Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-02-18
NOxubee Co. Field Day
Il. 3e Held at MGshul0VilIs Thursday
\ aa&FddGy, March 80 and 81.

II. 3e Held at MGshul0VilIs Thursday
aa&FddOy, March 80 and 81.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Only bona fde pupils will be allow
% enter any contests. To be a bona
pupil means that one must have been
hctual attendance in school for the
e months Immediately preceding the
et.
!. A school will be entitled to two rep
=, entatives in each contest, except in
plantations and Readings, in which
fry school may enter one pupil.
|. All pupils twenty-onc (2D years of
and over are not allowed to enter any
stest.
!. All pupils who won first place in the
/ "Field Day" will not be allowed to
er the same contest this year.
!. In athletics Spaulding's rules will be
Ihority.
}. The athletic contests will be divid-
into FIVE divisions according to the
light Of the contestants. Glass A will
htest of all boys of las pounds in
Eight and over. Class B will consist
those weighing from l20 pounds to
5 pounds. Glass C, all of 100 pounds
l20 pounds. Class E, all who are un'
80 pounds.
The contestants will be weighed in
eir track suits, at the grounds. Any
jpil may enter class higher, but no
Intestant will be allowed to enter class
wer than his own. The last rule will
10 apply to Literary contests.
y. No schools will be allowed to enter
Ny pupils in any contests without send
k in their names at least ten days before
meet. In athletic contests the weights
Nlst be sent with their names.
p. In the Literary contests, grammar
ade pupils are those who are below the
nth grade. All pupils in the ninth
Iade or above are counted as High school
hpils.
d9. Declarations and readings must not
I over five minutes long.
AWARDS.
l. Ribbons and appropriate prizes will
J given the winners.
2. A silver cup will be awarded the
ehool making the highest number of
|pints. All prizes, except general ex-
ITS will count FIVE points for frst prize,
l,d three for second. The school that
i.eps the cup three successive years will
ecome its permanent possessor, other
ise it shall be the property of the high
ihool making up the organization.
CONTESTS.
literary Written Points
lst End
|. Spelling, High Schools. ......5 3
|. Spelling, Grammer Schools IS
The words for amman grades will
e taken from the first sixty pages of
tunt's speIler. part Q. The words for
be High school grades will be taken
rom the rest Of the some book.
|. Arithmetic, High School. ....S 3
|. Grammar Schools
The problems for the High school
,ill be taken from Stone Mills advance
rithmetic, and for the grammar
rades from the Practical arithmetic
Colaw. Duke and Bowers.
!. Composition, High school IS ;
J. grammer schools
:. First year latin, any High
school pupils. S
!. Fxtemporaneous re a ding,
High school ...............5
J. Extempc- "ueous read ing,
Grammar school. ..........5
J. Expression, High school girls.5
!. " grammar school
glrlS..... ....'.....,.,..o
!. Defamation, boys ......
Exhibits
Best general school exhibit will count
wenty points This contest will be
liyided into two divisions: One for
Iistinctly rural school, and one for sep
rate school districts and the Agricul-
ural High school. No prizes will be
.warded for the exhibits.
Athlefics.
E, rs yard dash, sack race,
,arrel race, three-leesed race,
running high jump.
Glars D, 100 yard dash, running
nigh jump, pole vault, running
broad jump .....": ....o
Class 9, 100 yard dash, running
high jump, standing high jump
running broad jump p............5
Glass B, 100 yard dash, one-half
mile race, mile relay race, rum
ming high jump, standing high
Jump, running broad jump, stand.
ins broad jump, II pound shot
put, pole vault. .............,.S
Glass A, same as B ............5
Fc: Cfns.
Class B, all under 100 pounds,
egg race, potato race, so yard
DASH. ............... .........'.'..o -
Class B, all 100 pounds and
over so yard dash. potato race,
.oIay race 100 wards