The log cabin Democrat., 1912-08-08
SIXTH ANNUAL
 COUNTY CONTEST
AT HOLLAND SEPT. 7TH
DECLARATION, RE CT T A TON AND MAP DRAWING PRIZES
 TO BE GIVEN.
From Mondays Daily

From Mondays Daily
 The sixth annual meeting of the Faulkner County Students Contest will be held at Holland on Saturday, September '. Map-drawing, declama- tion and recitation prizes will be giv- en. These contests will be held in the forenoon. In the afternoon speeches by many noted educators will be de- livered.
 Holland was selected as the perma- nent place for holding the annual con- tests at the meeting last year.
 We print below the rules and regu- lations governing the contest for this year:
 1. Every public school in Faulkner county is entitled to participate in this contest. Representatives may be selected from schools that have no summer term. All representatives must be under 21 years of age; must have made 60 per cent in attendance in the winter term preceding the con- test, in case there was a winter term; must be in regular attendance in the term; and must be enumerated in the district represented. No pupil shall be a representative in any one kind of contest in which he has previously won a medal Every representative in the contest must be prepared by the teachers and pupils represented.
 ? There shall be president and secretary elected by the institute. The duty of these officers, with the county examiner, shall be to designate a time and place for a final contest, select judges and attend to all the business for this contest.
 3. The county shall be divided into four sections, viz: The northwest ern section shall be composed of that part of the county north of East Cad ron and extending to county line on east and north. The eastern section shall be composed of that part of the county east of the railroad, extend ing to county line on the east to Jack sonville road on the south and East Cadron on the north. The southern section shall be composed of that part of the county south of the Jackson vile road and east of the railroad. The western section shall be composed of that part of the county west of the railroad and to the Cadron on the north and Arkansas river west and south
 4. Each section shall have presi- dent and secretary and another teach CT, appointed by the president of the section over which he presides, to at tend to all the business for this con- test.
 ,. There shall be recitation con- test for girls, Reclamation contest for boys, map contest, the par ticipants of which may be either boys or girls, also a primary Reclamation ana 1eClLdllO1l COllCcSC 'lol PUPiio UT der 12 years of age.
 The map for 1912 shall be Arkan- sas. The margin line shall be two inches from the edge of the paper The width of the map shall be IA inches between the inside of the mar gin line with the length 16 inches Ordinary lead and colored crayon pencils must be the only coloring mat ter used, though names and lines may be drawn with ink.
 6. In all cases judges who are en- tirely disinterested shall be selected.
 '. The contestants in recitation and Reclamation shall be graded on general effectiveness. The contest ants receiving the highest grades in each section shall be allowed to enter the final contest.
 8. A medal shall be awarded to each winner in the final contest.
 9. Each teacher whose school is represented shall be required to pledge that rules of the contest have been complied with and to pay 50 cents for defraying the expenses Of