The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-30
COUNTY FIELD DAY TO
BE HELD ON APRIL as

Room No. 6.
Grades 6 and 7-Progressive Course
in Spelling, Book 2, Sec. and 2. In
Room No. z.
Arithmetic
Speed, accuracy and neatness will
count in this contest.
Grades 2 and 3-Rapid addition
subtraction, multiplication and di-
vision. Room No. 8.
Grades and 5-Problems involv-
ing the four principles of Arithmetic
Grades 6 and 7--G. C. NJ, l.. c.. NJ.
l.. G. NJ, Common Fractions, Decimal
Fractions. Room No. 10.
Composition
This contest will be open to the pu-
pills of the fifth, sixth and seventh
grades. The pupils will be Judged
upon neatness, expression, punctua-
ton and capitalization. One of the
subjects mentioned below will be
drawn from the hat by one of the con-
testants. All will write upon the sub
ject drawn from the hat.
(a) A Vivid Experience; (b) NV
Greatest Ambition; (c) A Recent
Visit; (d) Why 1 Like School; (e)
Christmas Times; (f) My Happiest
Trip.
RECITATION CONTEST FOR PRI-
MARY AND INTERMEDIATE
GRADES
These contests will be held I'M the
High School Auditorium at the same
time that the contests mentioned
above are going on in the Central
School. Grades 1, 2, 3 and a will con-
test with each other and Grades S,
= and will contest with each other.
One school may have one contestant
in the contest first mentioned and one
in the last mentioned. No pupil will
be allowed to speak more than five
minutes.
DEPARTMENT OF GRAND PA
RADE
Committee
w. w. Griffin, chairman, C. Z.
Thornton, F. G. Ficquett.
Formation for the parade will be-
gin promptly at 1900 on vacant lot
in front of court house. Placards of
the different schools will be placed
there in order that the different
schools may know their place. The
parade will be down Main street, the
children marching two abreast, to
High school building, where all shall
disband for dinner. The committee
hopes to have a band to lead the pa
rade, but definite arrangements to that
effect have rot been concluded. u
DEPARTMENT OF LITERARY
CONTEST FOR HIGH SCHOOL
GRADES
To be held in the High school from
200 to $3.50. These contests are eligi-
BILE to pupils of High school grades,
the 11th grade excepted.
Committee
Davis Jeffries, chairman; C. M.
Wilson, j. H. Hope.
The reading contest will be based
upon Southern Prose-"
The spelling contest will be taken
from "Payne's Common Words Com,
monty Misspelled"
The historical contest will include
the time between 1761-1743 and is
found in Thompson's History of the
United States, Pages 144-2O5.
DELIVERY OF ID. a. II. MEDAL
The medal which is given annually
by the Fair Forest Chapter, ID. A. r.,
for the best historical essay will be
presented on the night of April 4th
The subject chosen by the Chapter
for this year is "The Early Settlers
of Union County,"
DEPARTMENT OF REGULATIONS
AND DEFAMATION FOR HIGH
SCHOOL GRADES
Committee
H. II. Haltiwanger, chairman, F. F..
Shuford, c. A. Irwin. Time: April A.
1917, at 8 P. M. Place: High School
Auditorium.
All pupils of High school grades are
eligible to this contest with the excep-
tion of 11th grade pupils.
The recitations and declamations
shall have no maximum limit as to
time.
In judging the contest, the manner
of delivery shall count 85 per cent and
selection IS.
There shall be a committee of three
judges for each contest.
COUNTY BORROWS 100000.
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