The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-11
School News
STEWART F. GELDERS, EDrop


Last Wednesday Rev. L. A. Hill,
Of the Central Methodist church led
the morning exercises. The principal
thought Of little talk was Work
your work. but don't let your work
work you" He spoke also of the
| revival meeting now being held at his
church, DR. Ellis being the speaker.
In the Essay contest last week,
Sarah Mcdonald was winner in the
girls essay and Gordon Forbes in the
boys essay. Both are splendid writ
ers and clear thinkers and we may
expect them to do their school credit
While Gordon had not had much
time to study before his selection as
our Representative. he is good stu
dent mad will be able to get a good
grasp Of his subject in two weeks.
The two classics, from one of which
three subjects will be chosen. are
Shakcspearc's Julius Caesar" and
Carlylc's Essay on Burns ;"
Charles Mann was victor in the
preliminary spelling contest, over
field OF ten entrants Miss Jessie
Morris gave him close race and will
be good one to depend on as alter
nate Charles is a good natural spell
er and a good student and as he is
putting great deal OF time on his
work we will put great deal of con
hdence on the result Of his work.
With Misses Hazel Mayes and Mild
red Shafer and Harold Kasscwitz,
we have very strong literary team.
We have this year one of our
strongest athletic teams. In records
1T compares most favorably with the
team which won the state cup some
time ago The FIVE who will be GER
tain OF places are Elmer Waites, 440
and relay, Dean Hopkins, shot put
and relay. Lee Ricketson, high jump
and relay, ]. L. Pittman, 220 and
hurdles. and last but not least, Theo-
dore Justice, who will represent tho
school in 100 yard dash, broad jump
relay and possibly in the hurdles.
Theodore could make good in the 220
against an ordinary opponent-but as
TT happens no one who tried out for
any position this spring had an "or,
binary opponent Alvin Thurmond
and Cliff Miller are in :. worse dead
lock for the pole vault than are the
Republicans and Democrats in the,
congress. On four successive after
moons they have contested and faller
out at the same mark
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Lois Green, our third vaulter, was
robbed of his chance in athletics and
Ia perfectly good pointer finger by a
rip saw at school last week. Although
he will be unable to participate in
athletics this year he will be a star
next year for certain-in track and
field events, football and basketball.
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Mr. Caldwell, of Georgia Tech.
passed through the city Friday and
found time to make short talk to
the students of the school during
| chapel. BE driver and not drift
err" prepare to enter the world with
a keen edged tool in the form of a
well trained mind" were the things
he impressed upon his hearers during
the FIVE minutes he talked IA mans
reach should exceed his grasp" is a
quotation from Browning. Mr.. Cald-
well has been here several times be-
| fore and we are always more ready
to hear him than any other because he
has the ability to say great deal in
a short time and few words. He is
a good example of the efficiency that
the school he represents teaches. Be
fore chapel he converscd so convinc-
ingly with several boys that they
have about decided to take technical
training course.
On Thursday morning our sixteen
contestants will leave for Americus to
take part in the contests in the Third
District meets. The events come
thusly: Thursday night, debate: Fri
, day morning, spelling and essay; Fri
day afternoon, athletics; Friday eve
ming. expression and piano; Satur-
day morning, defamation; Saturday
noon BIG eats. Fitzgerald high
school will probably take first h6nors