The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13
oRAToRIcAL CONTEST DRAWS A
LARGE CROWD.
WEATHER CUTS DOWN CROWD
Thls~Is Known as Ladies' Day and
Subjects Of Special interest to
Them Discussed. Scholarship
Contests This Afternoon.

: little difficult for the parents and chill
dren to get in from the rural dis
> tricts promptly so the exercises were
little date in starting. President w
L. Campbell served DIS chairman iur.
ing the speaking of Glass B and VII.
lis Petit seryid during the exercises
: of Class A.
Five prizes were given out in each
class, the B class being children un.
der IL years of age and Class A being
, between IL and II years of age. The
judges were Rev. G. ID. Loehr of the
First Reformed church, Oskaloosa
Walter F. Dexter of Penn College and
Mrs. Clifford B. West, formerly of Os-
kaloOsa AMI who is now here on a
visit. At the OraninP Of the program,
Rev. C. d. Loehr offered the invoca-
ton and this was followed by the o.
H. 8. Male Quartette, comprising War
rem Shoemake, LIST tenor, Francis Nc
/ Ferran, End tenor, Curtis Suffer, list
bass and Arthur Walling. End bass.
Their selection, Far Away in the
South" was we'll received and consid-
ering the fact that the boys have only
been practicing together only a few
months, they acquitted themselves
1 Will NACuiI' hioo 10y oCi fCN
as accompanist.
At the close of Glass B, while the
judges were making up their report,
/ two extra selections were given by
two young ladies. The prise winners
in Glass B were:
First-Edith Mcdowell.
| Second-Maude Lanning.
Third-Lucile Krizer
Fourth-Melvan Flemming.
Fifth-Emma Smith.
The prizes ranged from So for the
/ first down to $LO0 for the fifth and
all of the other contestants also re-
ceived $1.O0 each. -: -
At the close of Class A, pending
the decision of the judges, a violin
and piano duette was rendered by
Miss Louie Rice and Karl Campbell,
and in responce to an encore they rem
dered two other selections.
Little Miss Waltru3 Lunt also gave
a recitation, Preparing for the Con-
test" which was not only humorous
but also indicated quite a talent for
evolutionary delineations on the part
of the young lady.
In the A class, the prize winners
were:
First-Miss Irene Freeman.
Second-Wayne Allison.
Third-Alice Brubaker
Fourth-Grace Warrick.
Fifth-Allenua Hunt.
In both classes some 81 contestants
took part and the speaking as a whole !
reflected considerable credit on the
good work done in the rural schools
of Mahaska County. and here again
the county comes out ahead.
To-Day is Ladies' Day.
Wednesday is being observed in the !
exercises of the Farmers Institute az
Ladies' Day and the extreme weather
conditions made quite a delay, SO that
it was nearly HOO o'clock before the |
morning program at the Opera House
was started. Rev. Alexander McFerran
of the First Presbyterian offered the
invocation and the President of the
Ladies Department. Mrs. T. c. Sted-
dom served as chairman. The regular
program was opened with a vocal so
10 by Mrs. Harry E. Douglas of Oska-
loosa and 1t was warmly applauded
Farm Management programs" was
discussed by Prof Paul c. Taft of
Ames in which he paid high tribute
to the corn exhibit in connection with
the institute and stated that Mahaska
was more favored than many
other counties in the growth of fine
corn after the experiences of the past
season. Farm management was not
only a matter of farm production but
1t was also matter of business meth !
DDS. He indicated short method in
securing results in profits was by tax.
ing a complete inventory of the farm
every year in January or March.
Other problems considered were h
the questions of Labor and Money
distribution for crops, machinery and
horses, large crops and soil conditions Z
and also crop rotation. Prof. Jessie
Campbell of Ames spoke on the sub ,
ect of Home Management" in which,
she emphasizes the efficiency of Do !
nestle science. business management
Ind household equipment.
Miss Marie Hull OF Penn College
rave a pleasing reading and an in
itrumental quartette was also rem =
Tered by Henry Prime, Raymond and
Minor Eastburn and Mrs. Ida Price, a
With the cornet, violins and pianos. b
FRS. Elsie V. Bennett of Colorado al
" saw a Idin Oi the iLipOEtdHJ qucS-l
ion of Woman Suffrage, and owingI
o the late start. It was after the !,
Ioon hour before the session closed !,
The officers of the Institute have !
een handicapped not only by the .
igorous weather conditions but also >
y the non arrival of talent that has
een engaged and advertised Sew
raj substitutions have already been !,
made and all of this makes delay y
nd confusion. The programs present.
d have been well repaid for attend .
lg 9
The Scholarship Contest. =
oliege classes competed for scholar
hip prizes at the Masonic Opera :
louise at 1880 o'clock this afternoon. !,
distinctive feature of the Mahaska =
armers Institute. -.
Contestants are all prize winners in
)WnghiD contests conducted earliar In A,