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FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1921.
THE CANTON HERALD
Page Two
ita Lou Smith, Grand Saline; second,
b
Gleamingi from the County Meet.
aunt of the rate-
Junior
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need such balance
Clean Politic*.
The Program.
The Pneumonia Month.
a name
Point and Edgewood.
PROVIDES FOR STATE AID
Fruitvale; fourth, Morris of Grand Sa-
and
equipment, adequate sanitation
as
in favor of the affirmative.
former state-aid
institutions, ments made
under
our
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9
right, shoulder to shoulder, with
for
the
the
fails to show that Canton "set
at least 50c on the $100 valuation for
night or an-
strive to make things a
had better get out of
little higher you
republic continue
in Canton next year than
competition
We shall see what
Take a dose of Herbine when you
Roosevelt.
before the
public and if you wish to see
take her proper place among
being built
rat-proof
of Edgewood;
Grand Saline.
America
the na-
tion to the cause on one
other night of the year, I
Mott Successful Event and Attendance
Larger Than at Any Similar Event
Ever Held in Van Zandt County.
work in sympathy with
around you.
Opal Smith, Myrtle Springs; third, Ada
Bell Provence, Wills Point.
City School Junior Boys: First, Wil-
VAN ZANDT COUNTY
INTERSCHOLASTIC MEET
on another page,
SUGGESTS EFFECTIVE PLAN
OF KILLING OFF THE RATS
a district tax of
they had this year,
we shall see.
second, Lee of Edgewood; third, Rus-
sell of Wills Point; fourth, Darnell of
Grand Saline.
second evening, the debating contests
are held.
requirements for same.
B. E. YOUNGBLOOD,
County Superintendent.
storm house and in his desperation Mr.
Boys' 220-yard dash. Riley of Williams thought of the method of rat
and manufacturer and business man
so successful.
a free and great re-
lium Guy Malone, Myrtle Springs; sec-
ood, Vernon McNeely, Wills Teih,
you do not
fectly well it is impossible to get, you
are going to be fooled. You have got
have got to work
tee, is appointed by the county super-
L intendent and that committee makes a
- report to the entire county faculty.
,‘IreHv the comm irtee rerommende to
y a suitable place for holdilg
lev of Grand Saline; third. Pettigrew
fourth, Phillips of
Canton second place. I killing that has proven
One Mile Run, Sides of Canton sec- He backed his automobile up to the
ond place. storm house, ran a hose from the ex-
Canton won first place in only three
■ aware, the gas from the exhaust pipe
' of an engine is very poisonous and Mr.
E.' Williams states that it takes a very few
Relay—First, Grand
Wills Point; third,
which time there was only two teams
participating and two automobiles
। dation of schools worked out by the
Wills Point; fourth, Rilev of Canton.
Junior Boys Chinning Bar—First,
Riley of Canton; second, Jones of Can-
ton; third, Fincher of Wentworth;
fourth, Johnson of Edgewood.
Senior Boys 50 Yard Dash—First,
Tunnell of Colfax; second, Kennedy of
Wentworth; third, Darnell of Grand
Junior Boys High Jump, Riley of, tirely abandoned on ac -
I
and the first contest is between the
school whose name is drawn and the
Canton fourth place. ' that infested it, a new one
Junior Boys’ Broad Jump, Riley of in what he thought was a
Saline; fourth, Sides of Canton.
Junior Boys 50-yard Dash— First
Lawrence of Grand Saline; second,
Craft of Wills Point; third, Elliott of
tinually how much better things are
done abroad than here. Well, I doubt
charge of the various departments as
their names would indicate.
director of spelling, director of essay
writing and director of athletics. The
director general is general manager of
... l 1- / + L A knorc
Grand Saline; second. Sides of Canton;
third. Life of Wills Point; fourth,
Wills Point.
On the first day of the county meet,
the contestants who enter events in
which there are more than two schools
entering have preliminaries. For ex-
ample, if four schools go into that
event, the name of each school is writ-
ten on a slip of paper and placed in a
one drawing the name. Should Canton
draw Grand Saline and Edgewood
Point, then Canton will
The total number of points won by
Canton was 58%. The following were
won by Canton students:
City School Senior Girls Declara-
Morris of
One Mile Run—First.
term is not longer than nine months,
and that aid is not provided to pay
teachers more than the maximum sal-
aries fixed by law for teachers of such
grades.
