The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-09-23
MAKE REMARKABLY
fine Showing
THE STEARNS COUNTY SCHOOLS
MAKE SPLENDID EXHIBIT
AT THIS WEEKS FAIR
DISTRICT 1879 AGAIN LEADS
COMPLETE LIST OF PRIZES AS
AWARDED TO CHILDREN OF
VARIOUS SCHOOLS

The school in District Number 189,
which is located in the township of
Eden Lake about six miles northwest
of Eden Valley, and in which Mr.. John
M. Spoden has been teaching for the
past three years, was today, for the
second time, awarded the first prize
for the largest number of parents
visits during the past year. At the
1914 Stearns County Fair the first
prize, in amount $500, was captured
by the patrons of this district, and af-
ter all the reports had been received
this year it was found that this school
again had the largest number of Wis
itors in proportion to enrolment. The
prize is the same as in 1914-$15.00--
and it is offered by County Superin-
tendent Boerger. A year ago the.
prize took shape in a statue of the
Good Shepherd, a very appropriate
adornment for school room; what.
the prize will be this year has not yet
been determined.
The patrons of this school appear
to have put forth special efforts to win
this prize. The school is attended by
10 pupils whose parents visited the in
stitution 104 times during the past.
year. Mr.. Spoden, the teacher, states
that he has had the hearty co-opera-
ton of the school officers, and of all
the patrons in the district, which &C
counts not only for the large number
Of parents visits, but also for the
highly satisfactory condition of the
building, the equipment of which is
complete. The officers of this district
are John Thielen, A. ]. Braegelmann
and Martin Huschle.
The second prize for parents visits,
amounting to $1,000, was awarded to
the school in District Number 1879 in
the township of Zion. Miss Martha
Krause taught the school last year,
and she was assisted in her efforts by
the officers, Messrs. Gustav Reeck,
Albert Ladwig and Richard A. Koepp.
The enrolment in this school numbers
26, and the parents visited 60 times
during the past year.
Augusta school which has been well
in the lead ever since the rural schools
began exhibiting work at the county
fair. A year ago this school was
awarded first prize on general exhibits
from semi-graded schools, having Sc
cured the largest number of individ-
ual prizes, including many first
awards. 1t was also the first to Of
fer contribution toward the erection
of the rural school exhibits building
on the fair grounds at Sank Centre
next year. Sister Verena o. S. B. is
the principal and her assistants are
Sister Maxentia o. S. B., and Sister
Alferia, o. S. B. The school officers
are B. J. Laudenbach, Henry Imholte
and Joseph Hinkemeyer. During the
past year the enrolment numbered
100 pupils, and the parents visited
81 times. While this number of visits
exceeds that of District Number 139,
the enrolment in the ST. Augusta
school is so much larger as to bring
the proportion in favor of the Zion
school.
A Fine Exhibit
The school exhibit at the fair this
year is better and larger than ever be-
fore. The space assigned to this dis
play is much too small, and all who
have taken an interest in the work
during the past four years are eager
for the new school exhibit building
which will be erected on the fair
grounds next year. Already nearly
$500 have been contributed by the
schools of the county, and Superin-
tendent Boerger feels confident that
this amount will be almost doubled by
the time schools close next June. If
present plans do not miscarry the
rural school exhibit building will be
the finest on the fair grounds.
While the exhibit has gained both
in quantity and in quality, it is also.
noticeable that industrial work is rap.
idly coming to the front. Four years
ago the exhibit from the rural schools
was so small and Insignificant as to
excite pity rather than praise. A few
teachers had brought some maps, one
or two short compositions and some
primary seat work. There was no in
dustrial work of any kind. The fol-
flowing year, however, special efforts
were put forth and the result was a
much more creditable display. Still,
there was not much work along Indus
trial lines. At the 1914 county fair,
however, this kind of work took q sud-
den leap forward, and this year, with
out any special efforts in this direction
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