The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21

'ouhly y NTH annual COun-
~ schoo Day was held Saturday in
this city with about five hundred
school children and a large crowd ot
'heir friends and relatives present
with them to participate in and share
with them the pleasure of the event,
The honors of the occasion were car
ried on by Mayesville school, which
captured thirty-eight contests. and
second honors went to Concord which
won seven prizes. Several other
schools tied for third place.
Flags will be given to the three
teacher. t~wo-teacher and o~ne-teacher
schools winning the greatest number
or prizes. The names of the one. and
t~wo-teacher schools 10 be awarded
nags will be announced later. Mayes-
vile won the flag for the three
teacher school.
VI the prize winners Mary w. Coop
er with four prizes won the honors of
the primary department in the schol-
asuc contests. Eta Mathis, Mary H.
cooper and Marcelle Weinberg Of the
~Mayesville school also won honors of
the high and grammar school depart-
ments. Manning Edens Of the Lee
school won the athletic honors, Sc
curing four of the prizes in the con-
tests.
fhe day was a success. The wealth.
er was fine and all present seemed to
enjoy the many event There was
no confusion In the holding Of the
contests and little during the day.
There was q slight delay In the award
ing Of the prizes as many Of the chill
dren were not present when called
and this hindered those in charge.
Several Of these prizes have not vet
been delivered and are being held by
the County superintendent of Educa-
ton until they are called for by the
proper persons, when they will be de-
livered.
The prizes were awarded as follows:
Best banner-Oswego.
Best decorated booth-Concord.
Declamation-High school-Etta
Mathis, Mayesville, and Wiley Jen-
kins. Rafting Creek; grammar school
Italy Taylor, M~ayesville and Miner
Wilson, Mayesville; primary. Mary
Hugh Fraser, DuBose; and Turtow
Poplin. Holiday.
Reading-First grade-Mary Belle
Crawford. Mayesville; second grade
Catherine Mayes, Mayesville; third
grade-Margaret Cooper. Mayesville;
and Edith Cummings. Oswego; gram
mar school--Annie Mcleod, Rafting
Creek; high school-Clelia Terry, o.
wego.
spelling-Ffrst grade Annie Nc
Leod. Rafting Creek, and Alice Jones,
Oswego: second grade, Oracle Osteen.
Ingram; third grade. Annie Mayes.
Mayesville; fourth grade. Annie Black
we'll. Salem; fifth grade-Mary
White, Concord; sixth grade
Irene Young. Rafting Creek; seventh
grade, Lever Brunson, Concord: eighth
grade. Thomas Mayes. Mayesville;
ninth grade, Chandler Beall, Mayes-
Vile. and Leo Mcleod. Baker; tenth
grade. Mary ii. Cooper. Mayesville.
English grammar = Primary -
Mary w. Cooper. Mayesville; gram
mar school-Mary Witherspoon.
"~ayesville: high school-Natalie
Thomas. Mayesville.
History. United States-Thomas
Mayes' Mayesville; South Carolina
Italy Richardson. Mayesville.
Ari'"metic--Primary - Mary w,
cooper Mayesville; grammar school
annie blackwell. Salem; high school
while Johnson, Shiloh.
In.
%aoinet. Oswego; grammar schoo,--
, Lesta Weldon, Mayesvil,e; high
] school, Mary II. Cooper. Mayesville.
| hygiene and Sanitation. Hygiene
: 'th grade. Mary w. Cooper Movee
a "ie' 9Th grade. Selma Smith. Con.
$ cord. ~
: writing primary. Mary w. Cooner
T Mayesville; grammar schoo, f,o, an
Ell ior); high school. Eta Mathis
Mayesville.
c WOOD WORK, ETC
Z (Boys and Glrls.)
v handkerchief box CRamia). Pear
Brunson. Concord.
o Butter paddle. Hasell Mcleod
& Rafting Creek.
e Small churn dasher. Basil Anderso,