The act also provides for additional
appropriations of $500 each to schools
having sites at least one acre in extent
properly drained and arranged, with
suitable school house, equipment and
library, and with teachers furnishing
to the state superintendent satisfactory
evidences of their qualifications. This
fund also is limited to school districts
having 50c special educational taxes.
Each school in the county whether,
rural or high may become members of j
the league by paying an admission fee.
Membership entitles that school to en-
ter, in any of the events entered by
other schools of that class. For in-
Point.
Senior Boys Broad Jump—First,
Hallinan of Wills Point; second, Shir-
be in 1 ation, second place won by Beatrice
Canton School Record.
The report of the inter-scholastic
cere thanks of that organization
their splendid work.
Ben Wheeler; second, Pruitt. Junior
Boys: First, Fruitvale; second, Edge-
wood. Senior Girls: First, Canton;
second, Edom. Junior Girls: First,
year, the teachers in session at their
annual institute elected a board of di-
rectors and upon invitation of Grand
Saline decided to hold the meet on the
following spring at Grand Saline. It
was a successful event; however, only
a few schools participated, none of
them being rural schools. In 1918, the
meet was held nt Canton, lasting one
meet was again held at Canton, lasting
one dav, and a fairly good crowd was
present with six or eight schools par-
ticipating. In 1919, the meet was held
at Edgewood and it was a bigger and
better one than ever before, many vis-
itors from all sections of the county
attending. In 1920, Wills Point enter-
tained the contestants and the crowd
valuation equal to that of the county
tax assessor; that schools desiring and
entitled to such aid shall send infor-
mation to the state superintendent of
public instruction showing its funds
are insufficient to maintain the school
for the desired length of time; and the
state superintendent, with the approv-
al of the state board of education, may
then grant to the school such an
amount of the state aid fund as may
be necessary, provided the school
Requirements for proper school
mains true to the steadfast idea of hon-
esty. of courage, of manliness in civic
no less than in social life.—Theodore
01" ,, axamees are bilious or constipated, or your
Adapted from an address stomach is out of order. It is a marvel
Chamber of Commerce, of promptness in correcting these con-
Syracuse, New York, Feb. 17, 1899. ditions. Price, COc. Sold by Nolen Bros,
The Organization.
The Inter-Scholastic League is an
organization controlled by the teach-
ers of the county. At each annual
teachers institute, a committee known
as the athletic and debating commit-
Dden, Watkins; third, Ruth Hamblin.
The most beautiful scene beheld by
any observer during the meet was the
face of the mother when her daughter
was declaiming, the smile of the father
when his son was making a good point
in debate. The merriment of winning
* ” ’• smypathizers found
vent in the many class songs and yells
and one could not look into the faces
of winners without seeing the same
kind of enthusiasm that will in the fu-
ture be used in making commercial,
political and financial history for ) an
serious but determined.
The occasion was formally openet
Friday morning with a series of basket
ball games played for the purpose of
eliminating the less efficient players
and lining up the experts. The spelling
contests were also held at the same
time. Hard playing was done during
nedy of Canton.
Senior Boys High Jump—First, I et-
tigrew of Edgewood; second, Shirley
of Grand Saline; third, Rushing of
Brown of Edge-
crete substance like cake, you are go- method provides a simple and effec-
ing to get it. If you think you have tive plan for eradicating the rat nuis-
performed your duty by coming to- ance and gives his experience for the
gether once in a public hall about benefit of those whe may desire to
three weeks before election and advo- make use of it.
eating something that you know per-
third, Bennie Starnes, Edgewood.
City School Senior Girls: First, Tay
Robinson, Grand Saline; second, Beat-
rice Thomas, Canton; second, Lorraine
Wilcoxson, Edgewood; third, Fay
Terry, Colfax. (The judges decided
that there was tie between Miss Thom-
as of Canton and Miss Wilsoxson of
Edgewood, hence both won second
Senior Boys
Saline; second,
Edgewood.
serves. I and not only cures a cold but prevents
t l c. . Up con not do any-'its resulting in pneumonia. It is pleas-
in the first place, he can not do an lant to take. Children take it willing-
thing if he doesn’t work as an Amen- Sold by Nolen Bros.
