Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-04-25
HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
FIELD DAY NUMBER.
We got holiday.

We got holiday.
The averages Of the grades of
the class Of IL have been made
out The first place was won by
Mise Annie Fulton Hume and the
second by Mr.. Huldrir Davis. So
they are declared the Valedictori
an and Salutatorian Of the class.
Miss Mabel Hiler is in school
after a weeks absence.
Miss Christine Farley has re-
turned from a few days visit to
Memphis and fernando.
The graduation class is hard at
work preparing for their Com
nencement. They all expect to
graduate and are anxously await
ing the time when they can bid
their school their ''ultimum vale"
Mr.. Huldric Davis visited his
home last Sunday. He says every
thing shows The results of spring
time except the roads. He decid
ed that umbrellas are out OF style
and left his by the road side for
the next passer-by.
Mrs. T. K. Boggan has return
ed to her work again and we all
greet her with our most hearty
welcome.
A talk on honesty by Rev. W.
W. Mitchell was enjoyed by all
las. Thursday.
We have been looking forward
to the coming of April 10Th. for
many a day and the day far sur
passed our fondest expectations.
We had no idea that so many PEG
pie were in Lafayette County.
One good man from down on the
river said he did not think that
Mr.. Nardaman hisself'', could
b7ing such a crowd to town.
At II o'clock sharp the strains
Of "AleXander's Ragtime Band"
were heard coming from the
Opera House and everybody
knew that the exercises were
about to begin, and it didn't take
the auditorium long to fill up.
The services of the big Six Or
chestra' were secured for the
day. After an introduction by
County Supt. H.. T. Smith, Chan
cellor ~. A. Kincannon, OF the
University, delivered a most able
address on the value of such a
day a We we're having and on the
needs OF the school system Of La
Fayet;e County. He warmly rec
commended tie erection OF an ayr.
cultural high school.
After concluding the address
he explained that the certificates
which he was about to deliver
were not diplomas, but we're cert
ncates OF promotion from the gram
mar schools OF the county admit
ting the holder to any high school
IN the State. The following pu-
pills were the ones who received
the certificates:
Paris ochooi-Lloyd Adams,
=. 7. Crowson, Miss Doyie Crow
son, Miss Katie Wilson, Willie
Hoyle. TaImage wilson.
Oxford School-Taylor Neil
roy. Miss Llttie Hunter, Roy
Hunter. 7. II. Purvis.
Burgess School Ottoway Foust
DurIey Jones.
Tula School-Fulton Bell. Fred
Lindsey, Dexter Davis. Hiss John
NE Patterson.
! Lafayette Springs School
Charles Nelson. Miss Dale Patton
Miss Bertha Kelley. Miss Mabel
Brown. Benrie Saeed
Taylor Sca5oI-Ssiss Ethel \.
Courtns-, Miss Pearl Courtney.
1--we "a school Miss Blanche
HumPtues, Miss Lille West.
Casweli school, Richard Parks
Lawrence Legsett.
A5beville school, Miss Pauline
Owens, Miss Lottie House, Carl
Morgan.
New Hope SJhool-Miss Daloa
Dole, Dewey Nets.
Altus School-Miss Roxie VIII
son, Miss Annie Beard, Miss Liz
lie WOoteu. Miss Lora Morgan.
Woodleigh School-Miss Susie
White.
As soon as the certificates were
delivered the crowd went to din
ner.
Long before = o'clock the read
and lawn in front OF the High
School building were crowded
with men, women and children
from al over the county. Just
as the sports were about u be
commenced, a wagon from Tula
containing exactly % people came
up on the square. The crowd
was cheering, the pennants wav-
ing and a lively interest was mani
festeG from the very first.
The contests were all hotly con
teSttd anu every winner had 10
do his utmost % wear of Il 2 Iau-
rels. The Tula, Paris and Oxford
Schools We're represented in al
most every contest.
The contests and winners were
as follows:
Broad Jump-1st Crowson. OF
Paris, 8 feet. End Hale of Oxford
s feet, II 1-2inches.
High Jump-1st Crowson. Of
Paris. 4 feet 8 inches, 2nd Ben
nett, of Oxford, 4 feet s inches.
Running Jump-ist Bennett,
of Oxford, II feet = inches. End
Crowson, of Paris, 10 feet s 1-2
inches, Bed Landreth, Of Burgess.