Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-09
at city high school will
not be considered bar to competi-

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Attendance sat city high, school will
not be considered bar to competi-
ton. Is
I 3. Candidates must be, willing to
cooperate with other boys and repre-
sentatives of the state fair manage
ment to make this visit to the fair of
greatest value to all concerned and
to that end they must put themselves
absolutely under the supervision and
direction Of the camp management.
4. Boys who won in 1912, 1913.
1914, 1915, and 1916, are not eligible
to compete THIS year.
My Trip to the 1916 Iowa State Fair.
To the Boys of Howard County:
Last year I was persuaded by for
mer member of the Boys State Fair
Camp to enter an essay contest for a
free trip to the Iowa State Fair.
The contestants were required to
write an essay of not less than FIVE
hundred or more than one thousand
words on the subject of "How Good
Roads Will Benefit the Iowa Farmer.
Two weeks later received q letter
from Miss Fessenden, the county chair
man, stating that l was the winner of
the free trip to the Iowa State Fair
from this county.
The Fair commenced August 23rd. I
left from Bonair on the 22nd. It was
necessary for me to take two suit
cases, one for clothing and the other
for blankets, comfort, etc.
I arrived in Des Moines in the night
and so went directly to a hotel. The
next forenoon I spent in visiting the
Capitol, Historical Buildings and other
places of interest. About IL O'Clock
I reported at the Fair grounds with
other members of the Boys Camp. The
rest of the day we spent in wandering
over the grounds. In the evening all
the members were given instructions a.
to the regulations of the camp and the
work required of them.
We were housed in two large tents
which were located on the southwest
corner of the Fair grounds. Meals
were furnished at the best restaurants
on the grounds. The camp was under
the supervision of MIR. Fred Hansen, a
member of the Y, M. C. A. Certain
regulations were required of US such as
the time of rising, retiring, hours for
meals, etc. Base ball teams were or
ganized, and game was played each
morning.
We were divided into two groups.
Each group was in separate tent.
One group was obliged to work in the
forenoons and the other group in the
afternoons. The other part of the day
we spent for our own enjoyment. Ush'
ering at the Grand Stand and Stock
pavilions constituted the greater part
Of our work. 5
Nearly Ill Of the members Of the
Camp entered the Boys Judging Con-
! test. The winner received scholar
ship of $500 to the Iowa State Agricul.
tural College. Although many Of US
were disappointed the experience was
very beneficial.
On September the End We were al
lowed to leave for horne. arrived ut
Bonair on September the 9TH after
spending ten days of real enjoyment at
the Iowa State Fair.
The advantages of the trip to me, and
to the average farm boy were many.
Besides the pleasure and recreation de-
rived from this trip, we were brought
| in contact with boys of all parts of the
state.
As has been often stated and quoted,
this trip will send you back home with
sweet taste in your mouth, and a
stiffened backbone. '
.. Edward Shields.