,n You will meet a certain number ’---— —
can. Tou wi NEW RURAL SCHOOL LAW
of good people who will tell you ton
in the next place, you have got to just ended, appropriating $4,000,000
feel as an American in other ways, for aid for rural schools during the
You have got to have ingrained the ' next two years. The bill “tightens up”
genuine democracy, the genuine ’ to a considerable extent the require-
republicanisms of inetii"tinns "
an American. You have got
haust pipe of the car into the rats’
League meet, printed
History of the League.
The Inter-scholastic League work in
Texas was begun about ten years ago
under the initiation and supervision of
the University of Texas. The faculty
of that institution had among its mem
bers one whose title was director of
Inter-scholastic League work and
whose duty it was to introduce con-
tests in various activities of the schools.
Men were sent out of the L niversity
to direct the teachers in this class of
work. At first, little attention was
paid to it on account of the fact that
the teachers did not see the need and
the public in general was prejudiced
against it.
Before Van Zandt county was organ-
ized, Wills Point schools held a field
meet on the plan of the League and in-
vited the schools of the neighboring
communities to co-operate and they
did. The first regular county meet
was held at Canton in March, 1916, at
held during the first day spelling con-
. tests and during the second day essay
’ contests. On the first evening, the de-
clamation contests are held and on the
crowded to its -------
one hundred or more stood during the
entire two hours of the program and
many were unable to get into the
house. ' u
Saturday’s games were mostly on
final contests after the eliminations of
the day before. The evening program
consisted of the debates between the
two highest teams in point of scores.
During Saturday’s program all debat-
ing teams were eliminated except i s
........
Tenmh-‘ onfq. the body
City School Jun.or Girls. First, I •
The Winners.
The winners in all events, whether
athletic or literary are awarded suit-
able prizes and are given the honor of
representing the county in their re-
spective contests in the district con-
tests, the district being composed of
several counties. Those who win in the
district contest go to Austin and enter
the state meet which is always held in
May. Those who win at Austin have
the distinction of being the champions
of the state in their respective events.
Van Zandt county has won the state
championship in a number of events.
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of our form of government
habits. We can
reform by the
While the city schools of Van Zandt
county have gradually improved in the
kind of works encouraged by the
League, the rural schools have shown
greater improvement over their former
condition. It is only during the past
two or three years that the rural
schools have taken much interest and
it was until recently thought that boys
in the country schools could not be
efficient in the games and debates. It
is now known that the country schools
can and are developing talent that will
rival anything done in the city. I he
improvement of the rural school divis-
ion of the League was more pronounc-
ed this year.
Van Zandt county now has the dis-
tinction of having the largest Inter-
scholastic League of any county in the
state. Those who listened to the argu-
ments of the debaters and the elo-
quence of the declaimers in the recent
meet could not help being impressed,
and many, no doubt, breathed deep in
their souls the thought: “This is my
own, my native (Free) State. Ihe
events, all of them, were such as to
make any man or woman proud of old
Van Zandt and cause all to work
harder for the educational interests of
' the greatest county in the Lone Star
' state.
treatment, are usually in such condi-
tion as a result of gas fumes that they
are readily dispatched with a stick or
the farmer and the hited man, the
banker, the clerk and the artisan will , county superintendent and approved
stand shoulder to shoulder to strive ' by the county board of trustees and
for the same purpose, for the same the state superintendent of education
saea1 shall receive aid; that no district
1 i ask you then to strive for clean shall receive aid a second year unless
politics, not by professing your devo- it shall have provided
Standing of School*.
The following are the number of
points won by each school successful in
“city Schools—Grand Saline, 114;
Edgewood, 133; Wills Point, TaCan-
Martins Mill; second, Wills Point. — - , .
