Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-16
A e FIELD Jay

This has been q most notable day In
York county, a day Of revelation, a
day Of pride and a day Of promise, one
Of those a + days that bring to the
older people abundant justification for
fond self denial and strenuous efforts
Of the past and the children present
happiness, the glorious food that feeds
tho splendid enthusiasm Of the future.
Every section Of the county Is rep
resented from the furthermost bounds
and from all points between. The
schools are here from the north, the
south, the east and the west. In many
instances the representation is COM
plete, the trustees, many Of the pa
irons, the teachers and the children to
the last little tot. In other cases he
representations consist only Of strong
delegations; but taken all together,
the attendance Is something remark
able and a source of pride to the en-
tire county.
The children began to arrive early,
most Of the schools coming in wagons,
and as they passed in from the differ
ent roads that lead into the main
streets Of the town and toward the
graded school grounds, they made the
echoes reverberate with their happy
school yellS, sounding in some cases
like flocks Of blackbirds. This went
on for more than an hour. The trains
brought additional crowds, all as mer-
ry as those that came in wagons, and
long before 10 o'clock the town was
literally filled with children and hap
py visitors.
It was estimated this morning that
n1foonfha~ thara ho rl1Ir lass tho
5000 people on hand, and later by act
ual count it developed that there were
1,456 teachers and children In the big
parade that featured the first number
on the programme of the morning, In
addition several hundred children ar
rived too late for the parade.
Headed by the Yorkville and Clover
troops Of Boy Scouts, the monster pa
rade Of school children left the graded
school grounds shortly after II o'clock,
marched up Jefferson street to Con-
gress street as far as the square and
then marched back to the speakers
stand on the school grounds. They
formed a parade more than a half mile
long. The Boy Scouts in uniform were
followed by the Hickory Grove band
after which the school children march
ed amid yells and songs in the following
order: Yorkville Graded school, San
tiago, Mount Holly, Rock Hill High
school, Winthrop Training school,
Dixie, McConnellsville, Guthriesville,
Fort Mill, Glover, Cotton Belt, Ogden,
Newport, Filbert, Sharon, Hickory
Grove, Yorkville graded school mill
tary company, Ancona mill There
were numbers Of children, members Of
various schools Of the county who had
not come to the meet in a body who
followed. The Tirzah band brought
up the rear of the procession.
A feature Of the parade were the
York County Canning club girls in
their white aprons and caps, about
forty strong, carrying banners and
every few feet uttering the various
Canning club yells.
Following the parade the children
gathered around the speakers stand
on the school grounds. where they
were welcomed to Yorkville by Mayor
j. c. Wilborn.
Following the welcome address,
Prof. r. e. Burts made the announce
ments of the events Of the afternoon,
after which a ten minutes meeting Of
the York County Teachers association
was held.
Each child present brought his or
her lunch, and following the an
nouncements of the morning, each
one made preparations for dinner, the
extensive grounds of the Graded
school soon being dotted with little
parties Of diners.
AS The Enquirer goes to press the
Field Day visitors have just begun the
various contests Of the meet.