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N 1 • • ^ V • 1 • • - * ' 9 \ 1 • i « * • 1 1 k • f • t t < ' 4 * \ ' ' * \ i _ Your School and The Fall Fair The School Fair Price, 35 cents THE BDVCATIOHAL PVBLISHIRO COMPANT Limited M SHXTTER STREET, TORONTO PREFACE I There are certain well-established community activites which every school will do well to aid, aud para- mount among these are the Fall Fair and the School Fair. There are msny ways in which even one school may be of assistance here, though if you can persuade other scliools in the district to join with you the result is proportionately greater. This little booklet is designed to help those schools that want to have 8omethin|; interesting and unusual in the way of a school exhibition. No doubt there are many other ways in which the teacher and the pupils may aid the Fall or School Fair, and these will occur more readily to the individual teacher, who understand best the needs and interests of his dis- trict. The thing is to decide what you can do best, what will be of greatest value, and of most supreme interest, then confer with the directors of the Fair and see what arrangements they will make for you. And, even if you are the only school to evince such an interest, do not be discouraged. Go ahead with your plans. Your section will be proud of you and next year some of the timid ones will be more than eager to follow your lead. The contents of this little book includes: ■* School YeUs and Slogans. A Chapter on Banners, Badges and Costumes. Three new Marches (easily learned). Six n«w Platform Exercises — planned to include the whole school. , Suggestions for School Songs. A Chapter on School Displays and Exhibits. Plans for Exhibition of Pets and Grand Parade. 4 ^t \ (I \ YOUR SCHOOL AND THE FALL FAIR SCHOOL YELLS AND SLOGANS Some of these yells are. necessarily, written for in- dividual schools. Studv them and see into which th.- name of youi' own sci.oct will fit best. It is well to u»» the school name in a veil where possible. Rah! RahfRipperty-Ree! RahlRah! Atherley! Whose school? . Our school ! Ath-er-ieyl! Hi!0!?it-r.-a! Hi! /olHo: Fairmcufit! F^.%T.ic'tjr.U to!m:Ci Fairrocuo'^'s or^ .^hocl, Now \ >u know 1 Yo! Ho!! Kio Caro ! gilto Claro ! Section Seven (or Township Proton Township Grey, Section Four) Come along — calling Ding-dong! hoddeling. Gilto CL afKioMe! Yo! ho! Here we go! Section Twenty-two (or Twenty-four) Hear us spell! You can tell Who! Whoo! Whoo! (or Who we are!) Two! Two! E! U! P! H! R! A! S! I! A! (or2!4!P!E!R!T!H!) Ripperty Re! Ripperty Re! Kalimacobon Yah! (Wnte the name of the school twice, three or low times as suits the meter.) » » Rah! Rah! Rah! \^(^i.m Row-dee! dee-do-dtel Zi-do-zee! Rub-a-dee-dee! mh-a-dee-dee! Hurrah! Hip, Hurrah! Doray! deray! Leelo! doo dum! I>oray! deray! loolo me! Yam-kee-zo ! vam-kee-KO ! Zip-kee-txjf Tam-kee-zam! The best schcwl! The first school! Three cheers and a tiger For School ! (or For Section Sixteen) Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! •Hiy! Hip! Hursah! Oh! look! Oh! say! Sul-livan Town-ship — Count-y Grey! School Sec-tion .Num-be»- Twelve! Hip! Hip! Hoo-ray! HOO-RAY! Wire! Briar! Limber-lock! > Knick! Knack! Knick-a- knock ! Zip! Boom! BROOKLYN! (any name). Who — are — we? _ Can't — you — see! Hear — us — yell That— will— tell TRENT! (any name) TRENT!! TRENT!!! Who! Who! Who! Who! School Section Number Two! Fee! Fie! Foe! Fon! ...Penelon! Fenelon! Rip-rap! Biff-Bang! Zip! Boom!— ISLAY! 6 A Pair Day for Fun! Girls make Women f Boys make Men! Watch us grow!! All work And no play Makes lack A dull bovl Wisdom's ways are pleasant ways. The Maple Leaf Forever! Good schools make good citizens. Three cheers for the Red, White and Blue. A great long HIP! A little short ZIP! A great big loud.HURRAY! Hip! Hip! Hip! Hip! ^ Zip! Zip! ZiplZip! Hip! Zip! Hip! Zip! HURJiAY! ^ Yah! Rah! Mullamaroo! Ricky-tavy, Ricky-tavy, Ricky-tavy-davy-doc \ Yow! Wow! Wow! Here we come! Watch our school Make things hum! Yow-Wow! Wow-Wow!! Wow!'! A. B. C. the AlphAty^tl I, 2, 3, for numl/cri! When our schooU around you get No time left for clumbers. Wake up' Hurrah! Sht^Le up! Hurrah! And cheer for Bartonville. (Olney School) (Section Four) Hip! Hitj! Hurrah! II. BANNERS, BADGES AND COSTUMES The jwrade of school-children is featured in many of the Agricultura) Fairs with great success. Usually each school marches vhh its own flags, banners, etc., and often each is *n an axtistic and distinct* i uniform. School colours help to make these distinctive, and if the school has no colours, now would be a good time to atiopt them — they are cartainly a fine thing in estab- lishmg esprit de corps. The school name should have a prominent place. It is most often displayed on a flag-banner or pennant. If the school has colours a flag may be made of sinps of cotton, silk or wide ribbon