Discus-First, Hollis of Canton; bat. The contestants draw out
killed by a dog. Later Mr. Williams
To have clean politics, you have g9t , tried this method of rat killing at other
to have the bulk of the community in- placcs on his premises infested with
terested in a common sense way in rats, several of his neighbors have tried
getting them. If you get together it and he reports that the results have
and ask for reform as if it was a con- been very satisfactory. He thinks this
more active, steady interest in better-
ing our politics. I ask you to strive
for them, not by refusing to recognize
conditions as they are, but by recogniz-
ing them and then trying to makf
them better; not to delude yoursel.
into the belief that you need not strive
to better matters. Remember that if
if they are right, but I don t care if __________
they are. You have got to deal with heating and for sites of at least one
what we have got here, and you can acre in extent, well drained and prop-
not do anything if you do not workerly laid out, with provisions for an-
to nual inspection of all state-aid rural
third in three events and fourth in
three events.
March is a typical pneumonia month
and usually gives a high rate of mor-
to work and you have got to "o" tality for the disease. After a long
practically; and you have got to re- and hard winter, the system loses much
mL," that to be practical does not of its resistance and people grow care-
member th. P When every cold, no matter how
mean to be foul. A man must s r v slight, is given prompt and intelligent
continually to make things a little bet- attention, there is much less danger of
ter- put things on a higher plane. But pneumonia. It should be borne in
he has got to remember the instruments anndtheeapnmumunnjatniroatEerhdimbese
with which he works, he has go lain's Cough Remedy is an expectorant
remember the men with whom he and cleans out the germ laden mucus
begin the work of preparing the stu-
dents for the county contest. If it is a
basket ball team, or a tennis team,
coaches are placed in charge whose
duty is to put the team in excellent
shape. If it is a debating team, one
member of the faculty is selected to
work with the debators. Every student
entering the contests is thoroughly
trained before the day of the county
meet,
"idhar"seldhip2eamwwanie
76; Fruitvale, 35; Pruitt, 20%; Went-
worth, 16; W allace 8. ,
The all-round championship banne
for the citv schools was won by Edge-
wood and'for the rural schools by
Watkins, each school having won th .
honor for three years in succession,
which speaks well for their energy,
training and enthusiasm.
When it was announced that EEe
wood had won the championship,
Grand Saline entered a protest on the
grounds that one Edgewood contestant
had entered more events than the rules
would allow. The matter was taken
up promptly by Miss Effie Elliott, di-
rector general, who, after studying the
rules carefully, decided that the protest
was in order but that the only effect
would he to declare void the points of
Edgewood won in that particular event.
Miss Elliott promptly cancelled 10
points for Edgewood, giving that Edgewood; fourth,
school only 133 points instead of 143.
It was explained by members of the
Edgewood faculty that the matter was
an oversight and not intentional. After
, the 10 points were cancelled, Grand Sa-
line immediately withdrew the protest.
wood.
Junior Boys 220 Yard Dash—First,
Lawrence of Grand Saline; second, Ri-
ley of Canton; third, Elliott of Fruit-
vale; fourth, Ennis of Edgewood. ,...........
Senior Boys 440 Yard Dash—First, brought to Canton al the visitors to
Morris of Grand Saline; second, El- that meet. In September of that sam6
liott of Fruitvale; third, Hallman of
Wills Point; fourth, Ashworth of Wills
Thomas. 1 ._____
Juniors in Spelling, Harold Valen- (From Willa Point Chronicle.)
tine won third place. । Noting reference to * campaign fo
Senior Girls’ Basket Ball, Canton the eradication of the rats that ar
won first place. doing so much damage in town and
Discus. Ft Uis of Canton won first country, Jess C. Williams, a farmer re*
piace. m siding on route 5 out of Wills Pointy
Junior Boys' 8-pou. d shot put, Riley called at the Chronicle office one day
of Canton fourth place. last week to tell about a simple and
Junior Boys’Chinning the Bar, Jones effective method of rat killing that
of Canton second place. lias been tried with good results on his
Senior Boys’ Chinning the Bar, Sides place. Like many farmers of this
of Canton fourth place. section, Mr. Williams has been both-
Senior Boys’ 100-yard Dash, Sides ered considerably with rats and a
of Canton third place. storm house on his place had been en-
tions of the earth, you must make up
your minds to the fact that you can
see it only when each American re-
Zandt county.
