The Holt County sentinel., 1919-05-23
Educational Day Fe,e A Great Success.

Educational Day Fctc 4 Great Success.
The third annual educational fctc of
the Holt county schools, which was
held at the New Point consolidated
school on Friday, May 10, was de-
cidcd success from every standpoint.
The marked increase in the attendance
and also in the number Of entries in
the various events proves the grow
ing interest in this fcstivity.
Early in the day the different
schools began to arrive, their PEN
nants and ribbons flying gaily TO the
breeze. and by noon almost a hundred
cars and trucks were parked upon the
grounds.
At eleven o'clock the crowd was
called into the auditorium and the
program began with the singing Of
America and the Flag salute led by
the intermediate grades of the New
Point school. Following this was a
splendid address to the graduates and
patrons by the inspector Of rural
schools, Mr.. n. A. HARDWOOD, Of the
State Department of Education, Of
jefferson City.
Following the address was an OK
ccllcnt demonstration Of the hot noon
lunch of the one room rural school,
presented by Miss Gcncvicve Price
and her pupils Of the ldlewildc school.
Miss Frecda Miles, Miss Elsie Price.
Miss Gladys Ball and Miss Lcnorc
Pierson, all pupils of the Blair school
and members Of the Blair canning
club, gave an interesting demonstra-
ton of canning chicken during the
noon hour before those OF the crowd
who were not fortunate enough TO cut
with the first relay.
Dinner was served in the gymnasium
by the women of the New Point con-
sOlidated school district, and consisted
Of everything which goes to make up
an ideal picnic dinner, even to guam
titles of fried spring chicken.
At one o'clock the crowd was again
assembled in the auditorium and the
program reopencd with music by Mr..
Patterson's splendid boys band of
Consolidated District No. o, and A
song by the school chorus OF Bigelow.
Then came a series of interesting
demonstrations by schools teaching the
vtalizing of agriculture in which the
children individually showed and ex-
planned the things they had learned to
make.
Mr.. W. +. d. Rummel, of Chicago,
. then delivered the address Of the after
noon on the subject Of agriculture. lie
paid splendid compliments to the
schools Of Holt county and pointed out
the value in educating the boys and
girls at home. Mr.. Rummel believes
in keeping the boys and girls on the
farm by bringing the advantages Of
the city to them, and this he says can
be done with money that Is constantly
being wasted for tobacco, soft drinks,
, chewing gum and other useless lux
uries.
After the presentation of diplomas
to the rural graduates by Professor
Osborne, of the Maryville Teachers
College, the crowd adjourned to the
athletic field, where the track meet
took place. Following is the list Of
entries and premiums awarded:
HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS.
Pole Vault
/. Dee Massie, Maitland.
2. ID. Mccoy, Craig.
Standing Broad Jump
| i. ~. I1uHt, FOftSt WY.
2. Miller, Maitland.
Running Hop, Step and Jump
I. II. Hunt, Forest City.
2. ID. Mccoy, Craig.
440 Yard Dash
/. James Gaffney, Craig.
2, Russell Hodgin, Maitland.
220 Yard Dash =
/. Girard Lawrence, Craig.
2. Carpenter, Maitland.
Basket Ball Throw
/. Anna Edwards.
2. Miss Wilson.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EVENTS
100 Yard Dash
/. Melvin Cartwright. -.
2. Frank Cain.
so Yard Dash for Boys -
/. Melvin Cartwright. ~
2. Frank Cain. ,ytJ.
so Yard Dash for Girls
l. Lucy Meyer. ~ H..
| 2. Alice Babb.
Standing Broad Jump
/ MalvivS To y-<uriUht