The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-07-11
State Teachers Association.
spARTANBuRe, July s, 1894

SfA61ANbO1N11 o1Ay " Aoe|'
It is conceded By all that the session
now closing Is the largest and most en-.
thusiastic In the history OF ths Estate
Teachers Association" One hundred
and sixty teachers are quartered in Con-
verse College, and others outside, making
an attendance of over two hundred and
these teachers are not here simply Tor
pleasure. The great majority of them are
present at every meeting, and take an ac-
tive part in all the discussions. With this
large crowd OF Teachers ON the one hand
and the Cadets from the Citadel and Glenn
oon on the other, Spartanburg hospitality
has been put to an unusual test, but as Is
ever the case with this wide.awake little
city, she has proved equal to the emergen-
cy. We know whereof We speak when We
affirm that ct no place in our Palmetto
State are school teachers more appreciated
than in Spartanburg, and Converse Col.
leee, with its elegant accommodations
and beautiful surroundings Is an ideal
place for gatherings of Teachers. Presi-
dent Wilson in his address Of welcome to
the Association, offered the hospitality Of
Spartanburg and Converse for ninty nine
wears, eleven months, twenty.nine days
and twenty-four hours, assuring its mem
bars of q hearty welcome every time.
Every year makes an advance in the
work of this Association. It's member
ship is constantly increasing, Its aims be-
coming more definite and its orr anization
mora stable. One great move in an mp
ward direction was dividing the work into
departments, each with specific aim, and
each having its own peculiar attractions.
There ne have the Primary Department,
where everything relative to primary
work ia discussed. This department had
an unusually interesting meeting this
wear. It is q great encouragement and
help to Primary Teachers, where 30 many
College Presidents and School Supsrin.
tendents attend the meeting Of this de.
partment and show such lively interest
in its work. Then there Is the College
Department of special interest to College
Professors. One very interesting fact in
connection with this department Is that
all the Colleges of our State, with but two
exceptions, were represented in the meet
ing this year. There Is also the Depart
ment Of suparintendents, which was
largely attended, and the suggestions and
information given in regard to the Public
Schools of our State interested all. In ad-
dition to these, there has this year been
organized the Department OF School Com
niissioners, where subjects Of special, in
terest to them are discussed. Further
more in connection with the Association
there has TT this session been formed
society, whose otjeot is the study of chill.
dren and child. nature from u psychology
cal standpoint This society has at Its
outset tw enty-niue enthusiastic members.
who pledge themselves to begin work
along this line mt once.
Among the various COMMITTEES appoint
ed is one to plan for permanent home
for the Association, and arrange for
longer session, having in connection with
the regular work Of the Association q
Normal Course Of study for Teachers to
occupy at least two weeks, conducted by
skilled educators.
Statistics give the number Of teachers
in our State as 1000; therefore over one
tenth of the entire number IL in attend.
ance at this State Association. This Ger.
tainly shows that interest In educational
methods is on the increase. u also gives
the assurance that several hundred chill
dren of our State will, during the coming
wear, receive better instruction as result
OF the inspiration caught by their teachers
a. this meeting.
The me.t'ny closes to.night, and with
evident regret the vast crowd part, thor
oughly convinced of two facts: First, that
these Association meetings are fast becom-
ing necessity to all progressive teachers
second, that unless some other place offers
extraordinary inducements Spartanburg
and Converse will capture the Associa.
tion for all time. Would that our little
city, 80 enterprising In other respects,
we're more wide-awake to educational In
terests. LENoRA @. HUBBARD.