The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23
Morrow County Athletic and
Deolamatory Contest Asso-
citation Is Now Organized

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The principals u the town schools
and the county school superintendent
after several meetings last week at
the teachers institute formed an ath-
letic and declamdtory association for
Morrow county. The county is div
ided into four contes,ing divisions as
follows. Boardman and Irrigon Div
isiou; lone Division; Lexington and
Pine City Division; Reppner and
Hardman Division. Each division
includes the nearby rural schools.
Tie Association is under the con-
troll Of an executive committee con-
sisting Of the county superintendent
and the principals Of the Boardman,
Irrigon. lone, Heppner. Hardman.
Lexington. and Pine City schools
The county school superintendent is
eX-ofiicio president Of the executive
committee Rollien Dickerson of
Lexington was elected secretary and
D. ". Boitnott OF Heppner schools
was chosen as treasurer Of the Asso-
citation.
The constitution and bylaws pro-
vide for field meet and declamatory
contest to be held in the county each
year at place to be designated by
the executive committee. The COM
mite decided to hold the meet in Lex
ington on the first Saturday in May,
next year,
The bylaws provide that the team
chosen for each contesting division to
represent it in the annual field meet
shall be made up Of three divisions,
which are to be designated as "a"
"B" and &C" respectfully. Thos.
competing in the "A" division must
not have reached their 2lst birthday;
the b division their 18th birthday;
and those in the &C" division must
not have reached their 18th birthday,
on or before the day Of the meet.
Those in the "a division and who
have not reached their 2lst birthday
are TO compete in the following
events so yard dash, 100 yard dash,
one half mile run, u pound shot put,
220 yard dash, 440 yard dash, 120
yard hurdle race, pole vault. standing
high jump, running hop. skip and
jump, running high jump. running
broad jump, one-half mile relay, dis
Gus throw, javelin throw.
Those in the B" division and who
have not reached their 18th birthday
are to compete in the following
events: 100 yard dash, so yard dash,
running broad jump, running high |
jump, loo yard hurdle race, 220 yard |
relay race. Those in the &C" divi-
sion andwho have not reached their
11th birthday are to enter the same
events as the "B" division.
The girls in each division shall par
ticipate in the following events: so
yard dash, all-up Indian club race for
10 girls, basket ball throw for goals.
basket ball throw for distance.
A cup and suitable pennant is to be
awarded TO the division winning the /
greatest number Of points in the
meet. The cup goes'to the school in
the division that wins the greatest
number of points in the winning div
ision and penant to the school in
the same division that wins the next
greatest number of points.
The winners in each event in the
field meet are 10 be awarded suitable
medals as follows; To the winner of
first place a silver medal; to the
winner OF second and third places
printed ribbons. The high
point man is 10 get a gold medal.
The Annual Declamatory Contest
The speakers in each contesting
division are to be divided into three
divisions to be known as "a" "B,"
and "G' divisions. The "a" diyis-
lon is composed of pupils OF the high
school and the 'B" division is COM
posed Of pupils from the fifth, sixth.
seventh, and eighth grades and the
c. division composed of pupils of
he first four grades. Each contest /
ng division is allowed three repre-
one in each division.
Each speaker is allowed to choose
lis or her own subject, provided thai
hose in the "a" division must be
1rations and those in the other two
divisions recitations. The orations
must not exceed 1850 words in
ength; the recitations in the "B"
division must not exceed 1000 words
n length and those in the &c" divis-
on must not exceed $50 words in
ength. The first prizes are gold
medal and second prizes are to be
silver medals.