The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-25
AWARDED
TO SCHOOL PUPILS
Annual Announcement Made by
COOPERATIVE Education
Association.
RURAL WORK ENCOURAGED
One Kids Graphic Idea of Why
He Would Like to Be
Farmer.
RURAL WORK ENCOURAGED


Announcement was made yesterday
by j. H. Binford, executive secretary
OF tho Co operative Education Asso.
citation. Of tho prizes awarded by that
organization to public school pupils
throughout the State during tho SEES
sion just ended. These prizes are a
feature OF tho school club work fos-
tered by the association. More than
500 school clubs exist in Virginia, with
membership OF moro than 5000
| school children.
/ One object is to interest members
In practical education. This has re-
suited In prizes for compositions on
subjects pertaining to farm and home
life, and for samples OF wood work
! and cooking and sewing.
In January, 1913, each school was
asked to hold a good roads meeting.
To stimulate interest, the association
offered prize to the pupil submit
ting the best paper. a condition be-
Ing that the production must first be
read at a public meeting.
Prizes were offered TO schools to
stimulate the clubs along the lines OF
identifying rooms and grounds, pur-
Chasing libraries and other improve
ments Many excellent reports were
received.
why He Would Be Farmer.
prize was offered for the best
paper on why I Expect to be
Farmer" Many boys took part, rep-
resenting every type OF school. First
prize went to Irving Matthews, OF AL
tavista High School. but tho men in
the Department OF Agriculture who
judged these papers were greatly i'm
pressed by tho following production
OF Welby Crewe, q nine ycar-old boy
attending Waterfall School. in Prince
William County:
Because I would be my own boss,
and / would have horse to ride and
drive whenever wanted them. In the
winter I could have Stay, and could
have cows and Sleeps and hogs and
cattle and I could raise chickens and
turkeys and have fresh eggs and fried
chicken. and I could have garden
and fresh vegetables and have good
fruit and have n run fstream) to flow
down beside my house. and have my
house painted yellow and have its
trimmings painted green. and I could
have water all through my house. and
have colts TO ride and brake. and
have a large farm and eight horses.
age nine years.
"WELBY CREwF,
waterfall School. Va"
Small Girl Gets Honor.
Janice Eggleston. OF Nansemond
County won the prize as champion
with the needle. This was offered for
the best samples of sewing In button
holes, patching, hemstitching fancy
collar and apron work. Many young
women In the schools competed, but
the judges gave the honor to the little
| twelve -year-old girl. who attends n
GNHF Of
ton.
Prizes were also offered by the Vir-
| ginia Antituberculosis Association to
school club members for essays on tu-
berculosis. Its cure and its prevention
Following is the list of prize win
ners:
Best paper on good roads; IS prize
Jennings Bryan Rust Lincoln High
School. Loudoun County; honorable
mention. paper by pupil name unknown
from Gainsboro School. Frederick
County.
hest Reports From School Clubs.
Oneroom school sending best re-
port prize s5-Awarded jointly to
Moses School, Lunenburg County. Miss
Mabel L. Haley and Smithfield School,
Prince William County. Mrs. Nettie
Wright.
Two-room school sending best re-
port; prize s5-Awarded to Gainsboro
y, u u.
principal.
| High school sending in best report;
prize s5-Awarded jointly TO Altavista
School. Professor John r. Matthews,
and Cold Harbor High School. Hanover
County. Miss Mary Corson.
Paper Consumption.
Prize. $40. donated by the Antitu-
berculosis Association of Virginia,
through DIR. Douglas S. Freeman exc
cutive secretary-Awarded to Rae
Koontz. Luray High School.
oneroom school sending best paper
on above subject: prize s5-Awarded to
Benjamin Guscin, fifth grade.
The five members whose papers re-
ceive the highest rating below the best
pa per: prize 81 each--Awarded to the
! following: Bessie Ritter, Gansboro
School, Frederick County: Janet
Rinkcr. Gainsboro School, Frederick
| County. Virge Morris. Saegmuller
School. Alexandria County: Annie d.
Payne, Columbia High School, Fluvanna
County.
Virgie Morris. aegmuller School, Alex
andra County: Annie d. Payne, Co
lumbia High School, Fluvanna County.
Work With Hands.
Ten dollars in gold TO the girl send
ing in the best samples of sewing the
work based upon the exercises outlined
in the pamphlet entitled Special Work
for Girls-Janice Eggleston, Somerton
School. Nansemond County
Best shirt waist. first prize. Chester
Agricultural High School :.
Best buttons and button holes, first
prize, Chester Agricultural High School.
Best patch, first prize. Eveland
Woodland Selden. Gloucester County.
Best pencil holder. first prize.
Frances Turner. Altavista, Campbell
County.
Best bib apron. first prize, q r.
Lewis. Forest Depot Va.
Best bingham apron, frat prize. Nina
Wheelhouse. Crater School, Prince
George County.
Best loaf OF bread. first prize. Mario
Payne, Bailey's Cross Roads, Bancroft.
Alexandria County.
Best biscuits. first prize, Chester
Agricultural School.
Pest composition on ideal home. first
prize, Miss Eliza V. Clements, Hayes
Store High School, Gloucester County
Best butter paddle. fret prize, name
unknown, Oak Grove. Va.