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In the preparation of literary events,
declaimers were brought face to face
with some of the masterpieces of the
world's greatest literary geniuses; de-
bators learn some useful facts and
comments on current subjects. Audi-
ences were enlightened both by de-
claimers and debators.
A
I the county meet, suggests the time and eliminating any defects that may.;
’ other things in its jurisdiction. Often, the system and the management of the
the officers of the league are suggest- same. Ihe future is bright
ed. If not, nominations for officer are Zandt county to becomethetegeo
made in open session and all offices all counties in 1 exas in the Inter-5c h‘o1
Point- l ed bv popular vote of the teachers, astic League work and everyone will
" ' lie Xr“ of the Inter-Scholastic k forward with great anticipations
League are: director general, director and expectations to this esent eacl
of debates, director of declamation, year. ___________
Spelling.
Juniors: First, Hallie Burnley of
Watkins and Pansie Lawler of Edom
(tied); second. Teclose Smith of Col-
fax: third, Harold Valentine. Canton.
Seniors: First Johnnie Brooks. Grand
Saline, and Lois Tunnell. ( olfax (tied 1;
second, Zenobya Skelton, Pruitt; third,
Wesley Page and Altha Eastman of
Wentworth (tied).
Debate.
Boys: Edgewood first place and
Wills Point second.
Girls: Edgewood first place and
Wills Point second.
Best individual debaters—Boys: ( ar-
roll Wilson of Edgewood. Girls: Mar-
tha Cartwright of Edgewood.
Athletics.
Junior Girls Relay: First, Edgewood;
second, Watkins; third, Wentworth;
fourth, Wills Point;
Senior Girls Relay: First Watkins;
second, Edgewood; third, Mills Point;
hole and started his engine. As those
familiar with gasoline engines are
fourth, Fruitvale.
Junior Boys Relay: First, Fruitvale;
second. Edgewood; third, Watkins.
Senior Bovs Relay: First. Grand Sa-
line; second,’ Wills Point; third, Edge-
wood.
Tennis—Boys Double: First, Grand
.220... _____g- . _ Saline; second, Edgewood. Girls’ Dou-
the first dav. The evening program ble: First, Wills Point; second Grand
held at the Baptist Church consisted of Saline: BoysSingleaFi rsteEdgeoodi
rL. lditorium was second. Wills I oint. Girls dige:
the declamations. The First, Grand Saline; second, Watkins,
crowded to its fullest seating capacity, Basket Ball—Senior Boys: First,
line. TT 1
Twelve Pound Shot Put—First, Hol-
lis of Canton; second, Lee of Edge-
wood; third, Hooks of Edgewood
fourth, Russell of Wills Point. ,
Senior Boys 220 Yard Dash—First ■
Shirlev of Grand Saline; second, Bar- •
ber of Martins Mill; third, McCord of "
Wallace; fourth, Brown of Edgewood.
Junior Girls 30 Yard Dash—First,
Eaton of Martins Mill; second, Phillips
of Martins Mill; third, Hogan of Edge-
wood; fourth, James of Edgewood.
Senior Girls 30 Yard Dash—First,
Peavy of Edgewood; second. Morris of
Watkins; third, Terry of Watkins;
. fourth, Moore of Martins Mill.
Pole Vault—First, Rather of Grand
:wovu, 10, ....... - cgax Saline; second, Brown of Edgewood;
58%; ring AVhetler 1<)’ third, Pettigrew of Edgewood; fourth,
Downs of Edgewood.
Senior Boys 880 Yard Dash—First,
Shirley of Grand Saline; second. El-
liott of Fruitvale; third, Paschall of
Watkins; fourth, Beard of Edgewood.
Senior Boys 100 Yard Dash—First,
Morris of Grand Saline; second. Bar-
ber of Martins Mill; third, Sides of
Canton; fourth, Elliott of Fruitvale.
Junior Boys High Jump—First.
Lawrence of’ Grand Saline; second.
