The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-02-13
GARDEN CONTEST Prizes
NEWS OF THE AWARDS
MADE PUBLIC
Successful Boys and Girls Of
City Engaged In the splen-
did Labor

Announcement of awards in the
gardening project which was carried
on among the schools Of Mankato
during the past season have just been
made 10y M. H. Coe, county club
leader. These awards were delayed
for time until reports were COM
plete and the awards reviewed by the
state club leader.
The gardening work in the city was
carried on on large scale last year
and proved to he very successful.
Nearly 500 boys and girls Of the city
engaged in this work, 210 of them
having splendid gardens, and making
it n real business.
The high school, normal school,
Commercial club Retailers associa-
tion and Civic league cooperated ana
made it possible TO hire a paid leader
for this work. This was done and the
gardeners were organized into clubs
through theil schools. The clubs met
at different times during the early
part of the season in order to receive
instruction and help with their, work
and also to get acquainted well with
each other. In addition to these
meetings each garden was visited
from three to four times during the
summer by Edgar Nordgaard, the
local leader under the direction OF
County Club Leader Coe.
During the last of August the gar
dens were again visited by Mr.. Fl. H.
Fuller OF the normal school accom-
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two acting as q Judging committee.
Each garden was judged and scored
at that time. The gardeners made a
splendid exhibit at the Mankato Fair
in September and carried away scme
large prizes. This exhibit far sur
passed what the older people ex-
hibited
In making the awards the garden
ers were divided into two groups as
regards age, as follows: First, those
under twelve; and second those over
twelve.
The awards and prizes ere as fol-
lows:
Class !, Under twelve years of ace.
First, Yetiye Mabee, Gil Mulberry
street, prize, $500.
but street. prize, $500.
Third, Marvel Noble, 319 Warren
street, prize, $500.
Fourth, Harold DuChene, 400
Hickory street, prize, $500.
Fifth, Eleanor Anderson, 31S q.
Main street, prize, so. 90.
Glass II, Twelve years and over:
First Lester Wits, South FrcGt
street, prize. IS 90
Second, Clarence Nelson, 10? Clark
street, prize, "a. 90.
Third, Anita Plaman, 1881 N. Sec
ond street, prize, So. 90.
Fourth, Violet kaufman, FOG North
Second street, prize, $500
Fifth, Katherine Hinton, 800 War
rem street, prize, 81. 90.
The Sweepstake Prizes.
In the sweepstakes, Lester Wits
wins the honor of having the best
garden of any OF the contestants and
in recognition of this honor will be
awarded solid silver achievement
medal. A canning school was con-
Quoted at the high, school during the
months of July and August when
several hundred Jars of products from
these gardens were preserved. The
school board kindly donated the use
OF room and fuel for this work. A
large number attended this work reg
ularly while many came long enough
to become familiar with the process
and then continued their work at
home. A canning team of three girls
was sent to the state fair where they
competed in the state contest. These
girls did well in lnis contest, bring
ing home some splendid prizes.
The contestants as whole took an
active interest in their gardens and
canning, many of them proving to be
expert gardeners and calue.s ve.vr>,
the season was over This gave the
boys and girls business OF value TO
engage in during the summer vaca-
tion, the value of which cannot be
estimated. 1t is felt by all concerned
that the work was well worth while.
With the splendid start that has been
made thus far it is hoped to make the
work still more effective during the
coming season and that it will receive
the same splendid CO. operation in the
future as in the past.
PSAAAeShNChl Il. .. otll0 dCI6Q
as treasurer Of the school garden
fund. His report follows. It will be
noted that there is balance on hand
which will be held over for use in
next years work.
sss RECEIPTS.
Board of Education $3.50 100
State Normal School ........ so. 90
Civic r ca p11a o. ~
Si'iS hcdSuc 20 DO
Retail Association ... 25 on
Commercial Club ........... so. 90
Total .................... $500. 90
DISBURSEMENTS
TO Edgar Nordgaard, salary. 800 90
To Edgar Nordgaard, salary. rs. 90
To M. II. Coe. expenses. 49,. 1874
To Lester Wits, prize. 500
To Clarence Nelson. prize. -. 400
To Anita Plaman, prize. 49,. 100
To Violet Kaufman. prize. -. 200
To Katherine Hinton. prize. 200
To Yetive Mabee, prize. 49,. 500
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