The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-13
POSTERS ADVERTISE
COMING CORN SHOW
- HERE 0N-FEB. 20-21

Distribution of posters advertising
the short course and corn show to be
held In Richmond, and the announce
ment Of meeting place for the wo-
men, with completion of further ar
engagements by committee wnich
met in the courthouse this afternoon,
were the developments Monday IN re-
gard to the two day event to be nelo
on Feb. 20 and 81 of next week.
Striking posters, the work of art stu
dents of the Richmond junior and SEN
Tor high schools, will call attention OF
Richmond citizens and visitors during
this week to the corn show and short
COURSE The posters, 16 in number,
were drawn by members of the art
classes in response to small prizes
offered for the best work in the junior
and senior departments.
Wins First Prize
First prize in the Morton high
school class was won by Maurice Min
nick, 301 North Twelfth street, and is
of an orange and black design, with
some of the lettering in blue. 1t is
adorned with study of cows head.
The second prize poster is also al
orange and black design, by Daniel
Van Voorhis, 1906 Harris street.
Honorable mention was given to
Lowell Keefer, R. c, Richmond, who,
although not a member OF the art
class, was interested in the contest
and asked to be allowed to enter HIS
poster is a striking design in red let
tering, outlined in white.
In the junior high school, first prize
was won by Helen Brown, 1014 Boyer
street, second by Susan Dickinson,
1861 Main street, and honorable
mention by Paul Harper, 2O9 Rich
mond avenue. All three show illustra-
tions in connection with the lettering,
the first illustrating an ear of corn,
yellow with brown shucks, and The
second showing a study of dairy
COW, one of the principal subjects
of discussion at the short course.
The posters were to be distributed
Monday among show windows of Main
street and displayed until after the
short course.
other Contestants.
Other contestants whose posters
will be used, were: Maude Cheno
weth, Charles Surendorf, Northrup Ell
mer, Harold Sweet, Lourie G.. Brown
Zenobia Benn, Rex Huntington, Floyc
Gardner, Maxine Coblentz and Evelyr
Craver.
The sales room of the Studebakel
Auto company at SO South Eighth
street has been secured for the won
ems meetings, J. Il. Bills announced
Monday morning. This room will &C
commodate several hundred if neces
sary and seats will be provided for al
who wish 10 attend. Instruction vii
be interesting to city as well as coun
try women, housekeeping problems be
ing similar in the city and on the
farm.
Bulletins have been provided by tn,
extension authorities to use in connec
ton with the lectures during the tw,
days. several hundred having come in
10 the county agricultural agents OF
flee recently. Subjects of the bullet
ms are Making up the Dairy Ration,
Soy Beans in Indiana" How to In
crease the Indiana Corn Yield" "Pur
Bred Bulls" and for the women
meetings, bulletins on Selecting tn
Hat and the Home Made Ores
Form" Score cards for judging dair.
cows and for corn judging are provid
ed for the men also.
A cleanup campaign of solicitation
for funds was planned for Monday b,
Paul James, chairman of the financia
committee. Some few businesses hav
not been visited yet, and it is planne,
10 give every one a chance to cor
tribute. Farmers associations of sew
eral townships have contributed, be
sides the county organization, and il
at least one case an individual can
paign is being conducted among al
the farmers of the township, for cor
tributions toward the expenses.