Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-04-28
SCHOOL EXERCISES
COMPLETE SUCCESS
Literary Contest Good, City School Had
Crowded House, Excellent Bacca-
laureate Sermon and Musi-
cal Was Splendid.

II Soi V0S Sp'o"o'os
The first of the interesting exercise
connected with the High School an
city schools was carried out accordin
to program Friday night in the literar
contest and debate in which twelve o
the High School students were en-
gagged. The exercises were intersperse
with music furnished by the glee club
and other students of the school.
The literary contest was based on
perfect score of thirty points, tel
points on three features of the work
The contestants all made splendIt
scores as the following shows.
Essay:
Mildred Burnett, graded 27.
Ida Dorton, graded 25
Recitation:
Robert Martin, graded 26
Charles Hurst, graded 26
Grafton:
Gladys Davenport. graded 20
Robert Haley. graded rs
Debate:
Affirmative, Robert Potter 27
Affirmative, Nimrod Hendley, Is
Affirmative. Willie Elmore, 265
Neagtive. Casteau Burnett, 26
Negative. Virgil Fiscus, rs
Negative, Herman Hendiey, 28.5
The contestants belong to divisions
A and B and counting all the points
made, division A won by 8. points.
BY comparison of the grades 1t will
be seen that Miss Mildred Burnett
scored the highest on essay, Gladys
Davenport on oration, Herman Hendley
on debate, while Robert Martin and
Charles Hurst tied on recitation.
The question debated was: Re-
solved, that Germany is the Cause of
the Present War in Europe Owing to
the splendid work done by Herman
Hendley, which gave him the highest
grade of any of the contestants, the
negative side was declared the winner.
The judges were J. W. Dorton, J. S.
Reed anu A. l.. Garrison.
HOME ECONOMICS:
Saturday was Home Economics Day,
the time set for a deIp ponstration of
butter making and the judging of the
bread and cakes. The butter making
was to some extent a
disappointment as none of the women
from the country were present to see
the demonstration. The milk was
separated at the home of y. H. Over
dell by Prof. +. S. Chance the day
before and the cream properly ripened.
A barrel churn was used and a.
splendid sample of butter was produced
by Prof. e. A. Hutton.
BREAD AND CAKE CONTEST.
In the bread and cake making contest
there were four entries for each.
Those entering for bread were Sally
Agee, Mary Bishop, Gladys Comstock
and Gertrude March. Mary Bishop
won the first prize of one dollar,
Gladys Comstock second prize of fifty
cents.
Those entering on the cake contest
we're: Gladys Comstock. Elizabeth
March, Claudia Hyder and Sally Agee.
Elizabeth March won the first prize of
me dollar and Gladys CUmstock, second
orize of fifty cents. The judges were
Miss Margaret Ambrose. Mrs. Andy
Gilmore and Mrs. H. R. Webb.
During the afternoon session of
Tome Economics and Agricultural
Jay, Miss Margaret Ambrose, of |
Knoxville, explained the tomato club |
york. Miss Ambrose is collaboration |
or Knox county. She said that the |
york is thoroughly established IN Knox
ounty. and IS considered one of the.
most important departments of educa-
ional work. The leading educators of
he county have plan under consider
tion whereby the tomato club work
1ill be considered regular school work
nd be given the same credit.
WHAT IL MEANS.
The tomato club work really means
great deal to the rural girl. 1t gives
er a vital interest in life and provides
er an incentive to remain on the
arm. Having material side, it
fforos her a means by which she may
ecome partially Independent and is a
leans of inspiration and interest that
lads her to all kinds of ambitions.
The work is one of the most worth
'hile movements ever started IN the
,uth. What the corn club is to the ,
lral boy, the tomato club is to the |
ountry girEand even more for the
oy, as rule, has more varied inter- |
ITS. Il
The work consists of planting, rails
n and canning one-tenth of an acre
tomatoes. The girls must do every
t Of the work themselves. as far as 1
,ssible. The work done by others on Z
leir plot must be charged up to the .
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