Goldsboro weekly argus., 1914-02-19

3. See that the pupils who take
part know something worth while tc
tell about the characters selected
The Program:
1. Song led by school choir
2. Devotional exercises
g. An incident in tbs life Of George
Washington.
4. Lincoln as story teller (by a
citizen).
5. Personal recollections of a great
man (by citizen).
6. Song led by school, choir
Z. The human side Of General Lee
| (by a citizen).
8. A story about my favorite hero
in history (by pupiD.
9. Debate: Resolved, that Washing
ton was a greater general than Napo-
leon Affirmative, a citizen and pupil
Negative, a citizen and pupil
10. Decision of Judges.
IL. Song led by school choir.
Miss Fulghum said that much helr
in the Betterment work could be OBJ
tained from the following books:
School and Home Gardens published
by CHM & Co., New York
School Sanitation and Decoration
of the School" published h. D. G. Heath
& Co., New York
Supt. Atkinson thanked Miss FuIg-
hum in behalf Of the teachers for her
splendid talk. He insisted on every
teacher organizing a Betterment Asso-
ciation He said that the school that
fails to get the people of the com
munity interested in not doing what is
expected of school.
Plans for the County Commence
ment was next on the program.
Mr. J. H. Allen, chairman of the
committee to make plans for the com
mencement made the following report
The plans for the commencement
are very much as they have been here
tofore. A prize of $40 for the first and
SIS for the second best exhibit will be
given to each-the high school, the |
grammar grades and the primary
grades. The Grammar schools will
contest in Defamation and Recitation
Mr.. Allen stated that the Superintend
ent had prepared a circular letter that
would explain all other plans. Each
teacher was given a copy of the fol-
lowing letter:
Grammar School Contest in Declama-
iOn and Recitation.
lind of 40 a
of the County Commencement to be
held in Goldsboro in April for the pub
lie schools of Wayne county, the Gram
mar School Contest in Defamation |
and Recitation will be held
Two gold medals will be given for
defamation and two for recitation
The best boy declaimer will receive
the first declaimer's medal and second
best boy declaimer the second de-
claimer's medal The best girl reciter
will receive the first reciter's medal
and the second best girl will receive
the second reciter's medal.
District Contest.
Let each teacher select nice speech |
for each boy and girl in the school.
On the first Friday afternoon in March |
have a district contest for appointment
to township contest, which will be
held the second Friday in March as
outlined in this letter. We want each
school to send one boy and one girl
to the township contest. Do not neg
lect this. Send the best declaimer and
the best reciter.
Township Contest.
On March the 18th, the second Fri
day afternoon, at o'clock, the town
ship contest for appointment to rep
resent the township at the county com
mencement will be held at the central
school of each township as follows:
Brogden-Dudley- Sue Allen
Dudley.
k-Rosewood-Mr H. w. Doub
Goldsboro, R. No. 1.
Grantham-Falling Creek-Mr. G.
w. Rhodes, Goldsboro, R. No. 4.
Great Swamp -Memorial-Mrs Alice
Easom, Kenly, R. No. 4.
Indian Springs Springs-Mr
E. C. Harris, Seven Springs.
Nahunta- ta-Eureka-Mr. A. H. Flow
ers, Eureka.
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