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FIELD DAY AND ORATORICAL CONTEST OF RANKIN TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.Without a doubt, In. no county, in this- State of Mississippi, has ithe CC-1 easion of Field Day and Oratorical 1 Contest been- so successfully held, or so largely attended as that of Pela-hatchie on the sixteenth and seven-' leCMth.'Dr. W. T. Lowrey, that distinguish-j ed gentleman froim Clinton, who needs no introduction to Mississippi-ans, was the speaker of the evening.The opening number was a sextette of young ladies, who rendered in a splendid manner tihe old farm ballad, S’Wanee River.Prof. Ruaidle, President of the Association. introduced to a packed house, Prof. Hurst, cf Oxford, formerly identified with thie Pelahatchie school, who, he said, would introduce the speaker of the evening. Prof. Hurst’s talk was very flattering to the town of Pelahatchie. Pelahatchie ans were to be congratulated, he said on ‘rising from an excuse of a schocl building,” he had known to “the splendid building, with its splendid equipment® in which you are now sea ted”—and urged them to let the same enthusiasm and progress mark thedr future. „He then introduced the speaker, Dr. VV. T. Lowrey, of Clinton, Dr. Lowrey said the speech he had pre-pared would take three days to deliver, but the gentleman who introduced him had called Mm a gentleman and he would prove himself one by not speaking,over three hours.Dr. Lowrey held the attention of his audience from thie first: He sipoke of the growing interest and enthusiasm Mississippians were manifesting in the education of their boys and girls. This, he said, was the ushering in of Mississippi’s future greatness and it would depend on her schools.He declared his speech to be to three parts—first—Who should be educated? to which question Ms ans-1 wer was “everybody”—2nd, How| should they be educated? and he gave taxation as an. solution of this problem, speaking ably and at length on the subject of school taxation, showing to his audience that money expended on scohols was money saved, and -fc-as the citizen’s as well as the State’s economy. 3d—Why 6hould they toe educated ?He pointed out that Mississippi's boys and girls were her “acres of diamonds.”—her jewels— that they should and must be educated in order to develop intelligence, control and strength of mind.-* That in this way was Mississippi’s only chance to become the peer of States.Dr. Lowrey closed his speech amidst the sincere regTets of his audience.Saturday da/wned clear and bright. At an early hour the town began to fill .rapidly. It was estimated that Jhe attendance was in the neighborhood of 1200 people.At 10 o’clock the exercises# began. The hall was crowded to its utmost capacity, yet more than a third of the people were unable to get in at all.There was an opening chorus by the high school girls, followed by the eloouticnary and oratorical contest’s. In the girls contest Miss Edna Buchanan, of Brandon, was the winner of first prize. Miss Annie Rigby, ofPe-lahatchie, the _ winner of the second prize. In the boys oratorical contest, Walter Dear, of Florence, won the first prize, and J. D. Hesiip, of Pe-t lahatchie, the second. The judges being Dr. W. T. Lowrey, Miss Daisy Lines, of Newtoni, Commissioner Blakslee, of Jackson.Before the oratorical contest, committees had been appointed to conduct the spelling contest dowp stairs, also to decide on winners in cake and bread contests.At the close of the speaker’s contest. Hon. Calhoun Robinson amiounc-Red the following prizes in High School, departments:For general improvement, V. Otis Robertson, flag won by Pelahatchie High School; building prize, Florence High School; School garden prize,' Pelahatchie High School; Library I prize, Pelahatchie High School; Man-1 ual training, PelahatcMe High School; drawing and written' exhibit prizes, I Brandon High School. In -spelling contest Miss Annie Rigby, of Pela-, hatchie, won the medal spelling 100 words cut of the 100 given, and Miss' Irene Atkins, of Brandon, won the second prize—a dictionary. A trip to Natchez wiJl.be given. Miss Rigby iia addition to the medal.Prof. Covington then announced the prize winners in cake and bread con--' test. ^Miss Edna Robinson, of Pelahatchie,1 won first prize in. bread making. Miss Judson Massengale, of Pelahatchie,1 won in cake ccntest.Dinner was then- announced, andj the ladies of PelahaJtehie served the crowfd with all the good things to be thought of„of which there was a I most bountiful supply.After dinner the athletic contests began with results as follows:100 yards dash—Walter Dear of Florence, winner. Egg race—Miss I Florence Ellis, of Pelahatchie; Standing broad jump—Walter Dear, of Flior ence. Sack race—William Myers, of PelahatcMe. Running high jump—W. N. Mangum, of Pelahatchie. Potato race—1st. prize, Albert Thornton*, of Brandon, 2nd prize, Geo. Fox, Brandon. Barrel race—Lucius Stingily, aS Pelahatchie. Running broad jump— Walter Dear, of Florence. Three legged raceW. N. Mangum and Clad borne Myers, tooth of Pelahatchie. Half mile race—1st prize, Walter Harp, at Lodabar, 2nd prise, Owen Rigby, of
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Thu, Apr 22, 1909
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