The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-22
BOYS ENCAAIPMENT.
How III Farm Boys of the State Can
Enjoy the Iowa State Fair and
Exposition Free of All

Exposition Free OF All
Expense.
The dates chosen for the Iowa
State Fair and Exposition this year,
1917, are August 22-31, inclusive. or
course there will be a Boys Camp
again this year for winners OF the
essay contest to be conducted under
the same conditions that have gov
erned the contests Of the past five
years. The great institution would
not be complete without it..
The boy is father to the man. y
The boy farmer Of today is to he the
groWn-up farmer OF tomorrow; today
student, tomorrow a bearer of re-
sponsibilitles. And no grOwn-up who
attends the state fair could by any
possibility dig out such tremendous
measure of help and inspiration as
the .youngster will get out OF the
week.
The advantages of such an outing
to the average farm boy, outside the
pleasure and recreation to be deriv-
ed, are many. 1t is impossible to
estimate the broadening, enthusing
influence that come from the moral
tive workers from every part of the
state. 1t is altogether wholesome
ana uplifting, and sends a youngster
back home with stiffened backbone
anl a sweet taste in his mouth.
A contest will be held in each o.
the SO counties of the state, the win
ners TO be rewarded with trip to
railroad fare, board and lodging, to
be paid by the state fair manage
ment. IN addition to the county win
ners there will be one delegate from
the state at large, and one former
camp boy from each OF the eileen
congressional districts who induces
tie greatest number Of boys to enter
the 1917 contest: in his respective
district, making it possible for II /
boys TO become members of the camp
in 1917. The contest will be judged
by local committee in each county.
TIE boy whose essay wins the first
prize Will be made the delegate from
his county to receive the free trip to
the state fair, while the winner Of
the second prize will be named as al
ternate, to receive the trip in case
the delegate is unable to go.
The boys this year will be requir-
ed to write an essay on why Should
Agriculture Be Taught in the Schools
OF Iowa These essays must be
written and placed on file with your
county chairman on or before, April
! St Immediately after that date the
county chairman will select local
will forward the one awarded first
place to the Iowa Department OF Ag-
riculture. The executive committee
of the Iowa State Fair will examine
all the prize essays and make sell
lection of the one entitled to first
rank. The winner will be the dele
gate at large: The alternate from
prize honor and the third ranking
contestant will then become alter
nate.
In forwarding the essays to the
county chairman each contestant Will
be expected to include a slip giving
the name of the person who induced
him to enter the contest. This is
to determine the winner of the free
trips given to the boys in the state
who have been members Of any pre-
vious state fair camp, who induce
the greatest number of contestants to
compete for the free trip to the 1917
Iowa State Fair.
The boys will be required to write
essays of not less than 500 words nor
more than 1000 words. These es-
says must be placed on file with the
county chairman on or before April
LIST.
/. 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 bar to competi-
ton.
8. Candidates must be willing to
cooperate with other boys and rep
ment to make this visit to the fair
of greatest value to all concerned
and to that end they must put them
selves absolutely under the supervis-
ion and direction Of the camp man
agemert
4. Boys who won in 1912. 1913.
1914, 1915 and 1916 are not eligible
to compete this year.
enter the Boys Judging contest with,
out entrance fee provided they meet
the conditions of the contest. Four
scholarships in the Iowa State Col
lege of Agriculture and Mechanical
Arts, valued at $500. $3.50, 1928.
500, and one scholarship for a short
course in the same college, valued at
s25, are offered in premiums. or
dition to scholarships the boy win
ming first place will be presented with
a $1,000 loving cup by w. J. Ken
nedy, Sioux City.
In going to the fair purchase round
trip tickets, taking receipt for pay
ment, and the amount Will ne re1und-
ed upon presentation of receipt at
the secretary's office on the fair
grounds on the last day of the. fair.
Mr.. Fred NJ. Hansen, Of the
State Y. NJ. G. A. will cooperate with
the state fair management and will
have immediate supervision Of the
boys throughout the fair. The super
vision will be sympathetic and help
full with view to assisting the boys
in making the most Of their visit to
the fair. The secretaries of the Y.
NJ. C.. A. who are to have supervision
of the camp will be provided with
meals and sleeping quarters the same
as the boys so as to be with them
practically all the time when not on
duty.
Cot beds, mattresses and pillows
will be provided and the boys will
be housed in two large tents.
Meals will be furnished at the best
restaurants on the fair grounds. No
boy will be allowed to leave the fair
grounds without permission of the
person in charge of his group.