Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-17
FIRST DEBATE HELD
BY SUMTER SCHOOLS
Affirmative. Winner in Two De-
bates With Two Ties and One
Debate Postponed


The first inter school debates, to
be held under auspices Of the Sum
ter county public school association
were held last week, with deci-
siops formally announced today by
County School Superintendent +.
w. Dupree. The subject chosen
for debate at each school was RE
solved, That The Boil Weeyil Has
Been More Beneficial Than Harm
full to the State of Georgia"
The schools were paired in this
debate as follows: Plains (affirma-
tive) Union High (negative); An
Jacksonville (affirmative(; Pleasant
Grave (negative); New Era mega
tive) Thalean affirmative) Thomp-
son negative). Divisions rendered
10y the judges were as follows: At
Union High-Plains, tie; at Pleas
ant Grove-Andersonville, affirma-
tive; at Concord-shiloh, affirma-
tive; at Huntington-New Era, tie;
at Thalean-Thompson, no debate,
judges absent.
Inter-School examinations will be
held this week, Supt. Dupree stated
today, with the results to be an
Inounced later.
These debates and examinations
are held undere auspices of the
school association which has just
adopted the following bylaws:
Passed and approved the follow
ing resolutions.
We, the schools of Sumter Coun-
ty, Georgia in order to form a more
perfect association to foster a
friendly reyalry among our schools
and to advance the cause of edp-
cation. in our section, so ardaln
and establish cur constitution and
adopt these our Bylaws of the
governing of our association,
1,w(a) The name of this assoc
citation shall be the Sumter Coun=
ty Public School Association"
(b) The officers of said assocIa-
ton shall be President, Vice Presi7
dent Secretary and Treasurer.
Duties of Officers.-(a) The
President shall call all meetings Oh
the Association and preside over
same, and appoint all committees
necessary to carry out the provis-
sions of these Bylaws.
d. The Vice President shall as
sist the President and shall act in
his absence.
(e) The Secretary and Treasurer
shall record and keep correct ac-
count Of acts and doings Of this as
seeiation; appoint his own assistant,
and receive and safely keep all
funds of the association, and make
and annual report to the associa-
tien immediately after each annual
contest.
2.-The County School SuperiR-
tendent shall at the opening of each
fall term select a suitable subject
for debate and pair the schools OF
the County according to work done,
size and location of schools, and
cause two debates to each full tern;I
One at each school and on each side
Of the question for debate. a
4 3.-Between the goth of March
and the 10th of April on date
to be fixed by the County Board Of
Education county wide contest
shall be held in Amerieus, Ga.
(a) On said date contest n bota
Grammar and High Schools shall
be held, Grammar school shall in.
clude grade | to both inclusive.
81 The winner first place in
Literary events in both Grammar
and High schools shall entile his
school to five points, second place
three, and third. place two.
icy In Athletics contest, First
place shall receive. two points, seq
ond place one and third place one
half
(d) Suitable prizes shall be pro.
yided for winners Of first place IN
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