The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-03-21
SCHOOL FIELD DAY
WEDNESDAY WHEN THE
CONTESTS ARE HELD
MCDOWELL WINS BOTH IN THE
AFTERNOON, COLUMBIA HIGH
AT NIGHT.
BASE BALL GAME WON BY LOCALS
Exceptional Order Prevails at the
Opera House at Night and Audi
ence CaEtivated by Little Eliza
beth Martin and Giee Club.

i Wedr, 'sday was indeed a field day
for the schools in Columbia and the
lother schools of the county, when the
Irregular annual oratorical and reading
contest promoted by the School I'M
Iproyenlent Association, was held at
1.-THE Athenaeum in the afternoon aid
at the opera house at night, AMI il ball
game featured the afternoon on Bid
die Fieii after the speaking had been
concluded
Mcdowell school certainly received
all the glory it was looking for IN
1.-The contests during the afternoon At
the Attenaeum in the afternoon
when the contestants under fourteen
years old had their exercises, the
winners in each of the two contests
were Mcdowell pupils. Little Miss
Lucille Joyce won the medal for the
girls, and George McGaw won the
medal ior the boys
At a's,l at the opera house the
Central High School won both med
ais, Miss Lera Ussery securing the
honors fol the ladies, and John nc
Cav epiuiating the example Of lis
younger brother in the afternoon.
was the winner for the young men.
Following the exercises at the Ath-
enaeum in the afternoon the first ball
game of tie season was played on
Biddle Field between the Central
High School, and Mt. Pleasant High
School anG It was runaway for the
locals. Mlnor was in his old form
and as usLai invincible. and kept up
his old trick of not allowing the 9TH |
err fellows to bit the bail, which Mt. |
Pleasan, thought was not exactly
fair. The score was II to 8 in favor
of the Central High School, aud the
three runs the visitors received vas
only through sufference.
At night the opera house was
crowded. every seat in the auditor ;um
being taken. There were only nine
of the contestants on the program,
one who was expected failing to ar
rive. Tie young men were Alexan
der Bransford; John R. Coffey, of Cul
leoka; Ernest Sneed, of Mt. Pleasant;
John McGaw, Jr., Of Columbia; John
M. Roberts, Mcdowell School. 'rbe
young ladies were Miss Carmen Park.
OF Culleoks; Miss Lera Ussery, OF
Columbia; Miss Jaunita Cooper. o.
Mt. Pleasant; Miss Bonny Belle Jour-
ney, of Mcdowell School.
OF these the winners were as
above mentioned. Miss Lera Ussery
and John McGaw. When the an
were made the CentralI
High Sch0e' representatives in every
Part Of the vast audience went almost
wild in their enthusiasm Both the
winners dTe pupils of Miss Matte
romlinson, expression teacher at the
Athenaean.. Young McGaw was the
viner CT the Middle Tennessee High
School MEDIA here few months ago,
when Huntland, Fayetteville and
Winchester were here with the Cen.
raj High at the Athenaeum Il
The Mcdowell Glee Club and little
Miss Elizabeth Martin completely
,aptivated the audience with vocal
music.
The judges were Mrs. White, of the
institute: Supt. Beatty, of Lewisburg,
ind Prof. Deasley, of Mooresville In
he delivery Of the decision the
Judges created some merriment in
he tantaliaing manner in which they
approached the naming of the win
'ers, bat the specially fine order
maintained throughout the entire
'vening wac remarked by numbers
Who were present. ID