The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-25
CENTRAL SCHOOL
WON FIRST PRIZE
Awards Announced in The Times
Dispatch School Statuary
Contests.
SPRINGFIELD LANDS SECOND


The fate OF the statuary offered b,.
The Times Dispatch IS 81 last decided
and a contest that VIII be memorable
ior its kcenness has come 10 an end
in the contest for school decoration eyer,,
school started out knowing that all couid
not win Let the lucky winners he
thankful and the losers congratuiate the
winners SO We shall "an be- happy ever
afterwards" as tho story books bave If
1he winners OF tho principal prizes are:
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
FHst-CentraI School
Seeond-Sprinaheld School.
1hird-Manchester School,
Fourth-High School
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
First-Rlohmond Academy.
COUNTY SCHOOLS.
First-Barton Heights
COLOREO SCHOOLS.
First-NaVy Hin School.
In the public school division on th,
contest, Il was pretty generally conceded
for several weeks past that Central and
Springfield would finish one and two
Ihe organization OF both Dup{ls ami
teachers In collecting coupons was won
derfuI. and all participants are to d.
heartily congratulated The third place
ln ohe competition was IN doubt up 10
the very last. Manchester had been
''tAAl+- az 'tA4tAAAsAtAlA woes. Ntlf the ffiGH
school with larger roll of pupils. ha8
been steadily gaining inch bv inch.
Manchester, however. managed TO wealth
er the storm. and finally landed third in
harbor by a bigger margin than was OK
pected. High school taking the fourth
collection
Amongst the private schools. 81 An
drew's has steadily held tho lead ever
since the start Of the contest. and IL seems
very hard FOR them to be deDOsed ar the
eleventh hour. Stin Richmond Academy
had been working hard al through. and
with an extra squirt at tho last unlike
their vanquishcd friend. which apparcutlv
had no extra squirt, won out ia scusa-
uoual style. landing the coveted trophy.
There was also "A reversal OF positions
ia the county school class. Barton Heights
coming In with a lightning dash and ono
might say, winning in canter with "a
large margin TO spare. from Richmond.
The above. too, applies almost exactly to
the colored schools Baker. which has been
holding first place bv tho skin OF the
teeth from Navy HILL was passed come
ing into the straight thus losing coue.-
ton, No. T. The winners in this class have
also the distinction OF handing n tr.
largest number OF votes az one ttna
during tho whole contest. and they ofif.,
did Il few minutes before midnight on
Saturday. the time OF the closing OF the
polls
Bethlehem Lutheran School was tb, last
20 get votes into tho contest. a few
being delivered just at noon by malI
from outside the city.
The management OF The Times Dispatch
IS grsuhed at tho enthusiastic manner
~ which tho contest was received and
trusts that all interested are equally sat-
shed With tho result
The complete count of all the schools
VIII be found on another page The stat
uary has all arrived IN Richmond and
Will be delivered 10 the successful con-
testants according 20 their wishes prin-
cipais OF schools are requested 10 COM
municate with the Circulation Manager
Times Dispatch, at the earliest posi- bile
moment, and their wishes as regards de-
livery will be attended 20.