The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-10-06
KIDDIES WANT PLAY
GROUND APPLIANCE
Herald's Subscription Cam
paign Offers Opportun-
ity for Children
COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
Additional Entries Are Be-
ing Made Every Day
Small Schools Chance

oUuSCrlpClOu contest opened Sat-.
Oct. 1, among the schools over
this community, many new ones
have been added to the list of en-
tries, and it is expected that in a
short time a majority of all schools
will have been entered and striving.
to win one of the big Playground
prizes which are being offered by
the Herald in return for coopera-
ton in a small way by the schools
in keeping up and maintaining a
larger circulation by this paper.
1t must be remembered that this
is community proposition, and we
were tempted to enter into it be-
cause the plan offered the various
communicable children in the
schools-an opportunity to earn
something of value for their school
which would make the school sur
roundings more attractive for them
and stimulate desire to be near
the school. Every one of the priz-
es offered will do credit to any
school ground, and the big first
prize, Mitchell "Merry-Whirl," is
undoubtedly the most elaborate
piece of apparatus that is obtain
able anywhere. There are six 9th
er desirable prizes, besides a 10
per cent cash commission for all
schools who do not win one of
the seven prizes.
We feel that in spending the
money from our subscription
revenue among the schools over
the community, we are offering
them an opportunity to save them
selves an expense which otherwise
would be necessary to supply this
apparatus for their schools, and
if enough Of the schools do not
enter the contest to make the ven
ture pay out, it will be our hard
luck, but will nevertheless furnish
those schools who do enter an
opportunity to easily earn a grand
prize with very little effort.
Why wat to be asked for your
subscription when by handing it.
IN voluntarily to tie pupils or
the teacher may mean added en-
couragement and possibly the win
ming of the big 'Merry-Whirl' for
your school? This is the ideal
time to jump into the game with
the rest of the communities and
help stage the greatest event ever
attempted for the benefit of the
schools of the community.
The Campaign has hardly start
ed, and Athletic Equipment and
Riding Devices for Uncle Sans
school Fairgrounds are still to be
won-make the most of this won
derfu opportunity to save money
and help your school in getting
started now. Next week we viii
publish a list of the twelve schools
having the highest percentage
standing so that all will know
what the other schools are doing,
and what they must do in order to
gain a place at the top. This sys-
tenn will be continued and elaborat-
ed on during the balance of the
contest.
There is more than a slight
foundation for the belief that
some rather definite prejudice
against the classroom and its rou-
tine exists in the average child
mind. There is good reason for
believing that vacation, as a gem
eral rule, would poll a fairly heavy
majority over the school term in
any juvenile election. Yet there
is obviously good deal of un-
substantiated legend bound up in
the perennial account of the Sep
tember cortege which winds its
melancholy way to school. The
modern school is friendly place,
and we are of the opinion that it
won't be necessary to spend so
much for police if we spend more
for Fairgrounds.
All this seems to point out a
good feature in our big Play
ground Subscription Contest
among the schools of the commun-
ity, as it affords an opportunity for
the pupils to earn these valuable
things for their school grounds in
stead of having them bought by the
school boards. The first step to-
ward good luck is to learn to de-
pend upon yourself, and if the
teachers, parents and the school
boards encourage the pupils IN tins
contest, they will be as
sisting them to learn how good
l,,cl really is achieved.