Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-15
PUPILS
URGED TO ENTER
GARDEN CONTEST
Brownsville Public Schools Are Visited by
Member OF Agriculture Division OF State
University in Behalf Of State Wide Con-
tests.

Tie children ~ the Brownsville pIhli-
~rhcnlS are being urged 4" enter into the
Srhnul gardening aud 9th \ contests Tor
which prizes arr being offered this year
IN the Texas Industrial Congress. Prof.
W. =. Tayiur ~ Austin a>>"ciaic pr"irs
~ur ~ agricultural riurltiun. in the Uni
y%cr>ity II Texas. arrived IN Brownsville
last night. and TO-DAY ~ visited the
~I;rcvr~,ili. public %~rhoulS and addressed
the pupils explaining the object n The
contests. and he prizcS "a bc offered.
The object w the contests IN tD I'M
sill into the hearts and minds If che
children ~ Texas IN interest ~ civic
beauty. with the iirl ~ making use NJ Il'
vacant lots iu towns AMI cities. and I'm
remove FROM III eve uf The public the
numerous Gems aud ether trash that are
.r,cSlIcs ln - M, places children in
every part of Texas are being interested
IN the contests. and The competition IN
the cash prizes offered IL expected 60 hr
widespread.
Prof. TIvlpr ha> been visiting towns
Ina extreme South Texas uf late aHd fnr
The past several DAYS hn~ Isrn ~ San
Bcuiin. where hr >u-rrrtlrtl w Interest
Ing th" teachers and nuril~ uf he schools
."f that CITY IN IKE contest.
\ uumlrr II school pupils there have
already taken ~ the idea. and general
interest II being manifested.
The prizes are worth the striving for
Prizes mr., ~ w. offered for each division.
hat j. fnr high schools. rural >chnul.
city warrant luI> home gardens in the
country. The first prize under each hr''
will hc 500 in cash thu second prize 1-
~ cash. the third 20 ia cash. aud SlIn
IN cash viii W. distributed among wv,
other entries i'm the contest.
Every individual that enters the con
test must agree a. plant not fewer than
ZEN vegetables uf any rarcty that NAV
hr desired. They cln hr grown nn any
size plot, The production a. IT, figured 49,
the square ward basis and u fixed stand
ard price for the vegetables.
Some responsible man 81 woman will
~ selected iu each town ~ report the
results ~ each contestant M the Texas
Industrial Congress. which meets in bal.
la> next December. WI which Time thc
prizes viii ~. awarded. This report may
IT, made hv i committee. If the local con
tr~tInt> ~ desire. AMI II ~ probable
that the Chamber nf Commerce will take
mp The idra and assist III it, promotion
or else some one NJ Tie womcn'> organiza.
lion> Of the city will do 20.
Thr Texas Industrial Congress ~ BAL
las has bulletins that ID will send out
70 anV "nc desiring ~ enter the contests.
for 10 The vacant lot and ward contests
y = the purpose "a interest The grown
folk al>o.
Pr"f. Taylor expected ~ leave un the
return trip ~ Austin either this after.
noon ~ Saturday morning. Before going
home hr plans a. spend u duy W. two
duck hunting in this section.
IN Connection with Prof. Ta,lor.> visit
u a. ~ Interest d" state that while WV San
Bcnii" hc spent much time with the
schools there. and a. paid 4 high com.
plimrnt nv the public schools W.T. thai
Gin IN stating that the high school there
= one ~ the best that H. ha> ever viS
TIED ~ Texas. This Was II compliment
also to County superintendent nf
schools !. J. Galloway. who for three
wears was superintendent w thr san
Eciiito public schools. and ~ the present
superintendent there. Prof. 4. T. Thomas
aud ~ Prof. Flynn. the high school prin.
.cipal there.
Prof. TaNlur'S visit in Brownsville g.
tW"-fold. Resides bring connected with
The agricultural department Of the uni
,crSitv. hr il also with The department
I"i visitation and un hi> present trip ~
Brownsville ~ H. inspecting thu local
school in order o. make = report on it,
application for additional utilization
with the state university. Ilc H. visit
ing the various classes this afternoon.
TN enable Y woman NV examine hrr -hur-