Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-03-25
CONTEST PRIZES AWARDED

ton contest on what learned from
the Demonstration Train which was
announced in the February number
of the College Courier, was won by
jamie Cooksey of the Alamogordo
public schools. and Ruth Talbot OF
the Solano School. jamie Cooksey,
aged IL. will receive the first prize
OF $40 for the best composition, and
Ruth Talbot, aged l., who won see
mention; Nellie Burns, aged Ii,
Deming; Dwight Anglin. aged IL.
ond honor> IN the contest, will receive
the second prize ot -.
The following named contestants.
whose compositions came up To n
high standard, received honorable
Aamogordo, Chester l.. liarton, aged
l3. Dawson; Grace Long. aged II,
Tularo>a; Ethel BiNler, aged IL, Car
nzozo; Orpha Ross, aged II, Solano;
Maggie NiN. aged l3, Dawson: Lola
Philips. aged l3. CarrizoLo; Margar
ct Lacey. aged IL. tarrizozo; lud-
we'll Burnett. aged II, Ancho; Leoua
Y. Sherwood. aged II, CarrizoIo;
Lawrence Rowland. aged IL, CARR
zozu: Colvin Banner. aged II, Alamo
gordo, Nelma Richardson. aged IL.
Mill>; Fay Pruit. aged II. Alamo
gordu.
There We're t"rty-hye entries ~
the contest. with eight schools repre-.
>cuted Though all the papers sent
in were well written and attractive,
Vet mauN of the contestants failed to
distinguish between What | saw on
the demonstration train, and "Wha,
learned ou the demonstration
train" y large number of COMPOSE
rlou> were merecatalogs of the OBJ
irci> ou exhibition IN the demonslra
ton train. Several compositions
we're much longer than the three
hundred word limit. The ages of the
contestants were from eight years
Ia fifteen years. The fourth, NTH.
sixth and seventh grades were repre-
>euted in the contest.
The composition were marked by
Professor J. W. Wigs. instructor in
rhetoric and composition. New Mex
r leo Agricultural College. Only by a
process ut elimination and by read
. lng the compositions over many times
. was il possible to come to 4 decision
Ia the matter OF awarding the prizes.
The eight day trip OF the New
Mexico Agricultural Demonstration
: Train ou the FL Paso Il Southwest
. em Railroad was undoubtedly great
70 success. and of much interest to the
! many thousand people who visited ii,
, ii one may iudgr from the vivid de
. >cription> found in the contest con
/ positions.
. Following are a few quotations
. from the compositions that We're sent
: 4. pN ihv contestants.
. Altogether Learned that New
o. N,Nico ! one Of the most progress
. ''c, successful and interesting States
. n the Union. Nellie Burns. Demins
r Public schools.
5 Il had never thought that such fine
, fruit could be grown in New Mexico.
g before tn visit Of III, demonstration
r train. Lola Phillips. Carrizozo.
- "Oae professor fooled the people
r. o.; Carrzozo. lie said that he was
p .olE. TO give them water. bu, i, is
- >,,. dry here. Mona Layne. CARR
/ zuzo.
"Whu, | liked be-, vi, the live.
q stock. especially 'hr dairy cattle
/. Whcu &c, biz | am going 10 have q
+, line dairy hrrd."-Che,ter L. Hartou
. Dawson.
Q The gasoline engine go pump wa.
Do ter Wa very interesting 60 NE. q.
. a.>o We're the cream separator. anc
81 The -.."."--tiracr Long. Tu.aro,a.
J. II learned more about the pump.
rg engine than | did about anything
else. Several minutes We're spent BY
\ The gentlemen in explaining To re it,
II usefulness" - Nrlma Richardson
"uae lecturer told u that farmer.
n are learning that clean, pure sec