in those two or th ee shades with the name painted or stendiled on in black or a contrasting colour, or it could be made of material of cne colour with the school colouis in nanow strips on the lower right h^nd conier or floating as narrow pen- nants above the flag. If a penant is Used it woula be in one colour with the lettering in a widely contrasting shade. A banner would be 4fic1a.de just as a flag but is fastened to a cross-piece and carried with a staff on either side. Because in this way it is held stiff and straight, it is possible to do the printing on coloured mounting paper which is then fastened to whatever material makes, the foundation of the banner, leaving a wide margin on all sides — the one at the bott'jm being slightly wider thac^ 8 y uiTO— «mi tmt mjiy be made from »i«mvy Dmst^b^STiZ n.V^u in the p&radc. ^ more unusual wav ia S> l^L fTl ^^^. SS o^t" SSbf tee^SHiSS^^ pupils. (;hildr..n niarcWr^de C J^J^.-vTli'"'' quite o X^JJe, t to-have"X^e UtL^on^f Cd «o,.nd^^h child's arm so that thfni^^niSria'Th' sfHSf ?-^^ -^^^^^^^ - —' ^^^i^-Tg' titn,e*of tttti>r 'Z^:uy plaS of Se dicl. «°V; •°'^' ^P^ .""^^ ^ "^ in mate oi tne arcle, as, for instance, a trianele nr shipW Wherever there are school .x.lours the.- w3 oio^ be used a^d would make a still further^twitTT^' oo^hl/'''?f^'''°"''',,^ ^ '^^'■'y "nif°™ in dress as possible. It IS usually not difficuIF to have the hnw« dSJs and '^nr^K?"** ^'"^ ^•^rts and uTe gWs ^?k 1^T^Ja-7- .- ^' *'"'' ***^' •'' amusing and in addition may call attention to the school name or number. A few costumes are suggested: — Highland Costume — The plaid can be bought in a cheap material and sateen used for the black. / Indian Costume — Girls— in long straight dresses to the knee, fringed at the side to the height of the waist and trimmed around the bottom with bands of bright materia! m several colours. Sham embroidery or beads in the same bright colours on the upper part of the dress (khaki cotton may be used for the effect, of deer-skin, or even brown paper). Leggings fringed au the side— the hair done in two long braids and a band around the head with feathers in front. Boys— Straight shirts over long fringed trousers. Head-dress the same. They may carry bows and arrows. In a march the children should wear ordinary shoes, but on a "float" or in a drill they could use moccasms. Fancy Costume with School Number— % Girls— Straight kimona dresses of yellow crepe paper with narrow one-inch strips of black paper or ribbon falling from the shoulders, both back and front, to lour inches above the hem. The number of the school cut from pasteboard and coloured black, hangs from each of * these {Strips. The numbers should be about two and a half inches in height. Tall round pointed caps with the number in black on the left side. Boys — Black crepe paper smocks and caps with the ribbons and number in yellow. This costume could be used with any school colours. Balloon Costume — Boys and girls wear crepe paper balloons in a variety of brilliant colours. The paper s very full and is fas- tened at the top over a wire hoop jus /large enough to go over the head that rests on the shoulders, and at the bottom to a hoop that falls just below the knees. This 10 last large enough to give ample room to step. At the waist the paper is fastened to a hoop large enough to give the round effect of the balloon. The two lower hoops hang from the shoulders by tapes that are slightly « shorter than the paper, giving it a chance to puff to the balloon shape. Fancy Costume — Girls— Dresses of pale green crepe paper— the lower part cut from about the hips in long slightly rounded points, and worn over any plain white dress or slip. Jbjach pair of girls represent some different vegetable, ihe hrst, for instance, might have carrots. The carrots are cut from paper of ths^t colour (or if thao is not available they may be coloured with paint or crayon) and one pasted on each point of the dress, and another in front directly below the round neck. The hats or caps are made of green paper with a carrot pasted directly in front. Pars- nips, melons, pumpkins, onions, etc., all make pretty decorations. Boys— Dress as uniformly as possible and wear collars • i^^'^een crepe paper about four inches wide, circular m the back and with long straps fallmg in the front to nearly knee length. In the end of each of these a cut out vegetable is pasted and oi. the front of the green paper hat or cap. ^ Cowboy Costume — .9!.