The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-08
spartanburg and the Teachers Association

Spartanburg and the Teaoners ASSOCIATION
The State Teachers Association held its
annual meeting in Converge College, atSpar-
tanburg Aug. % aud "a The occasion was
one of pleasure and believe profit TO the
teachers who attended from the various parts
of the State, and I only regret that all teach
ers were not present, and especially that
Union was 80 poorly represented.
First, we found the city Of the spartans
q busy, prosperous and attractive place.
The city has made rapid progress within the
last few years SO many public enterprises
and handsome residences have gone up since
our college days, that we could hardly iden-
tify streets and locations. The wonderful
progress of Spartanburg is doubtless due to
the msgnanimous spirit Of its leading citi-
zans.
We were charmed with Converse College
and its surroundings. Without fear of con-
tradiction assert it is the best arranged
and fitted colleges for young ladies in the
South. / also believe that its recent loss by
fire was happy burn, as the new building
is even an improvement on the former one.
Spartanburg, with its excellent system Of
graded and fitting schools, with its renowned
wofford, and its beautiful aud attractive
Converse College, seems destined to become
the Athens Of South Carolina for education
and refinement.
| But what can write of the teachers and
the association! There is an inspiration
aud impetus for good derived in these year
ly meetings by the mipgliug of thoughts and
feelings that no teacher can afford to be
deprived Of Presidents Carlisle and Will.
son and Manly aud Lander and Grier and
Craighead and johnson and Woodrow at the
head Of our higher institutions Of learning
in South Carolina and Dr. Charles F. Smith,
of Vanderbilt, were all present and added
much to the interest Of the occasion, by
their experience, council and encourage
ment.
There were about l50 lesser lights who
had come up from seminary, academy, high
school and graded, to this "feast of taber
nacle." Those embraced both sexes, oc
oupied all the stages Of life, from youth
middls-sge old msswisS% .a, svsasa siSshiPii q
enjoy the occasion and have gone down I,
their own homes and charges doubtless
wiser and better teachers
What teacher present will soon forget tn,
excellent paper, "Wbat is good ednca
tion ~ by w. H. Hand, of Florence, and
the paper, "Value of Language" by s. H
Edmuuds, of SUMTER" What teacher will
soon forget the elegant and sumptuous en-.
tertainment given to the teachers on Thurs.
day evening by the ladies Of Spartanburg :?
How honored were the teachers by the
noble wives and fair daughters of the good
people of Spartsnburg, when they became
both hostess and waters. The contrast
must have indeed been great to those teach.
ers who had been poorly paid by unappre-
ciating patrons. May God bless those noble
women-not for the feast, but for the spirit
manifested thereby. We will long remem-
Der the little company Of great men who
with me viewed the beautiful landscape and
gorgeous sunset behind the mountains from
the top of Converse College. We cannot
forget President Wilson's oeaseless efforts TO
make the occasion pleasant to every teacher
Let all teachers try to atteni these associa-
tions 1t will be to tho patrons interest
to send them N.G.L