Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-16
FREE "TRIP TO IOWA STATE FAIR

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Milroy OF Hazel Green township. won
first prize in the essay contest con.
Quoted in this county for the purpose
OF giving some one boy In the coun'
ty a free triy to the boys encamp'
ment at the "a state Far IN, TINS
year. Hubert aog, son Of vii,
liam Cooking Of Grs won won second
place. "a Az ~
The boys encampment at iowa
State Fair, held for the first
In 1912, proved such success in e.
cry way that. the Iowa State Board
o. Agriculture has decided to provide
the camp again this year s
The fair this year is from August
Goth to 2Sth. The opportunity will
be given for one hundred Iowa farm
boys Interested in agriculture to at.
tend the fair without expense. a
prize essay contest was conducted IN
every County of the state and those
winning in the contest Will be given
free trips to the fair and return and
all expenses paid while in attend
ance.
The purpose OF this encampment
lis to assist in extending the educa-
tional value of the fair to the farms
or the state, to stimulate greater
Interest in improved agriculture. to
help our Iowa farm boys gain
more extended knowledge OF 4 our
state and its resources and to make
the benefits of the Iowa State Fair
more widely known.
|. The essays were judged by local
committee. The contestant whose
essay won the first prize was select
ed as delegate from this county.
and he will be entitled to free trip
to the Iowa State Fair. The winner
OF the second prize was designated
as alternate for this county and Win
be entitled to free trip in case the
one selected rs delegate Is unable to
go. (; 35..%5
The boys were required to write es-
says OF not less than 500 words, and
not to- exceed 700 words on Farming
lin Iowa as an Occupation; its pos
sibilities as compared with other
vocations.'' Competition was limit
ed To- boys Of good character between
Is and 10 years Of age, living on
farms and actually engaged In farm
work. Candidates must be willing to
cooperate with other boys and rep
|resentatives Of the State Fair manage
ment to make this visit to the fart
|of greatest value to all concerned and
to that, end they must put themselves
abs olutely under the supervision and
direction OF the camp management.
Boys who won last year We're not
eligible this year.
The company OF boys will be divid-
e : into groups, and each group will
be assigned work for one-half OF
each day. The balance Of the day
will be allowed for. visiting places
|of interest on the fair grounds, at
tending lectures and other meetings
|of instruction. Duties to be as
|signed to the boys will include light
work in keeping the grounds and
buildings in order; messenger ser
vice for officers: assistance in judg-
ing rings and ushering at grand. stand
and stock pavilions.
The daily routine will be. somewhat
ON a military order and as far as
passible the arrangements will be
conducted as in any we'll organized
camp. 3Ss4st; 81;
Lectures upon important features
of the fair or exhibits at the fair
will be given from 10 to IL a. m. Of
each day, beginning Saturday, 4Au-
gust %, and the boys will be expect
ed to take notes in note books which
will be given them for this purpose.
Speakers will include the officials
OF the fair, prominent teachers of
agriculture, state officials, the gov
ernor, and others.
The study Of exhibits on the fair
grounds and the duties required by
the fair management will cover most
of the afternoons and evenings.
Each member of the party wiz re-
ceive badge or certificate which
may be retained. After returning to
their homes the boys will be given
opportunity to write essays not ex-
ceeding 1000 words on what Saw
and Learned at the State Fair.
These essays are to be, forwarded un-
signed, but with a letter accompan-
ing each essay, to the State Fair
Secretary, on or before October 1st.
They will then be Judged in competi-
tion by. an impartial and disinter-
ested committee.
The winner Of the first prize in
this contest will have his expenses
paid to the annual meeting OF the
State Board Of Agriculture to be held
In Des Moines the second Wednesday
in December, at which time he will
be expected to read the prize-win-
ming essay before the state agri-
cultural Convention. In addition to-
the first prize carrying trip to the
appearance on the program, other
special prizes, such as pure bred
calves, pigs, sheep, chickens, seed
corn, and other articles will be offer
ed to those taking high rank in this
contest.