The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-19

Only five minutes will be given to
each speaker
Reading.
All pupils ION the first through
the fifth grades will uge the first 1870
pages Of their tex; books. The sixth
and higher grades will use EnoclI
arden. Each school may enter one
pupil from each OF the first five grades
and one pupil for the "Enoch Arden
contest" Require your pupils to have
good position while reading. to glance
from the book as they read. and to
read as they talk"
Arithmetic.
Printed examples will be given the
children. On the back Of paper each
child will write his name, grade. and
name OF school, and at ii given signal
turn the paper and begin work. The
Judges Will number the paper in order
to receipt. Speed and accuracy are
the main points of this contest.
Third Grade.
l.. a test paper Of three exercises:
One In addition. consisting OF four or
five numbers running up to thous-
ands; one exercise in multiplication,
tnd one exercise in short division.
Fourth Grade.
:. Test paper including one exam
PIE i'll addition running up to tens of
thousands, one exercise in multiplica-
ton. and one exercise in long division
using two figures
Fifth and Sixth Grades.
3. Test paper: One example in
division. one exercise in addition of
fractions, and one exercise in multi
plication Of decimals.
Seventh and Eighth Grades.
A. Test paper: Complex fraction,
involving addition subtraction and
multiplication.
Spelling.
In this contest ono pupil from a
grade may enter Please conduct pre-
liminary contests during the middle
of March and decide on your best
speller from each grade. Twenty-Five
words will be given,
Third grade. Progressive Speller,
Book /. Sec. I.
Fourth and fifth grades. Book /.
Sixth and higher grades. Book /,
Sec l.
Athletics.
For the drill exercises the pupils of
four adjoining townships will moet at
given point on 4 day to be named
later. II II is more convenient for
school to go to "a meeting place"
other than the one OF it's township,
there will be no objection.
l00-yard dash.
220-yard dash.
l mile delay race.
Shot put
High jump.
Broad jump
Girls flag race. (six best from
school.).
Exhibits.
If school feels that it has enough
articles for a separate exhibit the
Space will be provided. But that ali
schools may have a showing feven If
some have only one or two articles), O
space will be given to a general ex-
hibitr-with the name OF the school on
each article. The general exhibit
articles will not be accepted II recetv-
ed later than March 26th.
Domestic Arts. -s-, ~
/. Rag rug.
2. Three button holes on cotton
cloth.
a. Patch.
S. Household apron
G. Yard Of crochet lace.
Z. YARD tatting.
8. Embroidery.
/. 8. Drawn work, etc.
Manual Training.
1. Axe handle.
2. Hammer handle.
3: Cotton basket.
a: Lunch basket.
5. Picture frames.
6. Mission book shelf.
z. Tables (full size.)
8. Coat hanger. >.
8. Bread box.
i9. Shirtws.st box. /.
IL. Book rack.
IL. Book case (full size.}
13. Folding screens.
IA. Flower stands.
15. Bird houses.
(See teachers erest room for sug-
gestions.)
Other School Work. -..
/. Maps.
2. Best copy books. E
8. Composition books. =.
4, 4. Illustrated compositions.
S. Arithmetic papers.
6. Historical maps. ls,
81 T., Weather charts. y
8. Paper cutting. -
o.. Drawings. j: ~.
Note.--Every school wishing q sepa-,
rate space for exhibits. please notify
me by the last OF February. All gen.
eral exhibit articles must he sent ne
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