Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-09
Prize LIST FOR BOYS
AND GIRLS IS READY
Will Soon Be Distributed Throughout
State So That Exhibits Can Be
Prepared for Fair.

The printing of the children s prize
list for the state fair, solicited and pre-.
pared by State Superintendent Alder.
man, will soon be ready for distribution.
The list is part of bulletin No. 70, Of
the Oregon Agricultural College, and
prizes are offered for raising corn, pop
corn, sweet corn, watermelon, muskmel-
ons, squash, pumpkin, potatoes, cab
bage, onions, celery, grains sweet peas,
asters, the making of a bird house, Ii.
brary table, labor saving device, bread
canned fruit anil vegetables, jelly, hand
made dress and apron, machine made
dress and apron, darning End raising of
various kinds of poultry.
The following rules govern the ex
hibits:
l. The state fair will be held Sep,
tember "a to October 4.
q There is nothing to prevent a
child from entering as many competi.
tions as he or she desires.
3. Each child must do all the work
in preparing his or her exhibit. In gar.
dening the ground may be plowed by
someone else if desired.
4. Every boy and girl in Oregon un.
der 81 years of age is eligible to enter
these contests. The contests will be
divided into two classes. Glass A will
include all 10 years of age and over;
Glass B will include all under 12 years
of age. The prizes will be offered on
the basis Of these qualifications. There
must be statement accompanying each
exhibit signed by the parents or guar.
dian Of each child to the effect that the
exhibit entered has been prepared by
the exhibitor.
5. Entries in this department must
be made upon blanks issued from the
office of the secretary.
6. One entry blank should be filled in
for each pupil, and this blank must be
mailed to the secretary of the State
Fair, Salem, so that it will reach him
not later than September 90, 1918.
j. 7. No pupil shall make more than
one entry for each prize.
s. In case there is no competition,
the premium will be awarded at the dis.
cretion of the Judge.
o. All exhibits being shipped should
be billed to Oregon State Fair, Fair
Grounds, Oregon, and the name Of the
shipper must be marked plainly on ar.
ticle, also the words "Division U.n
| 10. All exhibits must be shipped so
as to reach the Fair Grounds not later
than September eth.
Free Freight.
II. The s. p, the O..W. R. G. N, the
Oregon Electric, the United Railways,
and the Astoria r, R. will all carry the
children's exhibits free to and from
the fair, provided they arc congregated
at one or more points and shipped in
the name of the county school superin.
tendent, teacher or other authorized
person. Articles sent by express must
be prepaid.
12. Entry blanks will be sent upon
application to the secretary, Oregon
State Fair, Salem, Oregon.
There will be no fee charged at the
state fair for entering exhibits in these
contests. The fair officials will also
give to each boy or girl who enters an
exhibit ticket to the state fair, good
for one day.
Juvenile and District Exhibits.
Prizes for the juvenile and district
exhibits of the Oregon schools will be
given and the following rules apply:
l. Competition is open to every coun.
ty in tho state
2. County and district exhibits shall
be composed af articles for which prizes
are offered in the individual classes, in.
cluding poultry and livestock. Prizes
shall be awarded on quality, rather
than quantity, and the judges will be
expected to select the best three arti.
cles in each exhibit and compare them
with the best three articles Of the same
class in other competing exhibits. 9th.
er articles in the exhibit will not be
considered as entering into the competi.
tion for a collective prize,
3. Articles constituting a juvenile
county or district exhibit may compete