The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-10-30
COUNTY SCHOOL FAIR

COUNTY SCHOOL FAIR
Mt. Vernon has had no day that
was more prophetic Of bigger and
better things for Rockcastle county
than was saturday. October 18th,
We had expected the attendance to
be good: the display to be interest
ing and the spirit to be co-opera-
tive. but our expectations were sur
passed in each of these.
The exact number present is not
known, but many schools were rep
resented. Early in the morning the
schools began to come in. As they
drove thru town with their banners
flying. singing their school songs
and giving their school yells, the
spirit of the occasion became con-
tagious. The old fellows along the
sidewalks became young in spirit.
II is estimated that two thousand
people were on the school grounds
when the parade started. More
than a thousand were in the parade.
The exhibits were very good in
deed. The agricultural exhibit was
said by many to be the best ever
seen in Rockcastle county. Some
said that il was as good as anything,
in the same entries, that they saw
at the State Fair. The rural ex-
hibits indicates a rapid. development
of farm products in the county.
The quality of these farm products
was very complimentary to the
work of Mr.. r. f. Spence in this
county. These products came from
sections where he has done much
work. Many of the farmers present
were very generous in their praise
of Mr.. Spence's untiring efforts to
help our farmers TO get more for
their work, and TO find greater
pleasure in it.
The. spirit of competition for the
prizes offered was fine. In the
guessing contest on the number Of
grains of wheat and beans in
bottle, the Council of Defense offered
ten dollars in prizes. The first, Of
five dollars, went TO Other Hamlin,
Of Mt. Vernon; the second, Of three
dollars, TO Ellen Parsons, OF Green
Hill; the third, Of two dollars, TO
Eula McHargue, of Pine Hill. There
were twenty-six hundred and thirty
grains in the bottle. The registered
DurOc Pig, given away by the Bust
ness Mems Club, of Mt. Vernon, went
TO May SOwder, Of Ottawa. She
drew the lucky number, twenty
six. The only competitors among
the graded schools were Langdon
Memorial and Mt. Vernon. The first
and second grades OF Mt. Vernon
won the flve-dollar prize. The
fourth and fifth Of Langdon Memo
rial won the five-dollar prize. The
fifth and sixth grades was also won
by Langdon Memorial. The five
dollar prize for the seventh and
eighth grades was won by Mt. YER
non.
The competition between rural
schools for the first place was very
interesting. Some very fine work
had been done in drilling for this
contest. The first prize went TO the
Cove school, taught by Miss Winnie
Falm. The second prize went to
Flat Rock school, taught by Miss Ia
bitha Hiatt. Honorable mention
should be made OF the Pine Hill
School, taught by Mrs. Matte Null
Inns. This school made a very
attractive appearance and showed
careful preparation for the oc-
casiOn. Mention should be made
Of the fine cooperative spirit
showed by the BrOdhead school.
They contributed much 10 the sue
cess Of the School Fair. A County
School Fair is a big proposition.
Each school that co-operates not
only proves itself loyal and worthy
of confidence, but proves that il has
teachers who are worthy OF our boys
and girls, who have right TO share
in every forward movement that
Rockcastle presents. No county
can have a good school fair that
does not have efficient, co-opera-
tive teachers. The County School
Fair will be held next year on the
first Saturday in OcfohaP