Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-05
BOYS AND GIRLS
VIE FOR H0NORS
Literary and Athletic Contests
Feature State High School
Meet at Athens.

ATHENS. GA. July 5-High school
pupils from all over the state are in
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 Estelle
Carter. Americas Miss Jeanie Stone
Carrollton; Miss Louise Walker, Mon
roe, Miss Marion Elder. Gordon; Miss
jamie Tuck, Athens; Miss Mabel Ho-
meiler. Commerce: Miss Alvada Gum.
Crawfordvile, 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 Rugges Dinner Party; ="
second prize. Marion Elder. GAINESVILLE;
third prize, Jean Tuck, Athens.
The music contests held in the col
ege chapel. were pronounced by crit =
les unusually good The winners OF
these contests are vet 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 l.
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. Vadosta Miss Elizabeth Lawrence,
Baxley.
The winners were: First Willie
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-
sidy, Fitzgerald; third. Robert Perry
Eighth district
Athletic Events.
The athletic contests were held YES
terday afternoon on Sanford field be :
fore a large crowd. Seven of the con-
The Sixth district won with a total of
25 points, The Ninth and Eighth dis
tricts tied for second place. with 16
points each The Tenth district was
next with II points. The Twelfth dis
trict had three points, and the Third and
Fourth one point each. The individual
winenrs OF the different events were
as follows;
Yard Dash Simpson, Ninth first.
time II l-5, Avery Eighth, second.
Cochran. Sixth. third.
Broad jump Rummell, Sixth. first.
is feet ! inch Thompson, Eighth sec
ond Burdick, Tenth, third
440-Yard Dssh-S Simpson. Ninth.
first. time 40 seconds: Hmsman. SIKH.
second KimbalI Third. THIRD.
shot Hutchinson, Tenth, first: al
feet 10 inches; Seasons Twelfth sec
ond Hammond. Sixth third.
30 Yard Dash-Cochran, Sixth. first.
time q seconds; Presley Ninth, second;
Rogers. Tenth. third
40 Yard Hurdles THOMPSON
Eighth FIRST, time 16 seconds. Crump.
Sixth. second; Hallam. Fourth. third
High Jump-Simpson Ninth first, 5
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