The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-11-30
THIRD DAY Of
THE FAIR
A Large Attendance and With Good
weather 1t viii be Great
Success

clouds left it in doubt as to whether
the day would end in bright weather
or rain. Up to press time, however
everything has been auspicious.
From the time the gates opened
people in cars, carriages and on foot
poured into them in a ceaseless
stream. There must have been thou
sand people beside the regular attend
ants on the grounds by II o'clock, and
they had seemingly only commenced
to arrive. There are people over
here from all over our county. and
many from those nearby.
Educational Exhibit
Among the many excellent things
at the Marion County Fair, the one
probably par excellent is the educa-
tional department. 1t is the first
time in our history that the cause of
education has had department all
its own, and right well do the exhibits
prove that the dignity of a depart
ment separate from the others is well
merited, and the teachers and pupils
of Marion county are to be congrat-
ulated.
The first exhibit seen upon enter
ing the hall is that of the primary
school of Ocala, where the little peo-
pie have the prettiest of tinted book
lets of Halloween and Thanksgiving,
three small sets of furniture made by
the tiny fingers of wonderfully good
hand weaving, teaching
manual dexterity, baskets woven of
small strips of bright paper and won
derfully colored butterflies and birds.
Adjoining this, is the North Ocala
school of five grades. They have a
well constructed map of cotton and
It's products, illustrated compositions,
unusually good color work and a coll
lection of small vessels of kaolin
modelling that shows the possibilities
Of this Florida product, as well as the
skill of the children.
The fifth grade work of the Ocala
school comes next. The illustrated
history papers in this grades work
are fine. One small boy showed to the
his paper, on George Wash
ngton, with real patriotic pride. The
composition which was excellent was
Illustrated with small pictures of
Washington's birthplace, his famous
Crossing the Delaware" Arlington
md the tomb, the last being picture
If his sweet-faced wife. That boy
Knows history as living, vital thing,
lot "dry as dust" book lore. A strik-
ng map in this section was one made
Up of fifteen pictures of practical
Industries in Florida, viz: Fruit grow
ng, vegetables, dairy, poultry, phos-
'hate, turpentine, pecans, orange
lime, stock fish, oysters,
iponges, flowers, farming and cigar
making. The pupils who made that
nap will find a vocation.
The seventh and eighth grades ex-
el in map drawing. Their maps of
florida and the United States are
BEAUTIFULLY tinted and accurate in pro-
'ortions. They have also done the
lnique thing of putting upon each
ounty in Florida and state in the
Union the product for which it is best
,nown. These objects are fastened
n place by drop of mucilage and
re most realistic.
The high school has a remarkable
lisplay of maps done in bas relief
With modelling clay. The one done by
Kenneth MacKay deserves special
MENTION.
The exhibits of by-products in the
agricultural display are fine. There
re eight fertilizers whose scientific
lses are taught. Wheat with its
welve by-products, corn with its ten,
tic. There are also the grains that
row best in Florida, and thoughtful,
veil written papers on agriculture.
Here also are specimens Of practical
'udding and grating and indeed ev-
rything imaginable relating to scien-
ific agriculture. Boys trained by such
Methods will use brain as well as
'rawn in their work, and farming
will occupy its proper place among
he practical professions of the age.
Over against this is the domestic
cience exhibit made by the girls. A
asteful and prettily appointed lunch
on table is set which is most attrac-
i've. There are three scientifically
,alaneed meals arranged, everything
cooked by the class in domestic
science. Also creditable exhibit of
sewing, several neat looking dresses,
aprons and pieces of pretty lingerie
The county schools have done we'll
The only regret is that every one did
lot prepare some exhibit. Moss Bluff
1as splendid industrial map of elm
proved Farming Methods" also maps
Of the cotton and corn states and a
Picture Lesson on Hygiene" The
color work of fruits and flowers is
particularly good.