Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-08
ESSAY CONTEST
FOR WINNESHIEK
County Supt. Miller Planning ON
Unique Contest for County
schools.
MAY PLAY FESTIVAL
WILL BE HELD MAY 23.
Interesting Program of Games, Sing
ing and Folk Games, Athletic
Events, Etc.
Boys Encamplnent.


Events, Etc.
Boys Encampment
The plan of having an essay con-
test in each county in the state will
be followed as heretofor. The boy
who wins in the home county essay
contest will be given free trip to-
the Iowa State Fair and return and
all expenses paid while in atten-
dance.
Conditions Governing Contest.
The boys whose applications are
accepted will be required to write
essays of not less than 500 words,
and not more than 1000 words on,
The Ideal Farm" These essays
must be filed with the chairman of
the committee for their respective
counties not later than June 1, 1914.
Competition will be limited to:
boys of good character be-
tween l 5 and 10 years of age.
Candidates to be living on
farms and actually engaged in farm
work.
3.-Candidates must be willing to
cooperate with other boys and rep
resentatives of the State Fair man.
agement to make this visit to the
fair of greatest value to all con-
cerned and to that end they must
put themselves absolutely under the
supervision and direction of the camp
management.
4.-Boys who won in 1928 are
not eligible to contest this year.
Boys who would like to enter this
contest should send their names to-
the office of the county supt., so that
entry blanks ard suggestions may
be sent to you.
Home Club Work.
The total number of girls and
boys enroSAad Ii the clcg&ork in the,
State of Iowa in the year 1913 was
2S,3S5. Any boy or girl in Iowa
who is between the ages of 10 and
Is, inclusive, Feb. /, 1914, is eligi-
BILE to membership.
The Club work is conducted under
the cooperative management and
arrangements made with the U. s.,
Department Of Agriculture and Ex-
tension Department of the Iowa State
College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts, at Ames, Iowa. The co-Opera-
tive work was begun in Iowa last
year and worked out in several coun-
ties where leadership was provided
and has proven so successful that the
plan this year provided for the defin-
ite organization of club work in ev-
cry county.
About twenty-five teachers and
others interested have shown their
to become leaders. We
would like to have many of the boys
and girls enrolled in this club work
this year. Arrangements will be
made to have this work on exhibi-
ton at the County Fair. Prizes and
premiums will be offered on the
same.
Any one interested may write to
this office for farther information.
Announcement of May
Play Festival.
The May Play Festival for Winnie
shiek County will be held May 23rd-
PROGRAM.
$3.50 a. m.-Commencement Exer-
cises.
400 a. m.-Adding Contest.
1900 a. m.-Basket Dinner.
100 D. m.-Games.
2:30 p. m-Athletic Contest.
for Games. General
Games.
Black and White.
Prisoners Base
Cat and Rat.
Three Deep.
Dodge Ball.
Stone.
Center Catch Ball.
Volley Ball.
Singing and Folk Games.
Mulberry Bush.
London Bridge.
Ten Little Indians.
The Needles Eye.
The Muffin Man.
Farmer in the Dell
Draw a Bucket of Water.
Athletic events.
Running Broad Jump.
Fifty Yard Dash.
Running High Jump (open to high
school pupils)
One hundred yard dash.
Four hundred and forty yard run.
Relay Race topen to boys of rural
schools
Relay Race (open TO high school
boys.)
Potato Race (open to girls,)
Relay Race (open TO girls only
Fifty yard dash (open to town
school girls)
A game of Volley Ball will be ar
ranged for.