The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-18
FIELD DAY PRIZE WINNERS.
PARTIAL LIST OF THOSE WHO
WON IN SCHOLARSHIP AND
ATHLETIC CONTESTS.

full One and Events Were Attended
by Big Crowds.
Sumter County Field Day was a
big success. There was big crowd
In the city on Saturday to attend the
various events. which were executed in
a very satisfactory manner. The
teachers of the city schools conducted
the examinations In the various rooms
of the school buildings. while the ora
torical contests we're going on in the
auditoriums Of the girls and boys
high school buildings.
The winners were announced on
bulletin boards at the doorways of
the school buildings and the prize
winners brought their tickets and
were awarded the prizes which they
had won. The names were secured
by those who gave out the prizes.
In the afternoon huge crowd saw
the athletic contests at the baseball
park. The contests between the girls
and between the boys were good and
elected much interest.
In the scholarship contests the hon.
ors went to Mayesville. In the ath-
letic arena wedgefeld won first
place. while Dalzell and Norwood
schools were close seconds.
The following is a partial list of
prise winners with the schools they
attend:
Athletics.
Standing broad jump. Talbert Gra-
ham. first; Donald Brice, Wedgefield,
second.
Relay race. wedgefeld team, Paul
seashall. Donald Brice. w. H. Ram
sey. Ralph Ramsey. first: Dalzell,
VIM. Ed. Scarborough. Harry Hood,
Dewey Ross, Fred Jones. second.
Tug Of war. Norwood. Cornelius
Graham, Linard Lennon. Keith
Baxter Graham. first;
Lorland Baltin, Robert
Brice. wnslden Nettles. Willie Strange,
second.
100 yard dash. Donald Brice.
Running high Jump. w. H. RAM
'ey. Wedgeield. first; Harry Hood.
Dalzell. second.
80 yard dash. girls in primary
grades: Ansel Edens, Jordan; girls
In grammar school, Mary Weldon.
rs yard dash, Vida Single
tary, Norwood; rs yard dash. Henry
Neal. General Sumter.
Scholarship Contests.
Reading: First grade. Isabel Rich
ard. Mayesville; second, Esther
Ramsey. Wedgefeld; third, Mary Bell
Mayesville; fourth. Esther
Lee. General Sumter.
Spelling. first grade. Robert Tru-
luck. Norwood: second, Elizabeth
Stateburg; fourth. Cor
allie Bland. Mayesville; NTH. Annie
Louise Mayes. Mayesv.lle; sixth, Annie
Lou Ingram. Mayesville; Seventh,
Matte Richards. Mayesville.
English. fourth and fifth grades.
Margaret Cooper. Mayesville; sixth
and seventh, Gwendoline Smith, Dali
zell.
Hygiene. H. Bolivar Bull. General
Sumter school.
Arithmetic: Fourth grade. Elma
Mcleod, Jordan: fifth. Marvell wein-
berg. Mayesville; sixth. Mary Cooper.
Mayesville. tied with some one else
for prize: seventh. Ethel Ardis. Dali
:eli.
History: South Carolina, Italy
Taylor. Mayesvillo; United States.
Margaret Cooper. Mayesville.
Physical geography. Mary Louise
Witherspoon. Mayesville.
Algebra. 9th and 10th grades, Har-
vey Wilson. Mayesville.
Unfortunately the names of many
Of the prize winners were not secured
by those giving out the prizes and The
Item is therefore unable to give them
at this time. For this reason also It
has been impossible to line up the
schools according to the number of
prizes which each secured. However.
1t may be seen from the list Of prizes
given that Mayesville is far in the
lead In the scholarship contests while
Wedgeheld is leading in the athletic
contests. II the teachers of any
schools can send us the names Of chill
dren In their schools not already given.
who won prizes. The Item will b
glad to publish such names.
MAYESVIILE SCHOOL SUCCESS.
Full