The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-08
Students to Journey There Saturday
to Attend Track and Intel
letual Meet.
LOCALS WELL REPRESENTED
Boys and Girls Have Spent Much
Time in Faithful Practice for
the Events.

Ons next Saturday morning q
crowd of high school students, mem
bers of the faculty and quite q
number OF the G.. II. S. alumni will
leave for Carbondale in a special
train to attend the fifth annual
track and intellectual meet OF
Southern Illinois high schools to be
held under the auspices of the
Southern Illinois Normal University
at that place.
Cairo high school is to be we
represented hi the various events OF
the meet, both in the athletic and
Besides this there
viii be a great crowd of "rooters'
who will help cheer their favorites
to victory and incidentally advertise
the fact that Cairo is still a real
live. town. The enthusiasts will
carry ong enough of their colors,
pennants and other loud" equip
ment to sufficiently back all the
ether towns on the map In the way
Of loyalty
During the past week, Coach
Ryan has had his athletes who are
scheduled to enter in the various
track events, out in the open to
train for their various efforts on
Satu u-day, The race course at st.
Mary's park has been used by the
boys, and they. have rounded into
shape sufficiently to indicate that
they will give good accounts of
themselves at Carbondale.
In Matttngly is placed the de-
pendency to carry off the honors OF
the meet in the so. 100 and 22O
yard dashes. Matt" is fast as light
ming and he has been indulging in
consistent training. 1t is expected
that he will repeat his splendid feats
OF last year and carry off a number
OF first places. He is expected to be
the mainstay of the relay team also.
The relay team is to be composed
of Mattingly, Martin, Easley. Kuse-
ner. Kelsey and Miller. For the past
two years. Cairo has captured the
relay which is the second best in
the meet, and Coach Ryan thinks
that the boys will be able to repeat
the trick this time.
The weights, including the shot
put, hammer throw and the discus
are to be looked after for Cairo by
Kusener. Hall and Aird, three husk-
les who have been working hard
that they might make a showing in
these events.
The long distance runs are to be
in by Sander and Easley
and these two 1.-THE, timber young
fellows are sure to place, If their
showing in the training work is to
be taken as criterion. Hugh Mar
tin is to take part in the mile run
and also the marathon race. EasIey
will also try to qualify in the Jumps.
Cairo is to have a representative
showing in the intellectual contest
that is to be held Saturday evening
at Normal hall.
VIII Dougherty will deliver an
Grafton, Miss Iona Bondurant will
render solo, Miss Annie Barron
will give reading and a girls quar-
tette composed of Misses Clara
Lenek, Mia MeNemer, Hermine
Cohn and The ma Jones will present
a number of melodies that have been
selected for them by Mrs
Laura A. Miller. supervisor OF music
in the Cairo public schools. Mrs.
Hitler and Miss Margaret Wilson.
Principal of Cairo high school have
given their attention to these entries
for the intellectual contest and the
success of their effors promises to
be fulfilled equally as well as it was
last year.
The Cairo delegation on it's spec
ial train will be fully hundred
strong, and a number of Mounds
and Mound City people will board
the special at the former place thus
helping to swell the crowd.
The train wi 1 leave the Illinois
Central depot at 1880 Saturday
and will arrive at Carbon
dale about 9 o'clock. Returning the
special will leave Carbondale at
11:30. Supt. Ciendenen who is in
charge of the arrangements for the
going requests that any one who de-
sires to make the trip and wishes
information concerning same should
communicate at once with either
Miss Wilson the principal, or him
self at the high school.