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FIRST annual
SCHOOL EXHIBIT
Will Be Directed By Jasper
Van Horn
Prizes offered BY County Agricultural
Society Should Prove Very At
tractive To Children

Society Should Prove very At
tractive To Children
The first annual Knox county school
exhibit of the Knox County Agricultur
al Society will be held September IL,
10, Ia, Is. Jasper VanHorn, Center
burg, is the director in charge. w. f.
Allglre, county school superintendent
and assistants, are superintendents.
The Knox County Agricultural So
ciety offers liberal premiums to the
schools and school children of the
county and trusts that all teachers,
pupils and all others will strive to
make this, the first annual exhibit, a
hummer; as upon the success of this
exhibit depends the future.
RULES
1.-Competition will be confined to
the city, village and rural schools of
Knox county.
All individual exhibits must bear
the name and grade of the pupil and
name of teacher,
3.-All displays must be arranged
by the district superintendents and
teachers Tuesday, September IL.
4.-The work will be judged on We'd
nesday Of the fair.
5.-All entries will be free. Ar
range with the superintendent for
space.
6.-Originality, penmanship and
neatness will be considered in manu-
script work.
1.-THE fair board reserves the right
to decide all questions not covered by
these rules.
8.-No school work is to be removed
until after 3 D. m. Of the last day of
the fair without permission of the di-
rector in charge.
9.-All premiums Will be paid by the
Agricultural society as follows: Dis
trict premiums to district superintend-
net; school or single room premiums
to the teacher; individual premiums
to the individual entitled thereto.
10.-Each district and school or sin
gle room must determine the manner
of expending its premiums.
The following is tie premium list
for the exhibit:
Most attractive parade of any school
district city. village, rural or town
ship, first prize $4,000; second prize
$1,000.
First grade high schools-Best gen.
eral display Representing class of work
done in each year, ETC., first prize $40;
second prize $1,000.
Second and third grade high schools
Best general display representing
class of work done in each year, first
prize $1,000; second prize $1,000.
Supervision districts not including
the high schools-Best display of
school work including agricultural pro
ducts and hand work Of pupils, not less
than 75%o of the schools of the district
being represented, first prize $1,000;
second prize $1,000.
SINGLE ROOM
Best display of general school work,
first prize $500; second prize $3.50.
Best display of agricultural pro-
ducts, first prize $500; second prize
$3.50.
Best display of woods Of Knox coun-
ty, labeled, first prize $500; second
prize $3.50
Best cabinet of butterflies and moths
labeled, first prize $500; second prize
$3.50.
Best cabinet OF grain and grass
seeds labeled, first prize $500; second
prize $3.50.
Best cabinet of weed seeds labeled,
first prize $500: second prize $3.50.
INDIVIDUAL PUPILS
Best ten ears yellow corn, first prize
$500; second prize $1,00.
Best ten ears white corn first prize
$500; second prize $1.00.
Best ten ears mixed corn, first prize
$500; second prize $1.00.
Best exhibit of tomatoes, first prize
$500; second prize $1.00.
Best display OF fruits, first prize
$500; second prize $100,
Best work apron or dress, first prize
5000; second prize $1.O0.
Best half dozen button holes, first
prize $500; second prize $1.00.
Best loaf OF bread, first prize $500;
second prize $l0O.
Best white cake, first prize $500;
second prize $1,00.
Best dark cake first prize $2.00;
second prize S1,0O.
Best display of jellies, first prize
$500; second prizo $1.00.
Best display OF canned fruit, first
prize $500; second prize $1.OO.
Best bird house, first prize $2.OO;
second prize $1OO
Best model farm gate, first prize
| $500; second DriZe 81 no