The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-09-21
SOUTH CANON HIGH
SCHOOL NOTES
DEBATING Club.


The debating club organized ON
Tuesday evening. Harold Sprinkle
was elected president; Marie Farmer
vice-president: and Gertrude Port.
secretary and treasurer Leaders
have already been appointed and
question decided on in preparation
for debate.
Sophomore-Freshman Contest
The Sophomore-Freshman contest.
was held at two o'clock Friday after
noon on the high school grounds
This was the fifth annual contest and
one of the best ever held. The first
event was the girls baseball throw
There were six contestants, three
freshmen and the same number of
Sophomores. Helen Hall won this
event for the Freshmen.
Next came a three inning baseball
game. After about an inning and a
half had been played, both balls
were lost and the game was discon-
tinued until another ball could be
secured. In the meantime tie girls
nall-driving contest was pulled Off.
The nails used we;e about ten in
ches long. Each girl was given three
minutes to drive as many nails as
possible into a pine log. Katherine
Konfali took first place, driving two
nails in the time allotted. Geneva
Payne was second. with one nail
and about two-thirds OF another
Both girls were Freshmen. winning
this event for their class. BY this
time a ball had been secured with
which to continue the game. 1t was
won by the Sophomores. The score
was Il TO 6.
The next event was tie girls re-
lay race. in which there were three
girls on each team. The Sophomore
team was composed of Naomi Miller.
May Dye and Alwyn Evans. The
Cora Clark and Ruth Freidinger. The
race was rather close but the Fresh
mer won by a small margin.
The sack rush followed this race,
and was the most exciting OF all the
events. Nine sacks were placed in
q line across the middle of the
field and judge appointed to watch
each side. When the signal was CIV
en- rush was made toward the row
of sacks and the tussle began. The
struggle was divided into halves Civ
ing the combatants an opportunity to
rest. At the end of the second half.
two sacks were at the Freshman goal
two were still being fought over. but
were on the Sophomore side of the
line. and fiye were at the Sophomore
goal. The seven sacks were counted
for the Sophomores giving them the
victory.
The tug of war was the final event
and the one which decided the out
come of the contest. Before this
event the score stood 81 to IA in ia
yor of the Freshmen The tng-of-War
was a 10 point event and carried with
II victory for one side or the other
The sides of the ditch had been dug
out and the water damned up to-
make a small pool across which the
rope was stretched. The superior
weight of the Sophomores prevail
ed and the Freshmen were pulled
into the water This gave the Sopho-
mores the event and also the contest
The final score stood "a to 81 in
favor of the Sophomores. Most of the
faculty and students attended the
open house" at tie Y. NJ. & A. Fri
day night and every ore had a jolly
good time. Each number of the pro-
gram was heartily enjoyed, especial
ly the ball game which was a
scream from start to finish. We APP
preciate the hospitality of the 'Y' and
hope that similar gatherings may be
held in the future.