Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-03-19
STATE CONTESTS
-SC0LAST|CS
SCHOOLS OF 1EAAs To HOLD
MANY COMPETITIVE
MEETINGS.

UNIVERSITY STATION. March
IS The county contests In the TN
ivc' lily lntcrscholastlc League are
now being held IN various parts Of
the state. The League has 1876
! examinations, aud II Is expected that
fully 100 county meetings will be
held prior 10 April IL fer pulling
of the various contests In debate.
defamation. essay writing. spelling.
and ahil-iica The first contest %:
this KIM to be- held this year took
place In Love Oak County. Febru-
ETY. 2G-2I 10 Three Rivers. Texas.
To which * schools woe represent.
cd with nearly hundred contest.
ants. During the fist week In
March county meetings of the League
we're held In Medina county. Erala
county and Blanco county. with
large attendance at cech place Last
week contests vchc held In Cameron.
Nolan, Hcc tone. Hamilton and
Leon Counties. \. J Robinson Of
The Division of Public Discussion
ami dean r T. Taylor OF the De.
parimcnt OF Engineering attended
thc Milan county meeting in Gamer
un March l.-l3 They report that
.lN schools took part In the con
tests with large delegation coming
from each school in spite Of muddy
roads. Slu Gabriel brought over 81
people beside about - contrasting
pupiis Thee we're two debating
teams. Cameron winning over san
Gabriel. four spelling contestants.
Port sullivan winning This event ov-
competitors In senior defamation
Young Masir' benson of Cameron
vas given close decision over his
competitors IN seize dorlmatiou
Homer Pool OF Cameron High won
over the san Gabriel contestant who
Wu his ouly competitor In liic de-
c.rmatiou for rirl both junior and
senior event. went TO san Gabriel
%, default In tennis. Cameron de-
,eltcd Rockdalc la a hard fought
match two out OF three sets There
were nearly 100 contestants In the
track meet the two individual stars
being Lee Sens Of Cameron aud Roy
Narc of san Gabriel Sens show
od -cmarkahlo ability In every event
ne enl~od and viii no doubt make
% recon- az the state Meet az the
University IN May superintendent
g. r. Thomas of san Benito reports
that the Cameron county spelling
contest hitch was held March l3l
drew tn largest audience ever as
cmhlcd m SAN Benito Oyc' school
activities OF any kind san Benito
won ii--t place. Harrington second
place. and brownsville third place
The san Rcuito school entertained
all visiting contestants aud paid one.
half of their railroad FIRE The
prizes IN spelling alone cost more
than tl2.5o superintendent Thorn
as ecpori- that the contests In dec.
lumatiou. debate and also the tack
mcUi for Cameron county will be-
held az san Benito March 20 The
county contests In track are OF es-
pccial importance 10 those schools
desiring 10 send teams 90 the Final
Track Meet az the University May
Z and s. for the reason that only
those stack contestants who qualify !
boo the county meets will be- allowed !
ch1tc OF railroad fare. and the mum
bor OF such contestants allowed each |
county depend upon the number Of |
schools and number Of contestant,
participating Ia the county meet |
The state executive committee haa
just completed The assignment Of /
the track contestants Ia Dc allowed I