The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-09
SOPHOMORE NEWS
Harold Banks, reporter)
State Meet At Norman

The state meet held at Norman,
April 90 and 3O and May /. surpass.
ed anything previously held within
the limits Of the state. it becoming
necessity for Oklahoma University.
who sponsored the event. to erect a
tent city for the purpose of housing
the representatives of over 200 high
schools entered in both the athletic
and non-athetic events. Such meet
was instituted by the university for
the purpose of bringing together the
high schools of the state in compe.
tition, and each successive year the
event has gained in Importance.
In brief the events which tran.
spired are as follows:
Crockett and Doak. Ardmore tennis
representatives, fought their way to
the semi-finals only to be defeated by
Kingfisher who in turn fell before
the Tusan onslaught Tulsa was de-
feated in the finals by Oklahoma City,
largely through the stellar playing of
Harrington, thus making it three
years in succession that the capitol
city has carried off this honor.
Gabe Parker of MuskoSee was Civ.
en- the judges decision in the dramat.
ic reading contest, an event in which
Walter Poole of Ardmore high school
was entered.
Tulsa lived up to expectations by
winning the track meet. being close.
ly followed by Oklahoma City and
Muskogee, winners of second and
third places, respectively. Jean Fish
er of Hennessey, won al-around ath-
letic honors, and was presented with
the beautiful trophy offered by the
Oklahoma Publishing Company, to the
supreme point winning man in Class
A.
Muskogee, Anadarko and Wewoka.
won first place shields in the high
school newspaper contests, as Prof.
H. II. Herbert of the school Of jour.
nalisn: announced.
Muskogee was represented In Class
A with The Scout" Anadarko ir
Class B with The Purple and
White" while Wewoka in Class c
carried off initial honors with "'rhe
Tiger"
Oklahoma City Student" scored
first place in magazines, Glass A,
being the only publication entered.
Glass B magazines were graded as
follows: THE Dreadnaught," Walton.
ga, first; "'rhe Peace Pipe" Fairyiew,
second. These were the only err
trants.
Second place in Class A newspapers
was taken by "The High School Po-
can" representative Of Ponca City,
and third to The Booster" Dun.
can.
Winners Of second and third places
in Glass were the "Panhandler," OF
Guynon and the "R. H. 5. Arrow"
Ramona
Others winners We're as follows:
Orchestra, Guthrie; piano, Harold
Reed. Medford; debating. NARROW:
standard grafton, Jim Reinhardt, Dun
can while baseball was won by Sa.
pulpa high.
Essay Contest
The copper and brass research com
mitt,e, composed of the leading manu-.
facturers of these metals throughout
the United States lis making an in
vestiRation To determine the present
and possible domestic uses of copper
and brass for other than electrical
purposes the relation OF copper and
brass to other metals used In the
home and how the household use OF
these metals may be increased
One hundred and seventy. eight
cash prizes are being offered by this
committee for essays not exceeding
one thousand words in length rela.
tive to the use Of copper and brass
in everyday life and their uses for
ether than electrical purposes. Every
student now attending a high school
within the United States is eligible
to compete, all contributions being
postmarked not later than midnight,
May 10.
Essays should bear the name, nigh
| school and home address Of the writ
er and should be forwarded to the
brass and research committee, room
Sl27, 81 Broadway. New York City.
Several high school students already
have Or will enter this contest.
BeSaw Defeats High School
In a steady drizzle which poured