Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1915-08-12
County Field Day
COMMITTEE SELECTS OCTOBER
% AND 2s AS TIME
ANNOUNCEMENT OF EVENTS AND
PLANS MADE PUBLIC

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At the close of the institute a CON-
mittee was appointed to arrange for
q school field day or days in which
all the schools of the county would
have an opportunity of participating.
This committee met and organized by
electing T. w. Kittrell, chairman, and
T. X. Sisk, secretary. The days de-
cided upon for holding the exercises
were October 22 and 23, and the COM
mittee submits the following as a
guide to teachers desiring to have
their schools represented.
!. All literary contests will be di-
yided into two divisions, the first di-
vision including the first five grades
and the second division all other
grades.
Q. All contestants must be bona
fide pupils of the school, having been
In attendance at least 20 school days.
3. ALI entrances must be in the
hands of the secretary before Oct. IL.
4. No pupil will be allowed to en-
ter more than one contest, either ath-
letic or literary, except the tug ofwar
LITERARY CONTESTS
Division Including the first FIVE
grades. Only one contestant from
each school.
/. Spelling contest.
Q. Arith"etic contest, rapid addi-
ton.
3. Writing contest
4. Declamatory contest. for boys.
s. Essay contest Prize given by
w. c. T. o., grades one to eight. !.
Division II-Sixth grade to twelfth,
inclusive. One contestant from each
school.
l. Spelling.
2. Arithmetic four fundamental
operations.
8. Writing.
4. Declamatory contest.
s. Tennessee History Contest.
6. Essay contest-Prize given by
w. c. T. o., high school pupils.
ATHLETIC EVENTS
/. SO yds. dash, for boys any age.
O.. so yds. dash, for girls under IL.
8. rs yds. dash, for boys any age.
4. Broad jump, running.
s. High jump, running.
6. Shoe race, for boys any, age.
Z. Potato race, for girls under IL.
8. Half mile race,for- boys any age.
9. Tug of War, five representa-
tives from each school
This program is tentative and the
committee reserves the right to cor
rect and change within the next ten
days.
No fee Of any kind will be charged
and he committee hopes that every
teacher will begin at once to take
such steps as win enable her to de-
termine the most suitable person in
her school to enter each event.
The above mentioned program is ar
ranged for Friday. October 22nd, and
win be given at the Fair ground. On
the following day an exhibition Of the
corn club and agricultural contests
win be given at tho Public Square in
Cookeville, full details Of which will
be published in next weeks paper,
In addition to the program for Fri
day, Oct. 22nd, some very valuable
prizes will be offered for the best
school exhibits. These exhibits must
consist Of things made by the pupils |
Of the school between the time Of op-
ening school and October 22nd. There
win be no specified list of things that
may be exhibited as individuality and
originality are to be encouraged. BY
way Of sugges sson, however, the girls
may be encouraged to make aprons,
and other needlework.
the boys to fashion, from soft wood.
plow handles, whip handles, hammer
and az handles, guns, etc. Copy
books, maps and note books should
BE- exhibited. Fruits and vegetables
canned by pupils may be exhibited
We are expecting to offer as many
u five prizes for these exhibits. The
nrst prize has already been secured
and is worth $500. The exhibits are
to represent the collective effort Of
teacher and pupils and every prize
VIII be something Of value in the way |
Of equipment for the schools.
Individual prises win be given to
the winner IN each literary and ath- |
Ietic event and also valuable prize
% the school winning the largest /
I1nmber of prizes.