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FOURTEENTH ANNUAL
Rural School Fall Fair
To be held by
Brougham
Rural School Fair Association
—AT—
BROUGHAM SCHOOL GROUNDS
Wednesday, September 29
1926
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DIRECTORS
Pearl Mercer, S. S. No. 5, Pickering
Beatrice Fuller, S. S. No. 6, Pickering
Ruby Mitchell, S. S. No. 8, Pickering
Mildred Mantle, S. S. No. 9, Pickering•
Verna Middleton, S. S. No. 10. Pickering
Clara White, S. S. No. 11, Pickering
Kenneth Madill, S. S. No. 12, Pickering
Leona Wilson, S. S. No. 13, Pickering
R. A. Hutchinson, W. M. Croskery,
P. S. I., Whitby Dept. of Agric.,
Uxbridge, Ont.
Prize List
Judging will commence at 10.30 a. m.
Six ribbons are offered for each class in addi-
tion to regular cash prizes.
PRIZ
c, 25c, 20c, 15c, lOc.
Classes 1 to 78 inclusive
and ribbons.
Classes 79 to 86 inclusive -EN 70c, 60c, 50c, 40c,
all others 30c. $2.00,
Special Classes 1, 2 and 3-OPM, $1.50, $1.00
POTATOES
Class 1-Irish Cobblers, 6 tubers
2-Irish Cobblers, 1 peck from home garden
3-Green Mountains, 6 tubers
4-Green Mountains, 1 peck, from home
garden
GRAIN
Class 5-Barley, 0. A. C. 21, 1 pint
6-Oats, Banner, 1 pint
7-Sheaf of Oats, any variety, named, 3
inches in diameter
87-Sheaf of Barley, any variety, named,
3 inches in diameter.
9-Sheaf of Wheat, any variety, named,
3 inches in diameter.
NOTE -Sheaves of grain should show full
length of straw and should be selected from .he
standing crop. Prizes will not be awarded for
sheaves that are not hand -selected.
CORN
Class 10-Sweet Corn, Golden Bantam, 3 ears
11-Flint Corn, any variety, named, 3 ears
12-Dent Corn, Golden Glow, 3 ears
NOTE -Husks should be removed from all ex-
hibits of ear Corn.
ROOTS AND VEGETAZES
Class 13-Mangels, Giant White Sugar, 3 roots
14-Mangels, any variety, 1 root named
15-Turnips, Good Luck, 3 roots
16.-Turnips, any variety, 1 root, named
17-Table Beets, Detroit Dark Red, 6 speci-
mens
18-Table Beet, any variety, named, 1 speci-
men
19-Table Carrots, Chantenay, 6 specimens
20-Table Carrot, any variety, named, 1 speci-
men
21-Parsnips, Hollow Crown, 6 specimens
22-Onions, Yellow Globe Danvers, 6 speci-
mens
23-Onion, any variety, named, 1 specimen
24-Pumpkin, any variety, 1 specimen
25-Citron, any variety, 1 specimen
NOTE -Tops of roots and vegetables should be
removed but not too closely trimmed.
FRUIT
Class 26-Apples, Snow, plate of 5
27-Apples, Spy, plate of 5
28-Apples, Fall variety, named, plate of 5
29-Apples, Winter variety, named, plate of 5
30-Pears, any variety, named, plate of 5
31-Tomatoes, any variety, plate of 5
NOTE -Fruit should be free from bruises and
blemishes, uniform in size and shape and of good
color.
FLOWERS
Class 32-Cosmos, table bouquet
33-Salpiglossis, table bouquet
34-Asters, Giant Comet, mixed, table bouquet
35-Zinnias, dining -room table bouquet '
36-French Marigolds, dining room table
bouquet
37-African Marigolds, table bouquet
38-Mixed Flowers, table bouquet
39-Asters, open class, may be secured from
any source.
NOTE -Variety, quality and arrangement will
be considered when judging and bouquets in classes
35 and 36 should be suitable for dining -room table.
