The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-06-04
Rally Day Exercises

The Laurel High School was first
in the athletic meet that featured the
second annual public school rally held
here last Thursday. Nearly 1850
school children marched from the tan
grounds through the streets of this town
headed by the band from the National
Training School for Boys. They came
from every section of the county. The
Capitol Heights graded school, in
charge of Miss Emma L. Walker and
seven assistants, had nearly 400 pupils
at the rally Miss Walker being in
charge of the special traiu that brought
900 scholars from the upper section OF
the county.
Following the parade the crowd gath
cred in the grandstand at the tar
grounds and listened to addresses by
DR.. M. ,Bates Stephens, State superln-
tendent of schools. and DR.. ]. l.. Nc
Brien, of the United States Bureau OF
Education. George P. McCeney, a
member of the County School Board,
was master of ceremonies. The display
of work done by pupils in the various
school attracted considerable attention
and was highly commended, there
were several hundred of these exhibits,
including materials from the cooking
schools. A notew orthy feature was an
exhibition in physical culture by twen-
ty girls from the Hyattsville School,
under the direction of Miss Mary Alice
Dandy.
The main interest centred in the ath-
letic contest under the joint auspices OF
the Public Athletic League OF Baitl-
more and the county school authorities.
E. S. Burroughs, superintendent of the
county schools, and DR.. VIM. Burdlck,
director of the Public Athletic League,
were responsible for the success OF the
meet.
The points scored were-Laurel High
School, II; Marlboro High School, S.;
Capitol Heights, 80; Laurel Grammar,
No. 2, IS; Baden High School, IL:
Hyattsville High School. II and Bowie
Grammar School, 2 Summary:
115-Pound Class, 7o-Yard Dash-Al-
bert Tawney. Emery Fedline. DE Wit
Donaldson, from Laurel High School.
Running Broad Jump, Senior Unllm-
tied Class-C. Disney. Laurel H. s., 10
#, 10 in: A. Alcorn, l.. H. S.; A. keef-
er, Clinton School.
Running Broad Jump. II5-Pound
Class-Robert Mulliken, Marlboro H.
s., IA fit. 10 in; A. Burroughs, Surratts;
Floyd Roberts. Hyattsville H S.
so-Yard Dash, So Pound Class-Thos.
Ventenn,, Capitol Heights; w. Simpson,
Capitol Heights; Norman Limbaugh,
Bowie School.
6o-Yard Dash, oo-Pound Dash-keon-
ard Thawley, Laurel H. S; Donald
Tavenner, Laurel H. S Paul Webster,
Capitol Heights.
115-Pound Class, 66oYard Relay
Marlboro High School won Geo. Darcy,
Phil Nalley, Hamilton Hall and James
Sasscer); Capitol Heights. second.
44o-Yard Run, Junior Unlimlted-Re-
ginald Traband, Marlboro H. s.; A.
Dwver, Laurel H. S.; w. Saeuberl1ch.
Soo-Yard Run. Senior Unlimited-R.
r. Alcorn. Laurel H. S.; Arthur Clagett
Marlboro H. S.; Marlowe Soper. Laurel
H. S.
12o-Yard Dash, Junior. Unlimited
Iohn Wyvill, Marlboro H. S., and Chas.
Morris, Hyattsvile, H. S.
Ioo-Yard Dash, Senior, Unlimited
Carol Disney, Laurel Fl S; H. Duvall,
Baden H. s., and Dewey Baldwin,
Marlboro H. S.
S8o-Yard Relay-Won by Laurel H.
S., uncontested.
Mile Relay-Laurel H. S.won (horrls
Beall, Robert Alcorn, Christopher Whit
taker and Carroll Disney; Baden II.
S. second.
12-Pound Shotput, Senior, Unlimited
Christopher Whitaker, Laurel HIS.
RI #. ~ in; Jackson F. Freiseis, Lau-
rel H. S., and H. Duvall, Baden H. S.
8-Pound Shotput. Junior Unlimited
N. Binger, Marlboro H. S 81 it. S IN.
and C. d Morris, Hyattsville H. S
Two Standing Broad umps-lohn
Campbell, IA 1T. 5 in, and George
Jacobs, Arthur Balm.
Running High Jump, Senior, Unlim-
ited-D Brown, Laurel H s., 4 tt.
ill.,: Monroe Baldwin, Marlboro II.
and B. E Whitaker, Laurel H. S.
Running High Jump, Junior, Unlim-
ited-Robert Wright, Capitol Heights,
feet.
Baseball Throw, Ii5-Pound Class F.
Nalley, Marlboro H. s., go it,. ant
Dewitt Donaldson, Laurel H. S
Baseball Throw, 95-Pound Class
Donald Tavern, I, Laurel H S., IoI
feet inches.
Baseball Throw, 8o-Pound Glass
Frank Wyvill, Marlboro H. S., I3I #
10 inches.
The winners in each of the events
will be sent to Baltimore to compete il
State games. In addition about 40 o.
the young athletes qualitie1 for badge
test, which means they have jumpel
fl ye feet nine inches, pulled themselve
up to the chin four times and negotiate
o. yards IN nine seconds.
United States Senator Blair Lee wa,
present as we'll as pract caIIy al candi
date for county offices. 1t was the
biggest day this town has had in years
The following were the officials
Track Judges B. F. Gwynn, B. l.,
Gray, Lloyd Await and X. ]. Morris
Starter-C /. Johnson. Tim. rs-W
r. c. Connick, L. Z Dyson and Leon
ard Mayson. Field Judges A. Car