The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-06-08
HAPPY HUNDREDS
OF YOUNG GUESTS
STATE FAIR or TEXAS FEATURES
Five Farm Youths to BE Select.
ed From Each County and
Four Farm Girls, and There
win BE Premiums and Prizes.

ed From Each County and
Four Farm Girls, and There
win BE Premiums and Prizes.
Dallas, Texas.-Fiye hundred boys
and two hundred and fifty girls will
be guests Of the State Fair Of Texas
during two annual oncampmcnts held
under the supervision Of the exten.
sion service Of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College Of Texas in coop
Grafton with the United States De
partmcnt Of Agriculture.
The oncnmpmcn. for boys will be
held October 10 TO 20, inclusive.
The encampmont for girls will be
held October % to q, inclusive,
For the boys eneampmcnt 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
ricultura 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 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 cncampmcnt, H. II. William
son, College Station, positive informa-
ton as to their county being repre-
scented at the encampment at the
earliest possible date and positively
not later than September TO- They
shall also furnish Superintendent Will
llnmosn with the names and addresses
Of successful contestants on mr. before
October /, at which time he will fur.
nish each boy with proper credentials
and detailed instructions.
An boys receiving scholarships must
be Of good moral character and will
ing TO cooperate in every way to make
the encampment success Strict
discipline will be enforced and any
boy not conforming to the rules and
regulations of the cncampmcnt will
be asked 60 return to his homo at
once.
Comfortable quarters, good whole
some meals, cots, mattresses, pillows
and towels wll bc furnished free by
the State FMr VI Texas, but each boy
should bring the following artIglcs;
Blankets, sheets and pillow slips,
brush, comb and other toilc. articles,
necessary clothing To last q week and
sufficient money Tor personal inc.
dental expenses.
BOYS who will enter the cncamn-
mcnt should plan their trip TO reach
Dallas Monday, October 10. a special
committee will meet al boys at the
Union station and take them to Fair
Park, where they will rogistor and be
duly enrolled In the encampmcnt.
For the purpose Of seeing the FAIR
studying the exhibits in Systematic
and intelligent manner and receiving
practical instruction, the boys will be
divided into small groups each day in
charge Of competent instructor fur
nishod by the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College. Special opportuni-
ty will be given them to make u 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-
ton, as well as to allow the boys to
attend various entertainments ar
ranged especially for their benefit.
The encampmcnt will end Saturday
afternoon. October 20, so that the
boys may leave for home Saturday
night.
Arrangements for tho girls encnmp-
ment, October 1927, are practically
identical with arrangements for the
boys cncampment. 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. q NJ. College Of
Texas, are eligible to compete for
scholarships. Four girls will be Sc
lected from each county where there
is an organized club until a 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 oncampment, 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.