The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-08-22
FARM BOYS CAMP
ToBE BIG FEATURE
More Than One Hundred Lads From
Rural Districts of State Have
Qualified for Places. f
BELTRAM1 TO. BE REPRESENTED
Keen Competition Expected in Corn
Show Among Boys Who Were Camp
Members in 1913-Is Permanent

Girls and boys of the Northwest
will take a prominent part at the
Minnesota State Fair, September z
to II. Perhaps no fair was ever held
where children will find SO much to
do. From Monday, the opening day,
when all children accompanied by an
adult will be admitted free, until
Saturday evening, when the fair
closes, thousands of children will
have the time of their lives.
Perhaps the greatest children's
feature at the foir will be the Farm
Boys camp. Over 14O boys from
the rural districts will belong to this
camp. Last year there were 1O4
boys in the camp. This year the
camp will be the largest one ever
held in America, and it is certain to
attract national attention. = A per
manent building, called the Farm
Boys Camp Building, has been set
aside for the boys on the crest of
Machinery Hill.
Beltrami Represented.
Only four counties in Minnesota
will be unrepresented in the Farm
Boys Camp this year, and Harry
Bowers of Eckles will go from Bel
trami. In addition to the 80 boys
selected in essay contests, there will
he rs boys selected from the con-
gressional districts as units, four
boys sent to the fair from the West
Central and Northwest Minnesota
Developments associations, and 80
boys from the State Agricultural
school at Morris. The boys from the
congressional districts have been
members of previous camps. All but
a few minor expenses will be paid
by the fair. During the week the
boys will spend part of their time
ushering in the grandstand and
livestock pavilion. Specialists will
take them on tours about the grounds
at other times, explaining various
exhibits. e.........
A Spelling Contest.
Another feature not to she. forgot
ten is the Spelling contest, II which
George F. Howard, in charge, asserts
over 100 children will take part
Nearly forty counties have already
sent in the names of their represen-
tatives, two children being sent
from each county. These children
have been selected by elimination
spelling contests held in the coun-
ties since last fall. There is GER
tain to be strenuous competition
when these boys and girls meet to
decide the spelling championship Of
the state.
Given 100 Words.
Beginning at 10 o'clock, Friday
morning, Sept. IL, a written contest
will be held in which each child will
be given list of 100 words selected
by three disinterestel judges. In the
afternoon the oral contest will be
held. Easy words will be
given first, although Mr.. Howard ex-
poets to end up in the dictionary, so
much respect does he have for the
ability of the contestants Last year
three books were used before the
champion was picked.
Corn Show.
This year, in addition, to the reg
ular corn show, which promises to
he larger than last year, a boys corn
show is to be held in which boys
who took part in the 1913 acre-yield
corn contest will compete. 1t is ex-
pected, that a large show of corn will
result from this innovation. Many
entries of corn have been made, and
there will be keen competition be-
tween the dicerent sections of the
state to determine which is supreme
in the world of corn. Liberal prizes
are offered. The show will be a per