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HomeMy WebLinkAboutX2023-006-251PRIZE LIST Rural School Fair - TO BE HELD AT RROUC HA3k .- -I Thursday, September 27th,1934 R. A. Hutchison, B. A., W. M. Croskery, B.S.A., Inspector Public Schools Agricultural Representative South Ontario UXBRIDGE, Ontario Hon. T. L. Kennedy, Minister of Agriculture PRIZE LIST NOTE: Classes 1 to 27 inclusive open to any exhibitor; need not necessarily be from School Fair seed but must be from from home farm or grounds. Exhibits must be true to type for the variety and all selecting and preparing done by the exhibitor. POTATOES. ROOTS & VEGETABLES Class 1 Irish Cobblers. 6 quart basket ' 2 Dooleys, 6 quart basket _ 3 Mangels, Giant White Sugar, 3 roots 4 Mangels, any other variety named, 3 roots 5 Turnips, Canadian Gem. (shipping) 3 roots 6 Turnips, any other variety named (feeding), 3 roots �•� 7 Beets, •Detroit Dark Red, 5 specimens 8 Carrots, Chantenay, 5 specimens 9 Parsnips, Hollow Crown, 5 specimens '-10 Onions, Yellow Globe Danvers, 5 specimens 11 Pumpkin, any variety, field, 1 specimen Ila Pumpkin, any variety, pie, 1 specimen GRAIN AND CORN • 12 Wheat, Goose, 1 quart (handpicked) 13 Wheat, any variety, sheaf 3 in in diameter 414 Oats, Alaska, 1 quart (hand picked.) 15 Oats, any variety, sheaf 3 in. ifr diameter - 16 Barley, O.A.C. No. 21, 1 quart (hand picked.) --s17 Sweet Coin, Golden Bantam, 6 ears husked 18 Field Corn, Longfellow, 6 ears husked 19 Field Peas, O.A.C. No. 181, 1 quart (hand picked) FLOWERS "%Q0 Asters, 12 blooms ----,21 Zinnias, 12 blooms -aw*22 Phlox (annual) Dining -room table bouquet 23 Scabiosa, Table bouquet 24 Calendula, Table bouquet ----25 Verbena, Dining room table bouquet 26 Snapdragon, 12 stocks 27 Pinks, 12 sprays, dining -room table bouquet 11 NOTE: Exhibits Classe428 to 3.7 inclusive may be obtained � from any source but must be selected and prepared by exhibitor. '--**'28 Gladioli, 9 spikes --29 Dahlias, 9 blooms ==30 Living room table bouquet (mi\ed flowers) (Exhibits in classes 28, 29 and 30 may be shown in baskets.) FRUIT 31 Northern Spy, 5 apples 32 McIntosh, 5 apples 33 Snow, 5 apples 34 Any Fall Variety, named) 5 apples (other than above named) 4 35 Any Winter Variety (named) 5 apples (other than above named) 6 Pears, any variety (named) 5 specimens. 2"11k,37 Tomatoes, 5 specimens COOKING 38 Second Class and uncler—"Oatmeal Macaroons", six on plate Recipe T. Tablespoon t. Teaspoon 1 egg 118 t. salt '/2 cup sugar 113 t. vanilla 1/z T. (butter 1'/a cusps rolled oats Method —Beat sugar and egg with Dover beater until stiff, add the flavouring, salt and melted butter and fold in the rolled oats. Drop from a teaspoon on buttered sheet and bake in a moderate oven. 39 Third Class —Date Loaf Recipe 1 c. dates 1 T. butter 1 t. baking soda 1 t. vanilla 1 c. boiling water I% cups pastry flour 213 c. brown sugar 1 t. salt 1 egg 1 t. baking.powder Method: Wash and cut dates into small pieces. Add soda and boiling water, mix well; cool a little. Add sugar, beaten egg, butter and vanilla. Add flour sifted with salt and baking powder. Turn into greased baking pan; bake in a slow oven 114 hours. Temp. 275-300 degrees F. 40 Fourth Class —Loaf Cake, plain white icing Recipe 113 cup .butter 1 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 2V2 t. baking powder % t, salt % t. vanilla 1% cups pastry flour '/a cup milk Method —Cream butter, add sugar gradually, add beaten egg yolks. Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with milk. Fold in egg whites and flavourings. Pour into buttered pan and bake in a moderate oven 325 to 350 degrees F. about 45 to 60 minutes. • 41 Open Class —Apple Pie SEWING 42 First Class —Padded holder for pots and pans (hand made) 43 Second Class —Tea Towel, hand -hemmed 44 Third Class —Doll's Quilt, hand made 45 Fourth Class —Hanel Knit Pullover Sweater (size to fit maker) WRITING LIVE STOCK 46 Primer Class —"The Little Bird". Page 109 67 Calf, Beef Type, grade or pure-brod steer or heifer, or 41" First Class —"The Dandelion." Page 111, stanza 1 and 2 pure-bred bull 48 Second Class —"A Gentleman of Ten". Page 104, stan- _ 168 Calf, Dairy Type, grade or pure bred heifer, or pure za& 1 and 2 bred bull 49 Third Class —"The Frost": Page 10a, stanzas 1 and 2 69 Lamb, Ewe or Wether, for market 50 Fourth Class --"Crossing The Bar." Page 38.8 70 Lamb, Ewe or Ram, breeding type 71 Exhibitor showing greatest ability in showing animals ART in any of above classes I 51 Primer Class —Illustrate "Humpty-dumpty Sat on a NOTE: All. Livestock must have been born on or after Jan. Wall' from the Reader. Colored in crayon }st, 1934. Calves must be halter -broken and exhibited by the pupil. 52 First Class —Crayon drawing of a Teddy Bear 53 Second Class —Group of Vegetables, done in crayox CONTESTS 54 Third Class --Spray of Apple. Blossoms, clone in water colors 72 Spelling Match 55 Fourth Class —Health Poster —Illustrating the value of 73 School Chorus of at least 50% of the September milk. (India. ink or water colors.) enrolment (not more than 2 verses-1 verse in Har- 55a Open Class —Product Map. A map of South America: mony and 1 in unison). (Non Coinpetitive). Suitable with pictures of products pasted on the map or around souvenirs awarded to every school taking part. the, outside with arrows pointing to the exact spot 74 Recitations —Junior Third Class and under. Time where the product is produced. limit 3 minutes. NOTE: All entries in Writing and Art must be certified by 75 Public Speaking —Senior Third and Fourth Classes. Time limit 4 minutes. Teacher as being the work of the pupil exhibiting, have Name, 76. Instrumental Solo —Any musical instrument (Har- S. S. No, and Township written on the upper right-hand corner monica, violin, guitar, banjo, accordian, ukulele, etc. and forwarded to the Dept, of Agriculture, Uxbridge, before June 20th not more than 2 entries in each class to be forwarded from NOTE: Class72 74 75 76 to not more than 2 es open pupils a school. from a school. PARADE AND STRATHCONA FARM AND HOME MECHANICS Parade of all Schools once around the grounds in order of 56 Primer and First Classes —Plasticine Model of a Chantenay school section number. Each school to be led by director carrying Carrot or a Dooley Potato school flag with name and number of school section attached. 57 Second and Third Classes —Bread Board, rounded corners, Parade will not be judged but all pupils in all Schools are re - edges bevelled; Size 8"x12", %" to %" thick with 1/a" quired to take part. Decorations will add to,the appearance of the hole bored in the centre of one end, parade but teachers and pupils may use their own judgment in Fourth Class —A Kitchen Cutlery Box, with more than this regard. No vehicles or horses allowed. Strathcona drill to one compartment. b participated in by all schools. Drill in mass formation. NATURE gTUDY PHYSICAL DRILL 59 Second Class and under —Scrap Book of Live Stock, Each school group to be opened out separately after which one Poultry and Pets, including three breeds of each of teacher will give all commands, as follows: (Commands to be used the following, named: heavy Horses, Light Horses, in training pupils, Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Bacon Hogs, Lard Hogs, 1. Heel Raising and Knee Bending. (Hips, firm. Heels, raise, Long Wooled Sheep, Short Wooled Sheep, Poultry and Knees_ bend. Knees stretch. Heels lower. Repeat by number Dogs 1-2-3-4. Hands down.) 60 Third and Fourth Classes —Collection of 20 common 2. Arm and Shoulder Blade Exercises: Arms —bend; arms Weeds, mounted and named forward —stretch. Arms —bend; arms upward —stretch; arms POULTRY bend; arms sideways —stretch; arms —bend; arms downward — stretch. Repeat. 