The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-03-31
Warm Address of Welcome Delivered by Hon. w.
HOugh, Mayor Protein.
Both Literary and Athletic Events Prove
Prizes Presented by Prof G. of Col
lege-R s. Stewart Presents U.

V.
We are going to advance in the pro-
portion of our interest in education,
for that is our great and pressing
need
Much preliminary work was done |
in preparation for this great rally |
day. County Superintendent Lingle. |
Mrs. w. r. Taylor, county organizer, |
and superintendent Wessinger Of !
the Lancaster graded schools, have !
been busy for several months past !
and 1t is due in large measure to /
their faithful work that the third |
annual county Field Day was such a
great success. They we're nobly as
sisted by the other teachers Of both
town and county, every teacher
having been appointed on one of the
various committees for Field Day
In this way each school felt itself a
posite side of Main street and re-
every school in the county was rep
resented here that day. Teachers
and pupils We'd with each other i'm
friendly and helpful rivalry. to the
end that the results we're most graf
flying. .'...
Early Friday morning the crowd
began to gather and at $50 a. m.
great parade was formed at the
graded school building. Many
tees participated in the line OF
march. Forming at the school. the
procession made its way down Dun
lap street to Main, down the west
side of Main to Arch and then
crossing over. went back on the op-
posite side of Mai nstreet and re-
turned TO the Central school build
ing. The Tabernacle brass band at
the head Of the procession furnished
excellent music. Each school I'm the
line of march had it's pennants and
the scholars gave frequent school
wells and sang appropriate selections.
This was the first parade of the kind
ever formed in Lancaster county.
and the sight was most inspiring.
The children and teachers in their
new vari- colored spring attire,
made a picturesque appearance.
When the parade returned to its
starting place, they sang in unison
and with enthusiasm, the state
hymn, Carolina" Prayer was
then offered by Rev II. r. Murchi-
son, followed by an eloquent and
appropriate address OF welcome by
Hon. w. c. Hough, mayor pro tenn.
Miss Bessy Flynn, teacher of the
Dixie school, responded in behalf of
the visitors. Miss Flynn's address
was well-wordd an gracefully de-
livered She spoke as follows:
"In behalf of the teachers and
pupils of Lancaster county. I wish to
thank you for the words OF greeting
and for the hospitality you have eX-
tended to us
"It gives me great pleasure to say
that these kind words which we have
just heard makes us feel welcome
1--WE are glad to have for our ex-
ercises today, the key 10 your mag
nifcent building, and the right Of
way into your pleasure grounds,
where we shall enjoy with you the
free air, the fragrant flowers and all
OF the blessings of the life-giving
sunshine.
Lancaster to us teachers, is like
home, little Bethlehem, in which
we like to meet to have a good heart
, to-heart talk about this great work
that we are trying to perform. Our
sole comfort in this work is our
worthy superintendent, Mr.. Lingle,
one to whom we love TO bring our
trials and tribulations to, knowing
that they will be cherished and fond
led and will soon pass away like a
dream. When we go away we feel
that 1t was good to have come to
him.
while we accept gratefully these,
your offerings of kindness, and hope
to enjoy to the fullest all of the
hospitality you are extending, let It
be understood in the beginning that
we come as robbers, we rob our
host, we rob each other the motto
of the contests today is Every school
for itself. We do not come like a
thief in the night, but challenge our
victims to an open warfare, and pTac-
tlce our thieving in an honorable
fashion. We do not take what be-
longs to another, but what another
might own. What we each hope to
carry away today will not impoverish
our victims, but will make us rich
= indeed. You may think OF us then
: as robbers, who have come into your
= midst to find foeman worthy OF his
steel.
GAS you all know, it was custom
among the Greeks to meet at regular
Intervals to enter into mental and
physical contests with each other
One of the highest honors open TO a
} Greek was to win in some OF these
} contests. Interesting and enthuSias-
; tic as these struggles for physical
: supremacy were, the real benefit to
the nation was the development Of a
rover Of physical endurance In the
people that has made the nation
= famous, and the development OF a
physical beauty of grace and per