The Adair County news., 1915-10-13
GREAT SUCCESS.
School Rally Day BROUGHT Fully
Six Thousand People to
Columbia.
FINE DISPLAYS....pERfECT ORDER.

Last Friday was School Rally Day
for Adair county and one of the
largest crowds ever seen in Columbia
was upon the square at IL a. m.
There are eighty white schools in
Adair county, and early in the morn
ing they commenced to arrive, in a
body, and before the noon hour the
public square was solid mass of hu-
manity. the most enthusiastic
crowd of young and old people ever
called together at this place.
The children were all neatly dress
ed, and it was an inspiration to the
onlookers as each school marched
around the square, giving their school
yell, about every three minutes.
1t was one of the greatest school
demonstrations ever pulled off in this
part of the State showing conclusive
ly that Adair coul y is alive, making
rapid progress in the point of educa-
ton.
1t was also a great treat to the chill
dren, many of them, no doubt, being
in Columbia for the first time in their
lives.
A motor truck car from Casey Creek
a distance of twenty miles, brought
sixty-dVe pupils via Campbellsville,
and an eight mule vehicle brought In
dependence school which is located
near Dirigo, about fourteen miles.
Other schools came in buggies, sur
reys, spring wagons and road wagons.
The schools remained upon the square
until about eleven O'Clock, and while
here Miss Laura Smythe's school, To-
Gated at Breeding, rendered number
of beautiful songs in the South corner
Of the square, and also gave drill,
showing that the children were well
trained in voice, and marched like
well drilled soldiers.
The school under Miss Estelle Will
lis, Zion, were all dressed in white and
blue, and was very attractive body
of young folks, as they marched
around the square and into many of
the business houses, with uncovered
heads, stopping long enough to give
their school yell.
The Columbia High and Graded
school made the greatest show, as
there are about two hundred and fifty
pupils in attendance, and as the body
marched through TIE town, with ban
ners flying, many expressions of adj
miration were heard from the specta-
tors. ;t5-,.. - ef't
At the High and Graded school
building the rooms from the first to
the tenth grade were tastily decorat-
ed, and a great deal CT artistic and
mechanical work was on display, and
all forenoon friends called to see the
evidences of progress made in this
very excellent school, under the super
vision of Prof w. M. Wilson, who is
assisted by corps of trained instruct
orS.
By one O'Clock all the schools and
many visitors had gathered at the
Fair Grounds, and during the after
noon there we're many contests. The
following are the names of the win.
nerS:
Spelling, Dist. 81.
Declamatory Contest, Dist. II.
Recitation for girls, Dist. 2.
Best Essay, Dirt. IS.
Best Reader of 1st Grade, Dist. 3.
Apple pie, Dist. 2. ~'
Light bread, Dist. 30.
Biscuit, Dist. 9.
Corn mullins, Dist 70.
Apple jelly, Dist. 35.
Neatest patch, Dist. 3S.
Apron, Dist. 2.
Shirt waist, Dist. 70.
Crochet collar, Dist. 5.
Corn, Dist. 40.
Potatoes, Dist. 9.
Manual training, Dist. 9.
Half mile race-Boys, Dist. AZ.
Potato race, Dist. 2.
Wheelbarrow race, Dist. Is.
Relay race, Dist. 2.
Egg race, Dist. 80.
High jump, Dist. 2.
Pole vault, Dist. AZ.
Sack race, Dist. 2.