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Pine Mountain Settlement School
\nSeries 16: Celebrations, Special & Annual Events
\nBy Topic: Celebrations<\/h5>\n

1931 COMMUNITY FAIR DAY<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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TAGS:<\/strong>\u00a01931 Community Fair Day ; fairs ; Fair Day ; hog calling ; chicken calling ; sheep calling ; cow calling ; spelling ; song contest ; swimming contest ; dancing ; games ; relays ; awards ; prizes ; garden products ;poultry ; live stock ; cooking ; canned goods ; vegetables ; jams ; jellies ; home products ; flowers ; school exhibits ; booklets ; posters ; Hubert Hadley ; Evelyn K. Wells ; Fair revenues ; swimming contest ;<\/p>\n

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The 1931 Community Fair Day on Saturday, September 26, at Pine Mountain Settlement School, offered prizes for crafts, canned goods, cooking; garden products, poultry, home products, flowers, handcrafts, school exhibits, posters, and booklets.<\/p>\n

One of the more interesting materials related to the 1931 Community Fair Day is a memo from Evelyn K. Wells<\/a>, a member of the Board of Trustees, who responds to confusion regarding the funding of the Fair. She tries to untangle the question posed by the co-sponsors (Harlan County) regarding where any proceeds are to be deposited.<\/p>\n

She notes that:<\/p>\n

My understanding of the money for the Fair is that it has nothing to do with the School. The fair is held at the School because that is a handy place for the community to meet: a school worker has generally handled this only because she has certain facilities which make it easier for her. We do not run the fair for our own advantage; we do not enter the competitions, The local committee, with a school member, handles all the matters. [See image #5]<\/em><\/p>\n

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CONTENTS:\u00a01931 Community Fair Day Program & Memo<\/h3>\n
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  1. \u00a0Broadside of Program at Pine Mountain Settlement School. Pine Mountain Community Day to be held Saturday, September 26, 1931. Morning Program:<\/strong> 1.) A Play 2.) Spelling 3.) Song contest, for school children 4.) Hog calling contest 5.) Chicken calling contest 6.) Sheep calling contest 7.) Cow calling contest. \u00a0Afternoon Program<\/strong>: Awarding of Premiums ; Athletic Program: Horseshoe pitching contest ; Swimming contest ; Dancing.<\/li>\n
  2. [Continuation of program] PREMIUM LIST FOR FAIR DEPT, A — Garden Products ; Department B — Poultry ; Department C –Home Products.<\/li>\n
  3. [Continuation of program] Department D– Canned Goods ; Department E –Cooking<\/li>\n
  4. [Continuation of program] Department F — Flowers ; Department G — School Exhibits (handcrafts, Posters, Booklets, Composition. \u00a0SPECIAL: “No prize awards. Oldest and most rare articles (Book, Cooking vessel, Deer horn, Coverlet, Dish, Firearm, Handiwork, Indian relic, Letter, dated , Newspaper, dated, Plate, Any interesting articles. )<\/li>\n
  5. \u00a0Letter from E.K. Wells to Hubert Hadley<\/a>, Director, \u00a0April 22, 1931, describing the dual responsibility for the Community Fairs and the handling of revenue.
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    GALLERY: 1931 Community Fair Day Program & Memo<\/h3>\n\n\t\t