The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-03
FARM STUDENTS
HOLD BANQUET
PRIZES AWARDED WINNERS IN
FOURTH ANNUAL STUDENTS
JUDGING DAY CONTESTS

The annual Students Judging Day
banquet was held by the students OF
the University of Idaho school OF
practical agriculture and college oil
agriculture last night at the Christian
church, and prizes awarded the win
ners in the fourth annual judging con-
test held yesterday at the university
President Brannon presided as toast
master. More than 1875 were pres
ent. Speeches were made by z. e.
Hunt for the students of practical ag-
sriculture; Oscar Johnson for the stu
dents of the college of agriculture;
j. L. Smith of Spokane, prominent
Holstein breeder and proprietor of
the Hazelwood farms Dean E. J. Id
dings of the college of agric allure;
| Chris Hagan; Professor Jones; J.
Booth; G.. B. Green, and Rev. G. W.
Kitchen.
| In the horticultural department, of
which Fred Veatch acted rs official
Judge, prize were awarded by Profess
sor c. c. Vincent to O. H. Campbell,
first, silver cup donated by Chris
Hagan; Ira Moulton, second; E. r.
Schmid, third; R. R. Gronig n, fourth
E. M. Lowry, fifth
Professor G. S. Ray presented the
prizes to winners in the farm crops
department, of which Professor Shafer
of Washington State college was Of
fetal judge. First, silver cup do
mated by T. A. Meeker, went to H.
Stoutenberg; A. I. Anderson, second;
Fl. W. Berry, third; Leon Perrine,
fourth; B. Warren, fifth
In the butter Judging contest prizes
were presented by Mr. Ballzer to R.
Largent, first, silver cup donated by
Messrs C. B. Green and F, A. David
Roy Smith, second; q. B. Parsons,
third.
Prem Moore, head of the poultry
husbandry department. awarded the
prizes in the poultry department, of
which he also acted as official judge,
to E. E. Hunt, first; Fred Weir, sec
ond; Chase Raney, third; r. S. Rier-
son, fourth; S. E. Hill, fifth. The first
prize, silver cup, was donated by
Oscar Nelson, prominent poultry
judge of Occur d'Alene.
j. L. Smith of Spokane, acted as Of |
fetal judge in the livestock depart
ment, and prizes were awarded by |
Dean Iddings as follows: First prize,
silver cup donated by the Genesee
Stock Farms, Genesee, Nordby Bros,
went to Brownie Warren;
Don Eagleson took second; Sam E.
Hill, third; Donald Hardin, fourth;
and R. Everly, fifth.
idaho Has Good Year
In his address Dean Iddings out
lined the great success with which the
agricultural judging teams of the uni
versity have met this year. Among
he victories which he enumerated
we're: Apple Judging contest at
Spokane, Idaho second place. won by
Lagan NJ. Bohman; Washington-Idaho
poultry judging contest, first; stock
Judging, three institutions, three
contests in which Idaho won two and
.lso the championship of the North
vest; butter judging contest of three
Institutions, won by Idaho tive-month
L nm
nen from other schools.
E. E. Hunt of the school of prac-
ical agriculture spoke of the adj
antages gained from taking the work
ffered, and from associations
the school year.
Oscar Johnson, who spoke for the
ollege of agriculture, emphasized the
dvantages of the contests, and dwelt
pom the necessity of a spirit OF CO.
peration between the students of the
ong and short courses.
Mr.. Smith of the HazelwOOd farms,
ompared very entertainingly the adj
antages the students of agriculture
t this time with the advantages
armer boys had years ago. He urged
he students to make the best of their
opportunities.
DR. .Brannon pointed out the adj
antages of the contests, and made
nes point of the opportunities stu
ents have to carry their work into
ractice into the communities into
hitch the students will go upon leav-
lg school.