The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-05-30
TEACHERS OF THE STATE.
ALL ABOUT THEIR ANNUAL GATHER
ING THIS SUMNER.

HLE NpOOl ! IlCln HiSiNSHE SN NtiiHh
ING THIS SUMNER.
The Eiab orste and Excellent Programme
A,ransed for the 23.d Annual Meeting
OF the State Teachers Association,
COLUMBIA. May 24.-Elaborate ar.
rapgements are being made for the 23d
annual meeting Of the State Teachers
Association of South Carolina to be
held at Converse College at Spartan
ourg, July to 5 next. Or. J. VIM.
Finn, of this city, the president of the
association, and Professor j. Flem-
ming Brown of Spartanburg, the chair
man of the executive committee, to
gether with the other officers of the as
sociation are doing all in their power
TO make the sessions the most interest
ing ever held IN the State.
The programme and other arrange
ments have just been prepared and an
nounced. The programme is as fol.
lows.
Sunday, July 1st.-11 a. m.-Sermon
ny Rev. W. NJ. Grier, D. D.. Due West.
$50 p m-Programme arranged By
city pastors.
Monday, July 2d.-10 a. m.-Address
of welcome by Mayor A. B. Calvert
and President B. F. Wilson Annual
address by the president. IL a. % -
Report OF special committee appointed
at the last meeting; Superintendent T..
p Bailey. Marion. Discession-12 d.
Advantages Of securing a permanent
home for the association; Su uperintend-
ent E. L. Hughes, GreenVille. Discus
sion. Afternoon-4 p. m.-Meeting of
the primary department, Miss L. G.
Hubbard, Anderson, president. Attrac-
tive programme. $50 p. m.-Ad3ress
by superintendent n. F. Walker, c.
dar Springs. Subject: THE Education
of the BliGd and the Deaf
Tuesday, July 3d.-10 a. m.-History
of education in South Carolina; Pro
fessor W. S. Morrison. Clemson College,
Discussion. IL a. m.-Normal training
for preparatory teachers and how to
obtain 1t; Superintendent D. B. john
son, Columbia. Discussion. IL m.-
Comparison of systems Of preparatory
schools in the Carolinas and Georgia;
Superintendent B. F. Bailey. AbbeVllle.
Discussion. Afternoon.-4 p. m.-De-
partment of superintendents, F. L.
Hughes, President, Greenville. 4.3O-
4.1O.- Preliminary work 4.10-430-
Pedagogical Investigation; Superin-
tendent T. 2. Bailey, Jr;, Marion. 80.
4 40 - Discussion. 4.40-5.O0- Some
drawbacks; Superintendent W. Il.
Hand, Chester. 500 5.3O-Echoes from
the national superintendent's meeting;
Superintendent P. T. Brodie, Spartan
burg. 5.3O-5 4O-Discussion. 40 600
General discussion; departmental
teaching in grammar schools. $50 =.
m.-Address by President J, Il. Car
Isle, Wofford College.
Wednesday, j July 4th.-10 8. m.-Pub.
lie school education in France; Rev.
James Woodrow, D. D.. South Carolina
College. Discussion II a. m.-What
are the objects in view in teaching &C.
ography? Superintendent Frank Ev-
ans, Newberry. Discussion. IL m.-
Model lesson in teaching geography;
Miss Ella Cofeld Spartanburg.
College Department-Dr J. II. Car
Isle, President, Wofford College. 4 p.
m.-Paper by Professor Snyder. of
Wofford College. 5 p. m.-Paper by
Professor II. T. Cook, of Furmsn Uni,
versity. Discussion. $50 p. mad
dress by Geo. T. Winston, President
University of North Carolina.
Thursday, July 5th.-10 a. m.-Phyis
Cal culture; Miss Maud E. Mason,
Converse Colledge. Discussion. II a.
m.-The educational value OF history
as a school study: Rev. H. 5. HartZog
Bamburg. Discussion. 11:30 a. m.-
Drawing in the schools; Professor
William Welcb, Clemson College. Dis.
cussion. ~ m.-Business. After
noon-4 o. M department of School
Commissioners 400 4:45-Call to order.
organic alton, etc. 4::45 4:55-The necess-
ity of teaching E gllsn proverly; F.
Horton G 'cock. 400 5:lO-Discussion.
$40 $500 Publications and duties of
4 sch 'nl commissioner, W. W. Bright.
500 5:35-Some suggestions in regard
rp oar school system; Thomas w. Keitt,
$40 O6:OO-Discussion. $50 p. ma
talk on music; DR. R II. Peters, Con-
Verse College; followed by concert and
reading.
The following information is given
by the committee:
Teachers who desire will be boarded
IN Converse College; gentlemen at 81
a day; LADIES', who come by Sunday
morning and bring sheets, pillow-cases,
'owtls, -tc, and remsio during the SIS.
sion, al 75c. a da.. NJ deduction will
De made tor absence from meals.
those expecting to board in Converse
College Will please notify Mrs. L. B.
Thompson, Spartanburg, s. O., a few
days before rhe meeting.
Parties prefrrring to board in the
city wall havr reducrd rates It is the
bop OF the executive committee that
81! viii reach there BY Saturday night
The cltiZeus or Spartaaburg expect to
give The teachers free excursion to
AshvilIe On Friday. The lowest possible
railroad rates will be secured for all at
eLdiug the association. Parties wish
lOg Information about board, accom-
mOdatioos, rates, etc, will please write
70 President B F. Wilson, or J. F
Brown, Spartaaburg, S. G.