The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-23

The Sumter County Field Day
events will be held at the Court
House next Saturday, April 2sth, be-
ginning at 10 o'clock in the morning
and lasting until 2 o'clock, when an
hours recess will be taken for din
ner. anf commencing again i'm the
afternoon at 3.3O and lasting until all
Of the contests are over with.
The occasion is expected to be the
biggest event I'm the history OF the
schools of Sumter County. The COM
mittee In charge are very much en-
eouraged by the reports which they
have received from the teachers OF
the county and II Is expected that
more schools will participate and
more pupils from the schools than
ever before. Last year the number
Of visitors from the country to the
city for the Field Day contests was
estimated at six hundred. The COM
mittee In charge expects to have at
least two thousand persons present
Saturday for the contests. This Is
the third year that Field Day has
been observed In Sumter County. Each
occasion In the past was considered
complete success and IL Is hoped
with favorable weather conditions TO
make the event this year more of
n success In point OF attendance,
number Of prizes. excellence OF work,
and I'm every other way
There Is only one change from the
procedure Of the day. as 1t was exc
cuted last year. This Is in the man
agement OF the dinner. This matter
Is explained, as are all others in con-
nection with the contests, In the fol-
lowing announcement which Is made
by the committee in charge:
The date set for the meeting will
be Saturday. the 26th of April, the
place being the County Court House.
and IL Is hoped that all of the pupils
OF each school in the county, and as
many as possible OF their friends will
be present
The accompanying program gives
the changes that have been made in
the schedule OF examinations, timed
TO accommodate the many con-
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distance from Sumter. Exercises are
TO begin promptly at 10 o'clock A.
M. (piease note the fact that this is a
half hour earlIer than last year,, and
To continue until 2 o'clock p. NJ. The
additional fifteen minutes not noted
on the program will be consumed In
a counting up of attendance spok-
en- OF more fully below.
There will be a second change In
the arrangements as they have been
carried on heretofore. which should
be noted. This relates to the manage
ment OF dinner. 1t is thought best
mat each person attending shall be
responsible for his or her own din
ner. Parties may. II they choose,
bring their dinner and eat Il picnic
fashion. or II may be procured at the
Woman's Exchange or at the various
restaurants. but there will be no pro-
vision made for that meal or for serv-
Ing II on the Court House grounds as
was done last year. An intermisslon
OF an hour and "A half Cthe Athletic
Contest beginning at $500 will be
given.
Aside from the contests mentioned
In the program. a number of other
prizes will be offered. The Lumber
mans Association has offered a first
and second prize for the best collec-
tion OF native woods of the county,
each collection to be accompanied by
a statement OF the uses To which each
variety Is put.
The Sumter Book Store (Parrott's)
offers 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
tho Court House grounds. II would
add interest to- the occasion for each
school to- bring with II school ban
ner and for the pupils To be pre-
pared TO unite In singing our National
hymn. MY Country. 'Tis Of Thee"
Tho teachers are requested To see to
this. IL possible.
The First National Bank of sum-
ter offers "a prize To the school max
ing the greatest improvement I'm It's