Pullman Herald

COUNTRY
BABIES
SHOW CLASS
BETTER
BABIES" CONTEST

Rural Babies Win Grand Championship and Five of Eight First Prizes---Mothers Take Prizewinners to Spokane Fair Contest.

Returns from the "Better Babies" contest being conducted in connection with the Interstate Fair at Spokane show the Pullman entrants well toward the head of the list, with Wayne Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Davis, leading the list with a perfect score, which entitles him to a second examination, along with the five or six other perfect babies who were found in the list of nearly 1500 entrants, to pick the best baby in the entire list. The scores of Pullman babies so far examined at the Spokane contest, with their ages in months, are as follows:

Wayne Davis, 6 ..... ..100
Louis Christian, Jr., 8. .. 99
Byron Turk, 31........ 98 1/2
Anna Ellis, 30 . . . . . . . . 98 1/2
Beryl Snyder, 13....... 98
Wesley Dow, 33. . . . . . . . 97 1/2
Wesley Ellis, 13....... 97
Anah Kreager, 11..... 96
Janie Flock, 40........ 95
Vernon Dow, 19. ...... 94 1/2
Marvin Glover, 36. . . . .. 92

It has been a long time since anything has transpired in Pullman which aroused as much interest as the "Better Babies" contest held last Friday and Saturday. The large number of babies exhibited and the attendance of parents who did not enter their children proved that the idea back of the contest had struck a popular chord and that the people had grasped the potential benefits of the contest. Most of the time while the measurements were being made, the basement of the M. E. church was crowded. Of course the babies were the center of attraction, but much interest was manifested in the program Saturday afternoon. It was both interesting and amusing to note how the little ones behaved while they were being measured and inspected. Some laughed and played, others howled and kicked, others were too surprised and indignant for utterance. Some high scores were made and they were so close that the winners could not be announced till Monday. While 75 per cent of the babies entered were from Pullman, the country babies took first place in five out of the eight classes, which is another argument in favor of the "Back to the Farm" movement. All eight of the first place winners were taken to Spokane Wednesday morning by their proud mothers, to be entered in the contest at the Interstate Fair.

Saturday afternoon the following papers were read: "Hygienic Care of the Child," Mrs. J. F. Bohler. "Children's Stories," Mrs. C. L. Simmers. "Infant Diet," Miss Matthews of the W. S. C. domestic science department. All of the papers were excellent and were received with close attention, that of Miss Matthews in particular.

The names of the highest point winners in each class, their parents and the points scored out of a possible 1000 were as follows:

Boys
Six months to one year—First, Wayne Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Davis, 990; second, Richard Patee, Dr. and Mrs. E. T. Patee. 985.
One year to two years—First, Wesley L. Ellis. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Ellis. 965; second, John F. Bohler, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bohler. 950.
Two to three years—First, Byron Turk. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Turk, 945; second. Dean D. Allison. Mr. and Mrs. James Allison. 925.
Three to four years—First, Marvin Glover. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Glover, 955; second, Arthur C. Carpenter, Professor and Mrs. H. V. Carpenter, 950.

Girls
Six months to one year—First, Anna Kreager, Professor and Mrs. F. O. Kreager, 945; second. Charlotte Farley, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Farley, 930.
One to two years old—First, Beryl Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Snyder, 955; second, Geraldine Gerding, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gerding, 925.
Two to three years old—First, Anne E. Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Ellis, 970; second, Virginia Watt, 945.
Three to four years old—First, Janie M. Flock, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Flock, 970; second, Grace Severance, Professor and Mrs. George H. Wait, 945.