The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-02
Educational Contests Again to
be Held.
Faulkner County Association Elects officers
and Provides Rules for Contest
This Summer.

were adopted. The county is dl-
vided into four sections, each sec
ton holding a contest among the
schools within its limits, and the
winners of the section contests
participating in county contest.
Prof. Maddox appointed as chair
men of the sections the following:
Southern, J. w. Melton; central,
c.. B. Grunder; northwestern, w.
A. Berry; northeastern, w. H.
Cox.
AS prizes in the county contest
gold medals are offered by J. J.
Livingston, the Faulkner County
Bank and The Log Cabin Demo
crat.
The rules adopted are practical
ly the same as in previous years
and are as follows:
I. Eligibility. = Every public
school in Faulkner county is en-
titled to participate in this contest.
Representatives may be selected
from schools that have no sum-
mer term. All representatives
must be under twenty-one years of
age; must have made 90 per cent
in attendance in the winter term
preceding the contest, in case
there was a winter term; must be
in regular attendance in the SUM
mer term in case there is a sum
mer term; and must be enumerated
in the district represented. No ex-
ceptions from these rules other
than on account of protracted sick
ness will be allowed. No pupil
shall represent school in more
than one contest at the same
time. No pupil shall represent a
section in any one kind of contest
a second time. Every represent
ative must be prepared by the
teachers and pupils represented.
2. Chairman. The teacher
appointed for each section by the
president of the county contest
Shall be chairman of that section.
Each chairman with the teachers
shall arrange place and particulars
for the section contest. The chair
men of the sections together with
the president of the association
shall designate place tor the
county contest, select judges, and
attend to all business for this con-
test.
;. Time for Holding County
Contest. - The county contest
shall be held the last Saturday in
August.
i. Subjects. There shall be
recitation contest for girls decla-
nation contest for boys, and map
drawing contest for both sexes. The
teachers of any section may arrange
for a primary recitation contest for
girls under twelve years of age and
a primary defamation contest for
boys under twelve years of age,
but no school may be represented
in both the primary and advanced
recitation contest or in both the
primary and advanced defamation
contest, and only the winners in
the advanced contests shall be al
lowed to participate in the county
contests.
5. The Map for 1908 shall be
France. This map shall be drawn
on paper 22 inches wide. The
with of the map shall be IS inches
between the margin lines, with
the length in proportion, and the
most eastern and western points OF
the land body of France shall be
one inch from the margin lines.
Ordinary lead and colored crayon
must be the only coloring matter
used, though names and lines may
be drawn with ink.
6. Judges. In all cases judges
who are entirely disinterested
will be selected.
7. The contestants in recitation
and defamation shall be graded on
the following points (a) Ease of
appearance on the platform; CD
articulation; (c) modulation; (d)
expression; (e) gesture.
8. Prizes. these contests a
gold medal shall be awarded to
each winner. Each medal shall
bear the name of the donator and
the subject of the contest in which
the medal is given.
A. c MADDOX,