The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19
CONTEST AT "oPEN HOUSE"
Kenosha and Racine County School
Children to Compete for Prizes.

henOSna ana Racine COunIy ScnOOL
Children to Compete for Prizes.
Kenosha county school children will
be interested in the contest exhibit
which will feature the "Open House"
at the Racine-Kenosha County Train
ing School for Teachers Saturday,
March IL. The State Bank Of Union
Grove and the First National Dank of
Racine has made it possible for the
following prizes to be awarded to win
ners among the Kenosha and Racine
county school participants:
AS stated in the December bulletin
the training school is putting a new
feature into its Open House program
for this year. Through the generosity
of the State Bank Of Union Grove and
the First National Bank of Racine we
can now announce the following prizes
to winners Of exhibit contests as list
ed:
1. Best political map OF Wisconsin
on sheet not to exceed 9x12, map 20
contain three most important rivers,
three most important railroad systems,
all the counties and the ten largest ci-
ties.
First prize $3.50.
Second prize $3.50.
Open to all grades in rural schools
and state graded schools of the sec
ond class.
2. A project exhibit in which post
ers, charts, booklets, etc., may be used
to show various steps in development
of any topic where the child con-
structs the exhibit with definite pur-
pose in mind.
First prize $3.50.
Second prize $1.50.
Open to all grades for contest No.
J., Judgment to be rendered on basis of
the quality of exhibit in proportion to
the grade of the child making same.
8. Best penmanship exhibit as fol-
lows: One sample drill 3, penman-
ship on page %, Palmer Manual; one
sample Miscellaneous Figures for
Study and Practice" drill "a, lesson 60,
page 81 Palmer Manual; one sample
capitals, small letters and figures, page
20 Palmer Manual.
| Note: Writing referred to in each
case need not be duplicated on the
page. It will be sufficient if each les
son and drill exercise exhibited be
placed once only on given page.
First prize $3.50.
Second prize $1.50.
| Open to all grades as specified above
for No. /.
4. Best of poem BED in Summer
or "My Shadow" poem to be illustrat-
ed or not as teacher chooses. Open
to first four grades only in schools as
specified above for No. /.
| First prize $3.50.
Second prize $3.50.
5. Composition on "Value of Out
door Exercise" not less than one page
Palmer paper nor more than two. Linn
tied to first six grades in schools as
specified above for No. 1.
| First prize $3.50.
Second prize $150.
6. Open to state graded schools of
the first class only. Prize of $500 Of
fered for best exhibit, each school to
select own material and decide for it.
self nature of same, space not to ex-
coed 6x8 feet.
Rules: ~. Exhibits will be post
ed in conspicuous place in training
schol building. (2). All exhibits
must be in training school before 1900
p. m. Friday, March 10. (3). Exhibits
l to inclusive are open to rural
schools and state graded schools of
the second class only. These exhibits
will be displayed according to classes,
not according to schools. Exhibit is
open to state graded schools of first
class only and will be posted accord
ing to schools. ~. If preferred, ex-
hibits may be sent by mail though, of
course, the judges will make no allow
ance for any defect in the exhibit
which may have been caused in the
mails. 90. There must be fastened
to the exhibits slip of paper giving
following information: (a). Teach
er's name, address, school district num-
Der and town. (b). Pupils name, age,
| grade and address,