Ennis of Edgewood: third, Starnes of
Wills Point; fourth. Riley of Canton.
Junior Boys Broad Jump—First, Ri-
ley of Canton, second. Hooks of Edge-
wood; third, Lawrence of Grand Sa-
line; fourth, Elliott of Fruitvale.
Potato Race—First, Loden of Wat
kins; second, Roberts of 'Watkins;
third, Thomas of Canton; fourth, Ken-
was enormous. It was only last year
that the people of Van Zandt county
began to realize the importance of n
county field day and that the rural
schools began to come into their own
The meet just closed at Canton has
thoroughly shown tn all the most sceP-
agen n+ n eeuetv meet is a good thing
and an minds are now centered en
stance, city schools which are mem-
The Debate*.
The subject for debates was: U
entire and separate debates werebeld
one for the girls’ team and one for th
one. The Edgewood debaters were.
boYMisses cara Taylor and Martha
Cartwright; boys— Carroll Wilson and
Satin Ho'ks. The Wills Point. de-
tors were: Girls—Misses Mettawe
Buie and Ada Wnne; boys—Gordon
wynne and Jack Life.
All were excellent speakers and
proved in their discussions of the sub-
ject that they had given this important
question most careful study Judges
rendered their decision in each debate
Junior Boys 8-Pound Shot Put — .. .
First, Hooks of Edgewood; second, drals
Ennis of Edgewood; third, Starnes of
both the entertainment of the Van
Zandters who attended and the train-
ing of the younger Free Staters who
participated.
Pronounced by all who attended as
the greatest event of its kind ever held
in Van Zandt county, the Interscholas-
tic meet, which closed here last Satur-
day evening at 11 o’clock, was a great
success in every respect. There were
more school represented and more visi-
tors than at any other meet held during
the past years. There was greater en-
thusiasm among the participants and
less friction than attended any other
field days of the league. It was a
“hustle” and great "hurrah" from be-
ginning to end. Each contestant,
whether combatting single handed or
with his team, held on with bull-dog
tenacity until he either won the battle
or until he had to give it up. The
winners were always joyful, the losers
°y
f 7
mrecu.r generas 1 gun............... -- The 1921 County Meet will godown
the league and chairman of the boardin history as the greatest event of its
of directors. The other directors have kind ever held in Van Zandt county.
! There was a greater number of schools
I entering than in any previous year and
there was less friction and dissatisfac-
tion at the decisions of referees and
judges, this going to prove that the
real purposes of the organization are
being attained, i.e. to teach students
to be good losers as well as good
• winners.
Rural Aid.
I wish to announce that W. — - ....
James one of the state's rural school minutes by tins method to ether k,I
supervisors, is now in the county visit- or run out all the rots in a hole. Of
ing our schools, and while here will course, where there are other op -
grant the balance of the state aid which tugs into their den, the grown rats "i
was originally promise.! our schools, escape, but the gas kdls all the dll
provided it is shown that the schools ones that usually escape a general rat
and have met the killing campaign. Even the large rats,
when coming out of the hole after this
play Grand Saline, while Edgewood is
playing Wills Point. Then the two
winners will play each other. If there
are more than four contestants, two teams and their
eliminations will have to be made. 1 -n im +he man
makes no difference how many enter,
eliminations are made until the two
best teams are reached and the one
winning is the county champions. All
athletic events are held on the field
* during the day. Usually the first day
7 of the meet is required to get off the
< preliminaries, the second day being
the day for the winners of the proceed-
ing day to show which will be winners
for the entire county. There is also
but by taking school purposes, and on an assessed
place in above contest.)
City School Senior Boys: First, H. K.
Vinson, Myrtle Springs; second, Farris
Barrentine, Edgewood; third, Harold
Phillips, Grand Saline.
Essay Writing.
Citv Schools: First, Edgewood; sec-
ond, Wills Point; third, Colfax (names
of students not given).
Rural Schools: First, Mattie Lou
Rice, Watkins.
bers of the league may enter one or
more contestants in any and all events
any other city school enters. The same
is true for rural schools. All schools
are required to file with the director
general at least ten days before the
county meet a list of all studnts who
will enter the various contests.
