South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-25
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Madison School Fair Proves
Success; Community Cen
ter Is Organized.

Edward Hesch, a pupil in the
Daugherty school OF Madison town
ship. won the sweepstakes prize Of
81 given at the Madison township
high school fair wednesday for the
best ten ears OF yellow corn Miss
GoIdie Hygema Of the high school
wen a similar prize for the best arti-
Gle of needlework. These prizes were
given by y. L. Layer.
This first school fair offered an
opportunity for pupils OF the town
ship for displaying the results OF
their endeavors as agriculturalists
and home workers Pupils Of the
high school carried off the honors
OF the day by taking % prizes in ex-
hibits and contests. The Wyatt
school was second with four prizes
Pupils OF the Daugherty and Loucks
schools took three prizes each, while
Willow Flat, Ringer and Oak Grove
schools carried away one prize eech.
The other schools represented were
the Dewey and Fox schools.
There was an attendance OF near
Ily 500 at the fair OF which 125 were
pupils The forenoon vas spent In
viewing the displays which were
judged by John s. Bordner, county
agent, and Miss Bernice Yoder, do
mestic science supervisor. In the
afternoon there were games and
contests ending with an indoor base
ball game between the high school
and the Oak Grove school. This was
was won by the high school with a
] Of 70
Adults Organize.
In the evening there was meet
ing of the adults at which the AIadi-
son Township Community center
was organized. The officers OF this
organization are: George Birk, pres
/ ident: Charles Schurr, vice presi-
dent: Mabel Geyer. secretary-treas-
urer. The attendance at this meet
ing was 100. The next meeting OF
the organization will be held on
Wednesday. Dec. 8.
The first event OF the days enter
tainment was a parade in which all
the school pupils marched behind
"Old Glory" Many Of the paraders
were in costume and the first prize
! for dress was taken by Miss Edna
/ Geyer Of the high school. The pa
rade ended with the singing OF
America" after which came con-
tests and the judging OF exhibits
Contests were judged by II. Z.
/ Schlarb. Walter Schalliol and Albert
StrOpe.
Among the prize entries OF agri-
cultural products was a 6O-pound
squash which took first prize for Ev-
erett Gordon OF the Oak Grove
school and a rs pound red beet
which took first prize for Miss Edna
/ Gever Of the high school. Elmer
/ IichIitner Of the high school. Sc
cured second prize IN this entry.
The second prize for the best 10
ears Of yellow corn was taken by
John Birk OF the high school The
/ second prize In the needlework ex-
hibit was given TO Miss Gladys
/ Schweisberger Of the Ringer school.
/ Prizes for the incest cake went To
/ Miss Gertrude Birk a'si Miss Goldie
/ IIygema Of the high school. Prizes
/ for the best canned goods Went TO
Miss Edna Geyer and Miss Mabel
IZeiger Of the high school
Many Prizes Given.
Other prizes were as follows:
Her. Wilbur Loucxs; largest pump
/ kin, Warren Geyer. Willie Scher-
|mier; best potatoes. Harold Lech-
|Iitner, Edgar Birk; largest head OF
/ cabgbage, Charles Kaufman. Forest
/ Penrose: largest carrots. Gertrude
IRirk. Charles Kaufman; best apples.
Leighton Geyer, Sarah Wolf; best
onions John Birk.
Contests:
Best costume in parade, Wilbur
ReehIer, Edna Geyer; foot race, 9Th
grade and above. boys, Warren Gey-
or. foot race below 9Th grade, boys.
/ Gailard Kaiser; foot race, 9Th grade
and above, girls, Alice yesterday:
foot race below 6th grade, girls,
Minnie Berger: teachers race. albert
Strope: sack race. Warren Geyer:
cracker race, Roosevelt Mikel; bean
race, Violet Martinj peanut race.
Forest Pen-ose.
The ball game was played between
picked boys from the high school,
Wyatt and Fox schools against the
Oak Grove, Loucks and Willow
Flat schools The lineup was: High
school, TeltOn, Geyer, Kittring. Von-
berg. Birk. Geyer. thinner, Grose.
oak Grove, Hunsberger, She cts, Cor
don. Mikel, Hesch. Gordon. Lien
hart, Hesch and Birk-
So successful was this first fair
that IL is planned 70 hold IL annual
IS. Credit for the event is due Ed
ward Hahn. principal OF the high
school. and Charles Schurr. who had
the arrangements In hand.