Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-09-26
SCHOOL FAIR is A
PERMANENT Thing
Exhibits Here Last Week Of Much
Benefit TO Pupils--FuIl List Of
Premiums Awarded in Contest.

Among the many forward
movements in the matter OF
public schools in Virginia, it is
probable that nothing has given
a greater impetus to the interest
of pupils, patrons, teachers,
school officials, and the general
public than the school fairs.
While the plan has only been
adopted within the last few
years, more than half the coun-
ties in the state have tried them
with pronounced satisfaction
and success.
1t is not surprising that the
scheme has met with such uni
versal favor, for the school fair
gives practical turn to the
efforts of pupils and gives a
criterion by which they may
judge their own progress, and a
standard of measurement for
their own efficiency. Instead of
comparing himself, or even with
his Immediate associates, the
pupil has an opportunity to
measure strength of mind and
efficiency of effort with pupils
from all over the country, and
finally through the state school
fair, with the pupils of the en-
tire state and thus has an oppor-
tunity to gather new ideas and
to become acquainted with new
methods of study and work.
Tazewell does not do things
by halves, and so when the mat
ter of having a school fair was
mentioned at the county teach
er's meeting at Richlands last
spring, it was thoroughly dis
cussed and plans were mapped
out and committees appointed to
look into the question, and to
make such arrangements as
would insure the success of the
undertaking. A proposition was
made by the Tazewell County
Fair Association to combine the
school fair with the county fair.
This proposition having been
accepted, teachers and pupils
were notified, and were urged
to make such preparation as
they could in the limited time
which would elapse before the
fair.
Their efforts were crowned
with success that exceeded the
most sanguine expectations.
Though the day was very un-
propitious, rain having fallen
during the night and continuing
until nearly noon, there were
about 1000 children in the line
of march before the grand stand,
and the commodious building
erected by the County Fair
Association for school exhibits
was filled to overflowing by the
handiwork of the pupils all of
which showed commendable
diligence and evinced in many
cases, clear evidence of natural
talent and careful training. A
full list of the awards is given
in this paper, and the school
authorities, teachers and pupils
will feel amply repaid for the
efforts put forth, if this fair
shall be the means of stirring
up more interest in the cause of
public education within TaZeWell
county.
The Superintendent of schools
wishes particularly to thank the
teachers of rural schools for the
effort which some of them made
under very adverse circumstan-
ces and within only 2 weeks
time and some of the schools
could not be informed on account
of new teachers and late opening
of school.
Officers, teachers and pupils
desire to express their thanks
and appreciatin of all the court.
estes extended by citizens of the
county and to all friends o1
education who gave their as
sistance. Watch the Tazewel
County School Fair in 1914.