The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-26
New Form of Agricultural
Contest

"A new form OF agricultural contest
was very successfully conducted, on
Saturday, in the public school auditor
fum, Mount Holly. This was the
eighth annual Burlington county boys
agricultural contest in conjunction
with which was held the annual home
making department contest for girls of
the county.
The contest this year consisted in
competitive judging as contrasted with
contests of other years, where boys
were awarded premiums on the excell-
ence of their display of produce which
they themselves had raised.
There were three age classes this
year. Class /. boys under Is; Glass ii,
10 to IS; Class III, Is to 81,
There were IL events which any boy
could enter. First place in any event
was awarded points; second place,
points; third place, 2 points; fourth
place, one point. Points won in each
event were added to all those gained,
and the final awarding of the compet-
itor's place in the contest was deter
mined by comparison with all the other
contestants.
The seven highest competitors in
Glass l were as follows: Arthur Siebke,
Riverton; William Jones, Vincentown,
Arthur Evans, Masonville; Harold
Winner, Marlton; David Phillips, Bev.
erly; Joseph Campbell, Marlton; and
Clarence Ballinger, Moorestown. The
seven highest in Class II were as fol-
lows: Walter Eels, Mount Holly; Oliver
Wilson, Riverton; Edward Andrews,
Moorestown; Percy Kirby, Columbus;
Albert ]. Wills, Riverton; Ralph
Colby, Pemberton; Theodore Bryan,
Beverly. There was only one entry in
Glass III-Edward H. O'Brien, Moores-
town.
Premiums were awarded as follows:
Arthur Siebke and William Jones, of
Glass ], and Walter Eels and Oliver
Wilson, of Class ii, get weeks out
ing at Camp Ockanickon, The rest of
the boys in this event, together with
Edward M. O'Brien, will be given a
two day trip to the State College, or
some other trip which will be equally
instructive and of value.
The Burlington county agricultural
contest committee feels that this was
very instructive and worth while con-
test. The committee will determine
shortly upon the question of continu-
ing this form of contest as contrasted
with contests of other years which
were conducted before the war.
In the afternoon the program con-
sisted of three speakers: Miss Agnes
Miller, of Princeton, very gifted story
teller; Miss Jones, of the State Agricul-
tural College, who spoke of the Boys
and Girls Club Work being done in
the state; and w. c. Carter, general
! secretary of Hut No. 8, Y. NJ. c. A.,
Camp Dix, who told the boys and girls
what money they pledged in the vic.
tory boys and girls campaign would
help do for the boys in the service,
emphasizing particularly the great i'm
portance of paying all the amount
they pledged.
The Mount Holly Y. M. C. A. Auxil-
larry furnished very fine luncheon to
tie contestants in the Friends meet
ing house.
i The w. Atlee Burpee Company, seed
growers of Philadelphia, presented a
silver cup to the contest committee to
be awarded according to their direc.
ton. 1t is probable that the commit.
tee will decide that this cup should &c
to the boy getting the highest number
of points in the entire contest.