The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-22
YOUNG MISS
DIVIDES HONORS
With Lads for Free Trip TO State
FairEBOth Successful Con-
testant from Dublin.

Last Saturday morning a number oi
the boys and the one girl entered in the
Corn Growing contest assembled in the
court room, to set up their arguments to
show why each applicant thought they
should be one of the fortunate two, to
win one of the free trips 10 the State
Fair.
But fourteen OF the half hundred
representatives of the county, who had a
voice in the selection of the contestants,
were present.
The meeting was presided over by W..
T. Palmer, president Of the Mercer
County Corn improvement Association
who after calling the contestants to front
seats invited each to make a statement
to those present, who were TO decide the
matter OF their chances in the free trip
contest. All but a couple responded and
then the balloting proceeded.
On the first ballot, Boyd Pond, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Pond, of Dublin
township, received nine of the fourteen
votes cast and was declared one of the
lucky winners. Five ballots were
necessary for the second choice. Lester
Eichenauer, of Hopewell, and Dee
s9Hl lux ran ANAh anu lANAh AOA AhAl
ballots but neither could secure a major
ity of the votes. On the fifth ballot the
vote was shifted 10 Miss Bernice Dull,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Dull,
also of Dublin, the only girl entered in
the contest. She received ten of the
fourteen votes and was declared the Sec
ond choice. Lester Eichenauer and Dee
Springer were then chosen as alternates
both boys receiving almost the solid vote
of the assembly.
While the contest was fair and straight
in every respect, it is to beregretted that
the free trip privilege was not divided up
a little. The fact that both free trips 20
to Dublin township does not look the best
for contestants from other townships.
When the draw came on the Hopewell
and Center lads, it would have made an
excellent opportunity to settle on one of
the boys entered from the south end OF
the county, thereby dividing things up,
and likewise agitating things among the
southern township boys, who have been
somewhat backward for various reasons
in getting into the contest. On the
other hand these boys have only them
selves to blame by not being present at
the meeting, when the selection was
made, as their is but little doubt that one
or the other from Marion or Granville
would have been the second choice.
The fortunate boy and girl from Mercer
County will join 1T other boys and
girls at the State Fair at Columbus the
first week in September, where they will
have daily duties assigned to them, which
will take up about four hours of their
lime, after which their time will be their
own, aud they will be permitted to in
5pect the grounds and hear some of the
noted specialists deliver lectures on var
ous lectures on various agricultural sub
ects. On their return home they will |
De expected to write short article ex-
planning what they saw and learned on
he trip.
This is but one of the methods whicn |
Put" Sandles has devised to show the
arm boys that the farm is the best place |
IN earth for them, and at the same time
o teach them new and advanced meth |
IDS of farming, which will get them away |
rom the drudgery, which their fathers
lad to undergo, i'll order to make this
me of the best states in the union.