The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-18
Decatur County Rural School Exhi.
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The rural schools department OF
the Decatur County Educational AS
ISOLATION holds its annual meeting at
Leon, Friday evening, December 3rd,
and Saturday, December 4th. The
rural schools exhibit will be open to
visitors Friday afternoon and Sat-
urday. The rural schools teachers
conference will be held Friday even
ing and Saturday morning. Satur-
day afternoon at one o'clock will oc-
cur the declamatory and music con-
tests 1t is expected that every town
ship in the county will be represent
ed in one or both of these contests.
Most of the premiums for this rur-
al school fair are purchased from
the premium fund. This fund is
made up principally of the net pro-
ceeds of the rural schools and graded
schools declamatory contests, and the
money won by the county in the
State Educational Exhibit. Every
school that has furnished contest
ant for a local township of county
contest or has sent piece >of work
to the county or state fair is boos-
ter for Decatur county schools and
has a right to feel that it has helped
to build up the premium fund. Is
your school booster?
Unless otherwise indicated~the pre-
miums are purchased from the pre-
MUM fund.
BY SCHOOLS
4. Set four specimens penman-
ship from four different pupils, not
more than two from same grade.
First prize, Set Carol and Brooks
Readers; second prize, one dollar.
Q. Set number papers below sixth
grade, illustrated, from three or more
pupils not all from same grade. First
prize, one dollar; second prize, fifty
cents.
3. Arithmetic work above fifth
grade, original problems relating to
country life, stated and solved, four
in set, one set from each of three diff
ferent pupils, not all from same
grade. First prize, Elson' Grammar
Readers Books three and four; sec
ond prize, Nature study-Grim & Co.
A.! Set Language papers, illustrated,
from three or more pupils below sixth
grade. First prize, Book, Nature
Study and Related Literature; Sec
ond prize, Book, Lansings Fairy
Tales #
S. Set four crayola drawings from
two or more pupils. First prize,
Drawing Made Easy; second prize,
Picture for School room.
6. Set five water colors from not
fewer than three pupils. First prize,
Drawing Made Easy; second prize,
Picture for school room.
!. z. Set paper cuttings amounted,
Illustrating primary or nursery
.rhymes) by two or more pupils below
fourth grade. First prize, Five Lit
tie Peppers; second prize, Book,
First Lessons in Handicraft.
8. Set paper folding, amounted on
cards 22x28) by two or more pupils
below fourth grade. First prize, Set
Elson's Primary. Readers, Books
two. three and four, Scott Tarsman
Co.; second prize, Mike Bunny In
Workaday Land.
8. Set three maps of Iowa, one
from each of three pupils below
seventh grade. First prize, Tarr and
EaMurry's Geography, Book l, .Guin
and Co.; second prize, Students His
tory of u. S.. Educator Pub. Co.
! 10. Set three relief maps of U. S.,
one from each Of three pupils. First
prize. Farr and McMurry's Geogra-
ply, Book III, Guin and Co.; second
prize. Students History Of U. S., Ed
ucator Pub. Co.
11aaProduct map of U. s. by pupil
or school. First prize, Famous Lead
sers Among Men; second prize, Geo.
graphical Reader, American Book Co.
IL. Set three note books on Ele-
mentary Agriculture lessons, one
from each of three pupils. First prize,
one dollar; second prize, fifty cents.
Is. Set three illustrated booklets
from three pupils. First prize, Pic
lures Of Great American Poets; sec
ond prize, Book Poems Of American
Patriotism.
IL Set four booklets showing COR