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

opartanburg and the Teaohers Assooietlon'
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 10 the
Of the State, and only regret that all teach
ers were not present, and especially that
Union was so poorly represented.
First, we found the city Of the spartans
busy, prosperous and attractive place,
The city has made rapid progress within the
last few ysars 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 magnanimous spirit Of its leading citi-
| zens.
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 and 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 mingling Of thoughts and
feelings that no teacher can afford to be
deprived of Presidents Carlisle and Will.
son and Manly aud Lander aud Grier and
Craighead and Johnson and Woodrow ut 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 $50 lesser lights who
had come up from seminary, academy, high
school and graded, to this ''feast of taber
t nacle" Those embraced both sexes, oc
cupied all the stages of life, from youth
middls-age old meawfrCm .ara ,velisa el%shipl q
enjoy the occasion and have gone down t,
their own homes and charges doubtless
: wiser and better teachers.
What teacher present will soon forget tn,
excellent paper What is a good educa
tion?" by w. II. Hand, of Florence, and
the paper, "Nalue 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 Sp,rtanburc L?
How honored were the teachers by the
noble wives and fair daughters of the good
people of Spartanburg, 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 ceaseess efforts TO
make the occasion pleasant to every teacher
Let all teachers try to attenl these associa.
tions 1t wtil be to tho patrons interest
10 sena them n. G. L.