Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-22
TALENT FAIR IS
A GREAT SUCCESS

Talents Industrial Fair was a de-
cided success. Like all other indus
trial fair, it was hard to arouse en-
thusiasm among the children and
parents the first season, but it was
successfully done. The exhibits we're
good and in good variety. Some gen
eral exhibits by the older people were
added which, while not of course be-
ing considered in the contest, were
of decided interest, A plate of fill
berts grown by Mr.. w. j. Dean at
tracted much interest.
The prizes were duly awarded and
the list will be published in the It'd
ings, probably in the next issue
The exercises attending the flag
presentation were excellent and were
witnessed by a crowd of veterans,
women of the w. r. c., and citizens
of Talent which filled the chapel of
the school building.
The opening number on the pro-
gram was a motion song by the lit
tie folks, followed by a song by the
Fourth grade, both of which were
under the direction of Miss Gershong,
the music teacher, and were well rem
dered.
Next came the flag presentation.
The flag, which was given the school
by the Southern Oregon Association
of Veterans and W. R. c., was borne
into the room by three veterans and
three ladies of the w. r. c. and the
presentation was made by Mrs. R. c..
Porter, president Burnside Corps, w.
R. c., of Ashland A delightful fea-
ture of her address was the reading
of the poem, "Who Gave You the
Name of Old Glory?" The response
was made by Prof. George w. Ager,
principal of the Talent schools, in
fitting and appropriate language, az
ter which he called for the flag sa-
lutte from the school children, which
was heartily given in unison. Fol-
lowing this came the singing of
America"
The first address in connection
with the Industrial Fair was by j.
Percy Wells, the superintendent of
schools for Jackson county, who be-
gan by thanking the G. A. r. and
W. R. c.. not only for their interest
in the schools of the county, but for
their presence and interest in the in
dustrial fairs. He declared that the
fair was red letter day for Talent
and that the fairs were doing much
to make the parents and children
interested in each other.
Mr.. Wells was followed by Prof.
George A. Briscoe, city superinten-
dent of the Ashland schools, who
spoke on the Importance of manual
training and domestic science and
art, making a strong plea for more
practical education which would bet
ter fit children for their life work.
Every boy, he said, should be able
to make the ordinary repairs around
home, and every girl should be able
to cook and care for a home intelli-
gently and every girl should be able
to make her own graduating dress.
Mr.. Briscoe also made an ardent
plea for the Southern Oregon Normal
and for the University of Oregon. He
closed by paying a tribute to the Tai
ent fair and inviting the citizens OF
Talent to visit the Ashland fair.
N. G. Maris, state superintendent
of industrial fairs, was the last speak
er He stated that the people OF
America had made one fatal mistake
in their educational systems in the
past and were commencing to realize
! it. They had urged education as a
means of securing living without
worfi. The result had been to dis
honor labor. All, he stated, were
not competent to be president, even
though legally eligible. What edu.
cation should do is to make the chill
dren useful, successful and content
ed in the ordinary walks of life for
which most of them were destined.
We must cease to deprecate the COM
mon vocation. For every general
there were thousands of soldiers, for
every Wanamaker thousand clerks,
and we should teach them that the
main thing was to be better boys and
girls and to know that to be success
full they must sell certain amount