Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-18
RICHER PREMIUMS;
BETTER EXHIBITS
1913 State Fair Conclusive Evi
sncs Of Southwsst's Growth.
Rich Prizes Offered Fer the Work q
oehssl Children u Texas.
lssn Art
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The State Fair Of Tsxas At Dafias
will csisbrats IT. twenty eighth ami.
vsrsary Saturday. October 70. to Sun.
day. November !. with wonderful ex'
hibIts In every line each . conclusive
evidence Of the wonderful advance.
mont NJ the Southwest In svsrv branch
o. Industry. Richer premiums AWAY
assure better exhibits. and the man
agsmsnt Of the fair. realizing this. u
eefering $4,000 In prizes ana awards.
The art culinary and textile DEPART
mont Of the fair affssd great sduca.
tional feature and in which every won.
an visitor 10 Interested. This especial
" applies to the division In which the
&ork Of the school children Of TEXAS 10
shown and In which handsome prizes
and premiums are offered. The man.
agemsnt Of the State Fair has made
proytsions this year for Alsrger exhibit
Of this sort. which will include n die.
play OF manual art. drawing. arts and
crafts. fine art. original school work
domestic science and the work OF chill.
dren Of kindergarten age Medals are
offered for displays Of domestic science
demestic art. wood work and metal
work: and cash prizes for mechanical
and ARCHITECTURAL drawings. designs foi
book covers, elevation and floor plan
for eight room cottage. pencil drawings
metal work and craft jewelry. La the
drawing division prizes are offered fof
drawings in pencil. charcoal. water col
ors and pastel. Domestic science dis
plays OF plain sewing and cooking will
be more numerous than last year for
the simple reason that better prizes
mean more and better exhibits.
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 10 u,
prizes will be awarded for exhibits oil
breads. cakes. preserves and jellies
fancy prepared fruits and pickles. The
best general display Of cakes viii re-
ceivs q special prize of $40. Brandy
peaches, picked cucumbers. picked
onions, chow chow. pear sweet pickles
all receive q flrst prize Of $3.50 and
q second of 81: q general prize OF I'll
being offered for the best display. Pre-
serves Of all kinds viii be exhibited IN
pint Jars and Jelly In glasses. Under
[, the he'd Of fancy prepared fruits
awards will be made for lemon but
ter, ounce cheese. carved citron. can
ned plums. peaches. apples. pears. to-
matoes. grapes, with q special prize Of
SIS for the best general display OF pre-.
serves, marmalades. 1ellies. conserved
, fruits. dried fruits and cordiaia
For the last nine years tho manage.
ment Of the State Fair has assembled
| for each annual exposition showing
| of the best in America art More thar
| one million visitors have viewed thest
collections since their inauguration. and
| the influence 1t has had for better
understanding Of tho best In art hai
! been marked. In fact II has been thu
| custom for years past and will be fol
! lowed this year for the various schools
| of the State to give their students
day at the fair for the special pur
pose of visiting the art exhibit. M
1 merous sales OF paintings have beeI
made to private collectors. the Fair As
sociation appropriating a large sun
each year to purchase paintings for ~
| own permanent exhibit. The art gal
! Iery at Fair Park has been pronounce'
BY experts as one OF the best In Amer
tea, the provisions made for prope
display being uneaualed. This year tn
showing will eclipse even that OF pre-
| yious years, as Julian Onderdonk on
OF the best known painters In Americ'
and who represents the management II
New York, has received assurance tina
more than one hundred paintings from
the studios Of the greatest America
artists will be in the collection. Coll
Campbell Cooper. whose Port OF Il
Rochelle. France" attracted great dea
OF the most favorable comment last yea
= will send one Of his best and iates
paintings. Among the famous artist
that will be represented are Giffor
Real. E. Lampert Cooper Childe Has
sam. Robert Henri. Paul Cornoye
Bruce Crane. Frederick Ballard VII
iiams. Jane Peterson. Charles Melvtil
Dewey Carlton T. Chapman and Cha
q Cnrran.