The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-11-16

resentative and made an excellent
display of the industry of the people
of Terrell county. There were large
crowds in the city daily, and the Wis
itors all entered enthusiastically into
the spirit of the occasion, and made
the week one of enjoyment The
gate receipts of the fair were $4O2,
and the association received $500 as
as it's portion of the Con T. Kennedy
shows, aggregating $1,0O2. The ex-
penses of the enterprise were about
$500, giving a clean profit of 5000 to
the association.
Following is a complete list of pre-
miums awarded during the Terrell
County Fair. So far as it is possible
to make it at present the list is cor
rect, but if in any department there is
a mistake, if the parties interested
will confer with the chairman whose
name heads the various departments
the correction will lie made.
The checks for premiums are being
given out as rapidly as possible.
Educational DepaItment-Mrs. W.
H. Gurr, Chairman, wishes to express
appreciation to the teachers and pu-
pills of the schools represented in the
splendid display and by special re-
quest they publish a list of these
wide-a wake schools.
Schools Exhibiting.
Every grade and high school de-
partment of the Dawson school, J. c.
Dukes, superintendent; Grave7
school, Misses Greene, Dismuke and
billiard; Yeomans school, Mr.. Mathis,
principal, Misses Shealey and Cocker,
Miss Mardre, music teacher; Pleasant
Hill. Misses Scott, Rauch and Jen-
nings; Sasser, Misses Hill and Stew
ems, Mrs Jordan, music teacher;
Beulah, Misses Bolton and Myers; Mt.
Olive, Miss Lizzie Jones; Lay, Miss
Roberts; Terrell, Miss Marguerite
Forth; Pierces Chapel, Miss Myrtis
Christie.
Best soil map of Terrell county,
showing principal highways, streams
and towns, Linda Stewart, Dawson
school.
Best botanical exhibit, Paul Fun
derburke, Dawson school.
Best business letter, Hunter Bell,
Dawson school.
Best essay. Franklin Stapleton,
Dawson school,
Best set of bookkeeping, Ernest
King, Dawson school.
Best original algebra problem, Ho-
mer Patterson, Dawson school
Best corn club letter, Dewey Math-
is, Dawson school.
Best news letter, Adolphus Kimble
Graves school.
Greatest Improvement shown in
spring term writing book, Pearl Pace,
Dawson school.
Best essay on effect of tobacco on
the growing child, Katie Lay, Lay
school.
Best collection of written work
from Primary school, Martha Jones,
Yeomans school.
Best news letter from primary
schools, Florence Nasworthy, Daw-
son school.
Best story of a butterfly, Julia Big
Glow, YeOmans school.
Best school exhibit from or A
teacher school, Graves, Misses Green,
Dlsmuke and DiIlard, teachers.
Best school exhibit from teacher
school, Beulah, Misses Bolton and
Meyers, teachers.
Best school exhibit fir, m 1 teacher
school, Lay, Miss Roberts, teacher.
Best defamation by bog under Is
from Dawson schools Lucius Lamar.
Best reading by girl under Is from
Dawson schools, Ella May Hollings-
worth.
Best reading by pupil from IL to
is from county schools, Nell Smith,
Graves.
Best musical selection by girl from
6 to 10 years, Dawson schools, la
beth Riordan.
Best musical selection from pupil
from 10 to 10 from Dawson, Virginia
Hollingsworth.
Best musical selection by pupil
over Is from Dawson, Clementine
Marlin
Best musical selection by pupil
from - to is from county, Anna
Belle Jones. Yeomans.
Best history of any old Terrell
county church and community, Jack
McNulty, Dawson.
Athletic Contests.
j. c. Dukes and j. c. Dixon Chm.
Shot put-Leroy Hasty first, Hitler
Brim second.
High jump-Hiller Brim first,
Franklin Stapleton second.
Broad jump-Hiller Brim first,
Ernest King second.
Sack racer Myrick first, Ray
mond Turner second.
100 yard dash-Franklin Staple
ton first, Leroy Hasty second.
220 yard dash-LerOy Hasty first,
Franklin Stapleton second.
Shoe race-Arthur Mcdowell first
Parmalee Watkins second.
Three-legged race-Franklin Sta