61 Ba ed Rock, Cockerel 3. Lunging outward —right and left (with hips firm.) COM- _ 62 Barr' Rock, Pullet MANDS: Hips —firm; left foot lunge forward —place; recover- 63 . Single Comb White Leghorn, Cockerel place; right foot .lunge outward —place. Recover —place. Repeat. -�.� 64 Single Comb White, Leghorn, Pullet Atten—tion. 65 Feathered Pet —Exhibitors to supply own display box 4. Breathing with arms raising sideways. ( With deep breath - or cage. ing, arms sideways raise. Arms downward —lower. Repeat by "C>6 Furred Pet —Exhibitors to supply own display box numbers 1-2.) or cage 5. Astride Jumping. (Hips firm. Heels raise, Astride jump- ing by numbers, begin 1-2. Heels lower.) 6. Trunk turning (Hips -firm. Trunk to the left -turn. Forward --turn. Trunk to the right -turn. Forward=turn. Re- peat by numbers 1-2-3-4. Hands down.) 7. Deep breathing with arms raising forward and upward, lowering sideways and downward. Commands: With deep breath- ing arms forward and upward -raise. Sideways and downward - lower, Repeat. Stand at --ease; Stand- easy. Following the drill the schools will sing in unison "0 Canada" first verse and chorus, then each school will give their school yell separately, after which the School Chorus and Contests will follow 1. FOR CHAMPION EXHIBITORS rite T. Eaton Co, Ltd„ Toronto, have very generously ofvred three prizes for the three pupils winning the highest number of points at each School Fair. These prizes become the permanent property of the winners. Previous winners of first prizes not eligible for first prize although eligible for 2nd and 3rd prizes. 1st -To the pupil winning the highest number of points at each School Fair, a silver trophy, suitably engraved. 2nd-To the pupil winning the seconu nig•nest number of points at each School Fair a Book entitled "The Life of our Lord" by Charles Dickens. 3rd-'ro the pupil winning the third highest number of points at each School Fair a book entitled "the Rock and the. River" by Ralph Connor, CERTIFICATE OF HONOUR A Certificate of Honour will be awarded by the Ontario Depart. ment of Agriculture to the pupil in each school winning the highest number of points. One copy will be given to the pupil and one copy to the school. PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY 8.30-10.15 a. gym. -Placing of exhibits in charge of School Pair Directors. 10.30-Judging of exhibits commences. 10.30-11.15-Spelling Match and Live Stock Judging 11.15-12.00-Inter-School Softball games. Teams must come equipped ready to play. Noon -Lunch 1.15 p, m.-1.45-Parade and Strathcona Exercises 1.45-3.00 p. m.-School Choous, Contests and Sports 3.00-4.15-Hall open for inspection of exhibits 4.30 p. m.-Payment of prize money to teachers 4.30 p. m-Removal of exhibits SPORTS 1. 2§5 yard dash, boys 7 years and under 2. 25 yard dash, girls 7 years and under S. 50 yard dash, boys 8 years and under 10 years 4. 50 yard dash, girls 8 years, under 10 years 5. 50 yard dash, boys 10 years. under 12 years 6.• 50 yard dash, girls 10 years, under 12 yearS 7. 100 yard dash, boys 12 years and over 8. 100 yard dash, girls 12 years and over 9 100 yard dash, foachers Race 10. 50 yard Girl's three-legged race I1 100 ,yards Boys' three-legged race 12. Boys' Wheelbarrow Race 13. Girls' Shoe Race 14. Standing Broad Jump 15. Running Broad Jump 16. Running, Hop, Step and Jump 17. Balloon Blowing Race (balloons supplied) 18. Inter -School Relay Race, boys, 100 yards 19. Inter -School Relay Race, girls 100 yards 20. Inter -School Tug-of-war RULES I. No entry fee 2. Exhibits entered in classes 38 to 60 must be certified to by parent, guardian or teacher that the work was done by the pupil. All other exhibits must be the property or work of the exhibitor and a certificate will be required in case of dispute. 