The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-08-16
SCHOOL FAIR TO BE
HELD SEPTEMBER q

HELD SEPIEMBEk ~
County School Superintendent Glib
son has designated Saturday, Septem-
ber 22, as the date of the Hood River
County Industrial School Fair. Stimuli
taneously, if plans now under way are
carried out, a fair, the exhibitors of
which will be exclusively cultivators
of vacant lot and backyard gardens of
the city, will be held. The home gar.
den fair plans have been endorsed by
a number of local merchants, who say
they will contribute to premium fund.
Prof. Gibson says he anticipates the
best school fair the coming September
ever held in Hood River. Children in
every rural section, as we'll as the city.
he says, are engaged in growing gar
dens and many of them have become as
expert in the art of canning as adults.
The exhibitors will be divided into two
classes: Glass A, all Ia years and
over; Glass B, the younger children.
The two boys and girls scoring the
highest in state project will each be
given free trip to the State Fair.
The one or two room school taking the
most premiums at the fair will be
awarded special prize of $40. A sim.
liar prize will be given to the three or
four room school. Several hundred
dollars in premiums will be awarded.
AS far as possible entries should be
made Friday. September /. All entries
should be made by 10 o'clock Saturday.
No entries will be admitted after IL
o'clock. All exhibits must be left until
the close of the fair.
Premiums will be awarded as fol-
lows:
l. Corn Growing Project. 81, So, So, 81.
2. Potato Growing Project, $, $3, 81,
81.
8. Vegetable Growing Project, $4, So,
So, 81.
4. Poultry Growing Project:
Division ii, $4, So, 81, 81.
Division III, $4, So, 81, 81.
Division Nv, $4, So, So, 81.
Z. Baking Project, $4, SO, 81, 81.
I8. Canning Project:
Division l, $4, So, So, 81,
Division ii, $4, So, 81, 81.
8. Sewing Project, &., So, 81, 81.
10. Farm and Home Handicraft Pro-
ject, $4, SO, 81, 81.
Glass A will consist of those who
will be between the ages of Ia and Is
years of age on October !, 1917.
Glass B will consist of those who viii
be between the ages of 9 and IA year:
on October /, 1917.
Ia. Field Corn (ten ears):
Glass A, 81, $50, ribbon.
Glass B, 81, $50. ribbon.
Is. Popcorn (ten ears):
Class A, 81, $50, ribbon.
Glass B, 81, $50, ribbon.
l6. Hubbard Squash (green or golden)
Glass A, 81, $50, ribbon.
Class B, 81, $50, ribbon.
II. Pie Pumpkin: b,Ss
Glass A, 81, $50. ribbon.
Glass B, 81, $50. ribbon.
IS. Largest stock squash or pumpkin
Glass A, 81, $50, ribbon.
Glass B, 81, $50, ribbon.
10. Tomatoes:
Glass A, 81, $50, ribbon.
Glass B, ST, $50, ribbon.
20. Potatoes (peck):
Class A, 81, $50. ribbon.
Class B, 81, $50, ribbon.
q. Cabbage (one):
Glass A, 81, $50, ribbon.
Glass B, 81, $50, ribbon.
%. Onions (ten):
Glass A, 81 $50, ribbon.
Glass B, 81, $50, ribbon.
%. Beets (ten):
Glass A, 81, $50, ribbon.
Glass B, 81, $50, ribbon.
"a. Bread lone loaf:
Class A, 81, $50, ribbon.
Glass B, 81, $50, ribbon.
25. Canned fruit and vegetables (pin
jars, three fruit, three vegetables) ::
Glass A, 81, $50, ribbon.
Glass B, 81, $50, ribbon.
26. Jelly (three varieties, one glas
each)
Glass A. 81, $50, ribbon.
Glass B, 81, $50, ribbon.
q. Sewing (best dress):
Class A, So, 81, ribbon.
28. Apron:
Glass A, 81, $50, ribbon.
Class B, 81, $50, ribbon.
20. Darning (three pieces):
Glass A, 81, $50, ribbon.
Glass B, 81, $50, ribbon.
80. Five chickens Qarge breed:
Glass A, 81, $50, ribbon.
Class B, ST. $50, ribbon.
81. Five chickens (small breed:
Glass A, 81, $50, ribbon.
Glass B, 81, $50, ribbon.
32. Five bantams:
Glass B, $50, ribbon.
33. Manual training:
High School Students, So, 81, 81.
Grade Students 50, 81, 81.
"a. Basketry:
Class B, 81, 81, $50.
35. Hand weaving:
Glass B, 81, 81, $50.
sc. Flowers ian all-home exhibit. en-
tered in the name of any member o
the family:
Sweet Peas, So, 81. ribbon.
Asters, 81, 81, ribbon.