Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-04-06
(By Myer S. Cook
Musical Treat

| IHcHSclY populdi Will -llc atuuCht pou
when he explained that Prof. Steph
ems had given him whole recitation
period in which ne was to make hi
speech Mr.. Mediation spoke of tn
advantage derived from High Schoo
and college education. Prof Nc Hat
ton delivered one of the most impress
sive speeches ever made in the High
School by any visitor in long time
He declared that the advantages o
man with a college education was
300 times greater than those of mar
without an education. He also stated
| that the average farmer without an ed
ucatior clears about $242 per year
according to the statistics taken while
a man with college education on the
same size farm and development the
same, averages making $1,25400 cleal
| per year
Another interesting fact was brought
out and that was that the University
| Of Georgia was the oldest state uni
versiy in the Uniteo Safest Mr.. Nc.
Hatton declared that he had invested
$4,000 for every year he had been in
college which shows what an educa-
ton can do for anyone who trys
Like Mrs. Streeter. he thanked the
High School very much for the at
tention it had lent him during his talk
Fitz-Hi Wins Preliminary
Debate
In the triangular preliminary de-
bate held Friday night in Cordele,
Ashburn and Fitzgerald, the Fitz-Hi
debators were declared the representa-
tlves of the debate for this part of
the third district.
Our orators will meet the Smithville
representatives for the title during the
district meet which will be held this
month.
The representatives for Fitz-Hi
worked very had to win the debate,
and they certainly deserve the victory
The preliminary debate held here be-
tween our affirmative and the Ash
burn negative was nip and tuck af-
fair as the decision renGered was a
very close one
Our affirmative team which was
ably represented by w. T. Mayo and
Warren Langston, lost the verdict to
the Ashburn negative speakers only
after a tsruggle. The judges deci-
sion was to | in favor of Ashburn
Nevertheless our negative team COM
posed of Ralph Russell and Wayne
S. White more than made up for the
affirmative defeat by completely
sweeping the Cordele debators off their
feet in the argument They thereby re-
ceived the unanimous decision from
the judges.
The Fitz-Hi debators stated on
their return that they were treated roy
ally by the Cordele supporters which
speaks well for the hospitality of that
city.
The winning of the preliminary de-
bate has acted as an incentive to all
the boys coming out FOR track and it
seems as if the Purple and the Gold
will once more come into its own, and
bring the lost prestige back to Fitz-
Hi once more.
Junior Prom To Be Held
Friday Evening, May 5th
An interesting event for which all
the High School has been looking for
ward to for several months is the Jun
Tor Prom party which will be held
Friday evening, May 5th at the home
of Mr.. w. G. Broadhurst on south
Main street. At spirited meeting
hel din the Study Hall last Friday
morning the Junior Class of % de-
cided to follow in the footsteps of its
predecessors and to have the annual
Junior Prom. The members of the
Junior Class p hope to make a splen-
did success of this affair and thereby
show the town and High School that
the Juniors are no slackers.
Athletics
Wednesday was track day for Fitz-
Hi and nearly all of its teachers and
students came out that evening to
view the preliminary track contests
that were to be held. 1t was a great
day for the Juniors as their representa-
tives won five places in the prelimi-
nary track contests while the Seniors
won two and the Freshies one.
Nearly all of the contests were very
close affairs, which goes to show the
close competition that exists among
the various classes in athletics.
The winners of the following places
/ nthe preliminary track meet are as
follows.
Century Dash:
lst-Stancil Turner.
2nd-Warren Langston.
3rd-Cleo Paris.
Two Hundred and Twenty Yard
Dash:
1st-Marvin Morris.
2nd-Perry Booker.
3rd-Charley Newcomer.
Shot Put:
lst-Cleo Paris.
2nd-Stancil Turner.
3rd-Mallory Peavy.
Running Broad Jump:
lst-Warren Langston.
2nd-Cleo Paris.
Running Hurdles:
lst-Stancil Turner.
2nd-Perry Booker.
3rd-Warren Langston.
High Jump:
lst-Warren Langston.
2nd-Reginald Borough.
3rd-Tie between Cleo Paris and
Leslie Towns.
Pole Vault:
lst-Claudius Thornton.
2nd-Reginald Borough.
3rd-Marvin Morris.
40 Yard Dash:
lst-Marvin Morris.
2nd-Perry Booker.