The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-05-22
COMMON SCHOOLS
IN ANNUAL. FETE
ELLENDALE THE PLACE. JuHR
SIXTH TIE DATE

The Program Arranged Makes Day
Replete for Rural Boys
and Girls
The public is most cordially invited
to the County Rally Day exercises
which occur in Glendale, June 9th.
Come, bring your families and some
neighbor's children with you for this
is the big day of the school year for
the children - {.
The usual contests in defamation,
number work, song, etc., will occur
in the Opera House in the morning:
while the afternoon will be given to
out door contests.
The following program will be
rendered.: 4
Rally Day Program
= MORNING CONTESTS <'
. $500 to s:45 A. NJ. Number Contests.
~ End and 3rd grades, rapid ad-
dition.
~ 4th and 5th grades, rapid ad-
dition.
90 9Th, 9TH and 9Th grades, stand
ard combination tests based
on speed and accuracy.
's:45 to 1o:45 Defamation Contests
(D For children in or above the
fifth grade.
(2) For children in or below the
fourth grade.
1o:45 to 11:00 Intermfssion.
11:45 to 1900 Song Contest.
For all schools having present IS
per cent of their enrolment, The
song contests will be given time. an
proximately an hour between the 9th
er contests.
1900 to $500 p. NJ. Folk Dancing by
schools on N. I. Campus.
2:O0 to SEQ Outdoor judging Con.
tests and Games.
500 to $3.50 Moving Pictures for
Children at Opera House.
These pictures have been secured
from the Agricultural College and
are particularly interesting to chill
.dren.
All children entering contests enter
your name just as you enter the main
Opera House room, with Mrs. Mary
Flemington Strand, who will have
charge of this work. THIS IS I'M
PORTANTs
Then secure your ticket for the ev-
enlng at the ticket window on the
same floor. This must be done early
as we wish to serve the children from
the country first. Tickets are free.
Adults and teachers as well as chill
rem may secure free tickets.
Dr. Coleman has kindly given his
waiting room to be used as ladies'
rest room while the Farmers National
Bank may be similarly used.
Those who bring your lunches with
you will be welcome to eat them in
the Farmers Room at the Court
House.
A number of the teachers will take
charge of young children at the On.
era House during the afternoon while
the mothers are busy watching the
program.
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Do not forget that the, school ex-
hlbits will be, shown in the City Hall
just across the street from the old
Court House. Come and observe the
work of the school children over the
county,. Work will be shown in Sew
ing, Manual Training, Geography,
Civics. Agriculture, Drawing, Lang
uage, History, Geography, Penman-
ship and Nature Study. Speciman
: bookAwill also be shown illustrating
the general work of the schools.
Handsome pictures will be awarded
the schools winning the number, de.
clamatory, song and folk dancing con-
tests. Individual prizes of beautiful
pennants and badges will be awarded
: the winners in the school exhibit
work. The Globe Gazette of Wahpeton
has offered two splendid prizes of !
meporandum book for boys and
$3.50 recipe box for girls. Since
most of our prizes are awarded to
grade children only, these will be
awarded in addition to the regular
prize to the High School boy winning
first prize in the manual training
work and the High School girl win
ming first prize in plain sewing.
r. FAITH STEVENS.
Co. Supt. of Schools.
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