The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-12-07
NEGRO EXHIBITS AT THE MARION
COUNTY FAIR
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fair
Their loyalty in cooperating with
the white citizens of this city and
county in making the recent county
fair the splendid success which it was.
is rather healthy indication that ne
groes in this section are contented,
and that whenever negroes are given
proper treatment and encouragement
they viii almost invariably prove =
help rather than burden to their
white neighbors.
Their numerous and fine exhibits
SLED to the limit the two large build.
ings set apart by the Fair Association
for the industrial and agricultural ex-
hibits at the fair this year, at
tracted thousands of visitors and
spectators. both white and colored.
who freely expressed their wonder
and admiration at what they saw.
Their stock and poultry exhibits in
showing and captured number OF
first and second prizes.
Industrial Exhibits
Howard Academy's exhibits this
year were by far the best and largest
in the history of the school. Prof. J.
D. Mccall. the efficient prinsipal, and
his faithful assistants are being show
cred with congratulations. and they
are deservedly proud of their success.
The exhibits in the manual training
department, in charge of w. c. Rog-
ers, consisted of a dining table, cab
met, rolling pin, chairs, a buffet,
bird house, an easel and large col
lection of other wood work, which at
tracted the attention as well as favor
able comment of several finished
workmen. and captured a large num-
Der of prizes.
The domestic science department,
in charge of Miss PetroGa Bonner,
consisted of an abundance of cooked
food, such as cakes, pies. rolls. bis
cults. cornbread. candies and other
dainties. First prizes were taken by
all of the pound cakes, making to-
tai of nine first prizes and two second
prizes for the cooked food department,
A large collection of articles in the
sewing department added to the SPLEEN
did display of the exhibits for Howard
Academy. and captured several prizes.
The educational department con-
sisted of essays. free-hand drawing
and other literary achievements. a
map of Florida, OF the United States,
OF Europe and of Marion county by
Kenneth Butterfeld. in the junior
high school department. claimed the
attention of a large number of visit
ors. and won prizes. a map of Florida
by Lee Miller was another splendid
exhibit and a prize winner The first
prize for the junior high school work
of the county was won by Howard
Academy. and the prize for the best
general collection of exhibits also. In
fact. Howard Academy carried off in
all about sixty prizes.
Fessenden Academy, with Prof. H.
S. Barnwell as principal. made its US.
ual splendid display, and won a large
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every department. The exhibits in
the domestic arts department, in
charge of Miss Morten, consisted of
cakes. bread, cookies. beaten biscuits.
baked goose and demonstration
doughnuts. Twelve prizes were given
in this department, eight of which
were first prizes.
The department consisting of punch
work. French embroidery crochet
work. colored work and practical sew
ink had many articles of both beauty
and merit which captured sixteen
prizes eight of which being first priz-
es.
The demonstration kitchen located
in the agricultural building. in charge
of Miss Massenberg. was center of
attraction in that department. was
highly praised and literally patroniz-
ed
The manual training department in
charge of John Barnwell, consisted of
medicine cabinet, an army stool
chair, coat hanger, wheelbarrow, a
push cart, milk STOOL a hall tree
and several other things, which won
fourteen prizes. Other attractive ex.
hibits from Fessenden Academy were
an iceless refrigerator and a fireless
cooker. Both of these are inventions
of the instructor in manual training.
The educational department was
fully up to the standard, with mum