The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-04-27
Co. Schools
HoldContest

The Locust school was represen-
ted in all of the contests held last
Saturday at Burley, where it's ex-
hibits and cintestants competed
with a great many of the grade
schools of the county, including the
Burley Independent Glass A district
which was represented by contes-
tants from each of its three schools.
Everything moved off nicely in
spite of the cold day with its rain
and mud.
Over fifty different grades partici-
pated in the art exhibit contest.
Eight large framed pictures were
given away as prizes, one to each
grade winning first place
In addition to bringing home two
of these prizes, one for each of the
seventh and eighth grades, and two
ribbons for second place in sixth
grade general art and second place
in industrial art, respectively, the
Locust contestants returned home
with the large pennant given for
prize for first place in the track and
field meet.
The Burley Junior high school
lads ed out winning many first and
second places at the beginning OF
the meet, which made the Locust
huskies forget the cold breeze and
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suits, too. But as the eevnts were
carried on, Locust slowly crept into
lead and held it until the end.
Elden Tanner, Jessie Hunter and
Truman Jenkins starred for Locust
j. Tilby of Marion won the great
est number of individual points. He
was the only man winning points
for Marion, yet he brought his
school in for third place, Burley
having won second
Declo concentrated all her efforts
upon one event and won first place
in spelling, with Springdale coming
second. Declo, therefore, keeps the
loving cup permanently, she having
won it for two successive years.
The following is list of winners
in the track and field meet:
One hundred yard dash: first,
Boyd Tilby, Burley high schol; Sec
ond, ] Tilby, Marion school; third,
eJssie Hunter, Locust school, route
2, Oakley.
Fifty yard dash, boys sixth and
under: first, William Mitchell, Bur-
ley high oschool building; second,
Allen Forgeon, Burley high school
building; third, Ernest Arima, Mil
ler building, Burley.
Fifty yard dash, girls: first, Helen
Robinson, Miller building, Burley;
second, Arimema Tolman, Island
school; third, Myrtle Catlin, Locust
school.
Boys relay: first, Burley H.S.B.
team composed of Boyd Gibbs, Ev-
erett Busley, Harold Campbell and
William Mitchell; second, Locust
school, team composed of Elden
Tanner, Jessie Hunter, Truman Jen
kins and Archie Stapley; third, won
by team whose man, having number
As, finished the race (school un-
known to judges).
Girls relay: first, Miller building.
Burley, team, Zola Severe, Helen
Robinson, Loulla McEvers and An
ma Hansen.
Second, Locust school, Oakley.
team, Myrtle Catlin, LENA Critch
field, Kenneth Hobbs and Alene Eli
son. Only two teams ran; no third
place.
Running broad jump: first, Elden
Tanner, Locust school; second, j.
Tilby, Marion school; third, Jessie
Locust school, Oakley.
Standing broad jump: first, Ell
len Tanner, Locust; second, Truman
Jenkins, Locust; third, Jessie Hun
.er, Locust.
High jump: first, j. Tilby, Marion
school; second, Allen Forger, Burley
a.S. building; third, Everett Beas-
ey, Burley HIS building.
Pole vault: first, Everett Beasley,
3urley H building; second, Tru-
nan Jenkins, Locust school; third,
Carl Trumiller, Southwest building.
nd No. 1.
Shot put: first, ]. Tilby, Marion;
econd, Elden Tanner, Locust; third
essie Hunter, Locust.