Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-23
TEXAS TEAM WINS
CLUB STOCK PRIZE;
14STATES Compel
Newspaper Men See the
Sights at Lakewood,
Boys Fair School Is Still
in Progress

The fourth estate held sway at the
Southeastern fair on Friday. It was
Georgia Press day" and from all
over the state came editors of news
papers to inspect the exhibits at the
big educational exposition and to
take in the sights along the midway.
Since the newspapermen of Georgia
have had such an important part in
developing the Southeastern fair, the
management of the fair association
felt that it was eminently fitting that
the editors should be entertained as
the guests of the exposition on one
of the biggest days Of the schedule
The gentlemen Of the press began
arriving in Atlanta on, Thursday
night and by Friday morning a big
delegation was on hand for the occa-
sion. Met at the main entrance to
the fair grounds by a reception COM
mittee of. fair association officials.
the newspapermen registered at the
big assembly tent in the plaza be-
bile buildings. After a short get
together session, they started out at
II o'clock to inspect the exhibits in
the several departments and then in
dulged in astronomical exercises.
Lunch having been disposed Of, the
press delegation launched out on their
expedition into Larkland, where the
Johnny J. Jones shows are holding
forth with undimmed splendor. The
editors took in everything from the
wild west show down to the tent
where the missing Link" is exhib-
tied to the accompaniment of learn
ed discourse from a scholarly look
ing gentleman with a voice like
There was nothing In
the way of a formal meeting Of the
Georgia Press association-on the
contrary, the session at the South
eastern fair was notable for its In
formality and complete absence or
ANYTHING that smacked of conven-
ton.
The Texas team won the 1nterna-
tienal Club Stock Judging . Contest
which has been in progress since
Monday. Announcement to this ef-
feet was made THURSDAY afternoon,
ed in the contest by teams Of
three boys each, Georgia tieing with
South Carolina for eighth place IN
he competition.
The international Club Stock
Judging Contest is under the super
vision of the United States depart
ment of agriculture and is per
feature Of the Southeastern
faiS- This is the first year of It's es,
and the boys entered
here represent half million club
members from the Gulf of Mexico to
the Great Lakes. The contestants
have been showing their ability to
detect the fine points of thorough
bred cattle, hogs and sheep, their Sc
lection and placing of animals In the
ton in the contest The winners
are to be given free trips to the
Royal Livestock Show in London,
this winter
The Boys Fair School is still in
progress and will continue through
In this institution are 200
Georgia boys from every county in
examination by the respective coun-
ty agricultural agents. The boys
are given instruction in all depart
ments of agriculture, their teachers
being members of the faculty of the
State College of Agriculture, while
the exhibits of cattle, hogs, sheep
and farm products are used as prac-
teal demonstrations, for the lessons.
A dinner given by the Southern
Ruralist to the visiting stock breed
ers and another function given by
the fair asSocia ton to the visiting
horsemen were features of Thursday
nights program.