Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-05
BOYS AND GIRLS
VIE FOR HONORS
Literary and Athletic Contests
Feature State High School
Meet at Athens.

ATHENS, GA, July 5.--High school
possession of Athens. being here for
the annual high school contests. In the
spring the high schools of each con-
gressional district in the state held dis
trict contests to decide upon contest
ants to represent the various districts
in the state meet. The contests are
in recitation. defamation, spelling, es
says, music and athletics
In the recitation contest for girls
were the following competitors:
Miss Beulah Peacock, Vidalia; Miss
May Sanders. Arlington; Miss Estene
Carter, Americus; Miss jeanne Stone,
Carrollton; Miss Louise Walker. Mon
roe; Miss Marion Elder. Gordon Miss
jamie Tuck, Athens, Miss Mabel Ho-
meker. Commerce: Miss Alvada Gum,
Crawfordville; Miss Marie Griffith.
Sparks; Miss Bernice Edwards, East
man
Winners in Contests.
The winners were; First prize, Louise
Walker, of Monroe, Fifth district, re =
citing on The Ruggles Dinner Party !"
second prize, Marion Elder, BarnesviIle
third prize. Jean Tuck Athens
The music contests. held In the col
ege chapel. we're pronounced by crit
les unusually good The winners OF
these contests are yet to be made
known tomorrow. Those who took part
were
Miss Clara Belle Duff. Triton: Miss
Meadows. Swainsboro; Miss Kalla May
Pinkston, Dawson; Miss Olive Brad
ley Carrollton Miss Frances Rogers,
Lithonia; Miss DIVA Dumas. Locust
Grove; Miss Lulu Wilburn, Monticel-
10; Miss Lucille Brown Toccoa; Miss
Julia Stone, Louisville: Miss Kate Lew
is, Valdosta; Miss Elizabeth Lawrence,
Bailey.
The winners were; First, While
Belle Garbutt. valdosta; second, Clara
Belle Duff Triton; third, Lucille Brown
Toccoa
Winners in the spelling contest were:
First, Lille Gum, Warrenton; sec
ond, Currie Walters, Toccoa; third.
Pierce Holmes Valdosta.
Defamation winners were FIRST.
James Ray who acclaimed Robert EN-
NETS own defense; second, James Cas-
sdy, Fitzgerald; third, Robert Perry
Eighth district
Athletic Events.
The athletic contests were held yes
terday afternoon on Sanford field be-
fore large crowd. Seven of the con
gressional districts were represented
The Sixth district won with a total of
25 points. The Ninth and Eighth dis
trtcts tied for second place. with 16
points each. The Tenth district was
next with ~ points. The Twelfth dis
trict had three points, and the Third and
Fourth one point each. The individual
wnenrs of the different events were
as follows:
1901 Yard Dash-Simpson Ninth first,
time II 1-5; Avery, Eighth, second
Cochran. Sixth, third
Broad Jump-Rummell, Sixth, first.
is feet l inch; Thompson, Eighth, sec
ond; Burdick, Tenth. third.
440-Yard Dash-Simpson, Ninth,
first, time 40 seconds; Hillsman. Sixth.
second; Kimball. Third third,
shot Hutchinson, Tenth, first; 81
feet 10 inches; Seasons. Twelfth, sec
ond Hammond. Sixth. third
Yard Dash-Cochran, Sixth. first.
time % seconds; Presley, Ninth, second:
Rogers Tenth, third
800 Yard Hurdles Thompson,
Eighth, first, time Is seconds: Crump,
Sixth second Hallam. Fourth, third
High Jump-Simpson, Ninth first. S
feet inches; Kyle. Eighth and
Steele, Sixth, tied for second place.
The relay race was run by teams
from the Sixth Ninth and Tenth dis
tricts and was won by the Sixth.