The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-08
To the Teachers OF Sumter County
Greeting:


Greeting:
The committee I'm charge of the
conduct Of County Field Day for 1913
takes pleasure in making the follow
Ing announcements:
The date set for the meeting will
be Saturday. the 26th of April, the
place being the County Court House,
and 1t Ia hoped that all OF the pupils
OF each school in the county, and as
many as possible of their friends will
be present
Upon consulting the accompanying
program, you will notice that the con-
tests are. in the main, as they have
been published from time to time in
the county papers. The changes
that have been made are rendered
necessary by the fact that the sched-
ule OF examinations must be timed to
accommodate the many contestants
who live at a considerable distance
from Sumter. Exercises are to begin
~
note the fact that this is a half hour
earlier than last year,. and to con-
tinue until 2 o'clock p. NJ. The ad-
ditional fifteen minutes not noted on
the program will be consumed in a
counting up OF attendance to be spok-
en- OF more fully below.
There will be n second change I'm
the arrangements as they have been
carried on heretofore, which should
b. noted. This relates to the manage
ment OF dinner. IL is thought best
that each person attending shall be
responsible for his or ner own dinner.
Parties may. IL they choose, bring
their dinner and eat IL picnic fashion,
or IL may be procured at the woman's
Exchange or at the various restau-
rants. but inere will be no provision
made for that meal or for serving IL
on the Court House grounds as was
done last year. An intermission of
an hour and a half (the Athletic Con-
tese beginning at 3.30) will be given,
Aside from the contests mentioned
In tho program, number OF other
prizes will be offered. The Lumber
mans Association has offered a first
and second prize for the best collec-
tlon OF native woods OF the county.
each collection to be accompanied by
statement OF the use 10 which each
variety is put.
The Sumter Book Store (Parrott's)
offers a prize for the school bringing
the greatest proportional number of
persons-pupils or otherwise---to the
Field Day exercises. The count will
be made at one forty-five, when the
pupils and friends OF the competing
schools will assemble by schools on the
Court House grounds II would add
interest To the occasion for eacn
school To bring with II a school ban
ner and for the pupils TO be prepared
TO unite in singing our National
hymn, MY Country 'Tis OF Thee
The teachers are requested to see to
this II possible.
The First National Bank OF sum
ter offers a prize To the school making
the greatest Improvement i'm its lib
rary between March Bird and April
18th. The report OF this work must
be sent TO Miss Il. W. Mclean, SUM
ter. = c.
All contests will be open 10 all pu-
pills except where there are unavoid-
able conflicts which may be discover
ed by consulting the accompanying
program
Pupils entering the cooking, sew
ing and wood work contests. and
those sending collections of native
woods. must present their work To
the proper committee between $50
and II o'clock ON the morning uf
Field Day They Till receive a tick
et which must bc presented should
they become prizc winners. and also
at tho end of the day to secure tho
return Of the article entered
Teachers are earnestly requested 20
send in To- Miss Mclean tho number
Of their pupils who expect To- enter for
each contest. This will enable the
committee 20 make preliminary prop
arations which will greatly facilitate