Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-03-15
BRAz0S COUNTY RU-
RAJ SCHOOL DAY
Rules Governing the Events to Be
Held In Bryan on Saturday.
March Is.

an. March %. Exercises In spelling
defamation and debate viii begin a
o'clock promptly at the courthouse
Contestants in these contests are Tia
Bile to be cut out II not on time
Prizes will be offered to successful
contestants the same as last year
Judges will be selected by the com
mittee. Athletic contests will be hell
in the afternoon on Allen Academ,
athletic field.
Some rules as first published have
been changed. Especially those con
corning spelling. The following is IN.
complete list OF rules as finally
adopted:
]. No teacher shall enter any con
test.
2. Judges. referees and umpire.
shall be chosen by the committee.
,. Amy student may enter the con
test in one athletic feat and in one
literary feat
3. Before any pupil may enter any
contest the said pupil shall have at
tended the school for which he is con
testing at least twenty-five days.
I. The two best teams In the coun
~, as shown by the elimination con
tests. will play championship game.
There will be two games, one for girls
and one for boys.
3. Foot races shall be as follows:
lOO-yard dash for boys Is and over,
i5-yard dash fer boys IL to- Is; go
yard dash for boys under IL: 50-yard
dash for girls under Il. Jumping:
Running high for boys over Is; run.
ming high for boys under Is: stand.
ing high for boys over Is; standing
high for boys under 10: standing
broad for boys over Is: standing
broad for boys under 49, running
broad for boys over Is; running broad
for boys under Is; sack race for boys
II to Ia; sack race for boys under IL.
Ginning bar for boys over Is; chin.
ming bar for boys under Is.
Literary Contests.
|. There shall be one debate in
which each school may be represent.
ed by one student.
2. The question for debate shall be /:
Resolved. That a / mill tax should
be levied for the support OF our in.
situations OF higher learning and that
further appropriations by the legisla.
ture should be prohibited. Each
DICTATOR may take the side he chooses.
3. The DICTATOR shall be judged on
argument and delivery as follows: 80
per cent for argument and so per cent
for delivery (no manuscripts consid.
eredl.
I. The time for each DICTATOR shall
not exceed ten minutes.
5. There shall be eight spelling con.
tests, one for each grade below the
high school and one for the high
school.
6. Each school may be represented
by two students in each contest.
T. Words for each contest will be
chosen from that part OF the adopted
text book which is supposed to be COW
cred by the grade contesting. Tin as
much as the grades will not have fin
ished their respective parts OF the
book. having done only seven months
work. words will be taken from the
first seven months work.
s. High school students will be Civ.
en- words from "Chem's Practical
Speller."
3. Each speller shall have one trial
He has the right to ask the instruc.
tor (the one giving OUT the meaning
OF the word.
TO- Each school may be represented
by one student In each OF two decla
nation contests. High school stu
dents may enter one contest. while
students from the first four grades
below the high school may enter the
other. The rules governing the State
Interscholastic League regarding sub
jects for defamation shall govern
this contest
IL. Declarations shall not consume
more than five minutes time.
II has been suggested that next
year basket ball be cut out OF the
county contests on account OF too
much strife between the schools. This
will be a good opportunity to get an
expression from patrons and trustees.
An opportunity will be given for an
expression from any one who desires
TO speak on that subject.
Exercises begin promptly at 9
O'Clock.
This ought to be made a profitable
meeting for teachers. patrons. county
superintendent and trustees. as this Is
the only time during the year they are
all together. II your school is not
represented in these contests and II