Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-21
THE RALLY OF THE SCHOOLS

clear SKIES and a warm, Dalmy at
mosphere greeted the participants an(
visitors to the York County Schoo
Rally and Field Day exercises held oil
the Yorkville Graded school ground
last Saturday. And the school children
came in force-more than seven hun
dred of them, besides several hundred
patrons. Practically every school il
the county, was represented, either b,
teachers or pupils, and in many cases
by both. They came on the trains, ir
wagons, buggies, automobiles and IL
everv way. At IL o'clock they were
still coming.
They began to assemble at the schoo
building about o'clock, an hour and 6
half before the formal exercises began
and many amused themselves in play
ing baseball, basketball and tennis, in
specting the class rooms of the York
vile school, making new acquain
tances and having. a good time gener.
ally.
At 1890 the exercises of the day
began. The auditorium of the schoo
was literally jammed, there not ever
being standing room. Even the little
folks were interested, as they sa
throughout the long exercises without
being the least bit restless, although
they were told that they might come
and go as they pleased.
Superintendent of Education Car.
roll presided over the exercises, which
were opened with a short prayer BY
Rev. ]. L. Oates. Mr.. Carroll an.
nounced that the school authorities
would provide each pupil with ticket
to the Lyric theatre, to which they
might go when they pleased. The
greatest applause Of the day followed
this announcement; a broad smile
spread itself on each face and many
seemed ready to go at once. More thar
900 tickets were distributed.
The recitation contest, open to al
the schools, was first on the pro-
gramme. Four schools were repre-
sented as follows: Yorkville, Louise
Barron; Bethesda, Marie Aycock
Sharon, Susie Hartness; Glover, Jear
Pressly. Miss Louise Barron of York.
Vile, won first place, Miss Susie Hart
ness Of Sharon, second, Miss Jear
Pressly of Glover, third.
Then followed the defamation con-
test Only two schools were entered
-Yorkville, States Finley. and Glover
Joe Barnett Clover won first place
in this contest.
At 1130. the spelling match was
announced. The adopted spelling
book was used and Hon.. Thos. F.
Mellow Of Yorkville, acted as school
master. The following schools were
represented: Glover, Jean Pressly;
Cotton Belt, George Smith: Sutton
Spring, Paul Ferguson; Yorkville
Sara Logan; McConnellsville, Nellie
Mendenhall; Guthriesville, Charlie
Crawford; Bethesda, Corrine Bookout
Newport, Myrtle Hayes; Sharon. Odessa
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front of the stage and for five minutes
the line remained unbroken. Then
the words became more difficult and
the casualties began to occur. Each
contestant was allowed only one trial
at each word. In fifteen minutes II
was all over. Odessa PlaXco of
Sharon. was declared to be the best
speller Myrtle Hayes, Newport, sec
ond best, and Corrine BookOut, Bethes-
da, third.
The York County Teachers assoc
alton held their regular meeting. with
a goodly number of their members
present In the absence of the presi-
dent, Prof. B. c. Riddle of Glover.
first vice president presided. Officers
to serve during this year were elected
as follows:
President, b. c. Riddle, Glover: first
vice president w. d. McGinnis. Rock
HILL second vice president, Lueco
Gunter, Rock Hill; secretary, John F..
Carroll; treasurer, Miss Leila Russell,
Winthrop college.
Mrs. Hetty Brown. in charge of the
rural school which is connected with
Winthrop college, made short talk
about her work. The school. she said.
was a kind of experiment station in
which the authorities were trying to
work out plans for the betterment Of
the rural schools. The aim of the
country schools was to educate the
children to be farmers and farmers
wives.
The teacher spoke of the garden at
her rural school and the many les
sons that the children can and do learn
from the garden. At the rural school
at Winthrop the children do the work,
the teacher merely shows how, and
this method should be used in all