Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1914 — Domstic Science Fair at Old High School Building. [ARTICLE]

Domstic Science Fair at Old High School Building.

The 'Domestic Science Fair and Exhibit for the benefit of that department of our schools, will be held in the ofd high school building, Saturday 1 , Dec. 5, afternoon and early evening. The doors will be open at 2:30. The main feature of the fair will be a market where cakes, pies and candies prepared in the domestic science laboratory will be offered for sale. Other features will be a cooking exhibit, which will consist of a contest, a series of cash prizes being offered for best work in this. For best cake, first prize $1; second 50c. For best cookies, first prize $1; second 50c. For best assorted candies, first $1; second 50c. For best biscuits, first $1; second 50c. Entries for the first three will be prepared at home and brought to the exhibit, hut the biscuit contest will take place in the cooking laboratory during the afternoon of the fair. The girls will prepare the biscuits before the judges And onehalf will be counted for method of work and one-half for results. The sewing wq/k done this, year in the department will also be exhibited. -,, Not the least of the interesting features will be the pure food exhibit and sample sale The department has secured samples of 'foods and household products that It can recopimend for use. Samples of these products will be offered for sale at a very small sum each. Lunch will be served to those who desira Menu will be of cafeteria style with oyster stew, salad, cocoa, pies, coffee and icc cream to select from. 'Everyone is cordially invited to attend and so gain a general idea of the progress of the work in this department this year.