Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-10-13
RICHER PREMIUMS:
BETTER EXHIBITS
1913 State Fair Conclusive Ev,,
ence of Southwest's Growth.
EDUCATIONAL FEATURES
Rich Prizes Offered For the Work O.
School Children of Texas.
Loan Art
Display.

The state Fair OF Texas at DALAI
will celebrate its twenty. eighth ami
versary Saturday. October Is. TO Sun.
day. November 2. with wonderful ex.
htbits in every line each conclusive
evidence ~ the wonderful advance.
ment nf the Southwest in every branch
of industry. Richer premiums alwayi
assure better exhibits. and the man
sgement of the fair. realizing this. IL
offering $4,000 In prizes and awards
The art. culinary and textile depart
ment of the fair afford a great educa
tional feature and In which every WON
an visitor is interested. This especial
W applies to The division III which the
work Of the school children or Texas Il.
shown ana in which handsome prize,
and premiums are offered. The man
agemeDt OF the State Fair has made
provisions this year for a larger exhibh
NJ this sort. whi' n VIII include dis.
play ~ manual art, drawing. arts and
crafts fine art. original school work
domestic science and the work Of chill
dren Of kindergarten age Medals ART
offered for displays OF domestic science
domestic ART wood work and META
work, and cash prizes for mechanical
and ARCHITECTURAL drawings. designs foi
hook covers. elevation and floor plar
for eight no )m cottage, pencil drawings
metal work and craft jewelry. In the
ORA wing division prizes ARE offered for
drawings In pencil, charssVal.. water col
ors and pastel Domesl Tic, SCIENCE dis
PLAYS Of plain sewing and cooking VIII
he more numerous than last Year fol
The simple reason that better prizes
mean more and better exhibits.
I The culinary department will be
housed this year in the Coliseum, the
space occupied last year In the tex
tile and fine arts building will be de-
voted to a larger and better textile
display. Several hundred dollars in
prizes will be awarded for exhibits oil
breads, cakes, preserves and jellies
fancy prepared fruits and pickles The
best general display OF cakes will re-
ceive special prize OF $40. Brandy
peaches. picked cucumbers, picked
onions, chow chow, pear sweet pickles
all receive first prize OF $3.50 and
second OF 81; a general prize Of $lf
being offered for the best display. Pre-
serves of all kinds will be exhibited in
pint jars and jelly in glasses Under
the head Of fancy prepared fruits
awards will be made for lemon but
ter, ounce cheese, carved Citron. can
ned plums peaches, apples, ars, to-
matoes, grapes, with a specia prize Of
$l5 for the best general display Of pre-
serves, marmaades, jellies, conserved
fruits, dried fruits and Cordial,
For the last nine years the manage
ment of the State Fair has assembled
for each annual exposition SHOWING
of the best in America art More than
one million visitors have viewed these
collections since their Inauguration. and
the influence II has had for "a better
understanding OF the best In art has
been marked, In fact it has been the
custom for years past and will be fol-
lowed this yes-r for the various schools
OF the State t. give their students a
day at the fair for the special pur-
pose OF visiting the art exhibit. Nu-
merous sales Of paintings have been
made to private collectors the Fair AS
sociation approprating large sum
each year to purchase paintings for its
own permanent exhibit. The art gal
lery at Fair Park has been pronounced
by experts as one Of the best in Amer
lea, the provisions made for proper
display being unequaled. This year the
showing will eclipse even that Of pre-
vious years, as Julian Onderdonk, one
OF the best known painters in America
and who represents the management in
New York, has received assurance that
more than one hundred paintings from
the studios Of the greatest American
artists will be In the collection. Colin
Campbell Cooper, whose Port Of La
Rochelle France" attracted a great deal
Of the most favorable comment last yssr
will send one Of his best and latest
paintings. Among the famous artists
that will be represented are clifford
Beal. f. Lampert Cooper, Childe Has.
sam, Robert Henri, Paul Cornoyer,