Thirty days prior to the county
meet, each school in the county desir-
ing to enter the contests, after paying
the fee, holds what is termed local pre-
liminary contests. In these local pre-
liminaries, the best material of that
school is selected to send to the county
meet. In debating, the teachers will
hold a debate in the school. Judges
are appointed to decide who is the
best debator in that school. Usually a
dozen will try out, always only a team
of two debaters are chosen, although
a team of girls and a team of boys
may enter from the same school.
After the preliminaries are held and
the contestants are chosen, teachers
The Olympian games were held for
the entertainment of the Grecians of
old; the gladiatorial combats for the
training of the Romans; but the Inter-
Scholastic League Meet was held for
not accomplish
aid of merchant
woods on fire” in any of the events. In
fact, Edgewood, Grand Saline and
Wills Point score more times than Can-
ton did. Even Watkins, one of the
best rural schools in the state, scored
more than Canton did. However, one
thing stands out very noticable—that is
Canton took defeat well and that is a
great accomplishment. To be able to
get up again after falling is an asset
worth a thousand times the ability to
succeed, if success is not won in the
proper spirit. Not that any of the
teams won unfairly; on the contrary,
they all won in the right way—still
none of them had a greater opportun-
ity than Canton to show their ability
to be good losers. There is not a bet-
ter student body in Van Zandt county,
nay in Texas, than the Canton students.
Loyal to their school and the principles
of right, they worked diligently for
victory and when victory failed to
come, theirs was a smile and a deter-
mination to work harder next time.
Such a spirit will win out and it might
be well to warn the students of other
schools that they will have greater
politics. If you arc only content to
keep step with the mass of your people
round about, why then you do not
count one vay or the other.
I ask you to work for decent poli-
tics, to work for clean politics, to work
in practical ways, not promise more
than you can perform, but holding ever
before you, that if you wish to see this
mechanic and the manufacturer, fusing to accede to a plan for consoli-
events, second place in four events,
and appropriations.
The act provides that aid shall not
go to schools having more than 500
enrollment; that the average attend-
alone. We have got to get reform by ance must be at least 75 per cent of
working for the eternal principles of I the enrollment; that not more than one
right, shoulder to shoulder, with all teacher shall be provided for each
who believe in those principles, so that twenty students; that no district re-
The Judge*.
The judges who passed decision in
the declamations and debates were the
most competent and most liberal of
any the county has ever secured. Their
decisions were based on merit and not
favoritism and there was little dissat-
isfaction with their decisions, although
of course losing teams preferred some-
times that their decisions had been
otherwise. Dr. E. David of the State
University of Austin was one of the
judges, Lee W. Richardson of Sher-
man another and H: W. Richardson
of Dallas the third. On behalf of the
League, these gentlemen have the sin-
Canton first place. manner. But in spite of his efforts,
A sentiment, which has benapowent ! Potato Race, Thomas of Canton third the rats found their way into the new
for some time but whicn was aPPan.I
more during this meet than during any ; place,
other, is that Van Zandt county should I -
have a permanent location for the an- j
nual field day events; that this perma-
nent location should be arranged to
accommodate the meet in the way of
adequate athletic grounds with good
courts, etc., and that a grand stand
should be built so that more people
mav watch the games at the same time.
$*$
THE WINNERS.
Below is given a list of the individ-
ual and team winers in both the liter-
ary and athletic events. To each of
these a prize was given; if a team, a
loving cup was presented; if an indi-
vidual, a medal was given. Silver
medals were awarded as first prizes
and bronze medals as second. Pen-
nants were awarded teams winning in
the athletic events.
Declamation.
Rural School Junior Boys: First,
John T. Rhodes, Pruitt; second. Coy
Brewer. Edom; third, Wallace Broyles,
Fruitvale.
Rural School Junior Girls: First.
Vera Farmer. Edom; second. Lois Ma)
Norman, Watkins; third, Wilma Davis.
the people schools, are made in the bill passed at
the regular session of the legislature,
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Cox, Cranfill H. The Canton Herald (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, March 25, 1921, newspaper, March 25, 1921; Canton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1515127/m1/2/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Van Zandt County Library.