^^^T^^^^* ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ leggings; soft shirt open at the throat with bright knotted handkerchief. Wide bnmmed hats turned up like sombreros. Carry quirts or coiled ropes. Boys— The same, with riding breeches in place of the skirts. Dutch Costume — Girls— Dress of a deep bright blue made with very full skirt— straight tight waist and eithei- a long or elbow length sleeve. A very full apron of white or any bright contrastmg colour, tied at the waist; a white neckerchief reaching to the waist and a white cap made like a hood, pointed slightly ut the crown and with points that roll back from the face at the ears. 11 S Bovs— Long very full trousers that gather m just above the b^ts. short jacket belted in at the waist; rather high hat with flat crown and narrow nm turned up close about the crown. 'The trousers shouM be the same blue as the girls' dresses, and the Jackets may be thTsame, or else the colour of the girls' aprons if they are not white. If on a ''float," the children could wear clogs made from pasteboard, but if marching, their ordinary shoes. Costume Suggesting the School Name — Where the name of the village or town has some mean- ing that can be suggested in the dress, the costume seems especially appropriate. With f.^^^, ^ "f^^pow.^ * Rowan, for ins- nee, a conventional cluster of Rowan (Mountain ash, rries with their leaves ^o^f the left over the head so that the ribbon is held perpendicularly at right side. On three, return to horizontal position above the head; on four, carry left arm down to side and right arm above head, thus bringing ribbon to perpendicular position at left side. Repeat (eight measures in all). 4. On one, bring ribbon back, to horizontal position above the head and bend at the waist to right. On two, recover erect position. Repeat (eight measures in all). Be careful to keep the arms in the same position tiirof gh- out, with relation to the body. 18 6. On one, keeping the ribbons horizontal and straight carry the right hand forward and the left back, so that the ribbons are stretched in a straight horizontal line ^"^J^°"*^ *° ^^^^' ^ ^^*^' return to starting position. On three, carry the left hand forward and the right hand -back. On four return to position. Repeat (eight mea- sures in all). 6. On one, toss ribbon lightly over the head, loop hanging back of shoulders, finger-tips on shoulders, and ends of ribbon hanging down in front. Elbows lifted laterally to shoulder level. 7. On one, carry ribbon over the head with left hand (nght hand renu.ining on shoulder), and bring left hand to waist at left side. The ribbon now hangs m diagonal loop from right shoulder to left side of waist. Hold pose to end of fourth measure. 1 ?'P^ ^^^' hnng right hand to waist at right side, and left hand to left shoulder. Hold through four measures. 9. One one, bring left hand to waist at left side, step back on right foot, head a little bit back and to. the right. 10. Raise ribbon above head and step diagonally for- ward on right foot, bending right knee, and locking up. Keep left knee straight. Take pose on one, and hold through fourth count. Then sway back on left foot, bending the left knee and straightening the right, arms still above head. Count one as this change is made, and hold pose to end of third count. On the fourth count bring the arms down in front, draw the right foot back to the left, and face forward with the weight on the right foot. Repeat, stepping diagonally forward to the left (sixteen measures m all). With the ribbons in same position as on entrance, break into fours at centre of lines, face left and right and march, left fours down left of stage and right fours down right of stage, second and third ranks falling in behind the preceding rank. Meet at back of stage and come to front in single file. Circle the stage once. Then form spiral thus: From the centre front of stage the leader leads the company in a large circular curve (the central point of which is the centre of the stage) to form the outside thread of the spiral. Each succeeding thread or line of the spiral is a much smaller curve until 19 the central point is reached. As the !in« ^^"^f mam the hands higher above the head until when the fimre is complete ^ B > ''^ •-«»'* "'■■'-■ Ltot to theech- oe« r -^ -iug! Hirds on the spray join our glad I»y, i:|S=:z): rqc-{ — ~ri — L— i ^ — ^ ^^^^^^^mm^^m MinRlo their notes with our flinging. SwinfilSwInp;! Swing! Npveranqte of * 1 _^___l_ J ^-J i_4- -^ I r r I •nr - row! H op py ara w», mo r- ry >n* lfr«>fit iWn-wh •!! c»r# tillki - mor«row|8wn)gl fB»j dim #• r.C. Swi i^CO. 8 ML* ^^^ ^j£^,' *'^'^ 3 V. SONO SUGGESTIONS In choosing songs for the Fair it is well to keep to diortises that nave been sung in the school and are f;itni 'ar to the children ratlier than a more ambitious choice of new or more difllcult songs, for even if these seem perfect in rehearwUs they arc apt to fail in the excitement of the final e^'ent. The words of popular songs that the children know can sometimes be. changed to suit the occasion. "Oh! Canada." "The Maple Leaf Forever," "The Red. White and Blue," ana otner well known patriotic songs are always well received, and Darky melodies are pretty and simple for the children to