Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-25
EXHIBITS UP TO STANDARD
Vermont Fared Well in Prizes al
Springfield.
Nine Teams from ~ Many Towns In
state Had Definite Part in Pro-
gran at Eastern States
Expedition.

r. l.. Ingalls,. leader Of boys and girls
clubs in the State. has just returned from
the Eastern State Exposition at Spring.
field, Mass. where he was in charge Of
the exhibit Of the Vermont boys and girls
at the food training camp. Mr.. Ingalls, Is
Of the opinion that the Vermont exhibits
were UP to the standard Of those Of any Of
the 10 eastern States competing for prizes.
and It IL felt that this State carried of its
share Of the prizes. This IL only the sec
ond year that Vermont has sent its young
people to Springfield with exhibits. AL
though not so many exhibits were sent
this year as last, the quality was much
higher. and more teams were sent down
for the Judging contests.
Vermont was represented at the EXPOSE
ton by nine teams from as many differ
ent towns of the State, composed Of about
60 club leaders and members who took a
definite part in the program. These teams
took 66 prizes In the exhibits, and a good
proportion prizes in demonstration and
judging contests. The first prize in the
garment demonstration work went to a
team Of girls from Lyndon and Pittsford.
The handicraft team from st. Johnsbury
took first place in the demonstration con-
test In the potato judging contest. a
team Of boys from Randolph Center took
second place. The Vermont canning DEM
onstration team. composed Of girls from
Lyndon and st. Johnsbury. took third
place in the demonstration contest. which
was very closely contested between seven
teams
Warner Scribner, one Of the boys from
St. Johnsbury, received the sweepstakes
r-ward In handicraft demonstration and
judging combined.
NJ ho 0uht p6 ~ L.,
the contests were composed Of boys and
girls from several different towns Of the
State. Windham county was represented
by pig-tudging team. Ten young people
from Bennington county. and also from
Windham county, won free trips to the
exposition through the excellence Of their
club work.
Each morning a general assembly OF
all club members at the exposition was
held and an address given by some person
prominent in club work. or in some phase
connected with 1t. Among the speakers
who addressed these meetings were: T.
N. Vail. president. Of the New England
Telephone & Telegraph company; o. H.
Benson. in charge Of the club work at
Washington. d. c.: Howard w. Selby.
ers' society of Philadelphia; and J. A.
Scheuerle. manager Of the field department
Of the Eastern States Exposition.
Probably the most important effect that
this exposition will have upon the young
people is expressed in the words Of T. j.
Newhill, one Of the club leaders at Wash
ington. D. c.. who says: THE boys and
girls club work stands for the best In
agriculture and home life through paths
Of real achievement" Mr.. Ingalls, feels
that large number of boys and girls in
Vermont who attended this exposition will
come back to the State with larger
ideal Of life, with something definite to
strive for during the coming year. and
with a clearer idea of what 1t means to
put In their best work to make things
grow for the good Of the State and the
people who live in It.