The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-21
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while her sister, Miss Julia Mitchell
taught the one winning fifth.
General Exhibits, Primary Work
1t is fine compliment to the abil
ity OF the rural school teachers that Of
the i've prizes offered for general ex
hlblts In primary work, only one
the fourth-was won by semi-gradec
school, all the others going to rural
one-room institutions. The best exhi
bit In this line of work was submitted
by the pupils of District Number 40
better known as the Mill River school
about five miles south of Rockville
The teacher there for the past two
years was Miss Louise Tilley of Fari-
bault, and her work is we'll appreci-
ated by the people of the district, fol-
they have retained her to teach during
the ensuing year. The Lyman Prairie
school District Number SD on tbs
extreme western border of the coun-
ty, Mrs. Edna Johnson of St. Cloud
teacher, was awarded second prize
while the third went to the Upton
school, District Number 2O8, in the
township of Avon, Miss Jennie Hiatt,
teacher. The pupils of the primary
room of the St. Stephen school, who,
during the past year, were instructed
by Miss Rose Mulligan (now Mrs. Carl
Oliver of st. Cloud) captured the 18th
prize, while the little folks of District
Number 203, the Hallmark school near
Holdingford, taught by Miss Mae Glib
ney of Eden Valley carried off the
fifth honors.
General Exhibit, Drawing
From the very first display at the
county fair the Waite Park school car
ried off first honors every year for
the general exhibit in drawing, and it
did so again this year. 1t is certain
ly a fine exhibit, embracing pictures
of flowers, plants, animals and de-
signs. Miss Sadie Arndt, the princi-
pal during the past year, and her as
sistants, have placed in evidence a
drawing exhibit that merits equal hon
ers with these which preceded it from
the same school in former years.
The St. Nicholas school, Mrs. Anna
M. Zenner teacher, came close Sc
cond with its fine drawing exhibit con-
sisting of flowers and animals, while
the pupils of District Number |. the
Schroeder school near st. Joseph (Mr.
Jacob Jacobs, teacher) won third hon
crs. The fourth prize was won by Dis
trict Number 10, Miss Mary Richards
of St. Cloud teacher, and the fifth by
District Number IT'S, the little Stone
school house three-fourths of mile
north of St. Johns University. Miss
Alma Hockert of St. Cloud was the
teacher here.
General Exhibits, Fancy Work
1t is in the line of fancy work that
the finest exhibits are shown. The Ar
ban school, three miles southeast Of
Holdingford, whose pupils won several
prizes on fancy work year ago, cap
tured first honors this year for gen
efal exhibit in that line. 1t is GER
tainly a fine display, consisting Of
crocheting and embroidery, ten pieces
in all. 1t was estimated that the fam
CIV work exhibit from this school rep
resenting value of $500. The tea
cher, Miss Susan Lair of Eden Val
ley, deserves great credit for this dis
play. The school in District Number
144 (the Scherer school, north of ia
cob's Prairie, Miss Ida Backes of Cold
Spring, teacher) which won a similar
prize at the 1915 county fair, rose to
second honors this year, while the
St. Augusta school took third place,
District Number in the township Of
Brockway, Miss LeOna Lowell of St.
Cloud, teacher, and District Number
105 near Eden Valley, Miss Edna
Brown of Sank Centre teacher, won
fourth and fifth places.
Nature Study Collections
Eight prizes were offered for collec-
ticns in wood, weed seeds, useful
grains, and leaves and flowers. The
best weed seed collection was made by
the pupils of District Number as, the
Fomm school near Sank Centre,
which also won the first prize on gen.
eral exhibits from rural schools. Their
collection shows fifty-fOur kinds of
weeds, all nicely arranged in glass phi
ials on large cardboard.It was the ar
rangement that determined the award
for, though another school had collect
ed fifty-six varieties, the first prize
was awarded the Homm school. The
second prize was awarded the Luxem-
burg institution. Sixteen varieties of
useful grains won for District Num-
Der 53-the Molitor school southwest
Of Sank Centre the first prize, while
the Homm school again followed Sc
cond with eleven varieties in that class
Of exhibits.
1t must have taken many an excur-
sion into the woods and careful stu
dy of plant life to make up the col
lection of leaves and flowers entered
by the Luxembourg school. Seventy
four varieties are shown, embracing
practically every known wild and tame
flower, tree and shrub. The second
, prize went to District Number 81, Miss
Aurelia Disselkamp teacher, whose
collection showed thirty-three varie-
4oe of leaves and flowers