Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-29
FAVOR EDUCATION 4
. At BADGER FAIR
SPLENDID ExHlBlT WILL PROVE
EFFICIENCY OF WIScoNSiN'S
SCHOOL SYSTEM.
CLASSES FOR ALL SCHOOLS
Scholarship, Practical knowledge and
Application Ability Will Form
Basis for Placing Awards.
"sPELLINe MATCH" a FEATURE.

"SPEIklNG MATCH" n fEAI UhS.
Education" is the single word that
comes nearest to explaining Wiscon-
sins prominence In Twentieth century
progress. Science and sound, practical
knowledge has guided every enterprise
that has figured to any material ex-
tent in the development of the Badger
state. The educational department at
the Wisconsin state fair, Milwaukee.
September 8 to IL, will be a detailed
testimonial of the history and present
high standing of the common school
and higher institutions of learning Of
the state.
The earliest pioneers had no sooner
fixed their homes in the wilderness be-
tween Lake Michigan and the Missis-
sippi valley than they began to make
arrangement for the permanent estab-
lishment of the public school, and
what later came to be known as the
Wisconsin school system, the finest in
the world, comprehending both the
remotest rural school and the great
state university with all the inter
mediary institutions, such as gram
mar, high and normal schools, and the
wonderful progress of the state has
been in direct response to the wisdom
of those early citizens.
Classifications are so arranged &C.
cording to grade or kind of institution
q f0 mo lro Sofr
secondhand in some instances third
and fourth-liberal cash prizes are Of
fered. The exhibits are comprehended
largely in displays of work based on
practical knowledge. Scholarship, art,
drafting, and a very large field in agri-
cultural and manual training are In
cluded. The city pupil Is given oppor-
tunity to display his aptness In what
he is taught regarding pursuits Pc
culiar to city life and the country pu-
pill is encouraged to exhibit his skill in
agriculture, oil in addition to test In
general scholarship.
Eight general classes are provided.
with many important subdivisions.
Class A provides for competitions be-
tween county training schools, be-
tween counties, between cities of the
third class, between cities of the
fourth class and between rural schools.
In general education displays. First
prizes In these competitions are $40
cash and the second SIS cash. Articles
entered In this class cannot compete
elsewhere.
Class B is an open competition for
all classes of schools, providing for
many exhibits In all lines of school
work. First prizes are 81 cash and sec
ond prizes 81 cash. excepting in the
instances of garden products and nox-l
ious weeds, In which cases first prizes
are So, second prizes 81. and with gar
den products third prizes 81.
Class c covers high school work
competition, with first prizes 81 and
second prizes 81. Class d comprises
grammar and state graded school COM
petitions, with first prizes of So and
second prizes of 81, excepting for the
six lower grades in which competition
first prizes are So, second prizes 81 so
and third prize 81. Glass e comprises
rural school competitions, open to all
classes of one room, ungraded rural
schools with first prizes So and second
prizes 81, excepting in the instances Of
corn and grains in which the first
prizes are "a, second prizes SO, third
prizes 81 and fourth prizes 81. Class
F comprises rural schools, upper form.
with first prizes 81, second prize 81 so
and third prize 81. Class G comprises
work from rural school middle form
and class II covers work from rural
schools primary form with first prizes
81, second prizes 81.
One of the greatest educational and
entertainment features will be the az.
hibits made by the Wisconsin College
of Agriculture and the experiment sta
tions. These exhibits In general will
demonstrate to state fair patrons how
science has brought Wisconsin to the
fore as an agricultural state.
Spelling Contest a Feature.
Another important feature of the
educational department will be the
state championship spelling contest
between winners OF county elimination
contests. on Wednesday, September
10th. A medal will be awarded thu
winner and all the competitors will bs
guests OF the board of agriculture
Tuesday and Wednesday with railroad
fare both ways paid and lodging and
board free. The board has distributed
rules for the contest and copies OF the
list Of 1000 selected words.
George w. Davies. superintendent of
schools Of Sank county, is again su.
perintendent of the education denart.
ment of the state fair, and is responsi.
BILE for many of the new and commend.
able ideas that will make the educa.
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