Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-04-13
HIGH SCHOOLS Of
THIRD DISTRICT
COMPETE HERE

The annual meet of the Third Dis
trict High School association opened
this morning at the Americus Higin
school when the representatives of the,
eleven schools that are participating
met at o'clock for the contest in
j spelling. This was followed at 70
o'clock by the boys and girls ready
writer's contest.
The winners in each of these events
will receive medal of the first rank
4 and will mean for their schools ..
points in the score that will show ths
rank of all the schools in the meet.
The spelling and essay committee is
composed of Prof L. D. Newton, of
Mercer university, and Principal t. C.
Kendrick, of the Columbus High
school.
This afternoon at o'clock the at
letic contests began in the new Rees
Park. The Americus people that have
seen Rees Park since it was improved
appreciate the significance of the
word new
The athletic events included jump
ing, pole vaulting, shot-put, races
eight in all, in which eight schools
participated The winners cannot be
ANNOUNCED until Saturday morning,
and complete list will appear in
Sundays Times-Recorder. S. l.. Lewis,
principal of the Second District A. &
M. school, acted as director of atn-
lletics.
Following is the program for music
and recitation of tonight's events at
the High school auditorium
Ruth Lewis, Vienna; The Two
Runaways."
! Clementine Marlin Dawson; "valss
in E." ,Moszkowshi.)
j Minnie Hatcher. Dawson; The Last
Love Feast" Basil King.)
Evelyn Adams. Montezuba; "Rigo-
Ietti," (Liszt)
Sara Britton, Americus; The Lion
and the Mouse Charles Klein)
Leola Lee, Marshallville; THE Rus
tie of the Spring" christian Sind
ing)
Annie Morrow, Cuthbert; 'The Lie"
fannie Hamilton Darnell)
Ruth Lewis, Montezama; "Gondol-
liera," (Moszkowski.)
Emma Maddox Cordele; The Little
God and Dicky," (Daskon)
Hazel Horne, Americus, Polka de la
Reine," (Raff)
Lera Croxton, Third District Agrt-
cultural College; Little Cristel"
Mildred Shafer, Fitzgerald; Con
cert Arabesque" (Strauss)
Gladys Bass, Ashburn; 'Annunciata"
tsfary Fanton1
Sara Hyde, Cordele; ~Mignon," CAL
fred Pease.)
Ernestine Logan, Plains; The Swan
Song" (Katherine Ritter Brooks.)
Margaret Shingler, Ashburn; Tim
Ipromptu, Op 2S No. 8" (Reinbold.)
Frances FELTON,, Montezuma; "The
Death Disc.'
Hazel Mayes. Fitzgerald; Her Gu
ban Tea" pauline Phelps)
The Athletic Events.
The big athletic show was free 10.
the public, but an admission fee will
be charged for the recitation and music
contests tonight. The program be-
gins promptly at O'Clock, and will
be opened by DR.. Lansing Burrows,
president of the Americus board Of
education, who will offer a prayer
Prof. j. Z. Mathis, on behalf of the
schools and of the city, will make q
short address of welcome. President
R. ]. Stroller will resond for the Wis
itors.
On Saturday morning at s o'clock
the High School conference viii be
held, at which time officers will be
elected and place for the next meet
will be chosen. Dawson is the only
school in the race for the next meet, so
far as is now known In this High
School conference, which will not be
open for the public, the matter of the
Fitzgerald debate will be
decided.
At 8 O'Clock the contest in declama-
ton will occur. The young orators Oh
the district will hold the audience un-
der a spell for an hour and quarter,
after which the most interesting feature
of the entire meet will take place. This
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