The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-22
BOYS CAMP IS
ONE OF THE BIG
FAIR FEATURES
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Better Farming Association
Makes Hit With Its An
nual Encampment.
s'st. NJ,
LARGE NUMBER Or '
LADS ARE ENROLLED
Regular Program Arranged For Each
Day-Reveille to be Sounded at $3.50
Every Morning, After Which There
VIII be Military Drill.

Without doubt one of the most in
teresting features OF the state fair
here this week is the boys encamp-
ment under the auspices of the Better
Farming association. The camp was
opened this morning and over hum
parts of the state to participate in
camp life. There are twenty tents
erected for the boys and they are
located just north Of the machinery
building on the fair grounds. Each
tent will hold six boys. being about
~ by IA feet. while there is also a
big assembly tent % by so feet.
ment was first tried at the state fair
at Fargo last year and it was sue
cesfsul and it was held again few
days ago at the chautauqua at Valley
City. The managers say, however.
that the camp here will surpass any,
thing yet attempted along that line
\ by the association. According to the
titled to send two boys here to take
part in the affair The boys are to
be between the ages of IA and 18 and
are chosen on the basis Of their alert
ness and ability in their school work.
The association is able to find out
who are to be selected through the
assistanceof the various superintend-
ents Of schools throughout the state.
AS the fair is held at Grand Forks ten
boys are selected from this county.
s Fair Directors Idberal.
The work Is underline direction Of
o. p. Center and he will be ably as
It is through the liberality of the
board Of directors Of the fair associa-
ton and their desire to assist and
promote the agriculture in North Da-
kota, as we'll as through the efforts
OF the Better Farming association,
that the encampment can be held.
Mr.. Center says that no former affair
OF this kind has received the same
spirit Of cooperation as the one here.
Only Costs IS.
A great many people do not under
stand exactly what the camp is. The
boys will live right in the tents. as
be held daily. The boys seem to be
very much interested in the work. In
some instances they were sent here
through the efforts Of the business
men in the different counties because
the boys believed that they could not
afford the trip. All the money that
has to be paid in by the individuals
over to the fair association as soon
as the encampment is over. The rest
of the expenses will be borne princi-
pally by the state fair board.
Elmer Dynes of Fargo has been
appointed official bugler for the en-
campment and he will rout the boys
out at $3.50 a. M, every day.
Physical Training.
For three-quarters Of an hour the
boys will be put through a regular
course Of physical exercise and will
then go to breakfast. At $3.50 o'clock
the first class will be called in the
assembly tent and for four hours the
boys will be taught the various things
which will help them to understand
better farming methods. The instruc-
tors for the classes are ]. w. Haw of
Cavalier county, J. C. Hoke Of Grand
Forks county, L. H. Robbins and w.
A. Peck Of Ward county, T. T. Krist-
panson of Cavalier county, N. L.
Jewett Of Inkster and T. c.. Clark Of
Wimbledon. In addition Lieutenant
s. p. Herren and Homer E. Dixon
OF the North Dakota agricultural col
lege will take charge Of the military
work. These men have all volun-
teered their services and about all
they receive is their keep. DR.. Alfred
Dean Of Grand Forks has also volun-
teered his services as camp physician
during the boys stay here.
Practical Work.
The class work will consist of prac-