Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-10-20

AttEAAAEllAf anu margaret 11df0lC,
Supervising Teacher.
All Iron County teachers are re-
quested to have their pupils join this
contest, z, s and 9 grade pupils Of
which the directions are given below.
This work can be done in language
.or geography class.
Statewide Essay Contest For
Boys and Girls
The second annual Wisconsin Pro-
duets Exposition viii be held at the
auditorium in Milwaukee, December
/ to s, 1923. Last years exposition,
the first of its kind in America, was
held during the week of December Is.
The purposes Of this annual ex-
position may be briefly stated in four
paragraphs as follows:
(a) To bring to the residents Of
cities a better understanding of the
farms Of Wisconsin, their products
and their problems.
(b) To carry to the farmer better
understanding of the Industrial pro-
ducts of Wisconsin manufacturers
and the problems they too have to
meets
(e) To set before the entire nation
through publicity-the quality
products of Wisconsin farmers and
Wisconsin manufacturers quality
second to none in the world.
(d) To bring to the attention Of all
citizens the cooperation and inspira-
ton provided by the various Wiscon-
sin State Departments identified with
the development of farm and indus
try.
In short, the exposition is an in
strument selected by various depart
ments Of state, cooperating with
several group associations, to put
Wisconsin's best foot forward, tell
the world Of Wisconsin quality, and
impress Wisconsin people with the
wonders Of our own state. There are
no private promotional interests con
nected with the show; it is distinctly
mot for profit enterprise.
In order to interest the boys and
girls of Wisconsin-they win soon be
our men and women-the exposition
management has decided upon an
| essay contest to which every boy and
girl in every seventh, eighth, and
ninth grade in every public, private
and parochial school in the state Is
eligible. Rules governing the con
test are hereinafter presented.
In order to make the contest doub.
ly attractive to our young people, the
exposition management will aware
two prizes to contestants in each oil
the seventy-one counties in the state
To one boy and to one girl in each
county, the exposition offers all nee
essary expenses transportation, no
tel, etc.-from their home to Mil
waukee and return. Each prize win.
ner will be permitted to spend two
days in Milwaukee at the expense Of
the exposition
A further prize of hundred dol
lars win be offered to the boy or cir
whose essay entities him or her to &
trip to Milwaukee and who, after
visiting the exposition, writes the
best essay on the subject "My I'm.
preston Of Wisconsin After Having
Visited the 1923 Wisconsin Products
Exposition"
Full information regarding the con.
test win be conveyed to the pupils in
the three grades hereinbefore men.
toned through the medium of county
superintendent 0. schools.
Each contestant win submit his on
her essay to a designated teacher il
the grade. The teacher in turn viii
deliver the essays to the county sup.
erintendent, and he viii see that they
are deposited with the judges assign.
ed to the counties.
All essays submitted by pupils in 6
given county will be judged by per
sons selected for that specific county
Out of the gross of essays in a given
county, the six best will be chosen
three written by boys and three by
girls. The six thus selected will be
delivered to another group Of judges
they to select the best two, one writ
ten by a girl and one by a boy. Those
two viii be declared the winners il
their county, and as reward for
their work win have all necessary ex-
penses paid for a two days stay III
Milwaukee.
The committee appointed by the ex-
position management to have charge