The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-05-30
TEACHERS OF THE STATE.
ALL ABOUT THEIR ANNUAL GATHER
ING THIS SUMNER.

The Elaborate and Excellent Programme
A.rsns ed for the 2S I'd Annual Meetins
of the State Teachers Association,
COLUMBIA, May 24.-Elaborate sr
rangements are being made for the 23o
annual meeting Of the State Teachers
Association of South Carolina to be
held at Converse College at Spartan
ourg, July to 5 next. DR.. J. VIM.
Finn, of this city, the president of the
association, and Professor j. Flem
ming Brown of Spsrtanburg, 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
by Rev. w. NJ. Grier, D. D., Due West
s 80 p. m.-Programme arranged BY
city pastors.
Monday, July 2d.-10 8. m.-Address
of welcome by Mayor A. B. Calvert
and President B. F. Wilson. Annual
address by the president. II a. M
Report of special committee appointed
at the last meeting; Superintendent T,
2. Bailey. Marion. Discuss!on-l2 d.
Advantages of securing permanent
home'for the association; Superintend-
ent E. L. Hughes, GreenVille. Discus.
sion. Afternoon-4 p. m.-Meetlng OF
the primary department, Miss L. G.
Hubbard, Anderson, president. Attrac.
tive programme. $50 p. m.-Adiress
by Superintendent n. F. Walker, Ce'
dar Springs: Subject: THE Education
of the Bli.d and the Deaf"
Tuesday, July 3d.-10 q. m.-History
of education 10 South Carolina; Pro
fessor w. S. Morrison, Clemson College
Discussion. IL a. m.-NOrmal training
for preparatory teachers and how tc
obtain it; Superintendent D. B. John
son, Columbia. Discussion. IL m.-
Comparison of systems Of preparatory
schools in the Carolinas and Georgia;
Superintendent BE-. Bailey, AbbeVille
Discussion. Afternoon.-4 p. m.-De'
partment of superintendents, F. l.
Hughes, President, Greenvilie. 40
4.1O.-Prelimlnary work 4.10-4.30-
Pedagogical Investigation; Superin.
rendenT T. 2. Bailey, Jr., Marion. 4.30
4 40 Discussion, 4.4O-5.O0- Some
drawbacks; Superintendent W. r.
Hand, Chester. 500 530-Echoes from
the national superintendenI's meeting;
Superintendent P. 7. Brodie, Spartan
burg. 5.3O-5 40-Discussion. 5 40 600
General discussion; departmental
teaching in grammar schools. $50 T,
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. 12 m.-
Model lesson in teaching geography
Mss Ella Cofelc Spartanburg.
College Department-Dr j. Il. Car
l!se, President, Wofford College. p.
N Paper by -Rrefeeser Snyder, of
Wofford College 5 p. m.-Paper by
Prof, ssor II. T. Cook, Of Furman Uoi
veEs!ty. Discussion. $50 p m -Ad-
dress by Geo. T. Winston, President
University of North Carolina.
Thursday, july 55h.-10 a. m.-Phyis
Cat culture; Miss Maud E. Mason,
Converse Colledge. Discussion. II a
m.-The educational value OF history
as school study: Rev. H s. Hartz> z>g
Bamburg. Discussion. n:30 a. NJ
Drawing in the schools; Professor
William Welch, Clemson College. Dis
cussion. y m.-Business. After,
noon-4 p. N Department of School
Commissioners 400 445-Call to order
orgauiz alton, etc. 4::45 4:55-The necess.
ity of teaching E glisn proYerly; F
Horton C,lcock. 400 5:1O-Discussion
$40 500 lalidcattons and duties OF
sch ,ol Commissioner, w. W. Bright
500 5:35-Some suggestions In regard
10 our school system; Thomas W. Keitt
5.4O6:OO-Discusston. $50 p. ma
talk on music; DR.. R q. 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
towels, etc, and remain during the ses
sion, at 75c. day. No deduction will
be made for absence from meals.
Those expecting to board in Converse
College will please notify Mrs. L. B.
Thompson, Spartanburg, S. c., a few
days before the meeting.
Parties preferring to board in the
city will have reduced rates. It is the
hope OF the executive committee that
all will reach there by Saturday night.
The citizens of Spartsnburg expect to
give the teachers free excursion TO
Ashvil!e on Friday. The lowest possible
railroad rates will be secured for all at
te1ding the association. Parties wish
ing Information about board, accom-
modations, rates, ETC., will please write
to President B. F. Wilson, or j. F
Brown, Spartanburg, s. G.