COOKING
Class 40-Breakfast tray for invalid
41-Fruit Tarts, 1 dozen
42-Plain Cookies, by girl under 12 ,years, 1
dozen
43-Tea Biscuits, Y2 dozen
44-Layer Cake, light
45-Layer Cake, dark
46-Box containing school lunch for one
47-1 pint jar Mixed Pickles
48-1 pint jar Pickled Beets
49-1 pint jar Canned Raspberries
SEWING AND NEEDLEWORK
Class 50-Hemmed Dish Towel, by girl under 10
years
51-Slipover Apron, Gingham, with straps at,
back and binding at neck, 4th class
52-Hand made Towel, hemstitched with em-
broidered initial.
53-Hand embroidered centre piece
54-Crocheting with cotton
55-Knitting
56-Darning with wool
57-Patching on an old garment
NATURE STUDY (Collection)
Class 58-Collection of snapshots of nature, mounted
59-Collection of varieties of apples, each
variety named, not more than 25 varieties
60-Collection of drawings of common birds,
made by pupil
61-25 native woods
NOTE -All collections must be neatly mounted
and named. Collections of woods must be 4 inches
long and one half or more inches thick and cut to
show bark and grain of wood.
WRITING AND DRAWING
Class 62-Writing, 4th class, "To The Dandelion"
page 300
63-Writing, 3rd class, "In the Elder Days of
Art", page 70
64-Writing, 2nd class, "If Men cared less
for Wealth and Fame", page 214
65-Writing, 1st class, "There are no Fairy
Folk" page 75 (in pencil)
�> 66-Crayon Drawing of a Flower, 1st Class
�> 67-Illustration of a season or holiday, 2nd
class
68-Pen and Ink Drawing, 3rd class
69-Water Color Drawing, 4th class
NOTE -All work in classes 62 to 69 must be
clone at school and certified by teacher.
MANUAL TRAINING
Class 70-Pair Book Ends
71-Towel Holder, Roller Type. (Pupils over
12 years of age)
72-Self-feeding grit hopper for poultry, full
size, 3 compartments
POULTRY
Class 73-Barred Plymouth Rock, cockerel
74-Barred Plymouth Rock, Pullet
75-Barred Plymouth Rock, cockerel and two
pullets from home flock
76-White Leghorn Cockerel and two pullets
from home flock
NOTE -Separate birds will be required for each
entry of poultry. Wire coops for exhibiting will be
supplied.
Class 77-Pair Rabbits
78-Pair Pigeons
LIVE STOCK
Class 79-Beef calf heifer
80-Beef calf, steer
81-Lamb ewe or wether, short wool
82-Lamb ewe or wether, long wool
Live stock must be born after January 1st, 1926,
and must be property of pupils' home. Training and
grooming will in all cases be taken into consideration
when awarding prizes.
CONTESTS
Class 83-Public speaking for boys, 3 minute speech
84-Public speaking for girls, 3 minute speech
85-Inter-school button sewing contest, open
to teams of three girls from a school, each girl
to sew on two buttons. Judged on basis of work-
manship and speed. Contestants provide white
thread aid needles.
86-Inter-school Live Stock Judging contest.
open to teams of three boys from a school. Con-
testants will judge one class of beef calves and
one of short wool lambs, and mark placings on
cards furnished.
SPECIAL CLASSES
(These classes will not be considered when award-
ing the Shield.) Competition will be on a whole
school basis, not single rooms.
Class 1. Parade and Physical Drill
All schools will line up in order of School Sec-
tion Number at 1 p. in., and parade twice around
grounds led by School Fair Director carrying school
flag or banner. They will then line up and cacti in
turn will have a chance to sing a song or give school
Yell after which the Strathcona Exercises wiil be
gone through. These will consist of five exercises
each given three times.
The parade and drill will be judged together.
The object of the parade is to show the parenes and
other spectators the number of children in School
Fair work and the drill, of course, is distinctly
beneficial to the children as well as being interesting
to spectators.
Elaborate decorating and fancy dressing (which
is costly) is not desired, although simple methods
of school identification are quite in order. It is
not desirable that fnuch school time be used in
preparing for the parade and drill. Fifteen minutes
per day is suggested as a reasonable time.
