The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-03-01
CONTEST AND FIELD DAY.
To BE Held Thursday Night and Fri
day, April 9TH and 9th.

ed The Herald by Prof. E. P. Allen:
The Object of Field Day.
The object of field day is:
|. To create friendly and whole
some rivalry among the schools of
the county.
,. To provide an occasion for the
friendly and social intercourse OF
all-both children and grown-ups.
3. To unite the people Of the
county in the effort to develop the
public schools to their utmost ef-
iciency.
Thursday Evening, April 9TH.
$50 p. m.-High school declama-
ton and recitation contest, auditori-
um Bamberg graded school. Each
school will be allowed to enter one
boy in the defamation and one girl
in the recitation contest. In these
contests only high school pupils may
enter, j. e. boys and girls above the
seventh grade. Gold medals are to
be awarded the winners in these con-
tests.).
Friday, April 9Th.
1000 a. m.-Assembling Of pupils
on the grounds of the Bamberg grad
ed school. tThose who expect to
take part in the exercises should be
on the ground by this hour. 1t is
suggested that each school remain in
body under the control Of it's teach
ers at least until after the opening
exercises.)
1905 a. m.-Address of welcome;
response; announcements.
1890 a. m.-Mental contests as
follows: Bamberg graded school
building: Composition writing,
arithmetic, algebra, geography, spell
ing, reading.
1920 a. m.-Beginnirg at the
same hour as the Mental contests
graded school defamation and reci-
tation contest will be held in the au-
ditorium of the school building. In
this contest each school will be al
lowed to enter one boy and one girl
from the graded school department,
j.. e. from the seventh grade or any
grade below the seventh. Medals
will be offered in this as in the high
school contest.
00-1:00-Dinner promptly at
one o'clock the schools will form in
line for a parade to the athletic
field.)
loot: events,
4:0O-Announceme of winners
and awarding of prizes.
Premiums.
Premiums will be offere;' as fol-
lows:
Glass A, (Sth, 9Th, 10th, and 11th
grades):
Composition writing. One of the
following subjects will be given: (a)
a letter, nature to be decided by the
judges; co. Why l like to live in
South Carolina; (c) Why l go to
school.
Arithmetic-Percentage and inter-
est.
Algebra Through factors.
Spelling-Payne's common Ewords
commonly misspelled.
Glass B, (5th, 9Th, and 7th
grades):
Arithmetic-7th grade, to percen-
tage; 9Th grade, through fractions;
9Th grade, to fractions.
Geography-7th grade, outline
map of United States showing prin-
cipal rivers and mountain systems;
5th and 9Th grades, questions on
States, capitals and chief cities of the
United States.
Spelling-5th and 9Th grades,
Hunts Prog. Speller, book two, Sec
tion 18th grade, Hunts Prog. Spell
er, book two, section 2.
Reading-5th, 9Th, and 7th grades,
(Readers to be selected by judges.)
Class C. 1st, End, 3rd, and 4th
grades):
Arithmetic-2nd and 3rd grades,
speed and accuracy in addition and
subtraction; 4th grade, Mines Prog.
Arithmetic. book l, to page 1870.
Spelling-2nd grade, Hunts Spell
er. book /. section !; 3rd and 4th
grades, Hunts Speller, book l, Sec
tion l and 2.
.Reading-lst, End, 3rd. 4th
grades. (All readers to be selected
| by judges.)
Athletic COntests-1:3O p. III.
Boys over 14-100 yard dash; one
mile relay race; running high jump;
| running broad jump; pole vault.