Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-11
HThe Boys State
Fair School, Held
AT Sedalia

William Hickman whose home is
at Santa Fe but who is a student in
Mcmillan High School in Mexico and
who writes Mcmillan Notes" for the
Message, represented his county,
Monroe, at THE Boys State Fair
School" at Sedalia. He furnishes
the fillowing for the Monroe County
papers and also for The Message
l had the pleasure of spending
eight days at the Missouri State Fair
Boys School. The Boys State Far
School was not only an institution,
1t was an opportunity, an opportunity
to gain knowledge. Under the su-
perintendence of Mr.. T. !. Walker, of
Jefferson City, a member of the State
Department of Public Schools. it
was bound to be a success.
l arrived st the camp, which con-
sisted of fifty tents, put up. and ar
ranged like a real military camp, on
Saturday afternoon. Early Sunday
morning, was awakened by the
sound of a bugle. Upon arising, l
found that Captain Ben. Goodin, of
Jefferson City, was on the grounds,
and was to conduct us as a corps of
the flag, we were given about an
hour of military drill, following
which, we marched to our restau-
rant where wewere served breakfast.
After Breakfast, we marched back to
camp. We then straigtened up our
tents and cleaned up the company
street. AS this was Sunday morning,
we didn't have any lectures. So we
were allowed to stay in camp and
read, or sleep. We had one hour of
military drill preceding the march
to dinner. After marching back from
dinner and taking a thirty-minute
rest, we were allowed to attend the
Fair. About five o'clock we had an,
other drill following which we wen
to supper. After supper we were
free to attend the Fair. We were re
Quired to be in bed by ten o'clock
The above is just representative o
a day.
Perhaps one of the most impor
tant phases of our work was the lee
lures we heard. We were addressed
by such great men as Governor
Gardner, Hon. p. p. Lewis, Presi
dent of tie State Board of Agricul
ture, Dean Mumford of the Colleg,
of Agriculture; Uel w. Lamkin
State Superintendent of Schools; San
Jordon, Farm Advisor of Charlton
county, others equally as famous il
their work. The lectures usual,
lasted from $3.50 to 11:OO o'clocl
in the morning In the afternoon W.
attended the races and visited the ex
hibits.
There was an aeroplane flight ev
cry day and many other free attrac
tions. The automobile show was ar
interesting exhibit There was {
great deal of pure bred live stocl
shown, among which the horses o.
Mrs. Loula Long Combs, Jerseys o.
Long View Farm, and the hogs o
Hood Farm, Mass were very promi
nent. The educational exhibit wal
good, and the exhibit of the Univer
sity of Missouri was very artistic ant
instructive. All kinds of farm trac
tors were demonstrated.
In truth. l spent a very enjoyable
and profitable week.
AMERICA"
OF my attendance of seven days a
the Missouri State Fair if 1 wer,
asked as to what was to me the bes
day would unhesitatingly say Mon
ing the lectures at the Boys Stat
Fair School in the morning and oh
serving the exhibits during the af
ternoon there came the crowninI
feature of the day-and in my opin
ion the crowning feature of the en-
tire program.
At 1880, in the Coliseum, the open
ing number of the pageant-AmeI
ica," was given. The admission fe
Of fifty cents was charged all, an
given toward the American Re
Cross. oh! how could an enter
tainment, given for so great caus'
help but be the crowning feature
OF the two hours and thirty minute
which / witnessed this pageant ca
truthfully say that l never spent tn
same time in a more enjoyable an
profitable manner.
The opening number was tribe {
Indians representing the active India
Indians preresenting the ative India
life in the days before the comm