Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-11
Larger Numbe of Contest ants Will Re Entered
 Than Last Spring.
RURAL SCHOOLS
 DISPLAY INTEREST
Executive Committee of Jefferson County Athletic and Literary A>- sOciation Completes Plans for
 Second Big Annual Event.

The Jefferson county interscholasti5 track. field and literary contests will be held in Pine Bluff on Thursday, April 12, according to the decision reached yesterday at the meeting of the executive committee of the asso- ciation, at the assembly hall of the chamber of commerce..
 The executive committee also de cided that children up to the age of 21 years may participate in any of the events, providing they are actually bona fide pupils of the schools from which they enter. Reports received during the meeting indicated that there will be a large increase in the number of entries in the various events in the three de- partments of the annual contests. and that quite a number of schools which did not participate last year will have contestants entered in the competi- tiOns this year.
 The track events for this year will be augmented by three events for pupils from six to nine years old. | These are standing broad, running broad and running high jump. The other track events are as follows: | Six to nine years, 25-yard dash, 50- yard dash.
 Nine to twelve, p, 90 anG 100 yard dash.
 Twelve to sixteen years. 90, 100, l 22O yard dash and 440-yard relay with team of four boys. 1 Sixteen years and upward, 30, 100 l and 22O yard dash; 440-yard race, SSG-yard relay.
 Six to nine years, potato race ol 10 potatoes, beginning three yards from the goal and placed three feet apart.
 Nine to twelve years, potato raee of 10 potatoes, beginning three yards from goal and placed four feet apart
 Twelve to eighteen years, potato yards from goal and placed six feet apart.
 Eight to fifteen years, sack race of 50 yards. t P@~m Fifteen years upwara, sack race of 50 yards.
 1 Field Events.
 Nine to twelve years. standing broad, running broad and running high jump.
 l Twelve to sixteen years. standing broad, running broad and running high jump.
 Sixteen years and upward, standing broad, running broad and running high jump.
 Literary Events.
 In each of the literary events only one representative from each school is allowed to complete. In the recita- tion class for girls there will be an event for high schools, grammar grades and primary grades. In the Reclamation class for boys the same distinction will be observed. Two rep resentatives from each school may contest in the spelling matches which will be divided into primary, gram mar and high school sections. Musical Events. The musical contests are to be held with one representative from each school in the primary grades and one representative from the grammar grades. In all the above mentioned l literary events separate contests are l in no case will grammar and primary UT ulSl SCuOOl etilIilloI NAiA dren be pitted against one another. Eligibility Rules. The association adopted the follow ing rules governing the eligibility Of ! contestants, which will be appended to the rules formulated last year and mailed to all the schools in the county, together with general instructions to teachers wishing to prepare their pupils for the events: 1. Any pupil may contest in any of the athletic or literary events pro- vided he or she lives in the district and has entered upon school duties one month before school closes, and must attend at least 15 days after ward unless detained on account of sickness.
 ?. Any pupil whose parents move into the district may enter contest ants either literary or athletic, pro- vided he has fulfilled the require ments in Section 1 in any other l school.