Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-10-24

in its history. State Superintendent
Mynders has suspended the schools for
that day and teachers, scholars, direc-
tors and patrons are to meet in Lawren-
ceburg for grand parade and spell
ing contest which has been declared to
be one of the most unique entertain
ments ever held in Tennessee. There
will be grand parade of the school
children of the county on that day.
This parade will not include the $50
spoilers The parade will be formed
on the public square at Lawrenceburg
and will march to the depot to meet
the State Superintendent who will ar
rive on the noon train. The spelling
match will be had in the morning be-
ginning at 8 a. m. The winning
school will be awarded handsome
silk banner.
The rallies begin on October 10.
The Superintendent is so busy prepar-
ing his annual report and with personal
business that he will probably be I'M
able to attend all of these meetings.
Teachers are hereby instructed to meet
at the appointed places with their
schools and patrons and hold the SPELL
ing matches and select. 10 delegates
and report the meeting and the names
of the delegates to me at once.
The dates and places are as follows:
School Rallies with dinner on the
ground will be held on the following
dates at the following places. They
will open at 8 a. m. and continue until
3 to 4 p. m. District spelling matches
will be held to select ten or twelve dele
gates to the central spelling match Nov.
II, at Lawrenceburg the day of the
central rally.
Lawrenceburg College,. ........ Oct. 20
Prospect Church. ....................Oc Oct. "a
Ethridge school Oct. 25
Pleasant Point. Oct. 26
LOrettO.... ....................Oct ~
Blooming Grove Oct. 80
Fall River ....... ....... ..., ....Oct. 81
Parents, pupils, teachers, scholars
and all friends of education are urged
to come. Each teacher should select
10 Of his best spoilers for the contest.
Encouraging reports continue to
come from all sections Of the county as
to the interest aroused in former rallies
and no efforts should be spared to make
the next greater success Every
child of school age who is in attendance
or who has been in attendance this
year should be here to go in the parade.
There should not be less than 5000
children in the parade.
In addition to the banner being offer
ed to the champion school, Mr.. L. +,
Gum has kindly agreee to make one of
his best life size portraits of the cham
pion speller. Every one who knows of
Mr.. Gums work will certainly enter
enthusiastically in this contest. Mr..
Gum made this announcement at
West Point where he was Wednesday
at the rally and took negative of the
school.
The rally at West Point was not
what il should have been for so popu.
lous district, but is was successful SC
far us those present were concerned
The school of Miss Hefferman and Miss
King composed the larger part of The
contestants. Though Miss Gillian ant
Elk Supt. Holt, with only few present
succeeded in capturing part of the honors
None of the other schools were rep
resented. The contest for delegates
was long and interesting to the last
The rules governing the selection o
delegates was as follows: The entir
class was lined up and when one misse,
word he was required to sit down
This was continued until the class WI
all down but 10. These were designat
ed as No. rs. The classagain lined u
and the same course followed until on