The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-08
DATE IS SET FOR BIG MEET
 AMONG SCHOOLS
Southeastern Alaska Inter School Meet from April
 9-l4 - Contests.

The Southeastern Alaska Inter- School Meet will De held in Juneau beginning April 9 and ending April IA. The full list of contests of all kinds for elementary and high schools has been issued and forwarded to the various schools in cities partici. pating. The complete list of events, including the sports, is as follows;
 Events
 Elementary School Spelling Con test. One entry from each elem1t- ary school Contest to consist of both oral and written work. One hundred words to be written Oral work to consist of sufficient num- Der of words for each contestant to have opportunity to spell 20.
 Elementary School Rapid Calcula- tlon Contest. One entry from each elementary school. Contest to con sisit of work in the four fundamental operations in arithme etic-addition, sub traction, multiplication and division. factors. A part of the work in each operation to be performed in public at the blackboard and the balance at desks.
 Elementary School Oral English Contest One entry from each ele- mcntary school1 Nature of contest as follows: All contestants assem- bio in room. Each receives type written copy of the same prose se- lection Each contestant given 10 minutes in which to study paper which can be read twice by the aver age child in the allotted time. Pa pers collected. Contestants then ap- pear, one at time. before the audi ence and talk on subject matter read Not more than five minutes allotted to each contestant.
 Elementary School Declamation Contest. One entrant from each ele- mentary school. No restrictions as to the nature of selection Time al lotted to each contestant not to ex- ceed seven minutes.
 High School Oral English Contest. One entry from each high school. Procedure the same as in the ele- mentary school oral English contest.
 High School Defamation Contest. One entrant from each high school. No restrictions as to nature of selec- ticn Time allotted to each contest ant not to exceed 10 minutes.
 High School OratoIical Contest. One entrant from each high school in the Territory of Alaska. No re- dtriction as to the nature of selec- tlon The written oration must be the original work of each contestant. The oration not to exceed 2,5o0 words
 A handsome trophy for this con test has been donated by Gov. Scott C. Bone. This trophy is known as the Marguerite Bone Trophy and will be contested for by schools in Alaska. A school winning the trophy in three successive years becomes the permanent holder of the trophy.
 High School Written English Con- test. One entry from each high school. Each contestant given List of five current topics of national interest from which ono topic is to be written thereon. Twenty min utes allotted between time when topics are distributed and written papers collected.
 Speed Tests
 High School Speed Test in First Year Typewriting. One entry from each high school. Contest open to students who have studied the sub ject for less than one school year. Time allotment. five minutes.
 High School Speed Test in Second Year Typewriting. One entry from each high school. Contest open to students who have studied the sub ject for less than two school years Time allotment, five minutes.
 High School Debate. One debating team from each high school. Each debating team ito consist of two mem bers. Schools so desiring may bring one alternate who may be used in case one member of team is in capacitated. Each team must be prepared to debate either side of the question. Opponents for the prelim- Gnary debate of the series are to be chosen by lot 10 days prior to the date on which first debate scheduled. The side of the question which each team shall support likewise shall be chosen by lot. Report of results or drawing to be telegraphed to each