The Harrison times., 1912-10-26
COUNTY SCHOOL FAIR.
Success Crowns Efforts Of Pro-
motors. Affair Moves OFF
Without a Hitch.

nc nrSt boone county SCnOOi idli
~as a decided success, even surpasS
ing the expectations OF its promot
ers and startling into activity the
chronic knockers.
At IL O'Clock the various schools
with their banners, yells and comic
'eatures, started on their parade, led
Oy the Harrison School Band. This
immense column of school children,
extending over several blocks. per
haps showed US better than all else
what the possibilities of the county
are. The Gather school received the
S5 picture for the best showing in
the parade.
The crowds then assembled in the
Court Park TO hear Prof. Torrcysou,
.&ho, in his concise and interesting
manner, depicted the needs and op'
DortunitieS Of the rural schools OF
our country,
The exhibits of the different de.
partments, numbering about 400,
were display ed in the sherltl'S office,
and it is estimated that 5000 people
viewed these during the day. Space
torbids us to give a complete list OF
the winners, but each article was
the object OF much favorable com.
mendation, and the benefits 70 each
contestant cannot be estimated ia
dollars and cents, Quite an interest
was shown in the Literary work,
and this is department that we
hope to See grow The prize map OF
Arkansas, which was excellent, was
drawn BY a boy from the rural
schools. All the work in manual
training deserves special mention,
more 50 for the reason that there Is
not school Ia the county where
this is taught. and yet the articles
would be q credit to trained hands.
We can rest assured also that the
girls are learning to cook aud sew.
The contests in music and reading
were attended by very enthusiastic
crowds. Glad 70 Briscoe received the
gold medal in music, aud Fay Toney
tle SECOND pri@. Edith keener won
Gst honors in reading; with Berthe
Grifs, OF Bellctontc, second,
La the spelling contests, Eleanor
Fellows turned thea all down" 10
the A class, and Clara Hubbard won
che prize in the q division "A free
"trip to Little Rock to enter the
State contest
Cross Roads received the $40 Civ.
en- to the school carrying of the
greatest number Of prizes Rogers
school was u very close second in
this race,
All the prize articles ia the literary
and manual training department
rwill be sent 70 Hot Springs Tor the
State Fair
u A meeting OF the fair association
vas called in the afternoon, at
which the same officers were elected
for another term, committees app
pointed, and plans laid for a school
Gair ia 1919, Every teacher in the
county isurged 20 begin work now
not tomorrow OF next mouth-but
today. II We can accomplish so
much in four months, what can we
not do in q year, Let every teacher
and every district resolve TO have
their schools represented, and by
our united eaorts we eau have q
showing next October that will have
40 second,
Following are the names OF the
winners Ia the athletic contests
too.ynrds dash, ,-(a), first prize, Fc-
lix Michel, Of Harrison; 2nd, Floyd
Piud, Of Oregon Flat
io0.yards dash, -tb), Arthur Had'
sen, Valley Springs, istj end, Field,
Oregon Flat ,.
Running high jump, list, Field, Or.
egon Flat; 2nd, Campbell Murray
Harrison,
Standing high Jump Paul PulIen
Harrison, lsti 2nd, Field, Oregon
Flat,
Throwing base ball list, Copeland
OF Bcllcloute Hugh Grumplcr lIaui'
son, 9nd.
Potato race list Atkinson, High.
land, gnd, Andrews, Harrison
Shoe race list, Nieholsun 2nd,
Guy Hudson, Harrison
Three legged race, Murray and
Carroll, Valley Springs lsti 2nd,
pullen and Gfcehhaw, Harrison,
Sack raee,-ist, Denby Uaryih,
lIhrrisoni ghd, MtGraw IIiglNNd
220 yards dash Campbell vpW
ray, Harrison, lst, 2nd, RHley VIZ
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