The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-01-27
FIELD D A 7
The following program for Field lav has been
adopted by the Teachers Association of Clar-
endon County.

Field Day in nearly all counties of the State has be
recognized very important day Clarendon County has
joyed these features annually for the past three years
In order vary these features somewhat and extend the
benefits and pleasures widely possible among all our people,
kind conducted the following places date the last
or the first Of preceding the general Field day to be
Local left the Principals the schools
each of the following school committees arranged
for by them.
Paxve Compromising Paxvle Pnewood Big Branch
Home Branch, Silver, Grange Hall, and Pineland
summerton of summerton DAVIS Station Oak
Grove Cross Roads, Pamela, Richbourg, St. Paul
Sardinia Compromising of Sardinia Enterprise, Harmony
oakdale, Salem, New Zion, Barrow, Clarendon
Manning Compromising of Manning Jordan Acolu Trinity
Harvn Foreston, Wilson, Deep Greek, Rehoboth, Line
Holiday, haywood; rhigpen New Harmony
Turbevlle of Turbevie Coker Gamble
Hicks, McFaddn Barrineau and the line schools if they
to enter (sunny-side and CENTRALLY
group should plan it's literary features
addition the outlined for the general field day April
County Board of Education offers each group of schools
Five dollars be used towards the prize money fund provided
that the teachers pupils and supplement
with enough make what amount deemed
necessary prizes arranged by each group
schools in whatever manner each may adopt.
Feeling that the of public speaking should be encouraged
among pupils particular stress upon feature
this end each school earnestly requested its pu
These pieces may be either original or
occasions the and friends of each school should
be invited attend Representatives should be chosen this
represent your school the group contest event
The following classification of pupils has been decided
school, as well as for the occasion group features
Glass A-Boys and girls under 12 years Of age.
Class and and girls from from Is to IS
Each school should send three representatives from each
class to the contest feature Dates be arranged for by
each group
Each group will be entitled three representatives one from
shou be eks s and
classes of contestants will make fifteen for the genera
field day.
This gives five entries The prize for each
class will be either gold medal other prize of equal
value.
Pnns who bv merit shall be selected as the representatives
either from your school the group contest at the
test for the county contest speak the piece Or prepare
Another special feature for the county field day will be
spelling which the best spelIer wins This open
any and all pupils Send to E. j. Browne County Sup for
printed list of fifteen hundred words which will be used
ATHLETIC CONTESTS.
Teachers should their pupils to in the fol
lowing exercises Running high jump running broad jump stand
ing high jump standing broad jump and racing contests all OF
should be divided by age the speaking
contests
Each school group muy select both boy and girl represen
ave for each of the above contests and dved by age as above
Vacances may be filed any me both speaking
without the proper This especially
sireable the for the prizes for the speaking
Small prizes will be given the winners in the athletic contests
on the occasion Of the general field day.
The speaking contests for the general field day at Manning
on Friday April 10TH will begin 1890 o'clock followed by the
spelling contest will be served about o'clock groups
according to your own individual ( arrangements
The athletic contests will take place Immediately after dinner
followed by basket ball. base ball. etc.
Let each school group provide pleasant day fol
1all the patrons of your respective schools.
All of contestants should be in promptly before
the general field day stating from what school schools such
able to have matters in good shape.
Send names to County Sup B. j. Browne to Miss Beuah
NJ Edge Acou President School improvement Association
Noe Entertainment books containing suitable selections for
the ortoca contests may be ordered from Dennison chi
cago H. The Edridge Entertanment House. Frankn oho
pupils getting the proper selections Order cata-
oues ether these rm Others in case you have