The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
LEADS ALL BUILDERS OF the
BIRD HOUSES
Eric williamson Was Presented With
I Two Dollar Bill For What He Had
Done in Way Of Artistic Beauty and
Utility; Presentation Made BY Rev.
Constant; Event at Library Yests.
day Afternoon
From Saturdays Daily.

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School children crowded the pull
lie library yesterday afternoon, en-
cited and interested, with the ex
pectation of seeing the prizes offered1
for the best bird houses awarded to.
the winning builders. The bird
houses were displayed on three Ia
bles, a large shelf, and a bench, and
were I'M all styles Of architecture.
Little old log cabins stood side by
side, with modern "stucco" houses,
and a large tin building on one of
the tables overtopped more modest
bird bungalows M
Eric williamson the young man,
who won the first prize Of two dol
lars for having built the best bird
house, had an eye for artistic eff
feet as well as utility, as the house,
although small, and fashioned for a
wren, was well made in log cabin
effect, and with the utmost regard
for the comfort of the bird tenant.
The prize winner is a student in the
North Mankato school, and Profess
sor r. c. Dalton was present to see
the exhibit and the honor won by
| a boy from his school.
Professor G.. H. Trafton of the
normal school who conducted the
contest as chairman of the commit
tee of the Minnesota Game and Pro-
tective league, announced that chm
dren who wished to leave their tuas
houses at the library, and offer tn. 81
for sale. might do so, Miss Flsnt
10 ft,a- 1iln,.o having 80
that permission. If they did nan
wish to leave the houses they couHe
take them home at the close of tub
program.
/ Rev. Constant Awarded Prizes.
| Rev. Edward Constant, swho-chanc.
ed to be in the reading room, was
asked to award the prizes. !,
Professor Trafton, boys an
girls" said Rev. Constant, 81 an
very happy to come intos this room
and look into your faces, to con-
graduate you on what you have
done / feel sure that the work has
given you more love for the birds
and for nature, and that you will
find more pleasure in the beauties
of the field and by the wayside. You
will also find more pleasure in
watching the birds and hearing their
song, and / am sure that II you have
gained all this it will give great
pleasure to Mr.. Traitor" Rev. Con-
slant called each prize winner to
the front to accept the prize which
they had won. Following is list
of the winners:
Eric Williamson, North MankatO,
first prize for pupils Of seventh
grade or higher.
| John Busch, Felix Leonard, and
Edward Hempl, second prizes.
Leroy H. Trafton, first prize fort
pupils of grades below the seventh
grade.
Peter, Neubert, Arrive Jacobs and
Clarence Oleson, second prizes. ,,o
Raymond Healy, Margaret
Anna Dauffenbachi and Elsie Sc
per, Arthur Schaible, Sumner ca
ton, and Jeanette Nylof, til
prizes.
After the prizes we're award
Rev. Constant asked everyone e
join in the applause for Mr.. Traitor
and for the work of the contest.
which they did with right good will.
John Anderson, photographer, who
had taken several interiorviews of the
bird houses, as they were displayed
on tables in the children's room,
again appeared on the scene, and
Mr.. Trafton requested each child to
take their bird house and stand on
the library steps. AS the children
stood grouped upon the steps, each
one holding their bird house proud
ly to view, an interesting and ap-.
pealing picture was presented, which
was successfully "snappedH by Mr..
Anderson.
| Contests such as the one just
closed teach children the value OF
birds, and are. to be commended for
the fine principles which they en-
gender in children. giving them an
appreciation of bird life which will
also add to their kindness and
thought for the, animal kingdom in
general.