Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-21
CALLS FOR 81 VARIETIES
mat Number Of Exhibits a
Boys and Girls Exposition.
oHiciaI Il8ndboOk Issucd--prizcs n
from $3.50 to zoe in individual
Competitions OTercd-Of-
ficiaIs.

The official handbook Of tho third an
nual Vermont boys and girls aericultura
and industrial exposition. to be held
inc armory October 10-I3. calls for
dliterent classes and 81 varieties or lots
OF exhibits II IS to be under the Join,
direction of the Burlington public schools |
Merchants association, Greater Vernon,
association, State board of education
commissioner of agriculture, state Teach
ers association, extension service Of the
state Agricultural College, the State'
commissioner of education and the state
J. NJ. G. \. committee. Wednesday
October II, public school pupils will be
admitted free. Entries Of exhibits close
october :. Persons wishing entry blank
may obtain them OF Archibald c. IIurdI
of White River Junction.
| Inc object OF the exposition is to rouse|
greater public interest I'm vocational
education and industrial training. There
tore those in charge want schools in i
tersted in any Of the handicrafts or|
teaching household arts. agriculture.
etc, to exhibit as fully as possible As|
stated in the hand-book
The plan is for such schools n use
school room equipment. photographs
charts and signs to Illustrate their work
but more especially to give. with groups
of pupils. actual class room demonstra-
tons OF such projects as cooking, ga rnent-
making. baking canning. basketry black
smithng, butter-making mechanical arts
printing, carpentry work, electrical work
metal work. cement construction, etc
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and
even though the entire lower floor Of the
armory is being reserved for this cass
of exhibits, reservations for space should
be made early with the director"
These the priZeS for school damon
stration exhibits:
Best exhibit of any one or more OF the
above projects by rural school. as
defined by the State law: First prize SIS
second SO. third $3.50 fourth s. fifth
$3.50 and honorary mention.
Rest exhibit and demonstra tons or
any one or more Of the above projects
by graded school, as defined by tho state
Iaw: Frist prize $50 second $40. third $50
fourth S. fifth $50 and honorary men
ton
Best exhibit and demonstrations of any
one or more Of the above projects by a
high school: First prize s25 second SIS
third 80, fourth $50 fifth 81 and honorary
mention.
Best exhibit and Demonstrations OF any
tone or more Of the above projects by an
institution such as the l[urn Hattin
Homer, State Industrial school. State
schools OF Agricultural and Normal
schools: First prize So, second sl5. third
So fourth $50 fifth s. and honorary
mention.
The premium list FOR individual COM
petition consists Of prizes Of from $3.50.
the highest 10 80 cents
The executive committee is composed
of, Prof f.. 3. jerks professor of agri
cultural education, University of Yer
mont, Robert +. Mech, vicc-chairnlan
Windsor county V. NJ g. a committee.
White River Junction; Edward Han
bridge, recording secretary Burlington
Merchants association; a. G. Mason.
former socrctar" EUtaud Business Men 4
association: J.. g.. Lyon. representn;
Burlington Merchants association; f. l..
ingalls, state agent DoY,' and Girls club
work. president Vermont state Teachers
association. Burlington, Archibald c.
Hurd county and rural work secretary
Windsor County Young Men, Christian
associa tion, director Of exposition, Waite
River Junction; F. T. Campbell, treas
urer Windsor county Y. NJ. &. = COM
rittee, treasurer of exposition, wilder