The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-10
DAWSON CONTESTANTS
IN DIST. SCHOOL MEET
WILL BEGIN AT CUTHBERT
ON THURSDAY AND CON-
TINUE THREE DAYS.

The High School Meet of the Third
congressional district will be held in
Cuthbert this year on April 18th, 18th
and l4th. All of the Al schools will
be represented in debating, essay writ
ing, spelling, defamation, expression,
music and athletics. The contests will
be held as follows: Debating, Thurs
day evening; defamation, Friday
morning; athletics, Friday afternoon;
music, Friday evening; expression,
Saturday morning, and judges de-
cisions Saturday afternoon.
Heretofore the Dawson High has
taken a place in the front ranks and,
if work and enthusiasm can win, the
school bids fair to keep its front rank
place this year.
Ten students spent Friday of the
week before last in Mr.. Monts' office
writing essays on Sidney Lanier-the
subject being "Lanier's Message to
the Human Heart" These papers have
been sent to three colleges in the state
for decisions on their merit. Just now
it is not known what the final result
will be, because of the delay of one
set of the papers. Let that be as it
will, however, these students-Leila
Bell, Martha Jones, Mary Nell Fits,
Theodosia Hollingsworth, Ola d y S
Lewis, Sarah Shields, Kaufman Cham
bliss, Milton Lewis, S. F. Sullivan
and Henry Wilkinson-deserve much
credit for faithful work.
On Monday of last week the pre-
liminary contest in music, expression
and oratory was held in the school
auditorium. The contestants in music
were Elizabeth RiOrdan, Ella May
Hollingsworth and Annie Laura Dan
iels. All played the same selection and
the judges awarded first place to
Elizabeth Riordan and second place to
Ella May Hollingsworth Elizabeth
Parks, reading "Hagar;" Mattibel
Pinkston, giving cutting from "Sev-
enteen," and Martha Lamar, reading
PRO patria," contested in expression
Elizabeth Parks won first and Matti-
bel Pinkston second place. There were
only two contestants in oratory. Will
liam Lewis was given first place and
Milton Lewis second place. The whole
program was much enjoyed and show
ed conscientious work on the part OF
both teachers and pupils.
The record in the spelling contest
10 hOl QultS 81 SOCd dS lIldl Vi las
year, but this is due to the more strict
rules concerning erasures, corrections
and number of words to be written
per minute. The teacher has been ex-
ceedingly faithful and the pupils I'M
usually studioHs.
The contestants in athletics Friday
afternoon were fewer than usual be-
cause of an unexpected number OF in
eligibles, but the work was excellent
with the proper backing" the record
here may be kept In fact, the con-
testants need enthusiastic support in
all work. and it is desired that large
numbers of the citizens of Dawson
you who play such large part II
making the school what it is-go over
to Cuthbert on Friday. Your presence
will mean so much to the youth o
the town. AS the board of education
has declared that day to be holiday
it is hoped that an especial effort will
be made to have large number o
Dawson school children and oldel
people at the meet.
There will be the customary adj
mission charges of 50 cents to meet
the expenses of the association. The
officers of the association are Gordon
G. Singleton, president; w. E. Monts
vice president; w. H. Martin, secre-
tary treasurer; E. H. Joiner and Geo
S. Roach executive committee.