The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-13
Nov. 20.-Huron college at Huron.
NOV. 26.-State college at Nit
SUMMER GARDENS
KEPT UP INTEREST
OVER 100 CHILDREN WHO START
ED IN WORK ARE STILL
IN. SCHOOL CONTEST.

Picnics, swimming holes and
camping trips are all right in their
way, but they are not enough in
ducement to keep Mitchell high
school pupils and grade scholars
away from their summer gardens.
Figures prepared by Dick Lewal-
len, director of agriculture in the
nigh school, show that 100 out of
the 129s pupils who started summer
gardens in the spring are still work
fns their little plots, although some
OF the gardens are not exactly mini
ture. In view of the other summer
diversions, this showing is consider
ed remarkable.
Some of the showing being made
by the school gardeners are remark
able and will be given out at the
end" OF the season. A few of the
older boys are conducting real farms
under the supervision of MIR. Lewal-
and others are working large
tracts on a commercial scale the lat
ter ranging in size from one lot to
six acres.
In the small garden class, the
backyard garden is proving much
more satisfactory than the vacant lot
ON this account. Mr.. Lewallen is
planning next year to have as many
parents as possible set aside a plot
|of ground for a permanent garden,
where the boys and girls may have
la piece of property in sight of their
home and where they a get work
at odd moments. However, the va
cant lots will not be neglected.
OF especial interest will be the
.DOnth 40 hn orranonI of tho fNr,,
Palace this fall, when the products
lof the best gardens will be displayed
Every variety of vegetable raised in
the various gardens will be shown.
that the public can see what has
been done.
One thing that has been a retard-
ing factor this year is lack-of suit
able market for the products. Many
things could have, been sold at a
good profit had there been an ade-
quate market. This could be handl-
ed by having a central market open
in the forenoon, supplying fresh
vegetables to housewives. This also
would have given students an in
sight into marketing, as we'll as
producing the crop.
Prizes will be awarded to the
gardeners OH the basis of good man
agement. a written description of the
work, faithful performance and at
tendance at meetings. The pupils
have been called together at meet
ings each week, the junior boys on
Monday, the seniors on Tuesday and
the girls on Thursday. The prize
list will be announced soon.
There will be a meeting on Mon
n n VI ~ ~ - -.nn
high school building, when final ar
engagements will be made for the
picnic next Friday. All pupils whose
names appear below are eligible
to go on the picnic. Every boy and
girl who is going will have to be
at the meeting on Monday or send
word by another that they intend
to go.
Senior boys who have raised gar
this summer are: Faye Norton,
George Behrens, Fred Scallin, Car
los Scallin, Carl Maynard. Lester
Bowen, Arthur PARCELS. Kristian
Nelson, Luther Stultz, Henry Foss,
Floyd Wilder, Vincent McHenry,
Harold Mccarthy, Mckinley Wat
ties, John e. Rierson, Lew E. Wal
lis, Christian Letcher, Arthur john
sun, D"isnt CourSey, Barnard
Browne, Harry Pritzkau, Lloyd
Stentz. Alfred Fox, Herbert Fox
Harold Grace, V. j. Duncan, George
Williams, Howard Treganza.
In the junior division of BOYS are
the following Waldo King, Edwain.
PARCELS, Ivan Morgans. Leo Jensen,
Richard Smith. Maurice Kane, Lloyd
Doty, Willard Snyder, Robbie Crab
am, Elgie Coacher, Hugh Grafton.
Arthur Jones. Maurice Cooney. Wes-
ley Ocheltree. Jesse Wallis, soren