Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-16
TOMS BROOK VIRGINIA.
THE VALUE OF SCHOOL FAIRS

Ident OF Public Instructions, j. D
Eggleston.
| The School Fair is composite
picture of the work of the children
1t represents in concentrated form tn
lresults of various lines of educationa
etfort. Here one can see in a few
hours the fruition of plans ard ideals
attempted by the boys and girls dur
ing the year.
Why lave a School Fair In til;
Spring? Most of our country schoo
fairs occurr in the fall and the regular
work is seriously interfered with be-
cause teachers and pupils desire theil
school to make good showing, II
the work be done during the session
along with other work. and an, ex.
hibit held in the school near the close
of the session, the result would bf
that much good work could be secur-
ed for the county or district fair the
following fall.
The School Fair offers prizes, this
feature stimulates the zeal of the
children. Tt interests their parents
in the work attempted. and this en-.
courages cooperation between the
children, the parents, and the teachers.
The County School Fair does its
work in two directions, First, it
sums up the work of the Boys Corn
Clubs and the Girls Sewing Clubs,
Cooking Clubs. and similar organiza-
tions; and Second. it promotes Or
CARNATIONS and other valuable fea-
lures Of school work. in counties
where they have made little headway,
and encourages their continuance and
enlargement in counties where they
are already doing we'll 1t gathers
up results and then gives enthusiasm,
encouragement, and definite direc-
ton, for enlargement of their edu-
catlonal. economic, and social work,
The County or District Fair brings
to gether large numbers of children
from different schools 1t thus en-
larges outlook of each school COM
munity, and causes the children of
each school to measure themselves
by the side of the children of other
school communities.
The summing up Of all the different
lines of work brought toe ether in we'll
order display, are of great educa-
tional and social value. They teach
definite purpose; they encourage per-
sistent effort; they demand careful
thought; they require ability to follow
directions, which demand close at
tentiou and concentration; they teach
self control and fair play; they give
better prospective; they show the
value of labor and the shallowness of
luck.
The School Fair brings together
large number of parents and other
grown-ups, who come to see the
handiwork of their children and of
the children of other neighborhoods
1t is doubtful whether any feature of
educational work can arouse more
interest and enthusiasm among grown
up people than the School Fair.
The School Fair with it's industrial
work and athletic features, spell death
to TIE bookworm. Believing that the
School Fair is an advantage to any
community s a means of co-Opera-
tion between the children, the parents,
and the teachers, and that it enlarges
and encourages educational, economic
and social work. We The Faculty of
Toms Brook High School have de-
cided, with the cooperation of those
Interested, to hold a School Fair at
Toms Brook some time in April 1914.
This Fair not to, in any way, inter-
fere with the District School Fairs.
The following business men and
friends have offered prizes in the diff
ferent departments of work.
l. Agricultural Department.
Messrs. Josiah Wisman, 0. NJ. Smith,
C. V. Shoemaker, and the K E. Y.
Girls.
2. Department of Literary Work
Messrs. S. B. Miley, Josiah Wisman,
Ollie Borden, John Borden.
Danoctpoapt Of domestic Co;o,oo
-Messrs. II. s. Crabiil, Roy Crabil],
Borden Bros, Josiah Wisman.
4. Department of Domestic sArts-
Messrs. Philip Williams, Josiah
Wisman, F. s. Bowman, Rockdal.
Lime Co., Roy Crabill, and the K. E
Y. Girls.
5. Department of Manual Arts
Messrs. Philip Williams, VIM Keller,
Josiah Wisman, Richard Roger, V.
L. Will, and Miss Lillian Gil bert.
Prizes are offered for the following
lines of work:
I. Department of Agricultur.
l Best brood OF early spring chick
ems. LIST prize Sl.00, 2nd prize, one
dozen indestructible nest eggs. (pupil
must not put over Is eggs undsr the
hen, and must do all the work without
help.l
2. Best box of tomato plants, prize
81 90. plants to be in box about Is
inches square, and 6 inches deep:
pupil mustsselect and prepare the
gtound. Seed must be planted, and
the plants cared for by the pupil
3. Best 10 ears of seed corn, priz
81 90. Pupil must individually,
without help, select the corn.)
4. Best Agricultural Map of the U.
IS Prize, CHARTERED Oak Library
Table MAP must not be smaller
than 12x16 and must be ON good
heavy drawing paper.
! II. Department of Literary Work.
Essay.
1 Al. Ideal Farm Home-lst prize.