learn. The following makes a good marching song: — i 9 MARCHING ON By John Fox (These words may be adapted to almost any two-four time which the pupils are familiar. Flags should be car- ried and waved while the last verse is sung.) Ready, readv, pass the word along, Sweetly, sweetly, sounds our marching song. Marching on, on, on, Marching on, on, on, Marching on, on, on. Marching on. Brightly, brightly, smiling every face, Lightly, lightly; be our marching pace. Marching on, on, on, etc. Proudly, proudly, like the soldier true, Moving, moving, flags red, white, and blue. Marching on, on, on, etc. Other good marching vsongs which are well known :o all are "John Brown's Body,'^" Marching Thro' Georgia," "There's a Long Long Trail," "It'c a long V^ay to Tip- perary." The words of any good marching song may DC changed to make a suitable marching song for children, as, for instance: — 36 The sua tlunes bright on Rocklyn Pair As we go mw — Marchinf?- through the Fair Ground Singing us we go. As indicated in lir.e» d Mid 6 any scfwol name may be tuppUcd which suits the rhythm, or the fifth and axth line may read — "Just what school we come from See our banners show", or "We are from a fine school As our banners show." Vf. FLOATS Some fairs have arranged for "floats," gaily decorated trucks, motors or wagons, in which the children ride; and this gives more opportunitv for originality in effect, and is less wearioome to little feet. Besides, as the float comes from the dislrict, it insures that all children reach the grounds in time for the parade. The floats are trimmed with flowers, flags, bunting, garlands, br-anches of trees or whatever material is at hand. Any costume that would be suitable for a march may be wortt for the float. By arranging the pupils in two rows .n the centre standing back to back, the next row on each side sitting on chairs and th^ last rows on low benches, all the costumes can be seen. Sometimes floats are arranged to represent some special thing. A very attractive parade was made up of five floats . On the first the children were dressed as Indians— both boys and girls in long leather (paper) tunics with trimming of coloured beads— the boys wore long fringed trousers and the girls short skirts fringed at the side and fnnged a7 leather leggings. All wore moccasins. They carried a brnner with the legend— "We were the first school children in Township. Our school was all out- doors." On the second float the girls wore Puritan or Priscilla costume — dark dresses with plain tight waists and long, full skirts, white aprons tied at the waist, large white neckerchiefs and white cap^', . nd t^e boys, knee breeches so" are-buckled low shoes and broad brimmed hats. On tJi'ir banner were the words— "We are the pioneei *^ 'iool Children. Our school was a log house." On the next ixoat the girls wore dresses with very full skirts, tight waists with low round necks, very short sleeves and pantalettes. Their hair was done in braids and fastened with a ribbon. The boys wore long rather full trousers. Their banner read — "We went to school with your grandmother. Our teacher boarded 'round." On the next float the girls wore plain dark dresses with long sleeves, white pinafores with wide "strings" from the side seam that tied in big bows at the back, wide white lace collars, strings of beads tied close about their necks with coloured ribbons, and wore their hair long in curls, if possible, and fastened with a ribbon band about one inch wide that went around their heads and tied in a bow on top. The boys wore ti^ it knee trousers. Their banner read— "We are the school children of the last generation. We had the first brick school house." On the last float the children wore present day clothes — the girls with bobbed hair and straight shortsleeved dresses. Their banner carried the legend — "We are the school children of to-day. This is our school-house." A picture of the School was fastened to the banner below the lettering. A small school with only one float might have the children representing school books — grammar, arithmetic, spelling, etc. — large pieces of pasteboard hung by straps over the shoulders will give the effect of - book-covers — the titles and any other printing being put on with crayon. The largest boy should be chosen to represent the school register — the printing on the cover of this giving an opportunity to djisplay the school name. This may even be carried farther and the whole school equipment represented, A small fat child might be encased in a 38 cylinder of black pasteboard with a white printed ink lable — his neck and head will sufficiently suggest the top of the bottb and a very long feather, made from a number of feathers fastened to a wire, can be fastened to the cap to suggest a pen. And so on with pencils, pencil-boxes, school bags, etc. A load uf vegetables for