The first of a series of group contests for colored schools was held at the Lumberton colored graded school Thursday. The exercises, which were splendid and lasted throughout the day, were attended by a large crowd. Fourteen of the 19 schools included in this group were represented.
Other group contests will be held as follows: at St. Paul April 10; at Beauty Spot April 15; at Red Springs April 17; and at Maxton April 24.
The exhibits were exceptionally good and showed patient, competent and careful training on the part of teachers and talent and painstaking care and industry on the part of the pupils. Considerable talent was evident in some of the pictures. Most of the exhibits were of useful articles. There were many dresses and other articles for wear or table use. There were some astonishingly good baskets, flowers, rugs, tables, boxes—some fancy ones made of pasteboard and decorated with shells—door-mats and other useful articles. One unusual article was a set of beads made of paper.
No doubt credit for the success of the contest in every way and the excellence of the exhibits is largely due Ethel Thompson, supervisor of colored schools.
Following is the list of schools, prize-winning contestants and prize-winning exhibits.
Schools Represented
Lumberton graded, Greenville, Hilly Brancy, Red Hill, Pope’s Crossing, Horn Camp, Crysolite, Proctorville, Pembroke, Red Stone Academy, Holy Swamp, Mt. Zion, Pleasant Meadow, Marietta.
Others in Group
Schools included in group but not present—Fairmont, John Lewis, Barnesville, St. Pauls, White House township.
List of Prize-Winning Contestants
Primary spelling—Carrie Lee Buie, 3rd grade, Hilly Branch, $1 given by teachers.
Intermediate spelling—Ruby Thompson, 5th grade, Hilly Branch, $1 given by teachers.
Reading 4th grade—Talither Gerald, Hilly Branch, $1 given by Lawrence Stephens.
Oral story-telling—Sanday Anderson, 2nd grade, Pembroke, $1 given by William McDowell.
Recitation—Ruth Smith, 6th grade, Lumberton graded, $1 given by T.M. McPhatter and wife.
Declamation—Wesley Thompson, 7th grade, Hilly Branch, $1 given by Wm. Hooper and wife.
Chorus singing—Lumberton graded, chair given by Rev. J.D. Harrell.
Primary games—Lumberton graded, picture given by D.G. Best Furniture Co.
Arch Goal relay race—Hilly Branch, dictionary given by W.B. Bethea and wife.
Best marching—Red Stone academy, Lumberton graded, Hilly Branch.
Prize-Winning Exhibits
Best literary exhibit—Lumberton graded school, dictionary given by R.D. Caldwell & co.
Best industrial exhibit—Proctorville, pencil sharpener given by D.W. Bell and wife.
Best busy work exhibit—Red Hill, chair given by Mr. L.H. Caldwell.
Writing, 7th grade, Zada Thompson, Hilly Branch, fountain pen given by J.D. McMillan Drug Co.
Map drawing—Kermit Inman, Lumberton graded, 50 cents given by Henry McLain.
Best calendar—Lumberton graded, 50 cents.
Best health poster—Mt. Zion school, 50 cents given by S.T. Brooks and wife.
Best drawing—Jethro Graddy, Lumberton graded, 50 cents given by Prentice French.
Best shuck mat—Wilton McArthur, Holy Swamp, 50 cents given by R.E. Evans and Abram Cotton.
Best rag rug—May Flowers Stevens, Lumberton graded, perfume given by King pharmacy.
Best burlap rug—Gussie Brooks, Pembroke, 50 cents given by Wm. Powell.
Best dress—Cora Moss, New Zion, silk umbrella given by Efird Dept. store.
Best crocheting—Beatrice Mitchell, Lumberton graded, comb given by Grantham Drug Co.
Best piece in manual training—Jerome Peppers, Marietta, 50 cents given by Rev. E.M. Thompson.
Best cane basket, Lucile Adams, Lumberton, 50 cents.
Best pine burr basket—Inez Powell, Red Hill, 50 cents.
Best piece embroidery—Rose Whitted, Crysolite.
From the front page of The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, April 7, 1924
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