The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-10-06
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BETTER EXHIBITS
1913 State Fair Conclusive Evil
ence of Southwest's Growth.
EDUCATIONAL FEATURES
Rich Prizes Offered For the Work Of
School Children of Texas.
Loan Art
Display.

The state Fair Of Texas at Dallas
will celebrate its twenty eighth ami /
tersary Saturday, October IS To sun
day. November ?. with Wonderful ex-
hibifs in every iine. each conclusive
evidence Of the wonderful advance
ment Of the Southwest in every branch
OF industry. Richer premiums always
assure better exhibits. and the man
aRement Of the fair. realizing this is
offering $4,000 in prizes and awards
The art. culinary and textile depart
ment Of the fair affof1 a great eduea-
tional feature and In which every wom-
an visitor Is interested. This especial
~ applies to the division in which the
work of the school children u Texas IS
shown and in which handsome prizes
'and premiums are offered. The man
agement OF the State Fair has made
provisions this year for a larger exhibit
Of this sort, which Will include a dis
play Of manual art. drawing. arts and
crafts. fine art original school work.
domestic science and the work Of ehil-
dren Of kindergarten age. Medals are
offered for displays Of domestic science,
domestic art, wood work aud metal
work; and cash prizes for mechanical
anu AAat RfaN lttENs Ht1 10 -@A
book covers. elevation and floor plan
for eight room cottage. pencil drawings.
metal work ana craft Jewefy. In the
drawing division prizes are Offered Tor
drawings in pencil. charcoal water COLI
ofs ana pastel Domestic science dis
plays Of plain sewing and cooking niil
I be more numerous than last year Tor
the simple reason that better prizes
mean more ana better exhibits.
The culinary department viii Dc
housed this year in the Coliseum, the
space occupied last year In the tex
tile ana fine arts building win De de-
voted 10 a larger and better textile
display Several hundred dollars in
prizes Will be awarded tor exhibits or
breads. cakes preserves and 1sllies,
fancy prepared fruits and pickles The
1 best general display OF cakes VIII re-
ceive a special prize OF $40. Brandy
peaches picked cucnmDers, picked
onions. chow chow. pear sweet pickles,
! all receive a firsf prize OF $3.50 and
a second Of ST. general prize OF sl2
being Offered for the beAt display Pre-
serves of an kinds viii be exhibited IN
pint Jars and jelly in glasses. Under
The head Of fancy prepared fruits
awards win he made for lemon but
ter ounce cheese. carved citron, cam
ned plums. peaches, apples. pears. TO-
| matoes grapes. with special prize OF
SIS for the best general display of>pre-
serves. marmalades. Jeilies conserved
fruits. dried fruits and cnrdials.
For the last nine years the manage
ment of the state Fair has assembled
for each annual exposition a showing
of the best in America art More than
one million visitors have viewed these
collections since their inauguration. and
the influence IL has had for better
understanding of the best IN art has
heen marked. In fact It has been the
custom for years past and VIII be fol
lowed this Year for the various schools
of the state 10 give their students a
daV AZ the fair for the special pur-
pose ~ visiting the art exhibit Nu-
merous sales of paintings have been
made To private collectors. the Fair AS
aaciatian annrapriniing large sum
each year a. purchase paintings for It's
own permanent exhibit The art gal
lery at Fair Park has been pronounced
by experts as one OF the best m Amer
lea. the provisions made for proper
display being uneaualed. This year the
showing win eclipse even that " pre-
vious years. as Julian onderdonk. one
OF the best known painters In America
and who represents the management in
Kew York. has received assurance thal
more than one hundred paintings from
the studios Of the greatest American
artists will be in the collection. Colin
Campbell Cooper, whose Port Of La
Rochelle. France" attracted great deal
Of the most favorable comment last year
will send one Of his best and latest
paintings. Among the famous artists
that win be represented are Clifford
Real +. Lampert Cooper, Childe Has
sam. Robert Henri. Paul cornoyer
Bruce Crane. Frederick Ballard Will
liams. Jane Peterson. Charles Melville
Dewey. Carlton 7. Chapman and Chas
c. Curfan.