The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-04-03
(The Reveille.)

The State High School Rally, held
annually under the auspices of the
Louisiana State University, will take
place here on Friday and Saturday.
April 30 and May l. The Rally will be
the same in general features as last
year. 1t is expected that the usual
increase In interest will be shown
The program for the Rally, as out
lined by the February University Bull
letin, Is similar to that of last year
Four main classifcations of events are
to be held-athletic contests, literary
contests, agricultural contests, and con-
tests held away from the University
All contests are open to approved high
schools of the state; contestants must
be regular pupils pursuing the work
prescribed by the state course for high
schools, and must have entered school
not later than ten days after the open
ing of the second term.
Athletic Events.
Track and field events, baseball,
girls and boys basketball, girls and
boys tennis, and an exhibition in phys
ical education, comprise the athletic
events.
In the track and field events the
A. A. U. rules will be observed. Girls
basketball will be played under both
Spalding and Newcomb rules. 1t has
been recommended by the committee
that every pupil eligible to compete In
contests and games be required to have
All average of 1919 in his school work
The exhibition in physical education
Is one which has attracted more and
more attention since it's introduction
two years ago. Each class will put
through its program Of exercises &C.
Cording to the plans of the teacher
The judges will observe the classes
and grade each on the physical de-
velopment of the members, the excel
lence of their performance, and the
adaptation of the exercises to the ends
of physical education. The number of
pupils in a class will not affect the
grade, though no class should be en-
tered with less than four members.
Literary Events.
Seventeen contests are included un.
der the literary events English, ltera-
ture debating for boys, debating for
girls, defamation for boys, declama-
ton for girls, dramatic Interpretation,
singing spelling, commercial arithme
tic, history, botany, chemistry, physics,
forestry, physical geography home
economics Cooking and sewing).
The purpose of the contest in English
literature is to encourage high school
pupils to read and enjoy good litera-
ture 1t is test on the masterpieces;
stress is laid not only on the meaning
and content of the masterpieces, but
on the appreciation which the pupils
show in their explanations, descrip-
tons, and quotations.
The subject in both boys and girls
debating this year will be: Resolved,
That the several states should estab-
lish schedules for minimum wages for
unskilled labor, constitutionality con-
Ceded" The best affirmative and mega
tive of both boy and girl debaters will
compete in a final contest on Friday
night.
To encourage the reading and acting
of well known dramatic selections in
the schools, the contest in dramatic
Interpretation has been founded. The
actors may appear in costume II they
prefer, but the correctness of the in
depreciation by voice and action will
be the determining factor in selecting
the winning school,
The final contest in singing occurs
on Friday night, when the three best
choruses compete. These must be
quartettes, composed either Of boys,
or of girls, or of both.
The contest in spelling Is to be
written one. An interesting feature Of
this contest in last years Rally was
that fourteen contestants handed in
perfect papers at the first preliminary
contest, and four in the second. A list
Of one hundred words will be given.
Recognition of the fact that business
a.. men are seeking young men and women
who can write and figure plainly, &C
curately, and rapidly has led to the
contest in commercial arithmetic, which
is one In the fundamental operations
OF arithmetic. Time, accuracy, and
neatness will be considered In Judging
the winners.
The contests in history, botany, chem.