The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-05-31
Blue Grass Grand School Tournament.

L
mond, carried off hOnOrs at Somerset In
the Blue Grass School Tournament.
There were eight cities represented:
Paris, Winchester, Lancaster, Midway,
Harrodsburg, Somerset, Nich0lasville
and Richmond. Richmond had en-
tries in Is of the % intellectual con-
tests, winning 9!i! The other IA were
divided among the other seven cities
OF the IL athletic contests Richmond
won frsts and 3 second prizes, which,
though more than fair proportion.
shows that Caldwell High School does
not cultivate the heels as much as the
heads of its pupils. Last year Rich
mond and Winchester tied for first
place, with prizes each. This year it
is Richmond first, the Others "alsO ran"
Prof. Clark carried along about 40
pupils, and says that very competent
Judge of such matters, the chief OF po-
lice of Somerset, pronounced the Rich
mond delegation the best behaved of
all. With their proud record for de-
pertinent and scholarship, the trustees,
teachers, parents, and friends of our
schoolchildIen have ample cause for re-
joicing. While cOngratulating Prof.
Clark on his schools brilliant achieve
ment we should not forget the women
behind the guns" the noble corps Of
| teachers who first of all made possible
| this glorious victory in the contest Of
/ brains. Our Caldwell High School is
constantly attesting its worthiness of
the pride and support of all our people,
rich and poor. A diploma from it is
indeed badge of honor. Long may it
live to add lustre to the county's fame
Briefly we give below the list of
prizes, so far as possible to get them.
There may be some omissions or mis-
takes. but we think all are correctly,
saws the Somerset Paragon:
Best Chorus Richmond.
Best Vocal Quartet-Richmond.
Best Vocal Duet, Femal-Richmond
Best Vocal Duet, Male and Female
Richmond.
Best Vocal Solo, Female-lst, Birdie
Young, Winchester; End, Olivia Swee-
ney, Lancaster.
Best Volcal Solo, Male-L. A. Rice,
Richmond.
Best Piano Duet -Estelle Brinkley
Maggie Inman. Somerset.
Best Piano SOlo-Maude Bell, Har.
rodsburg.
Best Mandolin and Guitar Duet
Pearl Pelton, Edith Upton, Somerset
Contest in Oral Spelling-LesteI
Singleton, Somerset.
Contest in Written Spelling-Price
Hanua. Harrodsburg.
Contest in Rapid Calculati0n-Jesst
Sacre. Midway; Issie Million, Rich
mOnd.
Contest in Higher ADMINISTRATIVE
Hanna. Horrodsburg; J. NJ. McMullen
Midway.
Contest in Higher Algebra Jessi,
Patton, Somerset.
Contest in Geometry-Clarence Gal.
loway, Midway.
Contest in Trigonometry-James An.
derson, Lancaster.
Contest in Latin Translation-Nan
ME Hieronymous, Harrodsburg; Mary
Thompson. Lancaster; Willie Traynor
Richmond; Alabama Botkins, Maggie
: Bradley. Winchester LIST prize divided
Contest in Mental Arithmetie-Fan
nell Hall, Winchester.
Contest in English COmposition-Ist
Bessie Jones, Winchester; End, Lid;
, May, Somerset.
: Contest in Penmanship-1st Ethy
Catron, 2nd Belle Moore, Somerset.
J Contest in English Grammar-Mar
tina White, Richmond.
! Contest in IT,. S. History-James L
, Boear, Midway.
! Best Defamation, Female-lst Sadi
Baughman, Richmond; End Edna Ma
, son, Lancaster.
Best Defamation, Male-1st Robt
! R. Friend, Paris; 2nd Joe q. Meader
, Somerset.
5O-yard Dash--Willie West, Lancas
ter.
T Toward Dash-Will Goddard, Har
rodsburg; Marshall Denny. Lancaster
Throwing Base Ball-Hugh Honchin
Harrodsburg.
| 220-yard Dash-Charlie Baldwin
) Harrodsburg.
One-half Mile Bicycle Race-Le
/. Mitchell, Winchester.
r One Mile Bicycle Race, Standing
3 Start-lst viii Davis, Harrodsburg
: 2nd Werter Combs, Midway.
One Mile RuR-James Anderson
Lancaster; William Parrish, Richmond
: One Mile Bicycle Race, Flying Star
> -Mundy Witt, Richmond.
| Throwing Heavy Shot-Waller dug
; an, HarrodsbHrg.
5 It's an honor, sure enough, to be tn
: winner of prize among three or fou
5 thousand pupils of the Blue Gras
: League of Graded Schools. VIII
I wouldn't be proud at winning over S
many bright competitors?
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