The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-29
Colored Schools
~ Field Day

IVA
The annual field day and work
ers' conference for the Sumter
county schools will take place this
! week. March SO and 31st. The
work will be placed on exhibition
at the Lincoln high school build
ing March 2Sth and friends are
invited to inspect ii from 10 a. n1
until s p. m. cac1 cay until April
1st.
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock
in the Lincoln auditorium the
workers conference organized last
year will meet. Several noted
speakers have been invited and
have promised TO be present. 1t is
earnestly hoped that many Will
avail themselves of this opportun-
ity to thoroughly establish confer
! ence Of workers among the preach
ers, parents, teachers. farmers and
all who are interested in the up
lift OF the rural work. Al night
and listen TO addresses, after which
social hour will be spent. The
work Will be on exhibition. Re
freshments to be served at which
time we hope TO make it pleasant
for all who Thonor us with their
| presence All are invited to attend
| these meetings; it is only once a
year: let us make them worth
while.
We are glad 10 announce that on
Friday ut - o'clock DR.. w. f.
Thayer has consented to speak to.
the children at which time we
have the largest class that has ever
been presented for promotion GER
tiGcates. The class represents 1C
schools with at least % members
for promotion and will receive GER
tiGcates. There will be five little
girls from Pinewood, the new sec
! ton of the county. The teacher,
a. Sumter county woman and re-
ceived her. industrial training in
this county. She has worked hard.
We were only able to visit the
school once The times being so
hard she wrote me that she was
sending their work but the chill
dren were unable to pay their
railroad fare and come to receive
their certificates, they had never
been 10 a field day. Such industry
and faithIulness should not go un-
rewarded. so we wrote to white
lady in Columbia, who is deeply
interested in our people. She IN
turn ,old Il friend OF hers who mas
a deal OF this worlds goods and
she enclosed a check TO us with the
amount necessary to pay their
railroad fare. This is a dear wo-
man from another county, who
knew nothing OF the children. This
is what we call Christian charity
which we should appreciate more
than we DO. We gre always so
anxious to show up the bad, but
why not ut out the bad and show
TO our children ohl; the good side
of our southern white friends who
are interested in US and have SYM
pathy for Us and are doing all III
/ their power to help us TO lift up
ourselves. That is the right kind
Of help that helps US TO help
ourselves and not make us para
sites to hang on some one else.
With the consent Of these ladies
we will be glad to give their
names, but let us in the meantime
be loyal and grateful to these, our
southern white friends and es-
peciaIly these good southern White
women who are so anxious that
better conditions exist, many OF
whom are burdencd with the uplift
! of the less fortunate of their
I own race, yet they are willing to
reach out ard give us a little alo.
In this beautiful southland we
mus. live together; let it be in har-
mony for these among whom we
live are most interested in us. IheE
are our real friends, our friends
point out our faults so that We can
correct them.
At 2:30 p. nj. there will be a
short program at Lincoln. The
quilt contest, the singing OF splr-
ituals and class in physical cui-
ture. All are invited to be pres
/ emf.
Through the courtesy Of Levy &
Moses some special work will be on
exhibition in their store window.
l.. Bragg Anthony. NJ. d.,
County Supervisor.