The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23

ne lnlru annual MOTrOW COun-
ty Fair has passed into history and in
the passing has added another note
worthy page in the book of Morrow
county progress. Two features stood
out preeminitely in this best coun-
ty fair In Oregon" and they were the
individual exhibits and the work of
the school children of the county
which includes the Morrow County
Metropolis Club and students of
Heppner high school.
Results Shown by Clubs.
The work of organizing industrial
clubs in the schools of the state of
Oregon started a very few years ago,
and its real growth in this county
dates with the opening of the Morrow
fair one year ago. Through Supt. S.
E. Notson, who cooperated to the
fullest extent with the state officials,
the Industrial clubs have been car
ried into every section of the county,
and the results shown at the recent
fair prove that this important work is
being done in worthwhile way.
Nearly every phase of Oregon indus
trial life is represented in the dis
plays by these children. Much of it
is done in the school room, as is
shown by the many beautiful works
of art in water coloring, map making
and landscape drawing. In looking
at the display of the Morrow County
Industrial Club is was hard to realize
that the work was done by children
from to 16 years of age; it would
have done credit to boys and girls
much older. The girls were repre-
sented by their work in sewing, bas-
kerry, cooking and fancy work, while
the boys displayed their ability In
the mechanical The good which is
resulting from organized industrial
clubs in this county can be appreciat-
ed at this time only by looking at the
displays which the children have
placed on exhibit, but the farmers
and business men of tomorrow, who
are these industrial students of to-
day. are receiving material training
which will return to the state of Ore
gon thing which cannot be estimat-
ed in dollars and cents, that is, good
sound citizenship.
In connection with the industrial
department, we might say that the
booth in the fair pavilion represent
ing the Heppner high school and the
Morrow County Industrial Club,
which attracted the attention of hun
dreds Of fair visitors, was designed
and arranged by Heppner school
children and their teachers. The
greater part of the things displayed
were the result of work done in the
local school the past year. First
grade pupils were represented in
their weaving, stencil work by Sec
ond and third grade pupils and so
on up into the high school. Miss
Marion Longs class in biology had
on display stuffed birds and butter
flies of the native type. Specimens of
stones collected by the classes in
physical geography were also on dis
play.
Minor Bros. Win First.
In the individual agricultural ex-
hibits, Minor Brothers duplicated
their feat of last year and again won
first prize for the best display of agri-
cultural exhibits grown on one farm.
F. D. Cox of upper Hinton creek, took
second. Minor Brothers, who are
foremost among the enthusiastic ex-
hibitors, had much larger display of
products this year than last, and in
stead of two as last year, their dis
plays filled up three booths. The
booths, which had to be seen to be
best appreciated, were designed by
w. O. Minor, and these miniature
houses resembled agricultural fairy
lands. There were two of them and
the roof of one was thatched with
long stalks of corn, with the big ears
still attached taking a prominent part
in the decorative effect, while the
other was covered with sheaves of
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