The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-09-09
$500 PRESENT AT
SCHOOL CONTEST
OCCASION A BIG SUCCESS
BLACK FORK REPRESENTA-
TIVES WIN SEVEN HONORS
IN EIGHTEEN EVENTS.
From Mondays Daily.

from Monday Daily
A crowd estimated at least $500,
the largest ever assembled at any
similar gathering in Faulkner coun-
! ty, attended the annual county school
contest at Holland Saturday. The
occasion was the final contest, in
which the winning representatives
of three section contests previously
held participated.
From every township in the county
came the crowd, and from daybreak
until noon, every road leading to Hol-
land was filled with wagons, buggies
and other vehicles loaded with people,
young and old, come to witness the
most successful rural educational
event ever witnessed in the county.
The weather was ideal for the occa-
sion, being fair and not too warm,
and not a single accident or instance
of disorder occurred to mar perfect
day. 1t was in every way a note
worthy event and one that will live
long in the memory of those who at
tended it.
The contest was called to order IN
the tabernacle by Chairman II. l..
Turner, shortly after 10 o'clock. Aft
er two songs led by Prof. c. D. Goode
and a prayer offered by County En-
aminer j. M. C. Vaughter, Chairman
Turner announced the program OF
the day. The contests IN recitation
and defamation were held at the
tabernacle in the forenoon and in the
afternoon the athletic events were
held in the pasture of A. w. Harrod,
about one-half mile west of the tab
ernacle. While the speaking contests
were in progress, the mathematics
spelling, penmanship, composition
and map-drawing contests were con-
Quoted at the public school building.
The excellence of the work and
productions of all the representatives
attracted universal admiration. Ihe
proficiency, ease and grace OF the
readers and declaimers showed the
wonderful improvement made by the
rural pupils of Faulkner county
since the contests were inaugurated,
and the written work of the contest
ants was also especially good.
Following the morning contests one
of those famous country picnic dim
ners was spread in the beautiful
grove surrounding the tabernacle. 1T
would be interesting to know how
many hundreds of fat chickens, juicy
hams, delicious pies and cakes and
other toothsome edibles had been pre-
pared, but it is sufficient to say that
there was an abundance of every
thing for the vast crowd in attend
ance. Every visitor was showered
with invitations for dinner, and
hospitality of the true southern va
riety was exhibited on every hand.
The only refreshment stand on the
grounds was one conducted for the
benefit of the Holland public school
and a nice sum was realized to be
used in purchasing modern seats for
the school.
At / 80 o'clock the interesting ath-
letic events were held, and the crowd
reassembled at the tabernacle at !
o'clock to hear the results of the con-
tests. A short but inspiring address
was delivered by Prof. c. j. Greene
of Hendrix College, following which
Prof. Keith L. Holloway of the State
Normal, in happy manner, an
nounced the prize-winners. Unfor-
tunately, the gold medals ordered for
! the occasion failed to arrive, but ii
was explained that these will be sent
to the winners as soon as they can be
secured.
Blackfork school was the most sue
cessful of those represented in the
contests, their representatives win
ming seven of the 1S events. Give
johnson of Blackfork distinguished
himself by winning the mathematics
medal with an absolutely perfect
grade and also winning the broad
jump.
The list of awards is as follows:
Advanced Defamation - Archie
Troxell, Blackfork.
Advanced Recitation-Ethel Hay
don, Providence.
Primary Declamation-lvery Lleb-
long; Greenbrier.
Mathematics-Cliv Johnson, Black
fork.
Spelling-Nellie Smith, Holland.
Penmanship-Elton Vaughn, Black
fork.
Composition-Roy Snow, Black
fork
Map-drawing Flora McCarty, Hol-
land.
Primary Recitation-Flora Weir
Red Hill.
One-hundred Yard Dash-Abra-
ham Hawkins, Nebo.