The parade and drill will be judged on the fol-
lowing basis: —
Marching 15
Arrangement 5
Singing or school yell 10
Attendance 10
Discipline and precision and effort 60
Class 2—SCHOOL ART EXHIBIT
To consist of 4 specimens of Art. One each
done by 4 pupils of a school and all mounted on single
piece of cardboard. May be water color, free hand
or crayon.
Class 3. SCHOOL WRITING EXHIBIT
To consist of 4 specimens of Writing. One done
by pupil of each of the four classes. 8 lines each.
HOME GARDEN EXHIBIT
Open only to those who received Home Garden
Seeds from the Department. To consist of three
specimens each of ten vegetables from the Home
Garden.
Prizes: 50c, 40c, 30c, and ribbons
THE CHAMPIONSHIP SILVEW"SHIELD
This trophy will be awarded to the school win-
ning the greatest number of points per pupil on the
roll, shield to be won three times before becoming
permanent property of the winner. This Shield was
won in 1923 by S. S. 10, Pickering, and in 1924 by
S. S. No. 5, Pickering and in 1925 by S. S. No. 10,
Pickering.
COUNTY COUNCIL SILVER MEDAL
For Champion Exhibitor
The Ontario County Council has donated a
suitably engraved Silver Medal to be awarded to the
individual exhibitor who wins the greatest number
of points at the Fair. Previous winners not eligible.
CERTIFICATE OF HONOR
A certificate of honor will be awarded to the
pupil in each school winning the highest number
of points at the School Fair.
TRIP
A free trip to Toronto to the boy and girl win-
ning the highest number of points in the School
Fair. Previous winners not eligible. First prize,
6 points; second, 5 points; third, 4 points; fourth,
3 points; fifth, 2 points; sixth, 1 point.
PROGRAM FOR THE DAY
Until 10.15 A. M. Exhibits in place
10.30 A. M. Judging commences in the tent
or hall
11-12 Contests, sewing and judging
Noon —Lunch
1.15 P. M. Program of races, etc.
2.30 P. M. Tent open for inspection of exhibits
4.00 P. M. Payment of prize money
4.15 P. M. Removal of exhibits
RULES
1. No entry fee will be charged for any exhibit.
2. All exhibits must be the property or work of
the exhbitor and must be certified to in case of
dispute, by parent, guardian or teacher.
3. No pupil may make more than one entry in
any one class.
4. Exhibits in classes 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13, 15,
17, 19, 21, 22, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 73, 74, must
be from seeds or eggs received from the De-
partment of Agriculture in the spring of 1925.
5. Exhibits in classes 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16,
18, 20, 23, 24, 25, 75, 76, 79, to 82 inclusive, must
be from home garden or farm and must be work of
V exhibitor.
(f 6. Exhibits in classes 26 to 31 inclusive, 38, 39,
77 to 78 inclusive, may be obtained from any source,
the object being to teach the pupil how to select.
Actual selection to be done by pupil.
7. Exhibits of previous years must not be entered
again for competition.
8. Competition for the shield will be on a one -
room basis. That is, each room in a school of two
or more rooms will be considered as a separate unit
in so far as School Fair work is concerned.
9. The number of entries, as far as possible, must
be made to the School Fair Director, who will then
advise W. M. Croskery, Department of Agriculture,
Uxbridge, of total number of entry tickets needed,
at least one week before the Fair.
10. All exhibits must be in place by 10.15 a. in.
and left until 4.15 p. in.
11. Pupils shall mean boys and girls who have
attended Public School at least six weeks since Jan-
uary 1st, 1926, or who are attending Public School
at the time of the Fair.
12. Any person found guilty of wilfully breaking
the rules of the Fair shall not receive a prize and
will be barred from exhibiting for one ,year.
13. All exhibits are at the owners' risk, but will
be protected as far as possible by the Fair Manage-
ment.
APPRECIATION
The School Fair Association wishes to thank altr'
those who have in any way contributed to the suc-
cess of the Fair.