Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-13
FOLK DANCES AND
DRILLS ADD TO MAY
DAY CELEBRATION
Public School Youngsters Run
Wild In Wierd Track and
Field Meet

The folk dances and drills by the pu-
pills of the public schools of Salem form-
ed fitting addition to the belated May
day exercises which were held on Will
lamette campus this afternoon. The
banner for the best folk dance was won
by the girls of the Englewood school
who presented barn dance in costume
The WOodburn school won honorable
mention in this folk dancing contest
but no second prize was given.
The crowd was packed and jammed
about the huge rOped off space on the
campus where the dances We're held
and the gay splashes of color which
made up the costumes of the dancers
added the necessary touches which went
to make up a gala day. The May queen
was crowned on the throne of green
boughs which formed a fitting back
ground for the resplendent costume:
that bedecked those who took part ii
the exercises. The music, the custom
airy May pole dance on the green and
the usual spirit of gladness that greets
May day even though it be postponed
served to make the 1916 May day q
huge success. The particular success
of the folk dances was due to the Ell
forts of Mrs. r. l.. Clark and PlSff. F
S. Gannett.
The spelling contest which opened
the field day for the schools Of Ma
rion county was held at the high school
this morning The medal in the eighth
grade contest was won by Ida Koenig
of Suhhmity. Edna Otter, of Sublim'
ity; Esther Ledtke, of Hubbard; Arthur
Chappelle, of Woodburn, and Elmer
Hughes, of st. Paul, all tied at 100 per
cent this morning in the written work
and it was necessary to hold an oral
contest to settle the tie this aftOr-
noon.
The winner in the seventh grade was
George Albee, of Aumsville. The win
ner in the sixth grade was Norma
Marrs, of WOodburn, and in the fourth
grade was Elizabeth Porter, of Mill
City, all of whom scored 100 per cent,
In the fifth grade, Mary Bovine, of
Aumsville; Texie Bostwick, of district
No. 60; Vincent Clarno, of st. Paul
Margaret Mcdowell, Of st. Paul, and
Bessie Ghappelle, Of Woodburn, all tied
at 100 per cent.
The public school track and field
meet was maleshift affair which was
characterized by woeful lack of system
and mismanagement the part of
Prof. r. Pfaff, teacher in a school
near Butterville, who had charge of the
meet. The meet dragged from the start
and no one appeared to be in authority
to direct the events, Track and field
meets by the public schools can be made
highly successful affairs under skillful
management but the lack Of experience
in the direction Of the first meet will
prove q serious blow to ruture enter
prise Of this kind. 1t is to be hoped
that q competent man will ue placed in
charge next year who will be able ia
make the public school track and field
meet a genuine success.
In the high schools Silverton and
WoOdburn were fighting it out for first
place this afternoon in a neck and neck
race. No reliable data was available
on the results of the grade school con
tests as the large number of score keep
ers were unable to agree on the results
and it will probably require a board OF
arbitration to settle the question if the
meet is finished today.
The best time was made by Shields
Of Silverton, in the high school division
He ran the 100 yard dash in 10 AS sec
onds in the semi-finale though he was
unable to make this mark in the finals
An exhibition girls race for so yard
was won by Lucille Cameron, of Lincoln
with LeOna Estes and Miss De LaSau1
tied Fer second. The time was 7 %
seconds.