The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18
Third Annual
High School Meet
Will Be Held In Greeneville On
Friday and Saturday,
April 4 and S.

April 4th and 9Th, and will consist Of
literary and athletic programs.
mails of the different higf
schools met in the Library building
Saturday and formulated the follow
ing rules and regulations:
az. All high schools of the coun
ty are expected to take part, in both
the literary and athletic programs.
(2). No student will be allowed
to take part in any contest unless he
has been in attendance in the par
ticular school for which he contests
for a period of not less than six
weeks prior to the meet.
(3). No student will be allowed
to enter more than three of the liter.
airy contests.
az. All schools entering the bas.
ket ball contest must report to Prof
H. R. Easterly, Chuckey, Tenn, moi
later than two weeks before the con.
test in order for him to schedule the
games. Failure to thus report will
debar the school from entering the
contest.
! (5). There will be but one base
ball game at the meet. The county
schools will contest for participation
in this game before the meet and the
winning team will play the Greene
vile High School for the prize on that
date.
(6). No student who won in any
I contest last year can enter that par
ticular contest this year. This does
not apply to base ball and basket ball.
(7). All prizes go to the school
winning and not to the individual.
The following contests have been
determined:
Literary-(a) Debate-One boy
and one girl from each school. Time
eight minutes for each debater. Six
ty per cent given to argument and
forty per cent to presentation. ,.
Question: Resolved: "That the
Government Should Own and Oper-
ate Railroads." Affirmative-One
boy from each school. Negative
One girl from each school.
(b). Oral spelling-two contest
ants from each school.
(c). Written spelling-two con-
testants from each school. Hunts
Progressive Speller will be used.
(d). Defamation contest - one
boy from each school. Time; Six
minutes each.
~. Ready Writer'S contest-two
Contestants from each school Time:
Thirty minutes. Second years con-
test will be taken from "Silas War
ner's"; third of fourth year from
Macbeth"
(g). Sight Reading tombstone
contestant from each school.
Athletics.
(a). Base ball game.
d.. Basket ball game.
(c). 200 yard dash.
(d). so yard dash.
(e). Running broad jump.
(f). Running high jump.
(g). Standing high jump.
(h). Standing high jump.
(i). Pole vault.
ID. Relay race--two boys and two
girls from each school.
IIl--Domestic Science Exhibit.
This department will be conduct
ed by Miss Mabel Moore assisted by
the domestic science teachers from
the different schools. A detailed
will appear later.
The following persons will have
charge of the contests:
Prof. R. w. Mitchell, Greeneville,
Spelling and Reading.
Prof. j. B. Brooks, Greeneville,
Yells and Races.
Prof. P. C. Williams, Mosheim, |
Debate.
Prof. H. R. Easterly, Chuckey,
Basket Ball and Jumping.
Prof. E. N. Jones, Baileyton,
Ready Writers.
Prof. W. ]. Bible, Glenwood, Dec
amation and Relay Races.
Prof. R. H. Burkhart, Warrens-
burg, Recitation and Base Ball.
Each school should report what |
contest it means to enter to the prin-
,ipal having charge of that contest,
so scheduled program may be made
and thu savoid confusion and delay |
1T the time.
Let every high school get busy and
assist in making this the greatest ed
lcational evnt of the year. Let's
show the people that in spite of flu,
and every other hindrance that has
INVADED our schools this year, we are
still a live. Not only should this
Meeting show what the high schools
ire doing this year, but it should fur.
1ish a good stimulus for better
schools the coming wear.