the Fair makes a gay looking and interesting float. Each child is dressed to represent a vegetable. The costumes are made of crepe paper and the shape achieved by either ^.iring or stuffing. For vegetables like a carrot, parsnip or long beet the dress is wired at the top (shoulders) with a faMy large circle and gathered ir quite tight about the anWes. For round vegetables like turnips and pumpkins the costume is made like the balloon dress described under " Costumes." the potato shape will be got most easily by gathering the paper in at neck and ankles and leaving it long enough to stuff to the right shape. The potato eyes can be suggested with a black crayon. Branches of balsam, pine or spruce will provide the necessary green among the vegetables. The same idea may be carried out with the girls dressed as flowers and the boys as vegetables. A particularly Eretty costume is an Easter or orange lily. The petals egin at the neck and widen out to the hem of the skirt — three inner petals and three outside overlapping. Where the petals round at the bottom a yellow band shows to suggest the vellow stamens and the costume is completed with a little green cap. In the orange lily the petals are orange and the band at the bottom, brown. Jack-in- the-pulpit can be made with stiff brown paper, the purple stripes being painted on with show card colour. For flowers like the blue Chicory, Ox-eyed daisy or Brown- eyed Susan use a waist of bright yellow to suggest the centre — brovm in the case of the last flower — and a very tight skirt of green. Over this green skirt have an over skirt made up of long narrow wired petals the colour of the flower. Turn these petals so those at the back sit straight up, the ones at the side horizontal and those in front straight down, so that all together they make a circle about the yellow centre. Choose small children for this type of flower as they take up a great deal of room. 39 ^ In a parade that the children themselves will greatly like, an immense shoe occupies the centre of the float (or the cetitre of the first float if there is more than one). "The Old Woman who lived in a shoe" stands in this and the other Mother Goose characters are grouped about it — Little Miss Muffet, Bo-Peep, Boy Blue, Little Tom Homer and so on. The costumes can be easily copied from any "Mother Goose" \y ^k. A float of toys is sure to be very amusing. Most of the costumes can be made from crepe paper, but ravelled yam will make a wonderful French poodle and gray flannel seems to be the ideal costume for an elephant. A nigger doll, a wax doll, and a Teddy Bear are all quite easy to manage, but even such an inanimate thing as a top is not too hard to do, and if there is room enough it will add to the fun to spin it now and then. VIL SCHOOL DISPLAYS AND EXHIBITS The Directors of any Fall Fair are always on the look-out for new and interesting features, and if they could count on the co-operation of the teachers, would be more than ready to arrange for any such competition as the teachers might suggest. Look first at what your school may produce in the way of exhibits. If you have a school ga^-cl an, ^r if your pupils have home gardens, you may have some good entries in the line of vegetables, fruits or flowers or even grain. These may be entered in their different classes, or they may be gathered together into one School Exhibit, plac- arded neatly with the name of the scliool, and if from in- dividual gardens, each exhibit bearing also the name of the grower. In this latter case the exhibit will not com- pete for a pnze unless other schools also are showing and a prize is offered. If fruit and vegetables are not shown separately group them for the colour effect, using if possible a plentiful supply of parsley to give the contrast of its darker colouring. If sewing or manual training have been done in the school, the product of this work might also be shown. Small flat pieces of sewing are 40 better basted on a heavy sheet of paper, the ordinary Bristol board being a very good weight to use. Drawing or coiour V/ork, writing and maps all make good exhibits. They should be done carefully on heavy paper with good margins so that they can be pinned to the "wall. If the walls are light in colour a good effect is obtained bv mounting on a paper of some dark neutral colour, such as brown, gray or black, leaving a margin of ^ in. to % in. showing beyond the white paper. Collections of butterflies, native woods or seeds niake interesting ex- hibits, also charts of the birds or wild flowers of the district. If the schools have specialized along any line of agricul- tural or household interest, demonstrations may be given. For instance, one country school demonstrated the use of a Babcock Milk-tester at their nearest "^all Fair; and were afterwards requested to do the same thing at two other fairs in