The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-02-27

County Fair was reckoned. These
reports show substantial advance
ment. Every request receiving a
prompt response.
Miss Daisy Barlow varied the
program with a solo, accompanied
by Mrs. Hopkins.
Mr.. Brown was the next speaker,
He launched out on the club work,
insisting that all members should
persevere and make their final report
whether a success or failure. He
proved that failure might be of
more benefit than success by telling
of a boy who worked diligently on
his garden until il was we'll started
and very promising. At this june
ture hail storm demolished every
thing but the weeds. Did he stop?
No, he worked that garden ,unceas-
ingly and with partial success as he
obtained some vegetables. The
speaker claimed the preparation for
the hard knocks of life, from this
adverse experience greater than
garden grown without special effort.
The next topic was the COUNTY
FAIR. The plan and outline was so
enticeingly given that the entire
audience seemed to see itself enroute
for the occasion with large prize
winning exhibit. He illustrated the
of cooperation, both local
and national thoroughly exhausting
the subject.
The struggle with inclement
weather seemed to nerve Miss
Thorley, for the solo she rendered |
was of an excellence rarely exper-
fenced by the inhabitants of our in
land village.
Miss Cowgirl then dealt with the
obstacles, pleasures, and rewards of
the different lines of club work. She
showed that Uncle Sam was receiving !
$22 return for every II cents spent in
this kind of instruction. Ere her
conclusion We we're seized with a
desire to erase the word Assistant"
from her title for she is certainly a
leader.
Imagine our surprise when Mrs.
Shurte announced that Mr.. Brown
would present medals to the win
ners in the essay contest on the
Fourth Liberty Loan He called Ilo
Merrill, of the eighth grade and
Marion Hayden of the Freshman
class. This he tackled like
veteran, showing how the co-opera-
ton of our inhabitants had furnished
the pep needed to conquer the Hun,
thereby insuring democracy to the
world.
In our after thought we realized
that it was no wonder that our
schools turned out graduates six
years younger than in our day; that
the same soil that brought $3.50 per
quarter section in our youth was now
nearing the two score mark that
Uncle Sam was realizing $22 on a
II cent investment. 1t is the mater
ial result from the Herculean efforts
of this and similar bodies.
From another correspondent we
have the following account of the
visit of these people to that little
city: |
Thursday, February 20, Hardman
was given a very pleasant and prof
table program, devoted to the in
terests of club work. The meeting |
was under the able leadership of
our County Superintendent of
Schools Mrs. Shurte, who also gave
a most forceful appeal for the suffer-
ing people of Armenia.
MIR. Brown, of Heppner, outlined
for the children and parents, the
plans for next years fair, including
an explanation of the District Booth
plan. He also gave many interesting
and encouraging accounts of the in
liyidual work of club children OF last
year.
Miss Cowgirl, Asst. State Club
Leader of Boys and Girls club
work, convinced. us that club work
vas indeed profitable from finan-
,ial point of view. The cost OF
inancing the proposition being ex-
,eedingly small in comparison with
he financial returns. Next year the
,lub work is to be better organized,
Is the members in given locality
will confine their efforts to one par
icuar line, thus assuring one boost
,r calf, pig or corn club, in place of
hree half-hearted clubs, each with
lifferent aim. Efficient leadership
will be much easier obtained by this
lew plan.
At the close of the program, the
liver medals for the Morrow County
Fourth Liberty Loan Essay Contest,
MY Liberty Bond and l." were
presented by Mr.. Brown to Marion
Hayden, grade nine, and Miss lilo
Merrill, grade eight, both of Hard
nan. Hardman is especially CRATE
ul to these young people for their
Efforts, and they may feel Justly
,roud of their efforts.
Music for the afternoon was fur
lished by Mrs. Zara Hopkins and
Miss Daisy Barlow of Hardman and
Miss Edith Thorley of Heppner, to
whom much credit is given for
laving made the afternoon enjoyable.