The Neshoba Democrat., 1921-03-03
COUNTY FIELD MEET
ALL OF COUNTS SCHOOLS IlIE leIllE lllI
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teachers, school children and patrons
OF Neshoba County's schools gather
ed at the Philadelphia High School
building to attend the Annual Coun-
ty Field Meet. The meet was decid-
edly the best thing Of its kind Ne
shoba County has ever staged. Ii
was grand finale to the best school
year that Neshoba County has ever
enjoyed. Ideal weather prevailed,
and children fiocked from the fonr
corners of the county BY the hun
dreds. The events were well arrang-
ed covering both the literary and
athletic.
The meet opened on the school
ground Friday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
The feats were held on the school
play ground, and on Court House
Square. The races were all held ON
the square. The crowds were 90
great that civilian police were called,
into service to keep the streets, tree
for the participants.
The Philadelphia Schools did not
compete for any OF the literary
prizes. but did for athletic laUrels.
Twenty three gold medals were.
given away to winners In the litera-
/ nv contests. Business men Of Phila-
delphia gave prizes for the winners
In the athletic contests.
Most OF the schools OF the county
had entered representatives for the
contests.
Several basket ball games were
played. Neshoba and Linwood boys
played one game which was won by
+. Linwood. The final game between
q, the boys teams was played between
\ the Linwood and Philadelphia teams'
which was won by Philadelphia BY
one point; the final score being IL to
(17.
( The girls played one basket bah
game between Phiia. High and Pearl
Valley. The game was won by Pearl
Valley, the score being SO to IL.
A free for all fight was enjoyed for
few minutes by number OF boys
who got excited over the giRfs game.
1t was quickly ended by the author.
tiles, and no one injured.
The winners In the athletic meet
were as follows, Pole vault, over "a.
Robt George, Phlla;; pole vault. uns.
der IA, Cook Wilson OF Phila; 100 "a.
dash, girls, Sibyle Wood Of Proyt-
Rdence School; 100 yd. dash, boys over
IRA, Oscar Savell, Jewel; Il mile FACE,
Is Oscar Savell, Jewel; broad jump, un-
"a der Ia, Marion Smith, County Line;
broad jump, over IA, Bryant Wilson
Phila.; high jump, boys under IL,
Josh McCauley, Phila.; high Jump,
over Ia, H. s. Mason, Phiia.: high
jump girls, Dorothy Crenshaw, Ne.
], shoba; flag race, girls, won By Ne
shoba School.
J The literary winners were a. fox
lows; III. s. Algebra, Marvin Hobby.
Providence; I'll. S. Arithmetic, Shelby
Taylor, Jewel; Public school Arith.,
Efie Bozeman, LinwoOd school;
} spelling sth grade, Jesse Houston,
Neshoba; 5th grade, Ed Whitehead.
Stallo; reading thru 9Th grade. Hazel
Harlan, Providence; thru 9Th grade,
Lois Eakes, Forest Dale; number
writing to 100, Audrey M. Bassett,
Linwood; to 10000, Opal Brantley.
y Kentawky school; writing Roman
4 Numerals, Grace Madden. NeehpbR;
Ihsentence writing, Grace Madden, Ne
gYshoba; defamation thru 9th grade,
y Doris Rivers. Llnwood; thru, eth'
ngrade, Oren Banks. Neshoba; decla-
y nation high school, Bruner Trap.
Doldwater; expression thru 4. grade,
Ewakrgaret9 Vance, Neshoba; thru 8th
pyMde, Thelma Lewis, Neshoha; ex-i
preston High School, Ina Jenkins.
.tE.inwood; public school music, Annie
Lewis, Dixon; song by Ray sisters.
] Union Ridge school; high school mu'
/ rldc, Eunice Tolbert, Dixon; current
Atsvents, Lamar Cliburn. LinwOod;
\ Ecomposition, H. s. Lessie Johnson,
u KkColdwater and public school compo-
sition, Neva Trapp OF Coidwater
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