The Brandon news., 1910-03-31
FIELD
DAY EXERCISES
FRIDAY, APRIL 1sth, 8 P. M.

~-Doys oSilPtuiS Ncdulng contest, prize,
So cash-Supt. S. R. Myers.
Girls Scripture Reading Contest; prize,
81 cash-John Rumble
In the Scripture reading contests, the
passage to be read will be selected by a
committee from the Gospel of Matthew.
The number of contestants is not linn
ited
SATURDAY, APRIL 10th, o:3o A. M.
Rural Girls Elocutionary Contest ;
prize, Gold MedaI-Te Associa-
ton.
Boys Defamation Contest prize,
Gold Medal-Teachers Association.
3-Spelling Contest; prize, Gold Medal
The Brandon News; second prize, Aca-
demic Dictionary-W. T. Pate.
The best speller will be sent to the
State Teachers Association at Meridian,
by the Caunty Teachers Association, and
it is likely that arrangements will be
made to send team of the FIVE highest.
Embroidery Contest; prize, Sterling
Thimble and pair Sterling embroidery
scissors. |. Covington.
Any number may enter this contest.
Each contestant must submit one center
piece not less thar IS inches in diane
ter, eye-let embroidery, and must ac-
company the piece with certificate
stating that the work was done by the
contestant without aid.
5-Cake Contest; first prize, $4 Gold
Brooch-W. N. Taylor; second prize,
$2.5o Gold Brooch. H. South.
Any number may enter this contest.
Each contestant must place on exhibition
one plain, loaf cake with icing. Each
cake must be accompanied by certificate
stating that the cake was prepared by
contestant without aid.
In the afternoon, athletic contests will
be held as follows:
I-I5o yard dash; prize, S. pair shoes
Florence Mercantile Co.
200 var dash (boys under r4) first
prize, So. 50 pair shoes-Davis & Miller;
second prize $I.5o Mdse.-R. L.
Aills.
s-Running High Jump; prize, S. pair
shoes-Bowers Bros.
barrel Race (boys under I4) prize,
S. cash-Dr E. K. White.
Shot Put; prize, pair trousers-A.
P. Dear.
Sack Race (boys under 12); prize,
$3.50 CASH. F. Williams.
standing High Jump; prize, Stetson
Hat-Davis & Miller.
S-Potato Race (boys under I4); first
prize, 5-pound box candy-W. L. Brown
Co.; second prize, $1.5o cash-W. L.
Butler
9-Running Broad Jump; prize, S. in
Mdse-Jones-Ktnni Dry Goods
Co.
1o-Hammer Throw; prize, $3.50 pair
shoes-Wiley Alliston.
-Three-Legged Race-prize to be sup
piled.
12-Young Mems Basket Ball Game, Pc
lahatchie High School VS. 3teen's Greek
| High School; prize, basket ball-C. A.
Fransiol
The following prizes will be awarded
by the School Improvement Association:
I-Greatest Material Improvement; first
prize, U. S. Flag-Te Teachers Associa-
ton second prize, one framed picture
Miss Goforth.
improvement in Building; prize, one
| framed picture-W. J. Bell.
3-Inside Decoration; prize, one So. 50
framed picture & Ward.
Best School Garden; prize set of gar
den tools-Pelahatchie Hardware Co.
5-Best Pot Flowers; prize, dozen pots
J. E. Moore
6-Best Written School Work; prize, ST
cash-S. S. Rhodes.
Best Library; first prize, Unabridged
Dictionary-C. w. Taylor; second prize,
Leather Stocking Tales-King &
Rhodes.
S-Best Manual Training; first prize, nice
| lot basket material -Milton-B Bradley Co. /;
second prize, freight Stories-J. Z.
Ross
9-Best Map Drawing; prize, Large U.
S. Map--RandMcNally Co.
Io-Best Drawing; first prize, one set
Worcester's Dictionaries-Webb &
Ware; second prize, Academic Diction-
ary-Webb & Ware.
11-Best Essay on MaEual Training by
teacher; prize, one book on Methods,
value $5-Margaret Graham.
1a-Best Manual Training by School boy; !;
prize, one set of sloyd tools-Margaret
Graham.
Only rural schools are allowed to COM
pete for these prizes.
1t is the purpose of the executive COM
mmittee to secure judges from outside the
county for the defamation, elocutionary,