The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-03-02

Fof girls, % yard o1on, ~ 70 IA
| years, 6rst prize. u, 2nd prize. Soc,
Basket bah. any school age. FIRST
prize. -; End prize. $50.
Miss Julia Dale Offers a special
prize Of 81 to the pupil winning
contest on the first three books of
Plane geometry.
Pupils who won events last year
will not be eligible to contest in
those events this year. All one or
two teacher schools will be charged
an entrance fee Of so cents and all
other schools will be charged 81.
Any further information may be
obtained by applying to any men,
Der of the committee. Any citizen
of the county who desires to offer
any special prize, will please notify
the committee at once.
The following events were added
to the field day program at the meet
ing of the committee. last Saturday:
Shot put, hammer throw and half
mile race, the prizes for which will
be 81 for first place and Soc for Sec
ond place. To the list of literary
events was added spelling for the
4th and 9Th grades; % words will be
selected from Hunts Progressive
Speller. part /. Prof. Ray Caine, of
Gattman, offers 81 first prize for the
winner of this event.
The following rules and regula-
tons were adopted:
All contestants must be of legal
school age and must have been in
attendance at the school which
they represent for 1T least two
months. Each school may enter
two pupils in each contest. The
names of contestants must be in
the hands of the committee not
later than March 7th: each school
being allowed TO send in as many
as five names of pupils eligible for
enter only two on the day of the
contest. The names of contest
ants in athletics should be sent to
Mr.. 8. s. Sargent. AmOry, and
the names of contestants In liter
ary events should be sent to MIR.
w. ]. Moore. Amory. First place
in any event for individuals and
in the relay shall count points.
second place points and third.
place 1 point. though third place
earns no prize. First place in any
team event. basket ball or base
ball, shall count 10 points and End
place S points. Third place shall
not count in team events.
No admission fee will be charg-
ed for either the athletic or the
literary part of the program. Each
school will, however, be charged
an entrance fee, so cents for one
and two teacher schools and 81
for schools with more than two
teachers. This fee may be sent
to any member of the committee
when the names of contestants
are sent in, but must be sent in by
Match 7th.
The contest in expression will be
held in the City Hall at 10 O'Clock
q. M; the examinations in school
work will be given at the school
house beginning at $50 a. M, and
the athletic contests will be con-
Quoted at the fair grounds in the
afternoon.
The committee feels gratified with
the interest that is being taken in !
field day this year, and is especially
grateful to the teaching force of
the county as well as to the cit |
liens of Aberdeen who have con-
tributed literally to make the meet |
possible. The final success of the |
meet will depend on the attendance
from all over the county. We hope |
a large crowd will attend and make |
field day a big event.
s. S. SARGENT,
Becker, Chairman. Amory. i
w. J. MOORE, Hatley,
J. O. DONALDSON,
Aberdeen.