The log cabin Democrat., 1916-09-04
HOLLAND CONTESTS ATTENDED BY 2,5OO UNION VALLEY WINS FIVE keen Competition Develops Early
 at Fifteenth Annual
 School Meeting.

The fifteenth annual session of the | Faulkner County School Contest As sociation was held Saturday at Hol- land, the attendance being conserva-- l lively estimated at 2,500, by far the largest gathering of a similar nature ever seen in rural community in the county. Pupils from every sec tion of Faulkner county participated in the % contests held.
 There was an unusual amount of enthusiasm displayed, the race in this particular being close among Providence, Perkins and Union Val ley schools. The pupils of Providence school arrived upon the scene Friday afternoon, spent the night in the Hol- land school building, and were among the first on the ground Saturday morning. They spent the entire day at Holland, slept in the school build Ing again Saturday night, and were off bright and early Sunday morning for their homes. The cheer leaders had their teams we'll organized and drilled.
 The Union Valley school won the largest number of contests. taking flrst place in five, as follows Compo- sltlon, penmanship, hammer handle slngle tree and mile relay. Center viile won two, Perkins two, Hendrick- son two and the following one each :. ureenbrler, Oak Grove, Oakland, Nav Tor, Shady Grove, Enders, Mt. Yer non, Dewdrop and Providence.
 The prize winners are as follows adVanced recitation, Elvis Vann, Greenbrler; advanced Reclamation Norman Weever, Oak Grove; primary reeltatlon, Marjorie Jackson. Oak. land; primary Reclamation. Otis Robertson. Naylor; map drawinp hthel Haydon, rovidence; mathemat- ics' Elzy Shelby, Centerville; spell. Ing, Chester Condray, Perkins; com position, Ruel Wilmoth. Union Val ley; penmanship, Vera Jones. Union valley; apron, Hettie Sanders. Per. nihs; buttonholes. Lucille Hale Shady Grove; hammer handle. Lv, man Reedy, Union Valley; single lree' Grady Ingram, Union Valley. loo-yard dash, Guthrie finders. Hen. oflckson; 220-yard run. Abraham hawkins, Mt. Vernon; broad jump, Harvey Shaw, Enders; mile relay
 Harley Jones, Carl Lasley, Ernest Hoggard and Ruel Wilmoth, Union Valley; 5O-yard dash, Carry Anders Hendrickson; baseball throw Grace Bradley, Dewdrop; potato race. Lin. nie Hardy, Centerville.
 me judges were Prof. T. N. Nor wood of Quitman, Prof. Fred Moore o1 Heber Springs, Maurice Hall of Conway, Elmer Wray of Conway Miss Sue Flippen of Naylor and Jabus Ii. Hoggard of Holland. The medals were presented to the winners bv Prof. A. A. Parsons of Conway
 Prof. Lee Smith, president of tho assoclatlon, acted as chairman of the aHalr, and to him is due a larpe amount of credit for the excellencv oi the occasion. He said that owinp to the enormity of the event tb;S year, It IS quite probable that two oays Will be devoted next year to the contests.
 Much interest was manifested in the school contests and civic club fair to De held at Conway next month. fractlcally all of the winners in Sat urdays contests will compete in the contests to be staged here.
 Dr. John ". Conger, president of Central College of this city, made a short address at 3 o'clock, speaking along educational lines.