The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1916-09-28
Preliminary Industrial Contests for
pickey County Boys and
Girls


pickey County Boys and
Girls
The Industrial Contests for the |
hickey county boys and girls will /.
held as usual this year in variou.; |
places in the county We are not |
able to have as many of these COR /
tests as we would like to- We be-
lieve that they reach more boys and
girls than the County Contest and
hence are more profitable. due to
the fact that Dick.y county has for
the past two years had organized
Boys and Girls Club work, we en-
pect a much larger and better exhibit
this year than ever before Miss Helen
Sullivan. State Boys and Girls Club
Agent for North Dakota. has been il
the county working with the children
from time to time the past two years
She will be with us the week of the
preliminary contests and this will be
welcome news to the boys and girls
who know her.
The dates and places for the pre-
liminary contests have been arranged
as follows
Friday. Oct Luddcn public
school.
Saturday. Oct. Glendale. at
the Farmers Hall in the court house.
Monday, Oct. 9th-Forbes public
school.
Tuesday. Oct 1Oth-Oakes (place to
be announced later)
Wednesday. Oct. Fullerton.
public school,
Thursday. Oct 12th-M Monango pub
lie school.
Friday. Oct. 13th-Guelph public
school. -
We expect teachers. children and
parents who attend these contests to
come and bring their dinner. The
program and Judging will begin about
1O:30 o'clock and will cor' nue.
throughout the afternoon. Exl ibits
will have to be on hand at this time
in order to be arranged for judging.
All schools within the vicinity of a
preliminary contest are expected to
attend. Teachers and parents are
asked to see that every child gets to
the contest nearest the school the
child attends. 1t makes no difference
whether boy or girl is a club mem
Der or not. We want them present
Parents are requested to see that
the children bring the exhibits they
have. We have had encouraging let
ters all summer from boys and girls
who have been working hard at their
projects. Often times children be-
come discouraged and feel that their
work is not good enough They have
to remember the fact that last year
some excellent pumpkins were lcf, at
home. which would have added much
to the exhibit and which would have
received much praise. We want ev-
crything and anything which repre-
sents the summers work of any
Dickey county boy or girl. II exhib.
its cannot be brought. see that they
! get there some other way. Th" Bot
ter Farming Agent and the County
Superintendent will take charge of
| any exhibit and see that it is taken
to the Oakes Show the 25th. 2Gth. and
eth of October.
Each child bringing crodi;able
exhibit to the preliminary contests or
to the Oakes Show will recei," = gold
plated pin. the national emblem OF
Achievement. Boys and girls who
have been in the work two years Will
receive pin with Il two leaf clover
symbolic of havin. completed iwG
years of the work Those who enter
ed this year for the first time ill ="
ceiye a on. leaf clover pin. Banner
will be awarded for first and secone
places in each contest at the prelim
inaries. Boys and girls takin. hrs'
place at the county contest will r"
ceive All Star Silver Achievement
pins. AS usual the Oakes men vii
send winners in the major contest.
for the entire county to the Boys an,
Girls Institute at Fargo this fall
besides the judging. a special pro
gram has been arranged for at eaci
preliminary. This will consist o
talks on the products. demonstration;
! anu sOitV.tS II VIII De I!lItI'Stili.
and instructive and we invite ans
urge all school parents and patrons T.
be present and to exhibit any pro
ducts you may care 10 at this Tim.
Details concerning the county cor
test al Oakes will be published lai'r
Teachers an! school officers vii
note that the dates of the Ludden an,