The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-08
SUMTER COUNTY FIELD DAY.
TO BE HELD AT SUMTER FRIDAY.
APRIL 7TH,
Information and Instructions for Sixth
Annual Event Issued by The Sumter
County Teachers Association.

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and program mapped out by the
County Teachers Association, III. H.
Brunson of the Mayesville School,
president, are as follows:
Parade 1O:3O O'clock.
All the schools of the county, both
city and rural, will join in parade.
Rural schools will form alphabeti-
cally and according to districts, COM
mencing with District No. /.
The formation will begin promptly
at 1915 o'clock in front of the
court house.
The city schools will form at the
same hour at the monumental. square,
and join the rural schools at -1O:30
o'clock. The line of march will then
begin.
Laying corner stone of Girls High
school building IL o'clock. The pa
rade will terminate at the .monumen-
tai square, in front Of the new Girls
High school building. H.
The ceremony of laying the cor
ner stone OF this beautiful building
will then take place, conducted by the
high school of Sumter lt - ~.
Addresses will be delivered by Gov.
+. I. Manning, State superintendent
|of Education j. Z. Swearingen, and
State High School Instructor, W. H.
Hand. ,t!.i -
Light Lunch Served. n3 II 90.
Immediately after the ceremony Of
laying the corner stone, while still
in line, light lunch Of sandwiches
and cake will be served free to all
pupils, 'Ta9
Social Feature. '"F
After having been served lunci, the
pupils will be allowed the pleasure Of
meeting each other and enjoying the
social feature of the day. ''' -
Great prominence should be given
this feature. 4r, b.
The schools of the county all stand
for one great aim. The children are
all Sumter county children (Game
Cocks). On this one great occasion
of the school year let us join in with
the purpose OF uniting al forces in
fellowship and in friendliaess.
Remember the children of Sumter
coupty represent her future citizen
ship.
Train tho child in the way he
should so, and Y her he is olG ne will
not depart thorefrom.
Athletics 1890 Il. VI. (RuraI schocIs.)
Note the following:
/. Only one representative from
each school can take part in any con-
test, except in the relay race and the
tug of war.
2. All starts for races will be
made. as follows: "On your mark"
''get set" and then the pistol fires for
''go." None but contestants and prin-
cipals allowed within the ropes
3. No pupil can enter more than
three events.
A. Only bona fide pupils-those
who have been in school at least
twenty days (school days. and who
are making passing marks-may en-
ter.
s.. Teachers should see to it that
their representatives are on hand
when the race is called.
Boys Contests.
Section I, includes those from any
grade and not over feet tall.
Section II, includes all those be-
tween 4 and 5 feet tall.
Section III, includes all over feet
tall.
I. 1OO-yard dash-Section III.
2. 50-yard dash-Section L.
3. Running high jump-Section
III.
4. Sack race-Section 1.
s.. Running broad 'jump-Section
II.
6. 7P-yard dash-Section II.
Z. Tug of war, team of 4-Sec-
tons 1 and H.
8. Relay race, team Of 4-Section
II.
8. 220-yard dash-SectiOn III.
| Girls Contests.
| (SectiOns will be the same for girls
as for bOys)
/. 50-yard dasl-Section II.
2. 50-yard dash-SectiOn III.
3. Sack race-Section l.
5. Rope jumping race-SectiOn II.
&. Potato race-Section 1.
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