Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-03-19
Noxubee Co. Field Day.
General Information


All contestants regularly entered
will be entertained as guests of the tow
of Macon. Since the written contest
| will be held Thursday afternoon provisio,
will be made for the entertainment OF al
pupils entering these contests. Thes
pupils will come Immediately to the Hiel
School building, where after the contest
they will be assigned their homes.
An information bureau will be station
ed at the Lyceum theatre, and also at tn,
High school building. The following |,
the program Of events:
Thursday. April 9th, 1915
$3.50 p. m. Written Contest, High School
Building
Friday, April 9th
1000 a. m. Contests in Reading, Deola.
nation and Expression, Ly.
ceum Theatre.
1890 p.'m. Basket Dinner: School Ground
1850 p. m. Athletic Contest: High School
Grounds.
OCHOOi CxniDitSI I11gn oCnOOl
Building.
Admission will be charged to all the
events Friday, but one twenty-five cent
ticket will admit an adult to both the lit
erary and athletic contests, and one ten
cent ticket will admit school pupil to all
contests. If no ticket is purchased there
will be separate CHARGES of twenty-five
cents for the literary contests and twenty
five cents for the athletic contests for
each adult, and ten cents eachfor each pu-
pill. Tickets will be sent all schools, and
an effort made to sell as many tickets be-
fore the day as possible. For those who
can not get tickets before they reach Ma
con, tickets will be on sale at the box of
fice of the Lyceum theatre and the Book |
Store. All contestants may enter free.
Rules and Regulations.
l. Only bona fide pupils will be allow.
ed TO enter any contests. To be a bona
hde pupil means that one must have been
in actual attendance in school for the
three months Immediately preceding the
meet.
2. A school will be entitled to but one
representative in each contest, except in
he written contests, in which every
ichool may enter two pupils.
3. In Athletics Spauldine's Rules will
,e authority.
4. The athletic contests will be divided
nto four divisions according to the weight
# the contestants. Glass A will consist
It all boys over l45 pounds in weight and
ii who are twenty-one years Of age or
lder, regardless of weight. Glass B will
onsist of those weighing over l20 pounds
through l45 pounds. Glass C, all over 100
ounds through 120 pounds. Glass d, 100
ounds andunder. The contestants will be [
'eighed in their track suits at the grounds,
eeinnine at one o'clock. Any pupil may i
nter class higher than his own weight, s
ut no contestant will be allowed to enter
class below his weight. II
S. No school will be allowed to enter i
ny pupils in any contests without sending 9
| their names for the contests by April G
!. In athletic contests the weights must
: sent with their names. r
6. In the literary contests, grammar n
-ade pupils are those who are below the t
ghth grade. All pupils in the eighth C
'ade or above are counted as high school t
ipils. o
Z. Declarations and Readings must not e
, over FIVE minutes long
AWARDS. e
l: Ribbons and appropriate prizes will Il
J given the winners. "
q: A silver cup will be awarded the fl
hool making the highest number of
'ints. The value of each event is given ri
low. The school that keeps the cup Il
rec years in succession will become its ir
rmanent possessor after winning it the Il
ird year, otherwise it shall be the pro- W
rty of the high schools making up the al
ganization. al
CONTESTS. OF
ferary: Written. ist End ="
Written spelling-High school 7 S :,