Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-10
TRACK AND FIELD COUNTY CONTEST TO
 BE STAGED TODAY
Decisions in Literary and Musical Events After
 Program Tonight

The annual woday County Liter ary. Track and Field meet was open ed last night at Central and Junlor Hiph schools when literary and mus icol contests of the primary and o.rammar grades took place at both buildings.
 Decisions of the judges in these contests vii be announced tonight at the high school following the high school music and literary contests, re- suits of which also will be announc- ed at that time.
 This afternoon the track events will begin at the athletic field.
 Last night w. P. Keith presided at the Central High building and C. M. Reeves presided at the Junior Hlgh school building.
 The judges of Reclamation were J. M. Tucker, pr. William Breathwit and Dewoody Lyle; judges of readings Miss Edna Rudolph Miss Steeples and Miss Elizabeth Lyle; judges of music were Mrs T. B. Lyle, Miss Viv- ian Moore and Mrs. Jesse Core; pri- mary contests Miss Martha Angel, Miss Naomi Kirtley and Miss Fink. | Senator Creed Caldwell made a five minute talk at both contests in the interest of the library campaign which has just begun. Senator Cald- we'll explained the system of loan ing to county schools, which is so arranged that each school may bor- TOW 90 books to be returned in not more than q months time.
 1 C0ntestants.5
 I The contestants who took part last night are as follows: First and sec ond grade music contest, piano: Lil- ian Duff, Wabbaseka, Arthur Fow- Ter Humphrey; and Juanita White, Tucker.
 Primary read and Reclamation con- testants: Reading: Carmine Jones, Humphrey; Lois Taylor. Union; An na Bell Barnes, Altheimer; Beulah Hagan, Watson Chapel; Annie Fer rara, Nichol school; Linnie Dear more, Redfield; Annie Kirk Caple, Sherrill; Alta Richmond, Tucker. Declamation: Tray Quartermous, Humphrey; Needy Mcdonald, Nnion; Arthur Ashcraft, Altheimer; Louis Aureli, Nichol School; Malcolm Eos ter, Dexter; Stancil Glasgow, Red field; Michael Farin, Sherrill; Sidney Wes, Wabbeseka; Hugh Wilkerson Cheek, Dollarway and Everett Tucker, Jr.. Tucker.
 Grammar grade reading and dec lamation contests: Jane Pyatt, Sher- Till; Helen Henton, Humphrey; Mar guerite Gammill. Redfield; Louis Willis, Watson Chapel Cezeria Au- reli, Nichol School; Willie Sue Ridge way, Union; Lorraine Word, Wab- baseka; Ruby Covington, Dollarway; Loyena Pennington, Tucker. Decla- nations: Carl Allen, Sherrill; Kee- Burnett, Redfield; Vergil Kersh, Watson Chapel and Orvill Porter, Union.
 Athletic Events Today. Third and fourth grade music con test, piano: Hazel Duff, Wabbaseka; i; Thelma Osborne, Humphrey; and Auriel Heiney, Altheimer.
 The track events begin this after noon at o'clock and will be held at the Athletic field on Laurel street, under the direction of L. E. Bassett, coach of athletics at the High school. Coach Bassett directed the county meet at Eudora yesterday, and his assistants for today could not be learned.
 | There will be no preliminary con- tests, and only first and second place in each event will be count for a point Track and field events will include four divisions, divided &C., cording to age. Sprint distances will range from 25 yards to 100 yards ac- cording to age. The 25 yard dash be- ing in the first division, ages from to II. There will be two relay dis. tances, 440 yards for the second di- vision. ages 9 to II, and 88O yards for ages above that. Field events will consist of running and standing broad jump, and the high jump. Hun dreds of students from the country schools accompanied by their par ents, came in yesterday.