The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-08-20
WHAT BOY WILL GO
TO STATE FAIR FREE?

The Board Of Agriculture Of Ohio
offers a Free Trip to 176 Farm Boys
to the Ohio State Fair in order to
apromulgate the educational value in
terest in improved Agriculture.
Two boys from each county will
receive free trip to the Ohio State
Fair. Railroad fare and sustenSnce
while at the fair will be paid by the
Board of Agriculture of Ohio. These
two boys will be selected from those
entered in either the Corn Growing,
Apple Growing, Potato Growing, Pig
Feeding, Pea Growing and Live
Stock Judging Contests. Also, the
Boy Champion Speller from each
county, who attended the State Spell
ing Contest. may compete.S
Alist Of boys entered in these con-
tests will be sent to the County School
Superintendents.
No boy who won the State Fair
trip in former years will be eligible in
1915.
Selection of the two boys will be
made Saturday, August 21, at 1000
a! m, at the Court House In each
county. The County School Superin-
tendent or some person designated by
him, will have charge of the meeting
and act as chairman.
Application must be in hands of
the County School Superintendent on
or before August Fl, 1915, ard a copy
of the application sent by the icy to
Bureau Of Junior Contests, Board of
Agriculture, Columbus, Ohio, on or
before the same date.
Each boy must make out his own
application, giving full name, age and
address including township and
county, name and address of parent
or guardian, reason why he desires TO
attend the Ohio State Fair, and say
that he will comply with all the re-
quirementS.
The delegates will meet at the
county court house, August Fl, 1915
at 10 a. m.
The County School Superintendent
or some person designated by him
will act as chairman. Delegates
present shall select Secretary and
proceed to elect the boys to receive
the Free Trip to the Ohio State Fair
each delegate present to have one
vote. No proxies. Only one vCte
for each person.
After the election is made two al.
ternates must be elected in the same
manner and designated as first ant
second alternates. who will be giver
a Free Trip to the Ohio State Fail
IN case either Of the boys elected arr
unable to 60.
sisoys elected must receive b ma
fjofaty 6f AII VBtes cast
Voting must be done by written bal
lot.
On each ballot after the tenth TIN
Hast candidate will be dropped until ;
boy has received majority of al
votes cast.
No person connected with the Boarc
| of Agriculture Of Oa;o or the count!
school superintendent is eligible tt
cast vote in the election of the boyr
The Secretary of the meeting mus
forward, at once, the names and ad
dresses of the boys elected, to Chic,
Clerk, Bureau cf Junior Contests
Board'of Agriculture, Columbus, Ohio
Names and addresses of alternate.
should also be forwarded.
Meeting Of delegates to be held a
a place designated by the Count.
! School Superintendent, or some persol
selected by him, who will act as chair
man.. The first business will be th'
election of secretary of the meeting
Reading by Secretary of names o
boys asking for free trip. Remarks
by friends Of the boys in behalf Of an.
candidate, limited to three minutes.
Boys may appear before the dele
gates. and if they so desire make
three minute speech, after which tn
delegates will proceed to elect b,
ballot. !.
After the election cer5ifca6
should be issued to the boys selected
including alternates, certifying tina
they have been duly elected, and
duplicate certificate mailed to Chic
Clerk, Bureau of Junior Contests
\ Board Of Agriculture, Columbus, Ohio
Immediately after the meeting.
/ Certificates are to be furnished b
the Board Of Agriculture, Columbus
Ohio.
In case the boy elected for Ere
! Trip can not go he should at ono
notify the alternate, and also send