addresses were made by Prof.
W.R. C. Connick of the school, County
School Examiner Sasscer, DR.. Angus
tus Stabler and Prof. B. B. Hare of
the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, and
by DIR. Richard S. Hill. In the mean
time, Prof. Taliaferro, of, the Mary
land Agricultural College. judged the
corn while the other prizes and ribbons
were awarded by the various judges.
Dinner swas served by the school
under the supervision of the Domestic
Science Department; also oysters and
refreshments.
In the afternoon an interesting and
closely contested game of ball was
PLAYED between the mines of the Sur
rattsviIle High School, and the Baden
High School, the after winning to z.
The exhibits were of an excellent
grade and sufficiently numerous to re-
ouire the use of all the class rooms;
no live stock was shown, because OF
lack of accommodations. 1t was not
generally understood that poultry
would be exhibited and Mr.. j. Roy
Baden was the only exhibitor-his
Holland turkeys and Barred Plymouth
Rock chickens attracting much favor
aole comment. 1t is not possible to
summerate here the various fruits,
vegetables, grains, etc. shown; the
corn, tobacco and potatoes are worthy
especial mention; one room was devot-
Ell to a showing of excellent canned
goods, preserves ETC., the exhibit OF
needle work was extensive and inter
esting; and the contest in the Domes
tic Science Department was keen.
The awards follow:
Domestic science Miss Esther
Wilson; End, Miss Ara Baden; Bird
Miss Eunlce Sasscer; 4th, Miss Rutt
Bean.
B1ys' Corn Club BEST ten ears) J.
lst Mr.. Howard Goldsmith; End, Mis-
Eyalina Sasscer; 3rd, Mr. Pete
Chichester.
ropacco-1st, Mr.. j. w. Rawlings
2nd, Mr. Fred Gu chester; Bird, Mr.
VIM. Baden.
Sweet Potatoes-1st, Mr.. j. Burns
Wilson, End, Mrs. Cora Gibson; Bird
Mrs Fed Skinner.
White Potatoes Mr.. j. Burns Viii
son; End, Mr.. Augustus Sasscer.
Cabbage w. II. Gibbons.
Yellow Turnips-lst, hr. Everett
EdeIen.
White Turnips Mr.. r. Hing
Perrie.
Pumpkins list, M. Arthur Baden.
Beets-1st, Mr.. F. w. Giese.
Parsnips Mrs. w. 5. Chiches
Radish Mr.. Noah Connick.
Potato Pumpkin, Mr.. }. Burr
Wilson.
Citron-Mrs. w. S. Chichester.
Dippar Gourd Mrs. Cora Gibson.
Katfir Corn-Mrs. Fred Skinner.
Peanuts -Mrs. Hoehn.
Pop Corn-Mr. S. G. Townshend.
Honey-Mr. Elton Aist.
Dried Apples W. 5. Chlches
Black Walnuts Mrs. Fred Skinne
English Walnuts-M Clara Gil
bons.
Hickory Nuts-Mrs. Fred Skinne
Chestnuts- Mrs. Hoehn.
Seed Exhibit w. S. Chiche
ter.
Ouail-Mr. John Compton.
kabbit-Mr. Henry DuvaIl.
The firsts in the needlework contes
were as follows:
Mrs. Hayes, Miss Carman Owe
Mrs. Walter Linthicum, Mrs. Petit
hrs. J. C. Martin, Mrs. M. A. PERI
Miss Annie Thomas, Mrs. Ma
Thomas, Mrs Eliza Thomas, MI
Dorsett, Mrs. R. E. Gibbons, Mi
Nellie Wickham, Miss Margar
Martin, Miss Sara Gibbons, Mr.
Baxley, Mrs. Oscar Queen and Mr.
Z. A Hunt.