The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12
FIELD DAY APPROACHING.
CONTEST TO BEGIN AT 1890 A.
NJ. ON SATURDAY, APRIL Is.
Some of the Prominent Gentlemen
and Ladies' Who Will Attend the
Field Day Mect-Many Contestants
for Many Prizes.

80 "PiNiS "Ppi pioiCillllS ana the plans
of the teachers, the children and the
promoters are rapidly being matured
so that the efforts of each will be
successful and the greatest amount of
good possible will be accomplished
for the schools. the teachers, and
school children Of the county.
This Field Day meet is not ex-
actly a new thing but it is a new
thing for Sumter county and much
interest has been showed in every
part Of the programme by people in
terested in the county schools and
school children. This plan, as it will
be carried out, was first mentioned
by Mrs. II. w. Beall at a meeting
Of the County Teachers Association.
and was taken up by Mr.. w. NJ.
Scott, principal Of the high school
and president of the county teachers
association. who mapped out a plan
OF work to get up the Field Day
meet and made a programme for the
exercises. Three persons on the COM
mittee, Mrs. Beall. Miss Agnes Rich
ardson and Mr.. Scott, worked hard
for the meet and now they are prac-
tically assured that it will be ons OF
the most successful plans to ar )us,
interest In teachers and pupils that
has ever been adopted in the county.
All of the teachers in the county
are expected to come. the pupils will
come If they are allowed to do so by
their parents,--and it is hoped that
there are no parents in the county so
ro-hearted as to deprive thei-
children Of this one great pleasure
all Of the parents OF school children
and the patrons Of schools in the
county are invited to come, and.
moreover, the trustees Of schools are
also wanted, as their presence will
lend dignity to the occasion. Each
and all Of these are asked to be pres
ent for the meet and they are asked
to bring along baskets or boxes of
good things to eat with them in or
der that the crowd may be properly
fed. 1t is urgently requested that
the parents and older folks who come
or send children do not forget this
feature of The days entertainment
as without 81 there Will he an alloy
10 the pleasure # the occasion.
Those who send baskets should
have thelr things marked and should
turn the eatables over to a commit
tee which will have charge Of this
feature Of the program. This COM
mittee will be found on the lot to
the rear Of the court house grounds
and they will not only take charge of
all dishes but will give them out to
the owners in the afternoon after the
dinner has been served. Dinner will
be served at o'clock on specially
prepared tables erected on the lot to
the rear of the court house and
everybody is expected to eat at the
same table with everybody else.
The Field Day meet is to be held
on April 15. the day first set as the
time for it and no one should make
the mistake of coming on the wrong
Saturday. Saturday. April 10, Is the
day and the exercises will begin
promptly at 10:3O o'clock In the court
house. No one who arrives after Il
contest has begun will be allowed ~
enter it, so 1t is best for all of the
contestants to be sure to be at the
school house on time. The contests
for school work will come off first
and will be held in the court house.
There are more than fifty contests in
all so those who expect to take part
In any Of them should be ready at
any time to get to work so that no
delay will be caused.
The athletic events will come off
In the afternoon. There are several
OF them and they will be Of great in
terest to everybody. There are a
great many contestants in each event
and the winners will have to work
hard for what they get.
The first thing after the prizes are
awarded will be the taking of the
pictures Of the winners by Mr.. j. II.
Nndham, who will be on hand for
that purpose. He will take pictures
or the prize winners ana Of any or
Sanization which desires them.
Almost every school in the county
Is represented in the contest and the
teachers and the pupils have done
5000 work preparing for the meet
1t is impossible for every child who
Of 1 IT,