Vermilion School of Agriculture - Yearbook (Vermilion, Alberta Canada)

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□ VERMILION SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE □ THE COUNTRY FLOWER GARDEN (Continued from Page 9) as a starter. The plants should finally be placed about a foot apart as they acquire considerable size and the blooms will present a gorgeous appearance in the mixed border or the solid bed. Ten weeks stocks, planted thickly and allowed to remain thick in the border, will delight the eyes of the whole family and will perfume the evening air with a delightful fragrance that will rival the exquisite gardens of the East. A few packets of stocks seed distributed wisely around the house garden will repay their cost a thousand times in interest and contentment. Marigolds, calendulas, old-fashioned mignonette and forget- me-nots with a scattering of portulaca and dainty pansies will complete a beauty spot in the house garden and will entail no great amount of work on the part of the grower. The portulaca will provide a creeping, moss-like carpet, dotted here and there with tiny rose-like blooms while the pansies will perpetuate them¬ selves and will throw out countless blooms that resemble the faces of children, and will gladden the heart of their possessor. Tall, stately hollyhocks are a constant source of joy and if the seeds are planted in the garden about the middle of July, the plants will have attained their maturity by the following spring, the blooms coming out close to the stems for a distance of two and often three feet in length. Hollyhock roots may be secured at a minimum cost from growers everywhere. Other perennials that do well in Alberta and which require little attention once they have become established are the marvelous larkspurs, peonies and columbines. If you have never experienced the joy that comes from the growing of a flower garden, try it out this year; life on the farm will lose much of its sameness when the evenings are spent in the garden where flowers send their fragrant daintiness through the summer air. Huldah Johnson: “The latest dress material, I read, looks as if it is covered with tiny flies ” Evelyn Pearce: “It sounds very gnatty.” PING KEE LAUNDRY Our service is unexcelled for quality and speed. The modern housewife may be saved a great deal of time and labor by making use of a laundry service that is moderate in price and in which guarantee is made that all work must be satis¬ factory. A TRIAL IS SOLICITED +- -f | WE APPRECIATE I | YOUR PATRONAGE— And Always I Hope [ to Merit It. i LONG’S DRUG STORE j Vermilion Phone 203 I MAKE YOUR HOME A PLACE OF “COMFORT and HAPPINESS” i It will fit you for the daily endeavor that brings ! prosperity. We Have a Complete Line of j HOME FURNISHINGS I Always on Display Our Service and Quality Goods j will please you. 1 WARING’S Popular Furniture Store I Vermilion (East of Post Office) Modern Ambulance and Funeral Service I i --—+ [ 45 1

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□ V Eq R M I LI 0 N S C H O 0 L OF AGRICULTURE □ +---+ 1 | Printinq of ; Quality - ★★Particular people, like the Maga¬ zine Staff of the Vermilion School of Agriculture, bring their work to us because they know that the quality and appearance will be the best. Repeat orders prove our work to be satisfactory. ★ ★ We Print the ALBERTA SCHOOL MAGAZINE, TEACHERS’ and STUDENTS’ MANUALS, PRIZE LISTS, MUNICIPAL PRINTING, COMMERCIAL and SOCIETY WORK. ★ ★ THE WESTERN VETERAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, Limited Phone 2255 Edmonton Alberta [ 44 ]

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□ VERMILION SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE r j MASSEY-HARRIS TRACTORS ; Give Power at j Low-Cost-Per-Acre | Being exceptionally easy on gas and oil, MASSEY-HARRIS Tractors are econo¬ mical in operation. They do their work at low cost per acre, lowering production costs and increasing the margin for pro¬ fits. Light, strong, Massey-Harris Tractors are full of pep and power. Write your nearest Branch for Full Particulars 12-20 H.P. — 20-30 H.P. MASSEY-HARRIS CO., LTD. Established 1847 j Winnipeg, Brandon, Regina, Swift Current, Saskatoon, Yorkton, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Monckton The Little Royal The Little Royal, formerly known to V.S.A. students as the “Little International,” and considered by many as one of the outstanding student events of the year, was held rather later than usual during the term, on account of various things which occurred to render it impossible to have the fair in February. Saturday, March 15th, the date finally selected, was clear and j warm, and started the day off to good advantage; a large number of town and district visitors lent a fair-like aspect and the stu¬ dents were out in force to show their handiwork in competition with that of their fellows. The stock show proved a revelation to the spectators, with all exhibitors putting up a good showing. Mr. Peter MacCallum, veteran at the game, had previously been of great assistance in giving instruction regarding some of the tricks of the show-ring, in braiding and generally fitting up the stock. The boys apparent¬ ly absorbed considerable knowledge of the “dolling-up” process and the horses and cattle made a fine appearance in the ring. Mr. S. G. Carlyle, Live Stock Commissioner for the Province of Alberta, acted as judge, and gave some interesting and en¬ lightening information at the close of the placing of awards in each class. The grand championship, representative of the best shown animal taken into the ring, was awarded to Charles Mitchell, of Lloydminster, the chief prize being a splendid stockman’s cane. The reserve championship was awarded to Wesley Plummer, one of the British boys who came to Canada in the spring of 1929 and who has had steady farming experience until returning to V.S.A. in the fall as a two-in-one student. The School Library was given over to the young lady stu¬ dents for their exhibits in Millinery, Breadmaking, Darning, Laundry and Cooking. The work shown rivalled that of previous years in excellence of quality and in the numbers of exhibits. A number of ladies from the town of Vermilion acted as judges and, after due consideration, declared the following as winners: Millinery (First Year) 1st, Netta Stephen; 2nd, Velma An¬ derson. (Second Year) : 1st, Helen Triska; 2nd, Annie Lindsay. Breadmaking: 1st, Helen Triska; 2nd, Alma Roy. Cooking: 1st, Edith Selph; 2nd, Olinda Drozdowich; 3rd, Dorothy Gould. Laundry: 1st, Bertha Arndt; 2nd, Nancy Ewanchuk; 3rd, Anna Andriuk. Darning: 1st, Bertha Arndt; 2nd, Kathleen Mainwaring; 3rd, Emma Prochnau. The prizes in the Millinery section were given through the kindness of Mrs. W. J. Elliott, while the breadmaking awards were made possible through the generosity of Mr. W. R. Wiebe, maker of the well-known Marquis flour, which is manufactured in Vermilion. The prizes for other classes were purchased with money earned by the lady teachers through the sale of ice cream to hungry students. In the boys’ section of the fair were also shown exhibits of Grain, Carpentry and Blacksmithing. More exhibits were shown than previously and the work of the judges was quite heavy. The Rev. H. A. Boyd, pastor of the United Church in Ver¬ milion, and who was formerly a blacksmith, kindly judged the ironwork, awarding the prizes as follows: 1 46 1