The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-28

IL oeiiSA PoAIS uuIlllS InG vacation.
Principal E. Wade Crawford will take
in Columbia and other places while
the Misses Mobley, instructor in
music, Riggs and Garvin will likely
go to their homes. Miss Cora Canty
contemplates passing Thanksgiving at
her pleasant home in Summerton.
Miss Francis Loftin goes to Columbia
and Miss Dora Hartzcll to her homo
in Cheraw. With Thanksgiving the
season of holidays is just opening
and from now until Spring these occa-
sions1will be in order quite frequently.
Cotton Still Coming In.
The two ginnerics, which are well
equipped for handling the large bust
ness that comes their way, are still
crowded with cotton. Many who had
been holding their cotton, and the
late pickings, are swelling the bust
ness late in the season.
School Examinations.
Last week the examinations for the
first term of the year closed. 1t is
predicted that the pupils papers will
disclose large amount of erudition
absorbed during the past few weeks.
Examining and marking the percent
ages of the examination papers is
now in progress by the teachers.
Beginning of Manual Training.
What may ultimately result in the
introduction in the schools of Sum-
merton Of that important branch of
education, Manual Training, now a
part of the curriculum of many of
the schools of the country, is the
proposition to organize a chapter of
Junior Red Cross for the purpose of
enlisting the services of the children
in Red Cross work and which, with
the other duties, will include their eff
forts at utilizing their skill in making
different articles which will be useful
to the soldiers. From this initial
movement it is but a step to the in
PRODUCTION of the Manual Training
system which has proven Of such
value in other places in giving the
pupils a preliminary training in the
arts and trades and which has been
of great service in later years when
the scholars left school and, not being
disposed to take up a profession and,
in many cases not in a position to
enter college, have directed their at
tention to learning some trade.
Calhoun Literary Society.
One of the interesting side lines of
instruction and entertainment in the
Summerton High Schools and which
makes for valuable training the pu-
pills in becoming proficient in speak
ing, writing and extempol ancous de-
liberations are, the regular sessions of
the Calhoun Literary Society. Meet
ings are held regularly every two
weeks, but owing to the recent exami-
nations in the schools the last meet
ing was deferred until Monday of this
week. At these gatherings of the
members debates, themes, essays,
readings, recitations and in instru-
mental and vocal music become i'm
portant features.
People Coming and Going.
Ex-Representative John r. Dingle
and wife drove over from their large
plantation near town and passed n
few hours Monday in shopping and
meeting their many friends in this
section who are always glad to ex-
tend the hand Of hospitality to these
prominent members of this communi-
ty. Mr.. Dingle is a broad minded
man, of excellent qualities and his
Judgment and counsel in the affairs
of the community are entertained.
Fl. A. Richbourg, manager of the
Summerton Live Stock company, is
full to the rim Of business these days
and one must necessarily get a move
on if he manages to keep tab on
him. On Monday he had business in
Sumter.
Hustling business conditions still
prevail in all lines of commercial
activity in Summerton. Trade con-
tinues heavy and large sums of money
are changing hands. The several
mercantile establishments are replen-
ishing their stocks rapidly to meet
the demands.