The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-05-13

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beautiful young daughter of Mr..
E. B. Harris, of this city, won
the handsome gold medal present
Led by the Sunshine Society. In
music Miss Annie Blue, daughter
| of Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Blue, of
Brookhaven, won the medal. The
exercises we're exceedingly credit
able to teachers and pupils of the
schools represented.
The contests consumed SO much
time that DR.. w. e. howrey's adj
dress confiicted with the parade
Iannodnced for when the trains
come. = They came iii the midst
lof his splendid address trains
WON'T wait, you know and DR..
Lowrey gracefully surrendered
and the great audience -masse
rushed to doors and windows
to see the long procession. There
were in line, 400 a. and M. boys
in uniform with their notable
Lee Guards, !" in pure white uni
forms, and their George Rifles
with striking costumes; Mississip-
Ipi College, 200 strong, Millsaps
with about the same number, and
the State University boys, who on
account of the long distance we're
not present in large numbers.
Local carriages, gaily bedecked
with streaming ribbons, brought
up the rear. There was some
thing doing as soon as the hungry.
tired boys reached the tables
which had been previously spread
by the ladies under the oaks just
outside of Storms Park and the
vigol Gus college yells were sup
pressed for the time being. The
feast was abundant and excellent
and the ladies of the town and
county did themselves great cred
it in providing SO literally for
the occasion.
After dinner the expansive
lawn at Storms Park was opened
to the multitude, and the Field
Sports began. The field was we'll
manned hy Prof. Scott, Prof.
Hopkins, and special officers, and
would have heen without form
and comelinessn had not Mr..
Conant in stentorian tones kept
the eager crowd informed of mum.
bers and results. 1t is estimated
that crowd of 4 900 we're about
the premises and within the en-
closure. 1t was truly gala occa-
sion and we hope will be repeated
each year in the history of the
school as an incentive to mental
development as we'll as physical
the two being cooperative.
Following are the flonors won,
as nearly complete, as we could
possibly get them this morning
In the 100 yard dash, time II
seconds, first prize, Sam Storm,
of the Brookhaven school; Willie
brennan, second.
200 yard dash, time 90 3-5 sec
onds, Sam Storm, first prize; Viii
lie Brennan, second.
Mile race, time 6 minutes, s
seconds, John Miller, of the
Brookhaven public school, first
prize; G. G. Brown, Auburn High
School, second.
Running broad Jump, space
covered, is feet AZ inches, M.
RawIs, of Pleasant Hill school.
first prize; Sam Storm, space IS
feet 21z inches, second.
Putting 10 pound shot, distance
25 feet, 6 inches, Clint Brister,
Pleasant Hill, first prize; F. Ger
laid, Auburn, distance, 25 feet 4
inches, second.
Pole vault, distance 6 feet, 9
inches, John Miller, Brookhaven,
first prize; Sam Storm, second.
Running high jump, distance 4
feet, 6 inches, j. Moak, Mt.
Pleasant; Bert Storm, Brookha-
ven, E. Gerald, Auburn, d.
Reeves, Mt. Pleasant, tied for
Isecond.
Throwing 70 pound hammer,
distance, 65 feet 10 inches, NJ.
Rawls, Pleasant Hill; E. Gerald,
Auburn, 63 feet 1 inch, second !;
Bert Storm, SO feet 4 inches,
third.
Basket ball by BrookhaVen pub
| lie school girls, score Y, between
Reds and Whites; Reds won.
Special prize by Capt. j. N.
Cooke, 85 yard dash, time 1917
seconds, EsteIIe Cranberry.
a delightful social occasion was
the reception by WhitWorth Col
llege students from $50 to 7:30.
The girls had the lawn furnished
like a summer parlor where they
Iserved refreshments, and by their
own personal charm as we'll,
made the evening a delight to
their young gentlemen friends.
A game Of base ball attracted
lovers OF the sport to Lucich' s
Park about this time of the diver7
sifed day.
The piece de resistance of the
whole days feast was reserved for
1.-The nighttime when bright lights
lshown brilliantly over fair women
and brave men, TO the number Of
1890 at our elegant opera
lhouse. The Inter Collegiate Con-
test began at about 9 o'clock, the
first speaker, a. 81. Whitfield,
|Jr., being delayed by the sudden
land serious illness of bis father,
Judge Whitfield, who had come to
Iour city to attend the exercises.
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