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Exhibitions of Products. 



Fairs. — This has not been a favorable year for children's 

 exhibitions. Some were omitted on account of the prevalence 

 of infantile paralysis. Nevertheless, most of the societies under 

 the authority of the State Board of Agriculture carried on the 

 Children's and Youths' Department as in past years. 



Local Exhibitions. — In addition to the regularly organized 

 societies, nearly sixty local exhibitions were held in various 

 parts of the State. Some of these were under the auspices of 

 the local grange, some under the school, some under the board 

 of trade or other volunteer organizations. From the incom- 

 plete data at hand it appears that 6,259 young people ex- 

 hibited products of the garden and home. The total number 

 of articles displayed was 12,523. The total amount of money 

 paid to the exhibitors in premiums and other awards amounted 

 to $1,606.11. This manifestation of local interest is a good sign; 

 it is of a piece with the growing tendency to employ paid super- 

 vision during the summer. Both are important factors in the 

 administration of the work and should be encouraged and more 

 fully developed. 



Prize Winners of 1915. 

 It is impossible to check up all the records and award the 

 prizes before the date set for filing this report. Hence, the 

 awards made, if reported, must be inserted in the report fol- 

 lowing the year in which the work was done. The following 

 is a list of winners in the various clubs in 1915: — 



Home Economics Club. 

 First Prize. Effie Gaboon, Harwich. 

 Second Prize. Marion Anthony, Framingham Normal School. 



Dorothy Rhoades, Worcester Normal School. 

 Third Prize. Kenneth Ljoich, Lowell. 



Gladys Bro^vTi, Wellesley. 



Anka Doycheff, Campello. 



Dorothy Hirst, Fairhaven. 



Marion Hurlburt, Orange. 



Ruth Loud, North Abington. 



Mildred Martin, Ashfield. 



Dorothy Miles, Holden. 



Ethel Miller, Williamsburg. 



Gertrude Peterson, Orange. 