their county. Another school demonstrated the grading a^d packing of apples; stiil another the making of butter; and still another the application of r'irst Aid for bums, cuts, drowningi etc. No part of the fair seemed more popular than these demonstration \ and rightly managed, they are not only interesting but im- mensely suggestive. .. < . ^ If it is possible for you to choose the location of your exhibit secure wall space with a table directly below, and in a good light. Avoid a comer, as both walls will not be equally well lighted and directly in the comer ^both will be in shadow. In hanging maps or colour work remember that colours hung close together will effect each other and must necessarily harmonize. If you are not competing with other sctiools you will be surpnsed at the interest you can create by securing a tent or booth for the school exhibit and adding to the rest of your display any phQtographs that ron can procure of former trustees, teachers and classes, going back to the earnest days of the school if possible. School registers or business letters relating to the school of this early period will be interesting too- -in fact, anything that has to do with the early school history. All placards used with school exhibits should be at- tractively printed so that they will add to the good effect 41 • m of the display. Bristol board is the best paper to use, as it has a smooth surface and sufficient stiffness. The ink should be a good India ink, Higgins' waterproof drawing ink being very satisfactory. The lettering should not be intricate— the plain Roman letters are the best to use, and since much of their beauty depends on the perfect c'-cle of the round letters it is a good plar to decide their size by some coin such as a five, ten, or twenty-five cent piece, as the children find it difficult to use a compass for so small a measure. Vlll. EXHIBITION OP PETS AND GRAND PARADE • A little public school in New York State put through a very interesting exhibition last year and a parade which they were k.ter asked to repeat at their county fair. Of course, they had ^ome unusual material, but when one reflects how interesting a cat or dog show may be, it isn't too discouraging a proposition even with the material commonly on hand in any village or school district. The teacher talked ir over with the boys and girls and they decided that they could put up a not bai showing of pets, and that they would make theV entries oj en to any boy or girl under seventeen (in or outside the sec- tion); that they would advertise well and give good prizes in the hope of getting a number of outsde entries; that animals shown must be the property of the exhib- itors; that ponies and pet sheep might be shown, but that calves or colts shown must be under one year old; that in giving prizes not only the fineness of the anim.al but its docility and training would be considered; that a small admission fee would be charged to cover the cost of prizes, and other necessary expenses. The next thing was to get busy in the section taken up by the exhibition, and trying to get everybody interested. The local papers gave good advance notices.— a domestic circus, trained pets, a grand parade well worth seeing, etc. Boys and girls began hurriedly petting stray "^barn cats and setting traps for squirrels; dogs began to look up, being fed and groomed as never before. 42 It was to be an all day affair, to open at ten o'clock on Saturday morning and to close with the Grand Parade at four in the afternoon. Judging to be done in the morn- ing, except for the trick work which was to come in the afternoon. A miniature "ring" was made on the school campus and rows of benches placed around it to seat the spectators. All dogs were chained to the fence at one side of the yard. They were far enough apart to prevent their fighting with each other. A few of the smaller were in boxes with wire fronts. The owners of the pets were responsible for their "stabhng" and safety. But a vigilance committee worked with the receiving committee to be sure that ropes, chains, etc., were sound and boxes well fastened. Care was taken to place the animals in a position of safety and the vigilance committee mtrolled the grounds all day. The ponies, colts and calves had the other fence, and at the back of the grounds was a collection of miscellaneous pets that proved very ii'' cr- esting. One of the boys had a young fox, and there were two coons and a porcupine. Against the wall of the schoolhouse were the boxes containing the rabbits and guinea pigs, and on the other side the chickens, ducks or geese that had beei) entered. There were four lambs shown and these were in a pen by themselves. One of the boys had brotlght a little pig, and an Italian boy from one of the fruit stores in town had brought a monkey. Inside the school-house, in boxes arranged