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It is hoped that there will be a large number of entries . The more the merrier . '' * * * * * The notice was signed by the school athletic committee , of which Bart was chairman . At the noon recess Bart was besieged by a crowd of boys asking all sorts of questions about the contest , from the kind of prizes to be offered , to the distance to be run . `` I ca n't tell you any more than is in the notice , '' Bart answered . `` All you have to do is to train for the race , and the committee will attend to the rest . '' With this they had to be content .