The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-05-28
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The teachers met in the court house last
Saturday and formed Pickens County
Teachers Association, and organized ny
elccting Prof. w. w. +. Bright, president
and Miss Flora L. Richcy, secretary.
Teachers enrolled: Misses Kate Lewis,
Hester Lewis, Jane Bright, Flora L. Rich
ey, Ella Bowen, Ida Bowen, Mary ALL
good, Lillian Mcars, Profs. j. T. Price, s.
G. Sterling, w. p. Holland, w. J. Bowen,
j. T. Dargan
The constitution for tho government OF
the association was presented by w. w. F.
Bright, and adopted with the following
amendments;
III Amended by inserting the following:
That all teachers and friends OF education
be requested to become members OF this
association.
Art. I. This association shall be known
as the white Teachers Association of Pick
ems county.
Art. H. The object of this association
shall be the professional improvement Of
it's members and the promotion OF the cause
of education.
Art. III. Any teacher or friend of cduca-
ton may become member at any meeting
by a majority vote of those present
Art. w. The officers shall be u president,
vice president, secretary and assistant sec
retary and an executive committee OF three
members, all of whom shall be elected
, annually.
Art. Y. The duties Of president, vice.
president and secretaries shall be those us.
ually pertaining to such Offices. 1t Shall
r be the duty of the executive committee tC
e prepare programs select times ond places
, of meeting, and make all necessary arrange
: mcnts therefor.
Art. VI. This constitution may be amen
dcd at any meeting Ivy vote of two-third
u of the members present.
q On motion of Prof. Sterling, Prof. j. O
IS Davis was elected vice president, and Prof
6 w. p. Holland was elected assistant sccrc
tary.
o The following were elected as cxecutiv
# committee: Miss Flora J.. RChey, Profs
S. G. Sterling and w. p. Holland.
" 1t was suggested by the president thS
we hold all educational pinnc; and at tn
same time it was made known that Co
"a John Ferguson, of Grccnvillc had oilcrc
!, the use of CLASSY Mountain free.
is 1t was decided TO run column in I'll
Ia Peoples journal in the interest of cduc
ton w. w. f. Bright was elected cdilo
= The State Superintendent of EduCatiO
II has promised to spend a week with us al
" lime that suits our convenience. Ills O
"a icct will be to visit all the public schoc
r.. and deliver addresses
1t was suggested 10y Prof. Sterling In
-. 49, the county buy a library for the use or :
., teachers.
81 On motion of j. II. Price the cXccuti
49, committee WAS instructed TO select the III
III and place for each meeting of the bod
The secretary wGs instructed TO furnish t
w. constitution Of the association and procet
vas ings Of this meeting to the SENTINEL Ii
on the Peoples Journal.
re- Talk from the president and aGj0urnc
The w. W. +. BRIGHT, President
his FLORA l.. RICHEY, Secretary.
The next meeting will be held at Pi
not ems, G. H., June 2Oth.
en- PROGRAM:
late The best meth ods Of teaching reading
erc bcginncrs-irof. w. p. Holland and \
aro Ida Bowen.
al Methods of teaching the groundwork
1. urithmctic-Prof. S. G. Sterling and y
lem Hester Lewis.
, of History, its relative importance to OF
Ills. school branches and the best method:
his teaching it-Profs. Dargan and Price,
iail. Mary Allgood.
ihry Writing, can it I've successfully taught
hire the country schools III ;hcir present &C
tiOn. II SO how Prof. w. }. BUwen
Miss Flora l.. Kichcy.
OF Resolved, That in order to do good
5ces systematic work every teacher should
Z. =. n daily program, and that every lcacbc
!ath- required to hand in Il written program
hos. bc rrod and Giscussn1 bv ihc ussnciit
mbc, Every teacher i'm the c0un,v is ujq-e,
Earle attend Ihr next meeting of the associ,
as matters OF vast Importance will be
spsr. cusscd. Flora L. RlCnEY,
two w. u. HoliAND,
for 5. G. SrERlING,
mck. hNccuuVc EoihlhllV