Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-26

most delicious and tempting display
The state fair displayed nothing finer
than the candies, cookies aud cakes
shown. Butter display was very linn
ited-home churning is becoming a
lost art.
Domestic manufacture and fancy
and ornamental articles continue to
slump in number, but not in quality
that's impossible. Especially merit
orious was the showing of quilts, one
of them made by lady n years old.
The children's department, estab-
lished several years ago, continues TO
hold its own but should be better fill
ed Mothers, keep this in mind for
next year. Much merit is seen in
many of the articles of cookery and
apparel.
The art portion of the show, paint.
ings, photos, etc, showed a decline to
less than one-third of last years en-
tries. Flowers made a slight gain -
and very creditable showing 1t was
Our new county superintendent,
Miss Neprud, surely strikes a happy
vein in her initial educational display.
The top of the booth was placarded
with pertinent statistics, some of
which do not reflect credit upon our
county. For instance, 1874 children
attended school less than 100 days last
year. Is your child one; and If so, do
you expect your child to compete in
after life with children who attend
100 days a year? There are $3.50 ru-
raj, 1349 city high school, 4047 city
grades. 1865 state graded and 1888 viii
lage graded and high school teachers
in Wisconsin. Twenty-one million
dollars are annually expended for
public education in Wisconsin, of
which eight million goes to city, ST.
$50, 600 to state normal and special
schools, 81, 500, 900 to the University,
81, 900, 900 to rural schools, 1880, 600
to state graded, S3,S50,000 to village
graded and high schools. There are
l43 rural teachers in Vernon county,
of which rs are training school grad
yates, Is high school and % normal.
Thirty-one receive from $40 TO S45
per month, 81 get S45 to $50, 80 get
$50 to S55, IL get s55 10 500, I get $50
TO sos. AS the minimum fixed by law
is now S45, our county wage scale is
thus seen to be nothing TO be proud
Of Miss Neprud wishes 10 especially
impress upon parents TO encourage
pupils in making maps, mounting spe-
cimens of grain, pictures of poultry
and cattle, and composition books
along these lines for next years fair.
Superintendent Neprud of the copn-
W asylum Is to be highly commended
for his excellent display of produce
from the asylum farm. Quality shown
was superb, and arranged hastily,
1888 quarts of produce were put up
this summer at the institution.
The home economy department girls
and their TEACHER, Miss Peterson, are
deserving o f a splendid bouquet.
/ Theirs is showing TO be proud Of
garments and canned fruits. Melvin
! Brye and Stanley Jacobus were only
exhibitors of manual training depart
ment, and though regretably limited,
the display shows that practical thicgs
are being accomplished in our schools.
/ The agricultural department was re-
presented by a collection of rope
knots, labeled with their names.
| In the Red Cross booth we're exhib-
tied samples of knitting and other
garments to provide for the comfort
of our soldier boys. The Woman S
Christian Temperance Union present
ed the evils OF the drink traffic and
leading suggestions as to the remedy.
Pastor j. H Bullock and co-workers
1 of the Christian church also prepared
an advertising display in the interests
of thai denomination. The Brown
Music Company as usual played host
! in a musical sense to the art hall Wis
itors.
CORN CONTEST
Jack Frost did his work thoroughly.
This years contest for boys was but a
semblance of its former self. Entries
dropped to 26, and quality miserably
poor in comparison. Frank Knower
received the first premium of 81 and
the beautiful silver cup offered by the
Bank of Viroqua. Cleo Smith, son oil
Chairman c. O. Smith of Liberty, was
awarded So and the second Bank OF
Viroqpa cup. Edith Gardner won
third prize of 81: Vera Gardner 4th,
So. The next six receiving 81 each
were Earl Rumsey, Anna Johnson,
Kenneth Sands. Jay Mossholder, Lee
/ Peterson, Ervol Skildum. Following
entries were accorded 81 premiums
each: Harold Hecht, Paul n. Han
son, Timer Jackson, Leona Jackson,
Herbert Jennings, Herman Daiinrud,
Geo. Swanson, Leva Lavoid, Gerhard
| Lavold. Andrew Erickson Stanley ia.
cobus. Paul Peterson, Clarence Hen
erickson, Gladys Traadstad, Cecil Kel.
logg. Earl Weber.
ASTER CONTEST
The aster contest attracted about
| the usual interest among the girls with
quite the same entries and surely a
| beautiful collection of blossoms. Re
/ bekah Kendall won first prize, 81: Lii
| liam Opsahl secoul, -: third, 81 each:
I Helen Williams Nelma Fisher, Glad
VS. Forum Dorothy Forum, Edith Hope
/ Smith; fourth, 80 cents each: Hazel
( Hulsether, Walber Hanson, Merle
! Cunningham, Mabel Peterson, Esther
Fisher. Ruth Hall Anna johnson, Leva
/ Lavold, Mabel Lavold, Myrtle Holland,
I Dorothy Foster, Thelma Jacobus, Crys-
tabol Jacobus, Mabel Traastad, Edith
Gardner, Vera Gardner.
a new department added this year
for the benefit of the youngsters Is a
garden contest, in which there were
two entries. Anna Johnson, aged IL
years. won first with a display and
Judgment in selection worthy of an
adult Miss Johnson was second in
the corn contest last year. FrancisFro-
hook was second. Five entries of
mounted tree seeds were made by the
Juveniles.
MACHINERY
Strictly farm machinery was none.
Chas. 5. Slack had on exhibition a
miniature wood tire silo, Winner fan
MINI mill Hooefaf awfaueicr1 rouf