3. No pupil may make more than one entry in any one class. 4. Exhibits of previous years must not be entered again in com- petition, 5. 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 the total num- ber of entry tickets needed, at least one week before. the Fair. 6. All exhibits must be in place before 10.15 and left until 4.30 7. Competition open to pupils who have attended public school at least six weeks since January 1934. This includes pupils passing the entrance in 1934. 8. Any person found guilty of wilfully breaking the rules of the Fair shall not receive a prize and will be barred from ex- hibiting for one year. 9. All exhibits are at the owner's risk but will be protected as far as possible by the Fair Management. APPRECIATION The School Fair Association wishes to thank all those who have in any way contributed to the success of the Fair. PRIZES Cl ass 1-66 and 72--35c, 30c, 25c, 15c, 10c, 5c. Class 67-71-$1.50, $125, $1.00, 75c, 50c, 25c. Class 73-Suitable Souvenir to each School competing Class 74 and 76-60c, 50c, 40c, 30c, 20c. Class 75-$1.00, 75c, 60c, 50c, 40c. SCHOOL FAIR DIRECTORS S. S. No. 5 Pickering -Arthur He'd-e 6 Pickering -Alma Hamilton 8 Pickering Jr. -Donald McKay 8 Pickering Sr. -Kathleen McKay 9 Pickering -Muriel Clarke 1 10 Pickering -Helen Farley 11 Pickering -Lois Turner j 12 Pickering -John Moore 13 Pickering -Frank McAvoy 4A,, HINTS TO EXHIBITORS 1. Read your Prize List very carefully and see that you know what is called for in each Class. Be on time and have, your exhibits ready so that we may follow out our programme. 2. GRAIN (Sheaf) -Select from crop a larger amount of heads than is really called for. The stock should be the longest, best filled and brightest. Strip off dead leaves and tie tightly in a neat sheaf, having heads and buts even. Do not cut sheaf short, but leave full length of straw. 3. GRAIN -Take a gallon of threshed grain, and spread out on a table and look over carefully. Pith out all broken, green or diseased kernels,',4iaff, vhww or. anydiLt and weed seeds. 4. Potatoes -Do not scrub or ,Vash.. proft number. See that they are of the same size and sha i ediufi- size and free from scab, bruises or diseases` 'of 5, Corn elect proper number +.' hat they are uniforig in size and length, rows is iht and well filled at tip and butt. Remove hus 6. Mangels-Select required nu od 4'lze and all of the same shape and free from dam t jixhibit coarse, rough roots. Trim off tops. 7. Turnips -Table -Select required th, 5 to 0" roots. Trim off tops to 1 inch in leng roots. Feed -May be, considerably larg thness and quality also important. 8. Beets -Select required number of smoo edium-sized LeAs, ??:_ to S incl}es in diameter, as_ dark red as possible. Cut off tops to 1 inch in length. 9. Carrots -Should be of uniform size and shape, free from sunburn. Not too large, but true to type of variety. Cut off tops to 1 inch in length. 10. Onions -Select good sized onions with thin necks. Do not peel, 11. Parsnips -Uniform in size, smooth, straight. Cut off tops. 12. Flowers -When exhibiting flowers for competition, select specimens of good form, with foliage free from blemishes caused by insects or disease. The stem should be long and stiff with large clean foliage. Where a given quantity is called for in the Prize List, there must not be more 6r less than the number called for, the exact number being required in order to qualify. 13. Poultry -Select good type, large -sized birds with plenty of constitution and vigour. 14, Live Stock -Select animals of good type; have them well groomed and trained. �> �3-006-251