The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-04-22
GRADY INTELLECTUAL CONTESTS
START TONIGHT IN HIGH SCHOOL;
5000 VISITORS EXPECTED HERE

school patrons from every part Of
, tho county are fiockIng Into the
city today TO attend the annual
track meet and intellectual contest
which opens this evening In the
Chickasha high school.
Crowds began arriving late ycstcr-
day afternoon and every train which
arrived here this morning aud early
this afternoon brought many 9th.
era. The annual event will bring
at least 5000 people 10 this city,
II. r. Allen. county superintendent.
believes.
| Housing Problem Serious
Where will the visitors be hous.
odg This is the problem that In
causing County Superintendent Al.
len and the Chamber OF Commerce
arrangements committee much trou'
bic.
"A visitor In every home" Is the
hope OF the county superintendent
Housewives who can spare one or
more rooms are requested to call
]. r. Gossctt. member OF the ar
rangemonts committee. at the Early
hotel. telephone number II.
Many OF the visitors who came TO
this city to attend the annual track
meet and intellectual contest last
year we're unable to secure places to
sleep This condition resulted In
much discomfort. Mr.. Allen says.
The aim OF the committee Is to
avoid this condition and secure for
every visitor a comfortable place to
spend tonight and tomorrow night.
Exhibits are Attractive
One of the most complete school
exhibits ever assembled in Grady
county, according to Supt. Allen. Is
on display in the building located
M 413 Chickasha avenue. The ex-
hibIts consist of school work In ev-
cry department of the county schools
manual training. agriculture, draw
Ling. domestic science, penmanship,
| etc.
Although other schools will be
represented, only seven had arranged
their displays in the building ms
morning. These were: Amber, Tut
tie. ocasset, Norge, Meridian, Val
lev View and Union Hill.
A floor space of more than sew
en- feet by Is feet is required 1or
the Pocasset exhibit. The quality
Of the school work on display Is
much better than was expected, MT.
Allen said today.
Starts This Evening
The intellectual contest starts this
evening in the Chickasha high school
building. Vocal solo (high schoop'
defamation (high school, violin'
bovs glee club, reading (hlgh SCHOOL,
niano solo (high school) and girls
glee club are the contests 10 DC
staged tonight beginning at foV
o'clock.
All written work events are sched
uled for Saturday morning, begin
ming at SIS o'clock, in the Junior
high school building. Events oil
This branch are: geography, arith-
metic. United States history, algebra
smelling (three divisions-sixth, sew
enth and eighth grades), penmah-
ship. ,,,,.
orchestra primary story telling
niano solo, defamation, vocal soio'
and reading by grammar school stu
,orts are the events booked Tor
saturday night in the Senior high
school building.
winners of all the intellectual
evsnts will be announced and medais
and prizes awarded Saturday night
The track medals also VIII DC pre-
sented Saturday night.
Track Meet Sat. P. M.
| Promptly at IL o'clock tomorrow
tho track meet will begin on the
Eighth street athletic field. Nearly
200 athletes representing many
scboo,s in the county, will partici-
nate in the athletic contests.
Work Of putting the field INTO
shape for the track meet was start.
ed this afternoon. Arrangements
for this work were made by tne
Chamber Of Commerce. Admission
70 all the events, both athletic anu
intellectual, will be free.
i, O A. Gasaway, assistant county
,..Io,+ wiII he manager Oh