The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-29

o'clock, April 18th.
Is. Best Free Hand Drawing: One
prize offered Open to girls only,
Committee will give the examination.
Materials furnished.
19. Best Free Hand Drawing One
prize offered. Open to boys only.
Committee will give the examinations.
Materials furnished.
20. Best Runner: One prize Ok.
fered. open to boys and girls. Those
expecting TO enter this contest should
begin practice at once and do 1t
Systematically. This part Of the pre-
gram will be in the afternoon on the
rear end of the Court House grounds.
22. Best Standing High Jump;
One prize offered. Open to boys only.
See instructions for Best Runner.
23. Best Running High jump:
One prize offered. Open to boys only.
See instructions for Best Runner.
"a. Best Broad Jump: (Standing
and Running.) One prize offered.
Open to boys only. See instructions
for Best Runner
25. Best Speller: Open to boys
and girls. Each grade will be given
an examination and ten prizes arr
offered--one for each grade.
Books to be used in this examina-
ton will be those named by the State
Board Of Education for use in the
public schools of South Carolina.
The pupils Of the city schools will
not be allowed to compete in any Of
these examinations.
As to The Prizes.
The prizes in this contest are Cf
such value as TO warrant keen COM
petition. The majority of these prizes
consist Of money, ranging from $40
to $3.50. A great many of the mer-
chants Of the city are going to give
substantial articles from their stores
as prizes. Any pupil in the county
will be allowed to compete for one or
more prizes. The school winning the
most prizes will be presented a flag.
Rules for Entering Contest.
Every pupil desiring to enter the
contest should notify w. M. Scott.
Sumter. S. c.. Of his or her desire,
giving name, address, name Of school,
and most important Of all, the prize
or prizes for which he or she desires
to compete.
These requests for permission to
enter contest MUST be in by April
the first.
A Word to the Pupils.
Look over carefully the lists for
which prizes are offered. Select one
or more subjects with which you are
thoroughly familiar and on which
you are certain you can make
creditable showing. Send in your ap-
plication for permission to enter the
contest. Study carefully the rules
governing each contest. When this is
done. go to work and keep working
until April Is. On that day. you will
in all probability. go to you home a
happy boy or girl. happy at having
won that which you started out to
win. Remember that practice makes
perfect. and 1t is to the boy or girl
who works hardest, that the prizes
go.
"A Word to Teachers.
To a very large extent, the success
OF this new movement depends upon
you. II Is the duty OF every teacher
in the county to interest themselves
in this movement and help make II a
success. Let every teacher study
carefully the rules and regulations
governing this contest and be able 10
answer any questions concerning
same. There MAJ be some pupils in
your school at whose home, no paper
arrives Then make it your business
10 tell them all about the contest. By
being interested yourself. you interest
your pupils. Talk with them, advise
them, and help them whenever nee
essary. You know your pupils better
perhaps than any one else and il is
you to whom they will look for guild
ancc and direction. Select your best
pupils in each department and ad-
wise them to enter the contest. See
to 1t that there are goodly number
OF contestants from your school and
that you yourself are there.
A Word TO Parents.
You are. of course, interested in
your child's progress and advance
ment and 1t Is hoped that you are