The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-09-12
COUNTY SCHOOLS
FIRST At HURON
THREE TIMES IN SUCCESSION
BROOklNGS COUNTY WINS
FIRST PLACE
EUREKA IS LEADS THE RURAL SCHOOLS
Superintendent BlakeIy Accomplished
Feat Never EqualIed At Any State
Fair in Northwest

For three successive times the ex-
hibit prepared by County Superinten-
dent of Public Schools II. l.. Blake
ly, has taken the first premium at
the State Fair at Huron. This is a
feat that has not been duplicated in
the records of the state fairs of the
northwest as far as a be learned.
1t is an advertisement for the county
that will never be eQualed by any
thing that we can do to recommend
it to the people of other states. Three
years ago Mr.. Blakely made his first
attempt at Huron and carried off the
first honors. Last year he vent back
because they told him that it was
never done twice in succession. And
ing blood was aroused and he wanted
to show the people of the state that
Bookings county was marching for
ward steadily in the matter of pro-
gress along educational lines. Not
only did he have the best display, but
he also had the biggest, filling all the
room allotted to him and then need
ing more to display all the work TAX
en-. The canning, manual training
and boys and girls club work were
all innovations and helped to make
the ensemble one that will long be
remembered by the visitors to the Ed
vocational Building. Two country
schools of the county captured the
first and second premiums for display
of rural school work. Eureka Dis
trict No. 55, Miss Agnes Bodine,
teacher, was awarded first and Win
sor District No. 10, Miss Clara Hand
werk, teacher, was given second. The
school was one that stood III from
all others for excellence and variety
of work, being almost as large in ex-
tent as the average county display.
The work of the Winsor school was
not so varied but was of the same
high quality and their winning these
places vas never in doubt after they
were placed on display. This great
honor to Bookings county is not all
to be credited to Mr.. Blakely, though
it was his initiative and hard work
that made the assembling of the col
~lective exhibits possible. His was the
administrative faculty that brought
the matter into shape, but it was the
excellent teachers and bright pupils
of Brookings county that made it
possible for him to accomplish the
big result. He was like Marshal Foch
at the head of the Allied armies, he
laid the plan and took command and
they furnished the arms and the men.
Brookings county is superlatively
proud of her teachers and the many
ready and willing pupils in her pub
lie schools, they deserve all the praise
that we can give them. To Mr.. Blake
ly we gladly give the highest honor
for his indomitable energy in striving
for the third victory along this line.
All honor to the pupils, teachers and
superintendent of the Brookings coun-
ty public schools. AS numerous in
dividual pupils received first awards
for the excellence of their work the
Register hopes to be able to publish
the full list of the first premium win.
ners as soon as the judges report is
sent to Mr.. Blakely. The work of
placing the exhibits at Huron was
performed by Superintendent Blake
ly, Miss Winifred w. Webb, deputy
superintendent, Mrs. Myrtle Kuller
and P. V. Finley, county agent. That
they did their work well is evidenced
by the verdict Of the judges.