Pocahontas star herald., 1916-09-01
PROGRAM FOR
RURAL SCHOOL FAIR AND GRADUATION
Sept. 1890, 1916


Map Of Randolph county, showing
surface features, rivers, railroads
and towns. Scale, 5 miles to
inch. PnEe, S9.OO.
Freehand drawing, any subject
l. opru to grades 2 aud 3.
Prize, ~ 90.
2. Open to grades 4 and 8.
Prize, o. 90.
8. Open to grades Q and 7.
Prize, o. 90.
Any school may submit one draw.
ing from each grade making two
drawings IN each division. THIS
applies also TO map drawing.
General display:
OIen to all schools that will send
to the committee not later than
September 23 a general display
representing actual class room work
done since the last annual fair. It.
Is preferred that each school arrange
its own display but where this is
too incouyenient the committee will
use its best judgment IN arranging
such display work as may be sent.
The prize in this contest Is the
School Fair Banner.
Display Of hand work:
Open to all schools that will sen d
a display of hand work actually
done by the pupils and without loss
Of time from the regular class room
work. Any number Of pieces will
be considered. Hand work IS here
used includes everything from
paper cutting in the hrsL grade to
manual and household arts in the
seventh and eighth grades.
Prize, $500 in cash TO be used |
at the discretion of the teacher in
charge.
Championship in athletics:
A contestant in athletics can
for only one individual
prize but IN addition to this he may
enter any or all contests open to
his class and the contestant winning
first place in the greatest number
Of events will be awarded the ath-
letics championship Of $500 cash.
Efficiency reward:
The Wells Brown Loving Cup
will be awarded to the scnool WIN
nIng the greatest number of prizes
10 be held by that school until the
next annual fair. The base ball
contests will not be considered in
thus award.
Rural school examination:
The rural school examinations
will be held Sept. Il and Is. The
Pocahontas High School will grant
4 years scholarship to the student
highest in this examlna
lion.
General Regulations:
/. Any school IN Randolph coun.
~ of not more than two teachers is
eligible to compete in these con-
.ests.
2. Each contestant must be of
school age aud a bonafde student
'f the school he represents.
3. No student shall be allowed
70 compete for more than one indi
'idual prize provided that entry in
literary work shall not bar entry in
athletics.
4. No prize shall be awarded in
my contest unless there are as many
Is three entries. This shall not
apply to general display, base ball
1r parade.)
5. The age limit shall not apply
10 baseball. Neither shall the fact
hat a student played on the base
ball team bar HIM from any other
Jontest.
@. In map drawing, tree-hand
drawing and composition the pupil
must put name, age, grade, number
Of district and name of teacher in a
sealed envelope and attach to the
work submitted. Do not put any
name or marks on the work itself.
7. Each teacher shall be held
for all entries from his
school and must certify that the
entries offered meet the conditions
of the contests. No entries shall
be accepted after l2 o'clock noon
Sept. 30 but entries may be made
N advance by writing the commit
zee.
8. The people of Pocahontas are
glad to offer free entertainment to
Ill children entered as contestants
but teachers who desire that the
arrange homes for their
pupils must send in their entries
not later than Sept. 90, asking for
homes If wantp1