Medina County High Schools - Mecoan Yearbook (Medina, OH)

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Tfce Mecoon Medina County Schools at the Fair The schools of Medina County responded to the County Fair Association with an exhibit this year that far sur- passed anything that has heretofore been shown. Every district was represented. The Educational Hall was filled to overflowing by the school exhibits. Next year this hall will be enlarged by the County Fair Board, allowing one-half more space for the schools. Forty individual prizes are given and in addition school prizes are offered under the following classification. I Classification Class A — First Grade High School Class B — Junior High School Class C — Elementary schools with grades 1 to 4 Class D — Elementary schools with grades 5 to 6 Class E — Elementary schools with grades 1 and 2 Class F — Elementary schools with grades 3 and 4 Class G — Elementary schools with grades 5 and 6 Class H — Elementary schools with grades 7 and 8 Class I — Village Senior High School (3 yr) (4 yr) Class J — Elementary schools with grade 1 Class K — Elementary schools with grade 2 Class L — Elementary schools with grade 3 Class M — Elementary schools with grade 4 Class N — Elementary schools with grade 5 Class 0 — Elementary schools with grade 6 Class R — Elementary schools with grade 7 and 8 Class Q — Manual Arts One Hundred and

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r7f 7 gB The Mecooofilfi General Rules Medina County Inter-High School Debate 1. As soon as possible after the beginning of each school year a Committee shall be appointed by the County Superintendent to arrange with him a series of inter-high school debates between the various high schools of the county district. 2. Said superintendent shall submit to each high school under his supervision two or more questions for debate together with a copy of these rules soon after above appointment. Each school may indicate its choice of question. The question preferred by the largest number shall be elected for use in all contests. 3. The County Superintendent shall notify each school on or before November 15th as to question selected for debate. 4. The debate shall be triangular in form, the triangle to be made by the county superintendent and assistant superintendent from the list of schools electing to compete. 5. Each school shall select two teams consisting of three speakers and one alternate. The affirmative can not participate in the debate ex- cept in case of disability on the part of the regular speakers, but may sit at the table during the debate. The affirmative team shall debate at home. 6. Only regularly enrolled pupils of a school are eligible to partici- pate. Contestants must have maintained, up to within two weeks pre- ceding that in which the contest occurs, a passing grade in all subjects pursued. No special recitations or tests shall be given for the purpose of making a pupil eligible. 7. Each speaker shall be allowed an opening speech of ten minutes and a rebuttal of three minutes, except the last speaker of each team who shall have on additional minute in rebuttal. 8. Coaching and training of debaters shall be done by the regular employed faculty of each school. 9. Each of the two opposing schools shall select for their debate any judge from a list of disinterested persons submitted by the County Superintendent, who shall then select the third judge from the same list. 10. The County Superintendent shall arrange for further elmination debates among the winners of the first series until one school is selected as County Champion. 11. A county engraved cup shall be provided which shall be the pro- perty of the County School System. It shall remain in the posses sion of the championship school for one year. 12. Immediately before the debates, the three judges and representa- tives of both schools shall have a conference at which time the judges shall be given instructions as to how to make their decision. Each judge shall be given a copy of the specimen decision with an envelope for same, and a copy of the specimen decision with the detailed instructions attached. Be sure that the judges understand fully this decision. 13. Judges are not to be allowed to sit near one another while the debate is in progress. No conference of the judges is to be allowed after the debate. Each judge must hand in his own independent decision.

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Orator School Subject Elizabeth Thiele Ruth Dolamore Walter Eldred Vera Chidsey Frances Repp York Sharon Chatham Brunswick Homer “Child Labor” “American Ideals” “The Spirit of America” “The Problem of the Feeble-minded in Ohio” “Watchman, What of the Night”? Medina County Oratorical Contest On Wednesday evening April 1, 1925 the above contestants met at the York High School. 0. B. Cummins, Superintendent of the Brunswick School presided at the event. The program for the evening included several excellent musical numbers by the County Band and the County School Orchestra. Mrs. S. F. Rowell also gave a very pleasing violin solo. The judges were, — Sidney M. Fenn of Medina Wm. C. Bohrer of Lorain County G. J. Mitchelson of Lorain County Walter Eldred of Chatham was awarded first place. Both the content and delivery of this oration showed careful preparation. Mr. Eldred will represent Medina County in the Northeastern Ohio County School Oratorical Contest to be held at Kent on April 17, 1925.