The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-29
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STATE FAIR or TEXAS FEATURES
Five Farm Youths to Be Select.
ed From Each County and
Four Farm Girls, and There
Will Be Premiums and Prizes,

Dallas, Texas.--Five hundred boys
and two hundred and fifty girls will
DC guests of the State Fair Of Texas
! during two annual encampments held
under the supervision Of the extern
sion service Of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Texas in coop.
| Grafton with the United States De.
partnsent Of Agriculture.
The encampment for boys will be
hsId October Is to 20, inclusive.
| The encampment for girls will be
held October 20 to u, inclusive.
| For the boys encampment all farm
boys OF Texas who are members of the
Boys Agricultural Clubs organized by
the United States Department Of Ag-
riculture in cooperation with the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College Of
Texas are eligible to compete for
scholarships Five delegates will be
selected from each county until the
i've hundred boys are secured. Schol-
| arships to these delegates will be
awarded on a competitive basis and
shall be given to those making the
BEST record in club work in their re-
spective counties in 1917. The con-
| test in each county shall be under the
direction of the County Agricultural
Agent or County Club leader.
The supervisor of the county con-
tests shall furnish the superintendent
of the encampment, n FL William
son, College Station, positive informae
ton as to their county being repre-
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earliest possible date and positively
not later than September Is They
shall also furnish Superintendent Will
liamosn with the names and addresses
of successful contestants ON or before
October /, at which time he will fur
nish each boy with proper credentials
and detailed instructions.
All boys receiving scholarships must
be of good moral character and Will
ing to cooperate in every way to make
the encampment success. Strict
discipline viii be enforced and any
boy not conforming to the rules and
be asked to return to his home at
once
Comfortable quarters, good whole
some meals, cots, mattresses, pillows
and towels will be furnished free by
the State Fair of Texas, but each boy
should bring the following articles:
Blankets, sheets and pillow slips,
brush. comb and other toilet articles,
necessary clothing to last week and
sufficient money for personal incl
dental expenses.
Boys who viii enter the encamp-
ment shout plan their trip to reach
Dallas Monday, October Is. A special
committee will meet all boys at the
Union Station and take them to Fair
Park, where they will register and be
duly enrolled in the encampment.
For the purpose of seeing the Fair,
studying the exhibits in systematic
and intelligent manner and receiving
practical instruction, the boys will be
divided into small groups each day in
charge of a competent instructor fur
nished by the Agricultural and Me-
ehanical College. Special opportuni-
| ty will be given them to make care
full study of live stock, agriculture,
horticulture, dairying, machinery
good roads, ETC., all of which will be
Of greatest educational value to the
boys.
Special hours will be devoted each
day to athletics and wholesome recra.
tion. as well as to allow the boys to
attend various entertainments ar
ranged especially for their benefit
The eneampment will end Saturday
afternoon. October 20, so that the
boys may leave for home Saturday
night.
Arrangements for the girls encamp,
ment. October 22-27. are practically
identical with arrangements for tht
boys encampment. All farm girls o.
fexas who are members of the girls
clubs organized by the United States
Department of Agriculture, in cooper
alton with the A. & M. College o.
Texas, are eligible to compete fol
! scholarships. Four girls will be Sc
lected from each county where ther'
| is an organized club until total o
| two hundred and fifty girls have beer
chosen.
Miss Jessie Harris, State Agent il
charge of Home Demonstration Wort
| for the United States Government
will be superintendent in charge 0
| the girls eneampment, who will b
| assisted by Miss Kate Lee Henley
! Assistant State Agent.
Several hundred dollars in pre-
| miums and special prizes will b
awarded boys and girls on agricui