Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-04-18
DISTRICT sGH0Rle MEET
N GAINESVILLE CONTEST
Field Day of Sixth District
Schools Is a Big Sue
cess
Especial Dispatch to The JOurnal)

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GAINESVILLE. Ca. April 15-The
field day for the high schools OF the
sixth district. held here today. was
magnificent success. The early morning
trains brought hundreds Of happy boys
and girls from Macon. Forsyth, Griffin.
Jackson. Locust Grove and other schools.
All wearing the colors OF their schools
and Haunting pennaEss before their con-
tessanss in the various features OF the
days program. making the scene one OF
intense Interest and enthusiasm. A doz-
en- schools sent large delegations and
tne event was BY far the most success
ful yet held. being highly satisfactory to
all the officers OF the association and
the faculties OF the various schools
-~-e following teachers accompanied the
delegations: ". T. Garrett, Griffin, pres
ident Of the district association; o. r.
Norton. Locust Grove. secretary: X T.
Alfriend. o. P. Bell Miss marguerite
McEvoy. Miss Florence Burns. Miss An
inie Denmark. Miss Gertrude Hollis. Miss
Annie Kate Fletcher. Mss Aline Fam
bro. Miss Clare Fletcher. Miss Raj
ford Sneed. Of Forsyth: o. c. Gilbert,
Hampton. F. +. Rowe, ThomastOn; J.
B. Turner. Miss Hattie Glausier. of Lo-
Gust Grove: o. c. Mengledorff, Jackson;
Prof. Jere II. Pound and faculty, OF
Gordon institute. Prof. NJ B. Dennis and
faculty. OF the Sixth district A and III.
school: Prof. ]. s. Stewart and Prof.
s V. sandford. OF the University OF
Georgia. Athens; w. Z. Reynolds. OF Mil
leageville-
An the contests, beginning in the
morning and continuing throughout the
day. until late in the evening. were i've
u. school colors and yells and enthu-
siasm marking every effort OF the va
riOus representatives IL was indeed
happy occasion and one likely to produce
much good to the schools of the district
In the oratoricsl and musical contests
the following were the winners:
DESTINATION: Walter Grace, Macon:
Robert williamson. G. III. c, Milledge-
vile: Robert Mann. Locust Grove
Recitation: Miss Grace FerriIl. Macon;
Mss annie Dell Peek, Locust Grove;
Mss Esther Harris. Hampton
Music. Miss Hattie Barton, Locust
Grove: Miss Mary Anderson. Gordon:
Miss Florence Nixon. Forsyth.
Spelling: Mss Caroline Lane. Mil
ledgeville; Miss Pauline Eady, Griffin;
Jane Ray. Gordon: and Miss Ruth
Allen. Macon
Essay: Walter Troy. Macon; F. A.
Sans, Locust Grove; W. F. jenkins. Cor
don: Miss Lois Lavender. Gordon; Miss
Mary Brown. Macon: Miss Aneta
Thrasher, Nilledgeville
The following were the winners in the
athletic contests In GORDON PARK.
100-Iard Dash-Delamar. Gordon; Wood,
Locust Grove CAN'T. Macon
Running High Jump-Grace. Macon:
Hammond. Griffin: Clements. Gordon
12o-Yard Dash-Wood, Locust Grove:
Ganss. Macon Sans. Jackson
Pole yault-Owen, Forsyth: Garland.
Griffin: Davidson. Gordon
440-Yard Dash-Gantt. Macon Ham
mond. Griffin: Graddick. Gordon
Running Broad Jump-Ayery. Gordon
Stubs. Macon: Weaver. Macon
10 Yard Low Hurdles-Crump. Macon
Sans. Locust Grove: Grace. Macon.
shot-Put. Il Pounds-Wood, Locust
Grove cromattie. Gordon: Rumble,
Nile Relay-Gordon; Locust Grove;
Griffin
In athletics Macon made - points. Cor
don .. Locust Grove .. Griffin 10 and
Forsyth S. Wood. OF Locust Grove, led IN
Individual points with II. followed by
Can't, Of Macon. with g