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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1915)
The Henry County Weekly VOL. XL. HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS IN ALL THEIR GLORY. Thursday and Friday s County School Fair Was McDonough's Greatest Meeting ot Many Years —All Ages Attended. Names of Prize Winners are Published. Thursday and Friday of last week were gala days for McDon ough and Henry county. The oc casion was the Henry County School Fair. The fair opened Thursday morn ing with exercises at the school auditorium. The State School Superintend ent, Hon. M. L. Brittain, was on the program to make the address but he was unable to come. In his place Professor Geo. D. God ,dard, one of the State’s Supervis ors of Schools, made the address of the occasion. Judge T. J. Brown introduced him in a few appropriate and well chosen words. Professor Goddard made a splendid address along education al lines and the large audienee thoroughly enjoyed it and appre ciated it. The other exercises of the morn ing were the contests by students of the county’s grammar school grades in declamation, recitation, and spelling. The contestants all a splendid showing and made it difficult to choose the winners, so well did all do their parts. Thursday afternoon came the drills, May pole dance, and high school athletics. The McDonough schools gave dumb bell drill, Indian club drill, and May pole dance. These all took place within an enclosed quadrangle on the school grounds. The scene was indeed a beauti ful one, with a sea of interested faces surging against all four sides of the enclosure, and the move ments in the drills keeping time to the strains of beautiful music. Then the May-pole dance was ac companied by the singing of a thorng of the school girls dressed in white. The high school athletics fol lowed and were enjoyed by the large crowd. The events and win ners are given in the list below. Thursday evening came the high school contests in music, recita tion, and declamation. This was especially fine and reflected credit upon both students and teachers who had trained them. Vocal solos by Miss Annie No lan, with Miss Ethel Sowell as ac companist, and Mrs. J. A. Fouche, with Miss Annie G. Thomson as accompanist, and an instrumental solo by Miss Ethel Sowell were also features which gave much pleasure to the fortunate audience. Friday morning came the school parades. This was composed of schools in handsomely decorated automobiles and on foot and was indeed an inspiring sight. The fair closed with the gram mar school contests in athletics, There were more than one hun dred entries in these various events. In addition to all the events and affairs going on, as above describ ed, the court house w r as filled al- McDonough, Georgia. Friday april 23, 1915 most to overflowing wdth schorl exhibits of work made bv the hands of the students themselves. Almost every imaginable kind of practicable craftmanship made up these exhibits. Girls displayed both dainty and the more practi cal sewing, cooking, and art work. The boys brought many useful and beautifully wrcughr things in iron and wood, of both the natural and finished kinds. There were maps and drawings and growing things evidencing the skill of both sexes. . * A completely finished and fur nished miniature dwelling was the work of one of the McDonough school grades. It was indeed a most creditable exhibition of what our county’s school children are accomplishing and also the brilliant promise of even greater things they will do in the future. We give herewith a list of the winners of the events in the vari ous departments: GENERAL CONTESTS. WINN2KS—GRAMMAR GRADE. Essay —Lee Hugh Owen. Prize (cash) $2.00. Spelling —Miss Lois Phillips. Prize Webster’s Secondary Dic tionary. Recitation—M adel in e Ward. Prize Gold Medal. Declamation —E dw i n Rape. Prize Gold Medal. WINNERS—HIGH SCHOOL CONTEST Recitation—Miss Nannie Missie Rodgers. Prize (cash) $3.00. Declamation—Lee Hugh Owen. Prize (cash) $3.00. Music —Miss Sara McWilliams. Prize (cash) $3.00. Best Decorated Automobile — 2nd Grade McDonough School. Prize $5.00. The following schools won prizes for the best general exhib its : Group I—South1 —South Ave. School. Group 2 —May’s Schoal. Group 3 —Stockbridge School. Group 4—McDonough School. MANUAL ARTS. Julius Turner, best collection of forest woods. Marvin Foster, best collection of fruit trees add bushes. Edgar Babb, best butter paddle. Wise Mitchell, best match scratches Howard Denham, best hammer handle. Billie Elliott, best collection of forest wood not sawed Jesse Hollaway, best article made of sawed lumber. Russie Carter, best bread board. Russfe Carter, best rolling pin. Dewey Haynes, best axe handle. Owen, best wind mill. Lillie Pritchett, best pine straw mat. Maud Hand, best pine straw basket. Ella May Fields, best working bag made of raffia. Fannie Kate Crumbiey, best shuck hat. Jessie Mitchell, best collection of pressed flowers. DRAWING. Paul Walraven, best drawing local school house and grounds. Ruth Carmichael, best map of Henry county. Ruth Carmichael, best map of Georgia. Ida Lewis, best relief map of North America. Aldine Allen, best drawing of fruit or vegetable. Mary Alice Carmichael, best water color scene. Nell Norman, best water color of flowers. COOKING AND SEWING. The following were awarded prizes for cookm and sewing : May Childs, for best