The Mena weekly star., 1920-03-11
SCHOOL CONTEST
 ATTRACTED MANY
nig Auditorium of First Baptist Church Was Packed to Limit-See and Hear Competitors-List
 of Contestants.

Honors were pretty we'll divided at tIae contest of the Polk county schools held at the First Baptist church in Kena Friday night. Pupils from Mena schools won four firsts, while Hatfield youngsters followed closely with three frsts, Gold medals were awarded winners of the high honors. and silver medals to this taking sec ond place.
 In many of the contests it required the closest sort of scoring on the part of the judges to determine the win ners. In Class B, Piano, it was an- nounced that 1-20th of per cent was the difference between the scores of the first and second winners.
 A crowd that filled the church to over1owing heard the different con- testants offer their selections in musi- cal and literary numbers and gave the young performers the warmest sort 6f support and applause.
 All of the contestants showed the eHidence of careful training and prac- Zee. A few of the selections in the iiserary division showed some remark ably good examples of memorizing. A Noticeable feature of the long pro- gram was that not single contestant had to be prompted.
 County Supt. I. c. Harris presided and announced the contestants. The 2indges chosen were Miss Carrie Flunkett of Little Rock, district home demonstrator; W. E. Laseter of Little < Rock, state supervisor of Rural schools and J. W. Van Hoy of Mena, B. s. Title attorney. There was gen. eral approval of the decisions by the Judges.
 When the last of the contestants had appeared the findings of the judges were summed up and J. E. Berry, Superintendent of Mena schools, an rounced the winners in the different Classes and presented medals to the Following:
 Class A Reading First, Lucille Ol- - -:s>s, Mena, "The Lessen";; Second, Dessa Lou Clark, Hatfield, "A Happy Little Cripple"
 Class A Voice-First, Pauline Bow den, Mena, Mighty Lak Rose"; 5econd, Leland Henderson, Hatfield, Thippin Thider Thru Sthraw."
 Class A Piano-First, Pauline Bates, Hatfield. First Irish Suite"; second, Julia Alice Boughan, Mena, sFlitting Feet"
 Class A Declamation-First, Amos Musgrave, Hatfield, Supposed Speech of John Adams; second, Eugene Rey- holds, Mena, "The Second Table,
 Class B Reading Mary Bales, Mena, Billy Brad and the Big Lie"; second, Aileen McWilliam. Acorn, "The Skinner
 Class B Voice-First, Eva Burris, Dallas, "Pickanninny Babe;' second, Pansy Dorsey, Mena. Dear Little Mother of Mine"
 Class B Piano-First, Lena Hayes, Hatfield, "The Silver Star; second, Helen Baker, Mena, Hungarian Dance No. T."
 Class B Declamation-Fi First, Brent Barron, Acorn, "The Perfect Tribute"; second, Gilbert Mize, Rocky, His Last Speech"
 Class c Reading Olga Parker, Mepa, "The Promise"; second, Toka Hale, Acorn, "Billy's Diplomacy"
 Class c Declamation-Fir Roy Sehneider, Oak Grove, "A Georgia Nolunteer"; second, Wellington Ham, by, Grannis, "The Future of Ameri- gan Manhood"
 During the interval required to Complete the decisions of the judges the big audience was entertained by musical and literary selections by Duida Riding, Ethel McWilliam and kelsie Dorsey, the last named being ealled upon to respond to an encore.
 Saturday morning the final contests were held at the high school building and were attended by goodly num- Der of school pupils and interested |Hfriends. There were eleven contest ants in the spelling class, and the judges awarded the gold medal for first honors to Lillian Gilbert of Mena. Maud Roop of Acorn was second In mental arithmetic Homer Ander- 2son of Acorn was first and Lora Mize of Rocky seconds
 g In written arithmetic Robert Leas ssof Grannis was first and Bonnie B. Garland of Acorn second. S Ray Roop of Acorn was awarded first in map drawing and Nellie George of Grannis second.