against the wall, was a great showing of cats, white mice, squirrels and chipmunks and pigeons, and the birds were in cages hanging from ropes which had been stretched across the room near the ceiling. At the last minute a boy who lived ten miles away came driving in with a bear cub, which his uncle had founds, in the woods. There were not very many people except the judges and the exhibitors present in the morning, but afternoon brought a great crowd. The boys had put up a booth, wher^^the older girls sold lemonade, hot coffee, ice cream and sandwiches. In the afternoon the trained pets showed off their stunts, each exhibitor who was entered for this part of the show coming on and putting his pet through its various tricks before the judges. 43 After the judging was over and the prisses awarded, each prize-winner leading up his p 't to have the red ticket affixed amid prolonged applause, the exliibitors formed for their Grand Parade. They iormed up on the road n front of the school, prize winners first, each leading or carrying his or her pet. Each kind of pet marched to- gether — that is, in the same group, colts and ponies to- gether, prize winners leading; then calves; then the lambs; then with enough ^ eak to keep the dogs from frightening their gentle neighbors, tJame the boys and girls leading their dogs; then the cats, mice, poultry, etc. Many of the cats and some poultry were carried in the arms without any box. This looked rather nicer, but the vigilance committee insisted that in this case the pet must be securely fastened with a cord or rope, which was held by its owner, to prevent its getting out of his arms and escaping. But many of the cats and all the mice, birds, etc., were carried in boxes or cages. Then came the mis- cellaneous pets, fox, porcupine, etc. On the whole, tne pets behaved well. Of course, the children marched in very open order. It adds to the pictuiresqueness if the boys* and girls can wear a badge or dress in uniform colours. Boys' suits are much alike, and the girls nearly all will have white dresses. If you are planning to march at the Fair you should be sure to practice with the animals and let only such docile and well trained petR es you can count on, be entered. Cats are more excitable than dogs. At the fair it is likely that each school will march by itself, and I think in marching you might arrange according to size rather than the kind of pet — so long, of course, as the pets will agree with each other. If several schools combined in a parade, you might agree to each send your ten or twelve best. Floats or wagons might be used for each group with children and pets artistically arranged on them. The parade which was described' above marched up through the little village aboufe^half a mile and disbanded, pets and children going gladly home after a wonderful day. The school netted nearly forty dollars after all their expenses were paid. Conditions in rui;:al Ontario do not differ so greatly from those of rural New York. Such an exhibition should succeed in any Canadian school. There is certainly no Question as to its nontilaritv with the rhildrftn. imiiiHiHiiiiMii.iiMiiiiiimMiiiitiiiiiinninuiiiiiiiiiini.iiiiHiiiiiMiiHHiiniiiHiMiiUHuiiiiiMUHHHiii'NiiiMiHuiMttHHtHiiMimiimmiiniiiinii liniiuiiinHiHiHniiiHiiinMiiiMMiiiiiiiiMniiiuiufcaiitiiiiiiHuiHiiiiiMimiiiiitiiiitiiiiiiiHitiiiniunimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiHiiii'itiiHHHiiiiii SiNOOKS versns FOOZLE THE GREAT MATRIMONIAL TRIAL Provides an excellent Entertainment for City, Town, and Village Schools or for large Rural Schools; also for Young Men's Clubs, Young People's Societies, Lodges, Etc. The Story of the GREAT TRIAL Abraham Octavius Snooks, the plaintiff in the case, is a bachelor, forty years old. He is in want of a wife and goes to Thomas Foozle, the proprietor of a matrimonial bureau. Mr. Foozle, after looking over his list, presents the names of five suitable damsels of varying agps. Mr. Snooks spends a day or two visiting the various eligibles, but makes no selection; says the Matrimonial Bureau is a fraud, and that Mr. Foozle's stock-in-trade is no good. Finallv he brings action against Mr. Foozle for the $5.00 paid him for his services m the ca^e. The trial is most interesting aiM laughable. Mr. Snooks goes into the box and relates his interviews with the coy maidens. He tells of each interview. With the various characters in their simple but eccentric cos- tumes, the whole scene is one desig^^ed "to bring down the house." While the humor is continuous and explosive there is nothing in the whole play that is coarse or ob- jectionable. ^ Full directions are given for putting on the trial. The time required is a little less than 90 minutes. If you want an (^vening of good clean fun "Snooks and Foozle" will give it to you. 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