Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-08-17
GET READY FOR FIELD DAY
Committee TO Formulate Plans, Etc.
Makes Its Report

gin to plan to take part in this fall.
held day, we publish the report O.
Field Day Committee, which is a!
follows:
! l. The place Of holding Field Day
is undecided, but will be in Cookevillt
II. Field Day will be held October
20, 1916.
/ III. Rules and Regulations:
l. Only bona-fide students who
have been in attendance twenty days
will be eligible to enter any contest
2. Only public schools supported
by county or corporation taxes are
eligible to enter pupils in any of the
events of Field Day.
8. No pupil who was a winner in
any event in last years Field Day will
be eligible to enter the same event
this year.
4. There will be no division as to
grade in school for any event in the
athletic contests.
S. In literary events, only pupils
enrolled in the first eight grades will
be eligible to enter.
! 6. All entries must be in the hands
Of the secretary by October 10; 9th
erwise applicants will be debarred
from entering. Entrances must be
made on blanks furnished by the Sec
retary and especially provided for
the purpose.
Z. The same pupil will not be ell
igible to enter more than one contest
either literary or athletic except ne
lay race.
8. All articles offered in exhibits
must be made by pupils of the school
between the date of opening of school
and October 20. A violation of this
debars entry.
9. Exhibits are to be judged on the
basis of quality, so per cent; variety,
30 per cent; and quantity, 20 per
cent
ATHLETIC EVENTS
1. rs yards dash for boys any age,
2. rs yards dash for girls, four
teen years and under.
8. SO yards dash for boys, fourteen
years and under.
A. so yards dash for girls. twelve
years and under.
s. Running broad jump for boys,
any age.
s. Running high Jump for boys.
any age.
I. Shoe race for boys. twelve years
and under.
8. Potato race for girls, fourteen
years and under. a potatoes, s yards
to first potato and 8 yards between
others.)
9. 44o yard race for boys, any age
10. Sack race for boys, fourteen
years and under
II. Relay race for boys, any age,
five in each team.
LITERARY CONTESTS
Spelling: f4'
1. Oral spelling for pupils in first
and second grades.
2. Written spelling for pupils in
third, fourth or fifth grades.
8. Written spelling for pupils in
sixth, seventh or eighth grades.
Arithmetic:
1. Rapid and accurate addition for
pupils in grades one to ive
2. Speed contest, four fundament-
al operations, grades six toVeight.
Writing: (Best imitation of copy
selected by County Supt.)
l. For grades one and two-copy
from Book 1.
2. For grades three, four and FIVE,
copy from Book III.
8. For sixth, seventh and eighth
Book v.
Declamatory Contest:
/. Contest for boys and girls in
grades UP to and including fifth.
2. Contest for boys in sixth, sev
snth or eighth grades.
8. Contest for girls in sixth, sew
nth or eighth grades.
Essay Contest: (Outline supplied
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SCHOOL EXHIBITS
1. Best exhibit from school taught ,
~ one teacher.
:. Best exhibit from school taught
" two or three teachers.
8. Best exhibit from school taught
y four to seven teachers.
The Cookeville City School will ,
urnish an exhibit but will not COM
ete for prize. 20. FL, II
T. W. Kittrell, Chairman, :
r. X. Sisk, Secretary,
Solon Leftwich.
Elmore Gentry, {
NJ. T. Carlisle, U
Committee. s