The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-05-18
RURAL SCHOOL FIELD MEET IS
BIGGEST And BEST YET HELD
VOLT AGAIN HOST TO DIST.
as PUPILS-ROOSEVELT
TAKES THE BANNER
BY Supt. F. H. Livingston)

The weather man was extreme
ly good natured last Wednesday.
Perfect weather reigned at Volt.
The largest crowd in the history
of the meet gathered to witness
the program of events. SO many
Wolf Point children were going
that town school was Dismissed
for the day Many of the town
teachers acted as judges of the
various events. Several of the
citizens of Wolf Point helped by
furnishing cars for the two bands
and acting as judges OF events.
Connie Schenkenberger umpired
both ball games. A large score
board kept the crowd informed of
the progress that the different
schools were making toward the
penant. The exhibit was an out
standing feature of the meet. One
patron remarked The meet is
better each year Teamwork,
teachers, pupils and parents made
May 16 a red letter day.
Points Earned
The score board shows the fol-
lowing events and winners:
Best rural speller, Roosevelt
school, William Sand, so points;
Best rural art, Liberty school,
Katherine Wall, 80 points; Best
Palmer awards, Wide Awake, 80
awards, 25 points; Best attend
ance record, French, 25 points;
Best political map of Europe,
Volt, Albert Fachner, 20 points;
Best product map of Montana,
Roosevelt 25 points; Best Illus
trated composition, Dry Fork, Ar
thur Kelstrup, 25 points; Best cut
ting poster, Roosevelt, Virginia
Shumway, Is points; Best Health
Poster, French, Is points; Best
talk, subject Montana is a Good
Place to Raise Turkeys, Dry Forks
school, Clara Kelstrup, 80 points;
Music drill, Liberty, % points;
Baseball, Fernch VS.. Dry Forks,
French won 61 to 9S, 10 points;
Picnic lunch-everybody gained a
few extra points; Horseshoe, Dry
Fork. Earl Rensvold and Arthur
Kelstrup, Is points; Dramatlza-
tion. Roosevelt, The Tar Baby, 70
points; Ball game, Roosevelt VS..
Liberty, Liberty (haven't score),
10 points; Physical Training Drill,
Dry Fork, 20 points; Tug OF War,
Pioneer 5, Dry Fork 5, Wide |
Awake 5, Roosevelt 5, Longview .,
Wetsit 5. Nail Driving, Dry Fork,
Mrs. Devaney, 10; Leap frog race
Roosevelt, Is Silt race, Liberty,
Robert Heinrich 10; so yd. tire
race. Volt, Herbert Goerz 10; 5o
yd. 8 legged race, Roosevelt,
George Shumway, William Sand, |
IS: Fancy rope slipping, French,
Liffie Fossem, lola Seth, 10; Total
points, French 60 points, teacher
Myrtle Nieman; Waska 0 points,
Miss Brekke; Liberty so points,
teacher Miss Wallander; Volt, 50
points. teacher Miss Dier; Golden
Valley points, teacher Miss Sal
paka; Pioneer 5 points, teacher
Miss Breening; Dry Fork, lo5
points, normal training class IN
charge of Miss Donaghue; Wide
Awake 80 points, teacher Mrs.
Wurst; Roosevelt, $50 points,
teacher Miss Strickland. Banner
awarded to Roosevelt. Longvlew,
: points. tecaher Miss Kittelson,
Wetsit points, teacher Mrs. Cor
ton
Good Art and Map Work
Arthur Kelstrup has won the
illustrated composition three years
in succession. The product map
from the Roosevelt school was
marvel. The health posters
taught many excellent lessons.
Our high school pupils can't give
any better speeches than were CIV
en- at Volt by rural children. The
only criticism on this event is that
too few of the teachers had en-
tries. The music was excellent.
This was a very close contest.
French and Dry Fork were close
behind Liberty. The Picnic lunch
reflected the big crop OF 1927.
left the picnic lunch wishing that
I had two bread baskets. The
horseshoe contest was the best
ever. 1t was a battle to the finish.
In the championship affair Roose-
welt looked a winner but Arthur
Kelstrup buckled his belt a little
tighter, listened to his rooster's
cry, Fight to the Finish" and
slipped over a ringer. The final
count was 1913. Pioneer beat
French and was defeated by
Roosevelt; Wide Awake beat Wet
sit and was defeated by Roosevelt;
Roosevelt defeated Golden Valley
and finally lost to Dry Fork. Volt
defeated Liberty and lost to Dry
Fork; Waska lost to Dry Fork.
Golden Valley and Longview
were the only two schools out OF
eleven not entered in this contest.
Roosevelt easily led in the
dramatization. Did you ever see
such realism. Steve Marmon