The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-14
10 10 19 NINETEEN
THIRD ANNUAL SCHOOL FAIR
OF COUNTY 4 SUCCESS

The third annual colored school
fair of Newberry county was held in
the Hoge school building on Friday.
and Saturday, March 10th and 18th.
There was almost a full representa-
ton G. al the schools of the county.
Of The 63 public schools, 80 had work
on exhibition, aside from three pri-
vate schools, making the number 62.
Each school had separate booths ar
ranged according to districts These
booths were filled with various kinds
of work done by the school children
during this scholastic year. AQl of the
first floors and one of the second
floor rooms were occupied by the rural
schools, and one of the second floor
rooms was occupied by the Hoge
school. st. Luke's Episcopal school
had very attractive exhibit, which
occupied one corner of the [ront room
on the first floor.
For two days thousands Of specta-
tors thronged the building to witness
the greatest colored school fair held
in Newberry county. There was on
exhibition agricultural implements,
plain and fancy sewing, crochetlnG
and needle work of various kids, can
ned fruits and vegetables, representing
the girls canning clubs, cabbage
plants from the garden clubs, corn
from the boys corn clubs, cakes and
bred from the domestic science clubs,
box, furniture, shuckword, ,willowwork.
shoe work and basketry could be seen
on exhibition. A steam engine that
could run, made from an old oil can By
one of the boys from the Miller school,,
District No. 40. attracted considerable
notice, as did ferris wheel, made by
student of the Gallman school, district
No. 80
Among the thousands o. spectators
who attended the fair were some OF
the best white citizens of the city and
county. Mr.. Charles P. Barre, county
superintendent of education Prof.
Ernest Anderson, superintendent Of
city schools, Profs. S. J. Derrick and
]. S. Wheeler, members of the
county board of education, DR..
W. G. Mayes and Mr. L. G. ssk-
ridge. members o. the city board Of
trustees, Prof T. N. Mills, U. S farm
demonstration agent, and Rev. Mr.. and
Mrs. Babb and others who took occas-
ion to compliment the work done
On Friday evening at s o clock at
Bethlehem Baptis1 church large au-
dience was addressed by DR.. c. M.
Young. president of Harbinson Agricul-
tural college This address was de-
iivered in interest of the schools of
-lcg berry county His speech was full
of thought and he covered all the
ground. The necessity o, having a
trained hand, head and heart was told
20 them, and making yourself useful
wherever. you go. The same doctrine
OF finding your place in life was
preached.
The judges of the exhibits were as
follows: Rev. Babb Prof. T. NJ Mills,
Mr.. L. G. Eskridge. Dr. w. G. Mayes
and Prof. S. J. Derrick and ] S Whee-
Ter.
The following schools won the
prizes: Two-teacher schoo,, first
prize, sixth and seaenth grade, Hoge
school; second prize, fourth and fifth
grades, Hoge school; third prize, Han
ma, district No. 10; one-teacher school
frsa prize, Leitzsey district No. %;
second prize Miller. district No 40;
third prize Davenport, district No 8;
fourth prize, Beaverdam, district No
At; fifth prize, Scurry Springs, district
No SO; sixth prize Pomaria, district
No 20.
The prizes for the schools will be
given by merchants and friends; some