Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-10
Information OF
SCHOOL CONTEST
Bulletin About State Meet
at Pine Bluff Issued by
President Hastings.
RULES FOR CONTESTS
Big Gathering in This City April 30
and May ! and 2-Subjects
Announced.

Little Rock, Feb. ga bulletin of
information about the state track and
field meet and the nter-school con-
tests to be held at Pine Bluff. April
3o and May l and 2, has just been
issued by D. c. Hastings of Crossett
president Of the Arkansas Athletic
Association and the Arkansas Inter-
School Contest Association.
The bulletin follows:
The association will hold its sixth
annual contest this year at Pine
Bluff. on April 80. and May and ..
1914.
The indications at the present
point to the best meeting in the his
tory Of the association.
There have been no changes made
in the constitution since the last
confess that will in any way affect
the contests this year. reference
to your old constitution will give you
all the information available as to
the conditions of the various con-
tests. However, the combined con-
stiSutions of the Athletic Associa-
| ton is in press and will be mailed
| to you shortly.
Rules For Contests.
NO contest will be held unless
there are, as many as five entries.
At the final entry Of each contes-
tant should be given the names of
the contestant in full, school repre-
sented, title and subject chosen, and
class in which entry is made.
"A college student is one carrying
at least eight hours of regular col
lege work leading to a degree and
a total of not fewer than - hours
per week.
A preparatory pupil is one who is
carrying fewer than eight hours of
college work and not fewer than II
hours of regular work
No fee is necessary to enter the
rural school map drawing contest.
The college contestants in oratory
shall furnish the secretary, of the
committee four type written copies
of their orations, one copy for
the committee and one for each of
the three judges of thought and
composition.
How to Ge, Information.
Any information in regard to the
track and field meet, which will be
held on Saturday, May 2, may be had
by addressing either D. c. Hastings,
Crossett, or IN. J. Russell, Conway.
Remember that the committee is
not in a position to guarantee the
expenses Of pupils who participate in
any of the contests or in the track
and field meet. In gate and door re-
ceipts shall be sufficient to meet en-
tire expenses and anything remains
it will be distributed among the con-
testants and faculty representatives.
1t will be the policy of this COM
mittee to avoid as much friction as
possibly by insisting that the rules
and REGULATIONS be carried out care
fully and be careful to inform your
self in regard to the regulations I'M
der which the contests will be held.
The dues in joint Athletic Asso-
citation and Inter-School Contest AS
ISOLATION are two dollars, and must
be paid to the treasurer, Carl Nc
Cannon, Texarkana, Ark, on or be-
fore April IS, 1914 to entitle school
to participate in the contests in
either for this year.
All entries in the Inter-School
Contest Association should be in the
hands of NJ. A. Matlock, Hope, Ark, by
April Is, 1914.
InterschOOl Contests.
The bulletin contains the fo'low-
ing information about the selec lions
for the inter-school contests.
The selections Tor the music contest
are as follows: