Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-09-28
Talent Tdings

ford. While here they made many
friends, who regret their leaving Tai
ent.
Mrs Nyswanner is very i'll at the
house of Mrs. Hunter on Main street.
The domestic science rooms are
nearly completed at the Talent school
building The finishing touches are
being made by H. A. Hazen. The
room is one of the prettiest in the
southern Oregon schools, being all
decorated in white. 1t will accom-
modate eighteen students. A beauti-
full Majestic range has bee ninstalled
and two gas stoves. The work is su-
perintended by Miss Olsen of Med
ford, who comes here twice week. |
Miss Olsen also has charge of the |
sewing department, which has had |
several large cutting and sewing ta-
bles installed.
! Talent School Fair.
Wednesday the Talent school held
it's annual school fair An exception
ally large crowd attended, people
coming from all the surrounding
country.
Exhibits were shown in the gym
nasium, which was certainly a busy
room that day
The educational department of
| ayhihif Of x,,I ioI, ~ ac-
ter was superintendent, awarded
prizes to Misses Anna Anderson,
Anna Smith and Lucy Withrow for
best Palmer method writing. For
the best drawings and water color
work among the boys, Gerald Arm
strong and Ella Armstrong were
J awarded the trophies.
, Exhibit of livestock, with j. H.
Fuller superintendent, Tom Norman,
/ Francis McCastlin and Richard Scott
had the best pens of chickens.
! Sewing, dolls, ETC., under the SUI
+ perintendence of Mrs. R. ]. Luke.
prizes were given to Carmen Rose,
Elizabeth Lennox, Leona Lennox,
= Grace Purvis, Freda Stevens and Lu-
r cile Morse, Lucille Holdridge, Anna
Smith, Ruth Garvin, Alice Walker,
: Anna Smith and Anna Anderson.
Garden products, vegetables,
fruits, ETC., of which Mrs. j. w. Dean
1 was superintendent, prizes were CIV
y en- to Kilmer Bagley, Charles Rob
erts, Henry Pace, Paul Ager, Beth
k Ager, Lloyd Lamb, Wayne Holdridge
d Elizabeth Bagley and Cecil Ager.
n in general cookery, Mrs. G. w
Holdridge was at the head Of the de-
If partment. For the best loaves o.
is bread Maude McCastlin, Mildred
Lynch and Lucille Holdridge received
st the rewards. For best canned fruit
is Helen Bagley and Vera Lynch. Fol
10 the best glasses of jelly, Naomi Will
Sc son, Vera Lynch The best display
e, of cooked foods, Helen BaSley
s. In the manual arts, John r. Robi
is son was superintendent. For bes
g broom holder, Lewis Beeson and Os
t. car Anderson received rewards. Fo
Id best working drawing, Cecil Ager an
Ernest Jeffery. For best sleev
Id board, Elton Beeson. For best sec
Of ond drawings, Cecil Ager. For bes
O. basketry, Helen Adamson and Elv
on Coleman. For best manual trainin
projects, Wilmer Morse was awarde
RI the prize.
In the forenoon speeches wer
of made, whcih took up the greater PAL
il of the morning.
nd At noon coffee was served by tn
d. domestic science girls, and luncht
At were served by the Ladies Stud
at Club. The proceeds went toward tn
maintenance of the Talent Athlet
or Club. The amount was $11.95.
In the afternoon some very inte
nd esting contests occurred, which were
on Pie-eating contest, won by Johnn
Hopkins; bicycle contest, for A an
ret b classes, won by Bentley and Gee
A. Ager; 50-yard dash for boys ar
ed girls in A and B classes, won
rs Edith Hazen, Lola Clark, Walter an
Lloyd Lacy; apple-bobbing contes
ire won by Lewis Beeson; pillow figh
5h- won by Carlton Morse; Indian cll
race, won by Winifred Reynolds.
hn Later in the afternoon the follo'
ing program was rendered: Song
er- first and second grades. Talk by
on p Wells, county superintendent
ner Song by third and fourth grade
Reading by Miss Calkins of Ashlan
ent Piano solo by Miss Holmes of AS
land and reading by Miss Calkins.
ted The fair was perfect success al
it is expected that 1t will be repeat
ter, next September.
e. E. FROMAN