The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-05-27
ANNUAL DICKEY
COUNTY RALLY
Sixteenth Yearly Event to BE Cele-
brated at Glendale the Fourth
of June
MONSTER CROWD is EXPECTED

MONSTER CROWD is EXPECTED
Splendid Athletic Program Will Be
Presented
The people of Dickey county are
cordially invited to attend the Six
teenth Annual Dickey County Rally,
which occurs June 4. Bring your
families and let us enjoy the day to-
gether.
A full and interesting program has
been planned and you should not fail
to be in attendance.
President Black of the Normal has
kindly offered the use of the Normal
school chapel, the gymnasium, and
such class rooms as are needed for
carrying on the contests, which facil-
itates matters greatly. The morning
contests will be held in the Normal
school chapel. Following is the pro-
gram:
10:00-1O:45. Number contests.
10:45-12:0O. Defamation contests.
1:3O-2:15. Parade.
2:15-2:45. Folk games.
2:45-3:15. May Pole drill
3:15-4:O0. Exhibition, girls gym
nasium classes.
3:00-5:30. Athletic tryouts.
5:45. Awarding of prizes in Nor
NAL school chapel.
The parade will form in front of the
court house at 80 o'clock The floats
will lead the procession and will be
followed by the Normal school band.
Following this the school children of
the county will march by districts, as
far as possible. The parade will
march through Main street and past
the Normal schools, when all pupils
taking part in the folk games will
drop out and Immediately get ready
for their part in the program. The
procession will then form around the
triangle in front of the Normal school
where they will be entertained by
folk games, the May pole drill and
gymnastic events.
The athletic tryouts will occur sim
ultaneously with the latter part of
this program on the foot ball field
back of the Normal school. Mr.. Penn,
our new Boys and Girls club leader.
has charge of these events, which will
include dashes, running high jumps,
broad jumps, chinning, potato races,
etc. Boys and girls will be entered
in separate classes and in FIVE weight
groups so that all will be given an
equal chance.
Boys and girls who take part in
athletics will kindly get weighed pre-
vious to the day so that your weights
may be given without hesitation to
your enrolling officer. Get enrolled
in the Normal school gymnasium upou
your arrival in town, then see that
you are on the foot ball field back of
the Normal school at 300 o'clock.
The following are the weight groups
for both boys and girls: Under IS
lbs, 1885 lbs., 1896 lbs, 95-11O lbs,
40 lbs. and over.
The school exhibits will be arrang-
ed in the Normal school chapel. The
graded and rural schools compete sep
arately for prizes in these events
which will be offered for the following
work:
Language, three prizes; history,
three prizes; geography, three prizes;
agriculture, three prizes; penmanship,
three prizes; drawing, two prizes; best
woodwork, two prizes; plain sewing,
two prizes; fancy sewing, two prizes.
All of the above prizes will be Of
fered to schools with the exception of
the work in language, history, geo.
graphy and agriculture, for which
winning individuals will receive the
prizes.
The first prizes offered to schools
are handsome pictures selected from
the famous Turner art collection for
both schools and homes. Any child
winning such picture for his school
may we'll be proud and certainly de-
serves commendation.
The pavilion on Main street will be
open for any one desirous of resting
there, or to families bringing their
dinner. The Normal school gymnas-
ium may also be used as rest room.
This will prove to be cool and COM
Portable refuge to mothers caring for
restless babies.
Every one is welcome. Come and
make Glendale your home for Friday,
June 4th. Faith Stevens,