Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-03-15
|DRAzOS COUNTY
RURAL SCHOOL DAY
Literary and Athletic Contests splen.
did and Large Crowd
In Attendance.

Saturday was Rural School Day for
Brazos County, ms had been previous
ly announced by The Eagle, and PEG.
pie gathered In Bryan on that day
from all parts OF the county TO see
and hear the children OF their schools
and particularly their own sons and
daughters as they did their parts in
the program OF the day.
The day was ideal for field events.
and was not warm enough to make
the crowd uncomfortable.
The following schools we're repre-
sented In the contests: Steep IIol-
low, Harvey. Kurten. Wlxon, Parker,
Alexander. Union Hill, Harris, Mill.
can and Edge.
The spelling matches, the debate
and all literary contests we're held in
the district court room at the court
house In the morning. They were
without doubt the best part OF the
entire exercises. The spelling OF the
children Of all school ages was won.
derful and showed the effect OF the
fine training they have been given.
The Kurten girls proved to be the best
spoilers in the county. and this was
shown after three or four hours OF
spelling in which they seemed TO be
able to spell almost anything given
them.
The debate was also enjoyed very
much by all present. The subject for
debate was Resolved. That the pres
ent Legislature should pass a com
pulsory education law" The afilrma
tive side was represented by Steer
Hollow and Harvey. and won the de
bate. Jess Cook was given first place
There was quite coincidence In
connection with the debate. as at al
most the hour the debate was in pro
gress Governor Ferguson at Austin
was signing a compulsory education
bill. thereby making II a State law II
Texas.
The judges in the debate were DR.
NJ. Il. Weaver and Prof Porter o
Bryan Baptist Academy and Prof J
II. Allen OF Allen Academy.
The field events we're held In IN,
afternoon on the Allen Academy field
but on account OF the unusually larg
crowd present the committee II
charge reports that they were unabl
TO carry out the entire program Out
lined by them and that they were mn
able to secure the winners in all IN
races. as the crowd would swarm o.
to the track at the finish Of each rae
and engulf the winner before the
could reach him.
Preston GOen OF Harvey shove
well In the events for the boys owe
fifteen years Of age. and added a nun
! Der Of points to Harvey's score.
The basketball game in the afte
e noon between Harvey and Edge wa
= the most exciting event OF the da'
i The game was the fastest seen
Bryan this season and the final resu
4 was IN doubt until the referee Gale
e time. Harvey winning out by a scor
i Of % 10 10
Everything was mapped out bv II
e committee in charge perfectly and HI
I for the large crowd and one or tv
miscarried plans, every event won
have gone of on time and the Hn
' result ready for announcement. The
were assisted IN every wav possib
! nv the Allen Academy students ar
Il" professors and were enabled by the
B. to carry out the events very satisfa
u torily.
The committee in charge were
L b. Ford. principal Of the Steep HC
e low school. F. A. Templeman. prin'
pal of the Kurten school, and GeorI
Powers. Of the Smetana school.
An effort will be made by them
get the names of the winners in ea'
event and total up the scores of ea'
school and announce the final rest
at later date.
- The following are the events he
- and the winners in each:
;. Fifth grade spelling - First pla'
Annie Valenta, Kurten; second pla'
;. Martha Suber, Kurten.
NJ Fourth grade spelling She
~ pard and Victoria Fridel, both of III
- ten, tied for first place.
Sixth grade spelling - First pla'
Joe Milasky Wixon; second plat
Rudolph Kopecky, Parker.
Seventh grade spelling - Less
Lawless and Estes casters, both