Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1924-12-11
HIGH SCHOOL
GIRL WINNER
IN CONTEST


the Grangeville high school, who re-
Gently took part in the National Meat
Story Contest, has been accorded hon
orable recognition in connection with
this event.
A recipe for meat submitted by the
local girl with her story has been
selected as one of the best of 1SS
Contest recipes to comprise Nation
al cook book according to information
received today from the National
Live stock and Meat board headquar-
ters in Chicago.
The information goes further to say
that the cook book, which will be
known as "AIeat andd How l Cook
It., will be off the press sortly and
will be given free national distribut-
ion to schools. colleges, housewives
and other institutions and individu-
ais requesting it. The title, "Meat
and How l Cook It. is of special
significance as it was under this
caption that the national story was
written by Miss Pearl Graves, Le-
moore, Calf.
The board explains that recipes
for the book were carefully selected
from mass of thousands submit
ted by high school girls studying
home economies who competed in the
story contest 1t says further:
1.-THE nationwide and authoritive
character of the selection of recipes
in this book and the excellence of
home economics instruction as CIV
en- our high schools today are two
factors giving it a special distinction
as a most valuable requisite to the
school and to the home. This book
, let is unique in that it is the first
publication of its kinda product of
high school economics students in ev-
cry state in the Union and the Dist
riot of Columbia"
The National Meat Story Contest
was conducted by the National Live
Stock and Meat board through high
school instructors of home economics.
As is indicated by the selection of
recipes. students in every state and
the District of Columbia competed.
Splendid cooperation was extended
by the instructors in Carrying out this
educational idea and in many cases
it was Incorporated as a part of the
regular school curriculum.
Contestants were required to pre-
pare a story on meat and submit
with it four recipes for meat dishes
which had either ben tested at schoo
or at home. Stories and recipes
were finally placed in the hands OF
the Judging Committee consisting of:
DR.. Louise Stanley, chairman, Chief
of the Bureau of Home Economics,
U. s. Dept of Agriculture; Dean
Home Economics Division, Iowa
Anna f. Richardson. Head of the
State College; DIR. Katherine Blunt,
, Chairman of the Home Economics
Department, University of Chicago;
and Miss Marie Sellers, Home Bur-
eau Editor of the Pictorial Review
Magazine.
For purposes of the Contest the
United States had been divided into
four districts and in each of these a
district champion and nine other win
neds were selected. In the central
district, Miss Eva Beatty of Centralia,
ILL.,, was the champion; in the south
ern district, Miss Emily Scott of,
Memphis, Tenn, won highest honors
and in the east story written by
Miss Ruth Prittie of Carthage, n. Y,
was chosen as the best.
While the Contest was fostered
primarily as an aid to the study of
meat as a food in the high school
home economics classes, 1t was felt
necessary to offer an additional In
centiye TO the students TO take part
The National Champion was award
ed cash prize of $500 and there
were ten cash prizes in each district
ranging from 100 down to $40. If
state failed to figure in the district
prizes its best story was awarded
: $40. thus making it certain that at
least one young woman In every state
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