Arizona republican., 1917-11-12
ARIZONA STATE FAIR OF 1917
 OPENS ITS DOORS WIDE TODAY
 SEVEN DAYS AND NIGHTS OF JOY

to the last tap of the hammer ana the last drape in the decorations, with the bands in readiness for the signal and the stables full of fleet-footed racers waiting for the word, the Arizona state fair of 1917 makes it bow this morning.
 This joy week, and Phoenix bids its statewide guests to drink of its pleas ures to the full. There are no keys and Dull Care has been banished from it's confines So attune your ears to the notes of the band, your eyes to the glimmer of the glittering tinsel and your nose to the aroma of the hot dog and the festive peanut, for the state fair is here.
 Day and night until the curtain is rung town on the big show at midnight on Saturday night there is to be no idle moment Each day is to be better than its predecessor. if possible and the state fair of 1917 is to go down in the states history as the best, by far, of any like exhibition ever held in Ari- zona.
 Track Is Fast
 The track is faster than ever and there are far more fast horses in the stables at the fair grounds than ever before. This is the last big fair of the season, and all the fast ones have been gathered here for the final haul in purses. The people who crowd the big grandstand are to see some better races than they witnessed before in the state.
 Amusement and entertainment galore has been provided by the fair man. agement There are to be motor car races, auto polo. cowboy stunts for big purses. diving girls. acrobats, aerialists and many other circus acts. As for band music, there are many organlza- tions, some of them famous throughout the southwest The governor of Lower California has sent his personal mill tary band from Mexicai. the Ray Con has sent two bands and there will be couple of local organizations. With these five bands there will be music in the air from morning until late at night.
 Chldren's Day Today
 Today is Educational day at the State Fair, and all the little ones in the great state of Arizona will be ad- mitted free if they present themselves at the entrance gate, and when once i in the fair grounds they will find abun- dance to interest and entertain, for the educational exhibits by the various schools of the state are simply grand, and it would seem that each school had vied with it's neighbor to produce the best within its power. Mrs. w. w. McNeff, superintendent, and to whom much credit it due for bringing the standard to such a high point is very proud of the many exhibits displayed.
 Gila county has the best exhibit ever seen at the State Fair, not only in edu- cational work but also in mines and agricultural displays. One thing par ticularly noticeable ill the Globe school display is Globe in miniature, showing the town with it's principal buildings, the Old Dominion mine buildings, and even the tents where Cncle Sans sol dier boys keep the "Wobblies" away. as Bland is at the. fair with two Of his teachers and will explain the work Globe schols are doing.
 Rich in MsneraIs
 The mineral display collected in and near Globe by the pupils is indeed a beautiful collection. They have Tot been satisfied with merely mineral i ogical and geological specimens, but realizing how rich Arizona, and espe- | cially Gila county is in archaeology | they have studied that art also and 1 have some very fine specimens on eX- ! hibition, relating to the extinct race l of human beings whom we know as the cliff dwellers. All these specimens were found in and near Globe. | In the Gila county agricultural de- partment those in charge have made l the name "Gila County sign over their 1 exhibit out of copper ore taken from their own mines- They will also have moving pictures of their war gardens made possible by the generosity of the | Inspiration Copper company, who not only fuSnished the ground for raising the vegetables but also the money tc have the pictures taken. In this county exhibit there will be much of an edu- cational nature to show what can be l done in the agricultural line Wher proper efforts are put forth. Some ot 1 the largest apples ever exhibited come 1 from that county.
 1 Some of the art work done by the fifth and sixth grades 'af the Lower Miami schools is really remarkable 1 Hayden school has every department
 well represented. Miami is justly proud of the work done by her pupils and there will be teacher in charge to ex- plain in detail their methods.
 Schools On Show
 1 Phoenix school, of course has the | best ever displayed, and much time car l be consumed looking at the interesting 1 posters, fancy work and manual train 1 ing specimens displayed. Gilber has 1 every department, even to tne s--.Icul- ]; tural department, represented. Glen l dale will have a most interesting ex- hibit, showing the progress made in | the various departments. Balsz school has an exhibit worthy of mention in 1 domestic science and manual training I There is a buffet made by pupils of the eighth and ninth grades that would be a credit to anyone. Then there is the Roosevelt or district 66 school, which is a rural school, and their art and manual training display speaks vol umes for those who have moulded the young minds. Miss Doster's kinder 1 garten is also represented, and she will | be on hand to explain her methods of handling the little tots so at to develop them to best advantage for the greater
 work as they advance to the higher | grades
 I In the State Normal there will be much of interest to those who wish tc 1 study educational work. One thing ir | particular will be the running of a small engine and dynamo made by the