Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-06
Planning Forming
Industrial Fair

A meeting of the Ashland Boys
and Girls Industrial Club was held
in the assembly room of the public
library at 4 p. IN. on Tuesday and
was attended by club members and |
others interested, including parents
and teachers.
Superintendent ]. P. Wells, Su-
pervisor E. r. Peterson and State In
dustrial Field Worker L. P. Harring- |
| ton were present and spoke to the |
| young people, explaining to them the
purpose of the meeting and telling
them of the plans for county and
state industrial contests for boys and
girls. They were urged to do their
part in the Ashland school fair and
thereby help Jackson county make a
creditable showing at the state fair.
The county won fourth place last
year and brought home numerous
first prizes. The first prize for field
corn was won by Jackson county
boy, Francis Winn. There is more
in the winning of that prize than one
could imagine. 1t brought out the
character of the winner and woke up
the school district educationally as
they have not been woke up before.
Supervisor Peterson will have the
county exhibit in charge this year
and will draw on all the local school
fairs and on the county fair for the
articles to be taken to Salem. He
will be out among the clubs from
now on and will be prepared to an
swer any and all questions regard
ing the articles to be exhibitor and
the rules governing the contest.
Mr.. Harrington told the young peo-
pie about the ten leading projects
for which trips will be given to the
Panama-Pacific International Expo
sition at the expense of Portland
business men. These projects are as
follows:
l. Corn growing.
2. Potato growing.
3. Girls canning and preserving.
4. Girls cooking and baking.
5. Boys and girls poultry rails
, ing.
6. Girls sewing.
Z. Boys pig feeding contest.
8. Boys and girls gardening con-
: test.
8. Dairy herd-record keeping.
10. Manual arts. CONSTRUCTION
of useful or model articles of wood
metal or concrete.)
Mr.. Harrington said that this wal
= the first time he had spoken to thu
= Ashland boys and girls, although h
had been in the county several times
before. He expressed himself a
much pleased with the interest man
ifested here. The boys and girls wer'
instructed in the way to prepar,
their exhibits-corn, potatoes, vege
tables, fruit, jellies, baking and sew
ing.
"All this work means efficiency II
life. Boys and girls who learn hoy
and are willing to do common, use
n full things well will make men an
, women who will be capable leader
In the future development Of tn
lie state. Oregon needs such men an
n women as this training will produce.
~ The boys were told about the tri
to the state fair and week OF cam
and school for two boys from eac
le county, guests Of the state fail
ee Jackson county will send two boy
with Mr.. Peterson. All expenses will
:, be paid. The boys were told hor
this selection would be made. 1.-THE
must be prize winners" said Super
intendent Wells. Many question
ly we're asked by the interested youn
a people and were answered by tn
speaker.
.ls Do not think that the only purpos
h. of the contest is to win a prize.
boys and girls do their best in tn
,n contest. they Will have won prize |
be the training and the development
character they will have receives
Business men Of Ashland and Jacl
&c son county should give their suppo
to the Jackson county school ia
as movement.