The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-15
ATTENDANCE At
THE STATE FAIR
SCHOOL FOR BOYS
Cairo to Be Represented at Spring
field as Well as Olive
Branch.
LADS SELECTED FROM ALL
COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS

This county will be creditably
represented at the Boys State Fair
School of 1918 by Walter kusener
and Edgar Schoembs. of Cairo, and
Willie Wilbourn of Olive Branch.
The competition for appointment
as members of the Boys State Fair
! School increases each succeeding
wear and the large number of boys
on the waiting list attests the great
popularity of THIS Incompatible
school of instruction for boys over
IS and under 20 years of age.
The aim Of the school is TO offer
to a carefully selected body OF
Young men the means for systematic
/ observation and study under the
I best of instructors from the Univer-
-ity of Illinois, the best achieve
ment of the most enterprising citi-
Gems of Illinois as exemplified IN
the exhibits at the Illinois state
, Fair
Bows are selected from each coun-
" in Illinois to represent the eoun-
try schools and city high schools
The school will be under the di-
rection of Prof. f. d. Thomson, the
principal of the Springfield High
school. assisted by twenty-five of the
leading County superintendent of
Schools of the State
The forenoon of each day Of the
weeks school will be devoted to OBJ
gervation, study and calss work, the
afternoon to the examination OF
the various exhibits and the even
ings to attendance upon illustrated
lleetuEas and writing UP notes of the
yarious exercises Of the day.
Diplomas-sFe given after+the work
of the session to the boys that make
il a creditable showing.
The candidates to the Boys State
Fair School are selected by COM
mittee consisting Of the County SUI
perintendent OF Schools, the presi-
dent of the County Farmer Insti-
tute, the president of the County
Fair aud the chairman Of the Coun-
" Eoard of Supervisors.
The reports that determine grad.
nation and diploma from the Hi
uois Department of Agriculture are
graded on the following points;
First, the ability of the candidate;
to observe carefully; second, &c
listen to a talk or lecture and tc
reproduce the main points; third
prepare and write an interesting
and instructive report of what ha;
been seen and heard.
! The daily record of each days
observation and instruction will be
passed upon by the Assistant Su-
perintendent in charge of the re-
spective sections and the principal
of the Boys State Fair school.
Each member of the school will
prepare, from his weeks observation
and study, a final report to be read
at his home school, 70 be read at
the County Farmers Institute and
to be presented for publication in
this paper.
The report of each boy will make
! special mention, first, of the origin
and scope OF the state Fair and re-
suits attending its exhibitions;
second, the state Fair live stock ex
hiDt: third, State Fair exhibits
other than live stock; and fourth,
| the Boys State Fair School, its
course of study, instructors and its
most important lesson to the stu
dents
This county has been creditably
represented at former sessions of
/ the Boys State Fair Schools and
| their reports have been read with
much interest by our7subscribers.
The boys named above will doubt
less reflect much credit upon them
3 selves as wall IS the County and
4 State during their visit to the State
Fair and beautiful capital city Of
Illinois with it's many attractions to
the youth and all classes of our. citi-
zens.