Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-11
LETTER FROM ROUND HILL.
Fifth Annual Loudoun County School.
Fair Great Success. I
Correspondence Of the Gazette.)

+, Round Hill. Loudoun County. May
1.-THE fifth annual Loudoun County
/ School Fair, held at Purcellville, Aprl
% and 80, was the most successful
school fair ever held in Loudoun coun
ty, and into history it will go down as
one of the most successful ever heid
in the state of Virginia.
The weather was ideal. Enthusl-
astic crowds gathered from all Sec
tions of the county, and it is esti-
mated that there were at least three
thousand people on the grounds each
day. The display was one Of the most
praisworthy ever put on exhibition
at a school fair.
The pupils of the various county
schools seemed to vie with one an
other, and the prize winners were
those who had worked with the ut
most care over each particular task
to which they had set their hearts and
hands. Entries were made in the
following departments: Literature,
manual training, domestic science and
art. arithmetic and spelling, nature
study, agriculture, public speaking
athletics, and specials, which included
booklets on various phases of school
work.
The athletic events, which occupied
most of the first day, were of a higt
order, and carried out with precision
most creditable to those in charge
At night great crowd assembled
in the auditorium where the contest
for county championship for reelta-
tioons by girls and declamations b!
boys, were held. The meeting was
presided over by Professor D. &. Coo
lev, of Lincoln High School, and he
presentation of medals was made b!
Division Superintendent E. Albert
Smith, Of Fauquier County, who also
served as one of the Judges of the
parade on Friday.
Friday was the "big day" The ex'
hibits were arranged in the auditor
ium and were viewed by the crowds
of interested visitors. The principal
speaker of the day, Hon. Lewis d.
Machen, OF Richmond, delivered a
splendid address on the Teaching OF
Civic Government and Legislation.
The most spectacular feature OF tho
fair was the parade, which formed
about the auditorium, and began its
march through the town shortly al
ter the noon recess. Headed by The
superintendent and the Mayor of the
town, preceding the Taylorville brass
band, and this followed by schoo
officials, teachers and nearly twelve
hundred school, children. representing
forty schools, it formed a procession
more than one half mile. long. March
ing two abreast,$to the inspiring mu.
sic of the band, each school and dis
, trict was in it's appointed place, with
colors,, banners, and trophies consplcu-
ously borne; the pupils Of many
! schools costumed to represent various
periods or events of American his
tory. Here a number of little boys
riding ponies, there beautiful float,
yonder a number of gaily decked au-
tomobiles, all formed one harmonious
whole and made magnificent pa
rade. Then when all marched back
to their places in the auditorium, anc
We'd with one another in trying tc
| make their school "yells' heard
above all others, the enthusiasm o.
"Younp America" reigned supreme
! After an earnest address by Superin-
tendent w. G. Edmondson, Mr.. Ed
ward Nichols. of Leesburg. awarded
the various prizes, in an impressive
! manner. Leesburg and Lincoln Higt
Schools were the "biggest winers..'
Round Hill High School won thirc
place. The forty dollar library fol
the best showing in the parade wa:
won by the Lincoln High School.
! At night the great audience assem-
bled in the auditorium to hear the
; inter-high school debates, participa
ted in by five debaters, from five higi
schools of the county. The debating
was of a calibre seldom heard il
high school circles. The champion
/ ship cup was won by Mr.. LIE Ro.
Chamberlin, pupil of the Leesbur'
High School.
The fair was wonderful and inspir
ing. The Eoudoun County Schoo
Fair is becoming an institution o
greater public interest each year. ]
: is increasing public interest in tn
schools. as we'll as the efficiency o
I the schools themselves. The mai
!. consideration should not be overlook