The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-07-27
HAPPY HUNDREDS
OF YOUNG GUESTS
STATE FAIR OF TEXAS FEATURES
Five Farm Youths TO BE Select.
ed From Each County and
-Four Farm Girls, and There
VIII BE Premiums and Prizes.

ed From Each County ana
-Four Farm Girls, and There
VIII BE Premiums and Prizes
Dallas. Texaa.-f'ive hundred boys
and two hundred and fifty girls will
be guests Of the State Fair OF Texas,
during two annual cncampmenta held
under the supervision Of the exten.
sion service Of the Agricultural ana
Mechanical College Of Texas In coop
Grafton with the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture. -,
The encampment for boys viii be
held October 10 TO 20, inclusive.
The oncampmcnt for girls will be
held October % to q, 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 Az
riculture in cooperation with the Az
ricultural and Mechanical College OF
Texas are eligible TO compete for
scholarships. Five delegates will be
selected from each county until the
five hundred boys are secured. Schol-
arships to these delegates will be
awarded on n 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, II. II. William
son, College Station, positive informa-
ton as to their county being repre-
scented at the cncampment Mt the
earliest possible date and positively
not later than September 10. They
shall also furnish Superintendent Will
liamosn with the names and addresses
Of successful contestants on or before
October 1, 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 n success Strict
discipline will be enforced and any
boy not conforming to the rules and
regulations Of the encampment will
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 n week and
sufficient money for personal incl
dental expenses.
4 Boys who will enter the encamp-
ment should plan their trip TO reach
Dallas Monday, October 49, 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 a systematic
and intelligent manner and receiving
practical instruction, the boys will be
divided into small groups each day in
charge Of competent instructor fur
nished by the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College. Special opportuni-
~ will be given them to make q 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 encampment 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 the
boys encampment. All farm girls Of
Texas who are members Of the girls
clubs organized by the United States
Department Of Agriculture, in cooper
alton with the A. & NJ. College Of
Texas, are eligible to compete for
scholarships. -Four girls viii be Sc
lected from each county where there
Is an organized club until total OF
two hundred and fifty girls have been
chosen.
Miss Jessie Harris, State Agent in
charge Of Home Demonstration Work
for the United States Government,
will be superintendent in charge OF
the girls encampment, who will be
assisted by Miss Kate Lee Henley,
Assistant State Agent.
Several hundred dollars in pre-
miums and special prizes will be
awarded boys and girls on agricul-
tural products and in the canning
contests.
THRILLING AUTO RACES.
Dallas. Teyns.-Automobilc races
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