The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-23
One Lad From Each County VIII be
Given Free Entertainment
at Iowa State Elk
position.
MUST WRITE AN ESSAY
The Subject for This Paper Is to be
allow Good Roads VIII
Benefit the Iowa
Farmer"

has received the following announce
ment from the state board of agricul-
ture in regard to the essay contest In
connection with the Iowa state fair.
The dates chosen for the Iowa state
fair and exposition this year of 1916
are August %, September 1. OF course
there will be boys camp again this
year for winners of the essay contest
to be conducted under the same con-
ditions that have governed the con-
tests Of the past four years. The great
institution would not be complete
without it.
The advantages Of such an outing to
the average farm boy, outside the
pleasure and recreation to be derived,
are many. 1t is impossible to estimate
the broadening, enthusing influence
that comes from the moral elbow
touching with the representative
workers from every part Of the state.
1t is altogether wholesome and uplift-
ing, and sends a youngster back home
with stiffened backbone and a sweet
taste in his mouth.
contest will be held in each Of the
80 counties of the state, the winners
to be rewarded with a trip to the state
fair, all expenses, such as railroad
fare, board and lodging, to be paid by
the state fair management. In addi-
ton to the county winners there will
be one delegate from the state at large
and free trips to the two boys of any
previous camp who shall induce the
largest number Of boys to take part in
the contest this year. The contest will
be judged by local committee in
each county. The boy whose essay
wins the first prize will be made the
oil 10 IN two
the free trip to the state fair, while
the winner of the second prize will be
named as alternate, to receive the trip
in case the delegate is unable to go.
Benefit Of Good Roads.
The boys this year will be required
| to write an essay on "How Good
Roads VIII Benefit the Iowa Farmer"
These essays must be written and
placed on file with your county chair
man on or before April 18th. Imme-
diately after that date the county
| chairman will select local commit
| tee to judge the essays and will for
ward the one awarded first place to
| the Iowa Department of Agriculture
The executive committee of the Iowa
| state fair will examine all the first
| prize essays and make q selection of
| the one entitled to first rank The
winner will be the delegate at large.
The alternate from this county will be
| entitled to first prize honor and the
| third ranking contestant will then be-
! come the alternate.
! In forwarding the essays to the
| county chairman each contestant will
| be expected to include slip giving
| the name Of the person who induced
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determine the winners of the free
trips given to the two boys in the
state who have been members Of any
previous state fair camp who induce
| the greatest mum Der of contestants to
complete for the free trip to the 1916
| Iowa state fair.
| Conditions Governing the Contest:
! The boys will be required to write
essays Of not less than 500 nor more
than 1000 words. These essays must
be placed on file with the county
chairman on or before April first.
l. Competition will be limited to
boys Of good character Of from Is to
10 years of age.
2. Candidates must live on farms.
Attendance at city high school will
not be considered a bar to competi.
ton.
| 3. Candidates must be willing to
| cooperate with other boys and re-
personalities of the state fair man.
agement to make this visit to the fair
of greatest value to all concerned and
to that end they must put themselves
absolutely under the supervision and
direction of the camp management.
4. Boys who won in 1912, 1913,
1914 and 1915 are not eligible to com
pete this year.
Members Of the Boys Camp may
enter the Boy Judging Contest with.
out entrance fee provided they meet
the conditions OF the contest. Four
scholarships in the Iowa State College
of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. val
ued at $500, $40, SIPS 800 and schol-
arship for a short course n the same
college, valued at s25. arc offered in
premiums, or a total Of $500 in schol
arships. In addition to scholarships
the boy winning first place will be
presented with 5000 loving cup by
w. J. Kennedy, Sioux City.
In going to the fair purchase round
trip tickets, taking receipt for pay
ment, and the amount will be refunded
upon presentation OF receipt at the
secretary's office on the fair grounds
on the last day Of the fair.
| Y. M. 6. A. Supervision.
Mr.. Fred NJ. Hansen, of the state
Y. NJ. G. A. will cooperate with this
state fair management and will have
immediate supervision of the boy:
throughout the fair. The supervisor
will be sympathetic and helpful witt
view to assisting the boys in making
the most of their visit to the fair. Tbs
secretaries of the Y. M. c. A who
are to have supervision Of the camp
will be provided with meals ant
sleeping quarters the same as the
boys so as to be with them practical
ly all the time when not on duty.
1 Cot beds mattresses and pillows