Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-13
PROPER CULTURE
OF SOIL IS URGED
PROF. STEVENSON OF AMES
MAKES CLOSING ADDRESS
TO FARMERS.
SCHOOL WIN N
Pupils in WapeIIo County Rural Grades
Compete In Different Kinds of
Contests For
Prizes.

AOnpcIS IN OIIICTCTI NlUUS OF
Contests For
Prizes.
The closing address of the Wapello
County Farmers Institute for the year
of 1914 was given Saturday afternoon
in the lecture of the Ottumwa CONNER
cial rooms, by Prof. Stevenson OF
Ames on, "Soil Building" Prof. Stew
enson discussed at some length the
prospects which were available to the
average farmer in the methods of cul.
turing the soil from every day pro-
ducts right at hand. He told of the
absolute necessity for plants and grain
to live and that they must have proper
nourishment to live. The methods
which could be used to help them to
bear more productivity were told of
by the speaker and he urged upon the
Wapello county farmers to make use
of their opportunities which were di-
rect1y at their call and to realize the
results which were theirs if they take
proper steps to procure them.
The afternoons session, Saturday
was also featured by a very fine pro-
gram given by the pupils in the rural
schools of the county. This pro-
gram was conducted by Mrs.
Elizabeth Burgess, county superinten-
dent of schools and consisted of dia.
logues, songs and recitations. The
schol exhibit this year was of a very
fine order and included entries for a
variety of subjects, among these were
handwOrk, sewing, knitting, crochetlng
embroideries, manual training and
sloyd work, product maps of the coun-
ty and state. modelling, in clay, salt,
and sugar and wood carving.
Award School Prizes.
The following awards have been an
nounced by the county superintendent,
on the rural school exhibits:
School making best general display
of school work; first prize $500, Polk
No. 5; second prize $500, Richland NO.
Q; third prize 5000, Pleasant No. 6.
Given by Farmers Institute.
Best set of penmanship specimens
from first to eighth grades inclusive.
School Method material, value $1.00;
Green No. 1, Irene Flynn, teacher.
Best specimen of penmanship; indi-
vidual-not less than one page. Five
pOuliU UOA VI loShClo OAoSSO W A~ANS
Ekin's grocery. leila Sharp, Hopewell
school, Highland.
Best essay-not more than 500 words
Subject; "a trip through the woods"
Book donated by DR.. Mills. George
Daley, Pleasant No. A..
Arithmetic work above fifth grade,
original problems relating to country
life, stated and solved, four in set, one
set from each Of three different pupils,
not all from same grades. For school
cash $1.OO donated by w. T. Wilson.
Richland No. 6. Jessie Baker, teacher.
Product map of Iowa, showing coun-
ties, county seats, locating ten cities
with population more than l2,0OO
rivers and railroads. "a pound sack
of four-Queen of the Pantry donated
by w. E. Jones & Co., Opal Siegrist,
Richland No. 2.
Map of Wapello county, showing
townships, locating towns, rivers, rail-
roads, and your school house-fifty-
three entries. Brownie camera (1) Ar
! thur LAM, Deuser Competine (2) Mary
! Mccoy, Richland No. 6.
Best specimen of hand work by boy
whip donated by W. H. Giltner. Ralph
Lind, Pleasant No. 5; Gladys O'Bryant,
teacher.
Best specimen Of hand work by girl;
two yards of fancy ribbon. Addie Rill,
Pleasant No. 5.
Set of paper cuttings (mounted) IL
Illustrating primary story or nursery
rhyme-below fourth grade. Pair of
scissors. Paul Dunning, Keokuk No.
4. Louise Briggs, teacher.
Best water color sketch, original;
water color materials. Wilma Taylor,
| Green No. 1, Irene Flynn, teacher.
Best illustrated story-one of the
sixth, seventh or eighth grade classes;
book on drawing. Center No. 1. Mrs.
ANNA Peterson, teacher.
Best sketch of your school grounds
showing location Of trees, school house
shTubbery, etc., using any medium;
book donated by county superintend-
ent. Stella Livingstone, Polk No. 7;
Beatrice Venator, teacher.
Best specimen of article made with
knife for boy; base ball and bat. G. E.
French, Polk No. 2, Ella Harlem, teach
er.
Collection of ten or more Iowa
grains and grasses named and arrang-
ed by pupil. Winner to receive n
dozen photographs of himself. Havier
Stodghill, Columbia No. 5.
Set, any four of following, button
holes (six) calico patchwork, worsted
patchwork, darned stocking, hemmed
towel, mended garment. hemmed stand
cover, darning bag. Silver thimble do
mated by R. S. Field, jeweler. Emma
line French, Polk No. 2.