Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-21
TUESDAY, APRIL FL, 1914.

work, while the teacher must be DOM
mating and not domineering.
Miss Mary E. Fraser Of Winthrop
college. also made a short talk in re-
gard to sewing and cooking in the
rural schools. She was proud to learn
of the progress being made in the
county and wanted it to continue. The
teaching Of sewing and cooking would
be of great value to future house
wives. Following Miss Frasier's re-
marks a recess was taken in order to
give the children time to form in
parade.
1t was a large and enthusiastic
crowd of York county school pupils
that marched up main street to the
court house. Pupils from each school
were grouped together as near as pos
sible and many of the schools bore
large pennants and streamers. The
Canning Club girls-more than forty
Of them, in white caps and aprons,
were in the line Of march and gave the
club yell as they came up town:
"Rah, rah, rah! Who are We?
York county Canning Club Girls.
don't you see."
The other school pupils took up the
yell and it was an enthusiastic line
Of youngsters that greeted the usual
Saturday crowd in Yorkville.
Following the parade, the school
children disbursed and went to din
ner, which was served in picnic style.
each child having brought a basket.
There were many groups Of ten or
twelve children and teachers scatter
ed on the large campus of the school.
while the fried chicken and ham and
pie and cake were more than plenti-
full. After dinner many Of the auto
mobile owners of Yorkville took the
children over the town and tried to
make it pleasant generally
The Exhibits.
Before the athletic contests of the
afternoon began, many Of the children
and grown folks as we'll, viewed the
exhibits Of the Cotton Belt school and
the Girls Canning club. The Cotton
Belt school exhibit was something en-
tirely new. 1t consisted Of samples
Of primary work. writing, arithmetic
and drawing. and the woodwork and
art exhibits done by the older pu-
pills. There were several articles Of
woodwork-a screen, book rack, roll
ling pin and other furniture. Each
article was finished as nicely as If
done by professional workmen and
many favorable comments were ex-
pressed about 1t. Cotton Belt bears
the distinction Of being the only rural
school in the county that is taught
this branch. All the pupils Of the
school are interested in 1t and take
much pride in doing the woodwork
and the making Of baskets and en-
broidery with care and accuracy. The
many patrons who saw the ex-
hibit were unanimous in the declara-
tion that the school and the teachers
deserve much credit on account Of the
splendid showing. The Girls Canning
club also exhibited specimens Of grow
ing tomato plants, canning apparatus
and samples Of canned products. Miss
Minnie Lee Garrison, the York coun-
ty agent. was present, giving instruc-
tions. delivering literature furnished
by the department Of agriculture and
enrolling members.
Athletic Contests.
The first Of the athletic contests
was the hundred yard dash. Blakely
Plexico Of Yorkville, acted as starter
and Prof. McGiAnis of Winthrop
training school, as time keeper and
Judge Robert Finley Of the Yorkville
Graded school, won first place, running
the distance in 10a seconds. Joseph
Barnett of Glover, was second.
Yorkville also won first place in the
22O yard dash, Robert Finley run
ming it in little over % seconds. John
Knox of Glover, came second.
The next was the relay race, York.
Vile and Glover participating. The
personnel of the two teams was:
Clover-Faulkner, Barnett, Lawrence,
Knox; Yorkville-R. Finley, S. Finley
Gaulden, Garrison. Yorkyille also
captured this event.
Then came the ball throw for girls.
A regulation baseball was used. The
following schools entered: Tirzah,
Belle Youngblood; Newport, Beulah
Roach Bethesda, Marie Aycock;
Glover, Marie Riddle; Guthriesville,
Jeanette Moore; Yorkville, Wilma
Quinn. Each Of the girls was given
three trials. Jeanette Moore, Guth-
riesville, won first place, Wilma Quinn,
Yorkville, second, Belle Youngblood,
Tirzah, third.
Six boys entered the ball throwing
contest for boys. William Moore,
Guthriesville; Joe Barnett, Glover;
Emory Farris, Newport; Joe Shilling
law, Tirzah; John Mickle, McCon-
nellsville; States Finley, Yorkville.
States Finley threw the ball 29S feet,
thereby winning first place; Joseph
Barnett was second and William
Moore, third.
Following the baseball throw. came
the tug of-war, the most interesting
contest of the afternoon. There was
provided stout rope with knot
I'm the middle. A line was drawn
on the ground beneath the knot Four
boys composed each team. The
team that succeeded in pulling the
other over the line won the contest.
Newport and Glover pulled first. Four
stout boys, Emory Farris. Grier Nc
Fadden, Ross Roach and Sam Hayes
pulled for Newport, while Robert
Lawrence, Eb Faulkner, John Knox,
and Harry Jackson represented Glover.
For time the tug was in doubt, but
Newport finally weakened and was
bound to come across. Then York
vile, represented by Friedheim Nc
Carter Earl Gaulden, Brice Garrison
and Maxy Youngblood, pulled against
Clover The teams appeared even for
while but Clover finally had to give
way. The tug-of-war completed the