The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-10-04
School Exhibit IS
Best Ever Shown
Exhibits from Semi Graded And
Rural Schools Show Wonder
full Improvement
HANDWORK is GOOD
Exhibits Show More Variety
And Originality Than Ever;
Much Work Practical


largest and best in the history
of the county, and according to
the statement of the judges,
Miss Late and Miss Hobar, who
have spent the last several weeks
constantly in judging at fairs
throughout the state, was the
best of any of the 1916 county
fairs. All the rural and semi
graded schools of the county ex-
cepting ten, had exhibits.
In the graded and high school
contest Redwood Falls was
awarded the first prize, the
Wanda consolidated school the
second prize, Belview the third,
and Delhi. received special men
ton on the quality of it's work
which was excellent, the exhibit
falling short only in variety be-
cause the school has no indust-
rial course.
In the rural school contest
Dist. 80 in Granite Rock, taught
by Miss Adsit, won first prize
and Dist. 81 in Swedes Forest,
taught by Miss Knutson, won
second prize.
In the semi-graded contest
Vesta village, Dist. 102 won
; first place, and Dist. 78 in Wa
terbury township, won second.
The complete list of prize win
ners will be published in a fu-
ture issue of the Gazette.
Many Good Points
The exhibit was not only big
ger in quantity but showed con-
siderable Improvement in the
originality of the work done and
in the excellent way ins which
the exhibits were presented for
display.
Larberton had splendid col
lection of canned fruits, pickles,
etc. This was the only canned
collection shown by the school
children and merited the high
praise it received. Ruth Keller,
the Redwood County prize bread
baker, also added greatly to the
Lamlberton exhibit by her col
lection of handiwork, including
set of doilies, child's dress and
nut set.
The Wanda exhibit was one
of the most artistically dis,
played of any in the building
Prof. and Mrs. J. A. Cunning
having very carefully arranged
it. Two interesting articles in
this exhibit were the two sets
of whipple-trees, made in the
school shops, which had taker
: first and second prize at the
state fair.
The Belview exhibit was also
well arranged, showing the care
on the part Of the teachers ano
the school officers, A. O. Gin
mestad and R. Hoppenrath, who
devoted considerable time to it
The fully equipped battleshiI
and the articles of furniture
were especially good in the Bel.
view exhibit.
The special prize for the best
manual training exhibit was
awarded the North Redwood
school, taught by Miss Phillips
who was assisted in this work
by Glenn Lukens of the Redwood
Falls schools. The exhibits il
vegetables were not as good az
usual because this has been {
poor vegetable season, and the
exhibits in baking were not 81
plentiful as usual as the inclem
ent weather on Wednesday in
terfered with getting the ex
hibits in.
Practical Work Shown
The exhibits in the industries
courses were especially interest
ing and in the rural schools tht
plain, practical sewing shown by
the exhibits was especially graf
living. Practical work was es
pecially well displayed on TIT
dolls clothes made by the pupils
of District 80, Granite Rock
Martha johnson of Dist. SO
Shutdown was awarded first prize
in darning, and the rug, made
of ten small hand woven rugs
by Dist. Ill, Redwood Falls
township was another example
of practical handWork.
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