button holes. Gertrude Callaway, best hem stitched handkerchief. Esther Carmichael, best dressed doll. Katie Lee Clark, best doll hat of straw. Jimmie Moss, best open basket. Ellen Smith, best hand made lifter. Lois Wiggins, best cooking cap. Mildred Carmichael, best ma chine made apvon. Belle Laney, best pine straw hat. Florence Moss, best fancy apron. lone Turner, best solid crochet center piece. Alma Castellaw, best crochet edge. Ruble Waters, best embroidered center piece. Mary Hightower, best collection of crocheted articles. Helen Davis, best sofa pillow. lone Turner, best machine made shirt waist. Cora Nelson, best butter-milk biscuit. Thelma Parr, best collection of corn meal bread. Thelma Parr, best loaf white bread. Margarette Mahone, best glass salad dressing. Lillian Thurston, best glass of salad dressing. E. Reynolds, best collection of candies. Margarette Mahone, best collec tion of sandwiches. ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT. HIGH SCHOOL CONTESTS. Chinning the pole. Jim Frank Wall, McDonough, Ist., 34 times. Enos Pope, Pleasant Grove, 2d., 20 times. Spear North, Hampton, 3d., 16 times. One hundred yards dash. Tom Barclay, McDonough, Ist. Lonnie Rape, Union Graded, 2d. Paul Walraven, Hampton, 3d. Two hundred and twenty yards dash. Lonnie Rape. Union Graded, Ist. Running broad jump. Paul Walraven, Hampton, Ist., 17 feet 4 inches. Lonnie Rape, Union Graded, 2d., 17 feet 1 inch. Running high jump. Paul Walraven, Hampton, Ist., 4 feet 6 inches. Horace Rape, Union Graded. 4 feet 4 inches. Relay race. Tom Barclay, Clifton Farrar, Harold So veil and Thornton Far rar, McDonough, Ist. McDonough will celebrate MEMORIAL DAY THE 26TH. Hon. J. Q. Nolan Will be Orator of the Day—Other Features Also, \ Veterans Automobile Ride, Eic. Complete Program is Published Below. . . .. ! j •; j* J V The Charles T. Zachry Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy have completed arrangements for celebrating Memoffia Day on Monday, the 2Gth instant. The complete program of the exercises is given below. These will take place at the school auditorium, at 2:30 o’clock in tne after noon. In the morning the automobile owners of McDonough will cqpi pliment the veterans with an automobile tide. _ After the ride the Daughters will have a splendid spread for the veterans in Mr. Daniel’s building on the west side of the public square, the old Henry County Drug Company place. We give the program of the exercises below: Trowram o* Master of Ceremonies—Rev. J. M. Gilmore. Song —America. Invocation —Rev. H. S. Smith. Song —Mrs. Lamar Etheridge. Reading —Mrs. E. G. White. Introduction of Speaker—Mr. E. M. Copeland. Address —Hon. J. Q. Nolan. Song—Sunny South—Miss Ida Lou Tarpley. Delivering of Crosses of Honor—By the President, Mrs. j, A. Fouche. 1 k Song—Bugle Call—Misses A. G. Thompson, Bess Fouche, Mrs. J. A. Fouche, Messrs. Benton Thompson, Fred Kelley and Mrs J. B. Newman, Benediction—Rev. Jonas Barclay. Ushers and Marshal—Messrs. H. M. Turner, R. 1.. Turner, H. C. Hightower. Mr. D. T, Carmichael charge of the automobile ride for veterans Erastus Culpepper, Willie Nail, Horace Rape, Lonnie Rap</, Union Graded, 2d. Throwing baseball. Paul Walraven, Hampton, Ist. Erastus Culpepper, Union Gra ded, 2d. Walter Owen, Pleasant Grove, 3d. GRAMMAR SCHOOL CONTESTS. Chinning the pole. Clyde Park. Locust Grove, Ist., 15 times without swinging. Lonnie Rape, Union Graded, 2d., 14 times withing swinging. Rozelle Stallworth, McDonough, 3d, 17 times, swinging. One hundred yards dash. Rozelle Stallworth, McDonough, Ist. Clyde Park, Locust Grove, 2d. Leon Lindsey, Phillippi, 3d. Running broad jump. Clyde Park, Locust Grove, Ist., 17 feet 5 inches. Jim Haynes, Union Graded, 2d., 16 feet 4 inches. William Crumbley, Union Grove, 3d., 14 feet 2 inches. Running high jump. Hinton Daniel, Locust Grove, Ist., 4 feet 6 inches. William Crumbley, Union Grove, 2d., 4 feet 4 inches. Leon Lindsey, Phillippi, 3d., 4 feet 2 inches. Potato race. Ella May Fields, McDonough, Ist. Elizabeth Reynolds, Locust Grove, 2d. Gladys George and Evelyn Mc- Garity, South Avenue, tied, 3d. Relay race. H. J. Copeland, Edwin Rape, Raymond Roan, Rozelle Stall worth, McDonough, Ist. Paul Callaway. Claude Clark, Jesse Jones, Glynn Thurman, South Avenue, 2d. Hinton Daniel, Chester Daniel, Harry Davis, Iverson Parr, Locust Grove, 3d. Sack race. < . < J. W. Morrow, McDonough, Ist Charley Wilson, Locust Grove, 2d. Jame Crumbley, Union Grove, 3d. Shoe race. Laurie Cavenaugh, McDonough, Ist. Marvin Brown. Locust Grove. 2d. Enos Hooten, Sandy Ridge, 3d. Three-legged race. J. W. Morrow and Ralph Welch, McDonough, Ist. Hiram Crumbley and James Crumbley, Union Grove. 2nd. Horace Tingle and Roy Waters, Phillippi, 3d. Throwing baseball. . r Jim Haynes, Union Graded, Ist. Harry Davis, Locust Grove, 2d. William Crumbley,Union Grove, 3d. Wheelbarrow race. J. W. Morrow and Hollis Rape, McDonough, Ist. Virgil Daniel and Robert Pitts, 2d. Phil Callaway and Edward Ceorge, South Avenue, 3d. t ■ , t The next regular meeting of the U. D. C. wilt he with the president, Mrs. J. A. Fonche at 3 o’clock; Thursday afternoon, the 29th inst. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Tnrner and Mr. and Mrs. Wade Turner spent Sunday with their father in Mc- Mullen’s district. • • Mr. Dozier Rnssell’s many home triends are glad to himheie from Jackson this week attending Superior Court. $1 00 A YEAR
