Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-06-28
HIGH SCHOOL FIELD DAY.
a Very interesting and Enjoyable
Occasion.

OCC1SiOfls
Field day for Alma high school was a
very enjoyable occasion, and fitting
close of year Of hard, earnest work.
The running and jumping contests took
place on the race track, and were wit
messed by a good many of our citizens.
The first event was the 100 yard dash.
and was won by Floyd Nevns, with
Charles Harlock close second The
llrst prize was ii straw hat gwen by the
Alma Mercantile Co, and Nevins wears
his new head gear as proudly as though
it were the laurel wreath won in a
mightier contest. The second prize was
"A years subscription to the RECORD,
and Charles Harlock says that for the
next year he will be the best posted
young man in Gratiot county.
Theodore Nelson calves are prettily
covered with the bicycle stockings do
mated by Messenger y Co. to the winner
OF the half mile bicycle race.
An odor, if not of sanctity, at least a
very agreeable one, surrounds Floyd
Nevins. Is. 5. Webb offered bottle of
perfume to the winner of the running
broad jump, and Nevins won it.
Charles HarlOck and his friends have
had a surfeit of olives since he won the
standing broad jump contest, to the
winner of which III. j. Vermeulen gave
bottle of olives.
The pin offered by Nichols, the jew
eler, to the winner of the running high
jump is worn by Floyd Nevins, who
also prizes the bottle of Perry DAVIS
Pain Killer, given by Mahan, the drug
glst, to the winner of the running hop,
skip and Jump. Nevins has supplied
the community with fish since he won
the fishing pole given 10y Il. w. Ellison
to the one who could throw a hammer
the fartherest.
Nothing that can be whitfield is safe
when Charles VanWegen is about with
the knife given by Smith & Glass to the
young man who won the egg race.
). l.. Bennett Offered box of marsh
mallows to the successful young ladyin in
the same contest, and Miss Ella Frye
has been treating her friends to these
delicacies.
John Knoer!zer can cut his way out
of any difficulty with the knife given
him by Caple 4 Hall as the winner of
the sack race.
Or. William Kelly, the dentist, gener-
ously offered to "lill a tooth for one,
pull tooth for t'other," to the winners
of the three-leg race. Charles Van
Wegen hasn't a tooth that needs filling,
and John KnoertZer doesn't want "A
tooth pulled, but the doctor holds his
offer open until such a time as they need
his services.
Floyd Nevins was distinctly ''in it,
field day, for he won the first prize in
the hurdle race, a pair of cuff buttons
given 10y j. l.. Miller. When Charles
Van Wegen knew that he had won the
SECOND prize he fastened to the barber
shop and got the hair cut promised by
Al Davis to the second best man in this
contest
The tug of war between the high
school and the seventh and eighth
grades was won by the grades, and the
picture given by Prof. Ely will adorn
the school room next year.
L. Ii. Hayt offered base ball bat to
the one who could throw base ball the
fartherest, and with this bat Charles
Van Wegen promises his friends that lie
will send the ball farther than he threw
it field day.
The swimming, boat and mussock
races and diving contest were at River
side, just above the dam. Arthur
Campbell won the swimming race, and
is very proud Of the ''natty' bathing
suit given him by Mrs. Ida Fink
Bertha Struble was the only lady to
enter the boat race, and +. G. Taylor
gave her the incest memorandum book
TO be found in his stock.
Fred Delavan and John Fatty con-
tested for the silver medal offered by G..
4. Fink TO the best diver. Delayan
swan farther under water, but Fatty
remained under a half second longer
than Delavan.
The mussock race was the last event
of the day. Theodore Nelson was first
man, and John Knoertzer second best.
The program of events gives the prize
for this event thus: Prize: Selected
Bertha McLaren. The public is as well
informed as the editor.