Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-02
DEDICATION EXERCISES OF NEW
NJ q NJ. ATHLETIC
FIELD

The program originally scheduled
to begin at 10 O'Clock Friday morn
ing, May 3, will begin at $3.50 a. m.
in order to give more time at the
noon hour. This program will be a
very colorful affair. Don't miss it.
A big parade headed by the high
school band will be staged at 12:45
p. m. by the pupils and teachers of
the M. & M. schools, the NYA boys
who have worked on the athletic
field, NYA supervisors and officials
from a number of district offices
and from the state office, National
color guard, fire trucks and other
local organizations. The May queen
and her retinue will be in the pa
rade
The parade will form at the high
school building and march west
one block, then south two blocks to
Main street, thence east on Main
street to Eighth street, thence north
to the alley leading to the athletic
field, thence east to the athletic field
and around the north side of the
football field to the stadium where
the parade will disband We hope
our patrons will remain down town
along the line of march until after
the parade has passed. Seating ca
pacity has been arranged for over
1000 by extra bleachers, and chairs.
Loud speakers have been installed
SO that all present may hear.
Formal Dedication
The formal dedication program
Will be exactly as announced last
week except that the main address
will be given by S. Burns Weston,
state director of the NYA, Column
bus Congressman Robert Secrest
sends word that he is afraid he
would be unable to leave Washing
ton due to several very important
bills pending that will require his
attention. However, he promises to
be present if at all possible
Guests To Be Present
At least 20 to 25 NYA, local, dis
trict, and state officials will be
present, as will also many guests
from the state department of edu-
cation, the Ohio Education associa-
tion office, and school people from
this section of the state.
Crowning OF the May Queen
The crowning of the May Queen,
the big attraction of the afternoon
will take place Immediately follow
ing the dedication exercises. A large
throne appropriately decorated has
been erected on the football field in
front of the stadium on which the
queen will be crowned. The queen,
Mary Baker, is to be gowned in blue
and white with train Is feet long.
She will be preceded by a small
crown bearer and followed by her
two attendants, Donna Abel and
Donna Ellis. Six pages, gorgeously
arrayed in satin, each in a different
color will bear the queens train
There will be many dainty dressed
small flower girls. Donna Abel will
crown the May Queen and Donna
Ellis will place the scepter in her
hand. The attendants will be seat
ed one on either side of the queen
while the pages will stand on the
platform behind her and the attend
ants.
The flower girls will be seated on
the steps leading to the throne The
queen with her attendants will be
facing the stadium and she will pre-
side over the activities of the after
noon.
Physical Education and Health
Program
Following the crowning of the
May Queen the boys and girls of the
high school under the direction of
the physical education teachers,
Miss Adams, and Mr.. Rich, will
stage a fine exhibition of physical
education and health. This part of
the program will be a fitting climax
to the activities of the day and will
be full of action. 1t will consist Of
all kinds of games planned for the
new field and will close with a track
meet in which the boys of our own
school will compete with one anoth-
er.
In event of rain the formal dedi-
cation program will be held at / p.
m. in the high school auditorium.
The May Day exercises by the grade
schools, the crowning of the May
Queen, and the physical education
and health demonstration by the
high school will be held some after
noon next week
ton (Review of the COnstruc-
tiOn of Athletic Field)
The NYA under the direction of
Harry V. Edwards, Morgan county
supervisor and c. Don Fox, board of
engineer, started the con-
struction of the Malta -McConnels-
vile athletic field on June 20, 1898.
Mr.. Fox left the project in Decem-
Der, 1888, and Mr.. Francis Kraps
became the sponsors engineer-su-
peryisor. Many additions have been
made to the project since it has
been under the supervision of Mr.
Kraps
The athletic field is located on
five acre tract of land at the corner
Of Ninth and Liberty streets, in Nc
Connelsville. 1t is situated three
blocks from the business district
and two blocks from the high school
When completed this field will be
one of the finest and most modern
high school fields in southeastern
Ohio. 1t consists of d football grid
iron drained by IL lines Of soil tile
and watered by Is revolving sprink-
lers which are attached to an under
ground system of water lines; foot
ball stadium or bleachers for 1900
people; combined baseball and soft
ball field with a complete drainage
system and grandstand for $50
spectators. Under the grandstand
will be rooms for the players be-
tween halves and storage space as
well as the mems rest room. In
front of each wing of the grand
stand will be dug-outs for the base
ball players.
The football gridiron is encircled
by a six-lane cinder track so arrang-
ed that the dashes and finishing laps
of the longer races are in front of
the football stadium.