The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-12
SCHOOL CONTESTS
DRAW LARGE CROWD
Boys and Girls I'm Annual
Contests
KEEN RIVALRY
is DISPLAYED
Kenneth Sumerel, of Hickory Tavern,
Wins First Place in Boys Declama-
ton Contest and Miriam White, Of
Cross Hill, Lead the Girls.

ton Contest and Miriam White, Of
Cross Hill, Lead the Girls.
played this year and varied program
being carried out, the annual county
high school defamation, recitation
and athletic contests, held here Fri
day afternoon and evening were said
by many to have been more success
full than any held before. In the de-
clamaton and recitation contests held
in the Court House, II contestants
were entered from eight schools in
the county, while in the athletic con-
tests held in the afternoon, more than
twenty-five boys participated in the
events from four schools.
The John r. NIintcr medal, a rrize
offered annually to the winner Of first
place in the boys defamation contest,
was won by Kenneth Sumercl, Of the
Hickory Tavern school, who declamec,
South Carolinas Contribution to
American Independence" In the girls
contest, a medal awarded by the Lau-
rcns County Teachers Association, was
won by Miriam White, Of Cross Hill,
whose recitation was "The Sign Of the
Cross" Honorable mention was made
Of Pauline Price, an eleven year old
girl Of the ThornSell Orphanagc, and
Of Frances Witherspoon, Clinton. Boys
receiving honorable mention were
Thomas Wofford. of Laurcns, and Lee
Crocker, of Clinton.
donors in the athletic contests, in
which keen rivalry was displayed by
all the schools entered from the be-
ginning until the last event was over,
was won by the Clinton school, which
earned 25 points. Second place went
to the Thornwell Orphanage with II
points. The Laurcns schools received
% points and Gray Court-Owings 10
points. The highest individual score
was earned by a Gray Court-Owings
boy, Rogers, who received 16 points.
Barksdale Of Laurens was second with
Ia points. Dunlap Of Thornwell Or
pharagc and ferguson Of Clinton were
tied for third place, each earning 8
points.
Results BY Events
100 yard dash
First. Barksdale, Jaurens, II seconds
Second Dugan, Thormwell, II 2-5
seconds.
Third, Rogers. Gray ourt-Owings
Running High Jump
Timmons, Clinton, 5 feet.
Barksdale, Laurens, TT. II inches
Chappell, Thornwell, IT. 10 inches.
Half Mile Run
Dunlap, Thornwell, min., 80 sec.
Daniel. Thornwell, min. 33 sec.
Steer, Clinton.
Discus Throw
Ferguson, Clinton, 116 #.
Thomas, Laurens. 108 #. 5 in.
Timmons, Clinton, 105 IT, 2 in.
220 Yard Dash
Rogers, Gray CourtJOwings, 242-5
seconds.
Tidwell, Laurens, 25 seconds.
osuuilSs 1llhIoL
Pole Vault
Barksdale, Laurens. 9 IT. s in.
Thompson, Gaurens, 8 #. Q in.
Davis, Thornwell, 8 #. Q in.
120 Yard HIurdles-
Blakely, Clinton, 171-2 sec.
Rhame. Clinton, 171-5 sec.
Barksdale, IIaurens, 18 sec. Ng
Running Broad Jump
Rogers, Gray Court 4owings, 1S It.
! in. N H1!
), Hopkins. Gray Court-O -Owings, 18 It.
Stamps Thornweli, TIT in.
440 Yard Run.
Rogers, Gray Court-Owings, so sec.
Dunlap, Thornwell. 62 3-5 sec.
Daniel. Thornwell.
Shot NPut--
Martin, Thornewll, 35 It. t8 in.
Ferguson, Clinton, 33 #. 10 in.
Steer, Clinton, 33 fl. In. !,
Contestants in the girls recitation
contest in the order in which they
spoke are: !:
/. ISlizabeth Istoddard, Gray Court
Owings, recitation entitled, Mother
Love-.
q. Frances knight, Laurens. Recita-
per vocation. A round table follows