The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-17
THE TEACHERS,

EullOT Inc SkanQlnS llMeS-lnc Slatc
Teachers Association closed its work to-
day. The teachers have taken lively IN
terest in all the discussions, and the meet
ing altogether has been source of great
edifcation to the progressive teacher.
The elegant entertainment in the college
home pnder the management of Mrs. L.
B. Thompson and the kind attention OF
Dr. Wilson, Professor Brown and the clti-
zens, give the teachers of the State Asso-
cia!ion the most pleasant recoiiections Of
;h@lr stay in Spartan burg
Tie children have given me 70 trouble;
they have had lots of fun on the campns
Bishop especially is loath 10 leave the
bowling alley, where he and Joe spent most
Of their time. We took carriage drive
over the city yesterday afternc on.
It has been ten Years since l was here,
AID the Improvements have been very
| marked.
The State Dental Association is also in
session here this week They, by invita-
ton, attended the concert and social re-
cep,inn at Converse hall last night. The
b; aux and bellies of the associations
seemed to lave qaite an aitilation for each
other DR.. Wilson reminded taem that
officially he wlS 4 minister, and any SER
wee Le could render them wcuId be gladly
rendered
The dentists and teach RS have accepted
an Invitation floln Messrs. Simpson X
SimpSon Of Gienn'S Springs t. spend to-
night ut their hotel. Everybody Is expect
lrg Jolly time OF the excursion
Converse is one OF the b.>t equipped
colleges in the oouth There is in the
! chapel pipe organ ;bont sixty !cet wide
and foutteen feet wide. It cost abont 5000.
1t is run by water and has :. tremendous
voiume. The building tn onshnIt is elc-
| gant!y fitted up for c"nf,v: and most aG-
vlntageous schoo!work.
The teachers are cond"c:il!. ;;lsir scrv-
ices principally in til" chapel Last Sun
day afternoon Tie Rev Z. C. Murray de-
irertd ~ instructive lecture on ch lrt and
| blacl, boari work ia Sunday schools
IL advised the Use OF blackboard draw
in.> a,l or!g;ual p'ciures as memory al Is,
| 10: children. Oae ut his charts L. repre-
sent the descending comparison between
| iiqIor. tobacco, bread, rnblic schools and
missions, pictured for liquor >tout. red
faced man: for tobacco Il lean tall MAJ:
with PIPE IN his mouth; toi bread, In /,
clrrying brc;ldbaskct: for public school
two li:,!.c children gong to school, and tnr
miSsi0n& Il w2V-Te- Japane e.
Spch aD illustration wou!d. wt':ont e.
fort impress 4 chllls mind with the
emo. nifty o: tae liquor traffic ana the IN.
| Siyuit;coa; regard for mission work. wne Il
their mines wonll fail to grasp the idea
ftcm feni"s. Similar Illustrations could
b.: drawn hy teachers - demonstrate any
srli~c;
IA.
address the teachers also, hnt WIS too In.
disposed to fiji his appointment
Professors Wallace, Fans. B:odie anl
D.. Fl; ;.n have had Il lively discussion Oh
>c..onl Mutations or commenccl.IentS
One sid argued that j: WAS 4 popular plan
10 have IN eut"i;a.l.iu-Et, IL it acted rs IN
incentive to the c!:iIl toward the close a.
| the ScLoo! tsrn to have something 20 u,H
forward to; that some parents even w"ye
tlhtc rel to >re their 'liIl.rn uu the STAG.
Ii" "t!:ci 'lc argmc,l thai cnm,ucn cein:r:tS
mon"po!iZc:l :oa mad! :Iapo.ta tart school
ti.ac. that it wa' Expensive preparing for
theiu, and it WIS no li'l'X to tie work done
through the ScLooi year.
| Professor Easter OF Wexford college rea |
!! wcl-prei';lred paper on Scholarships
AMI Methods lie emphasized that >chol-
arsLir w:> necessary in the primary
schools wei rs in the colleges md uni
verS!tics. Pedagogy WAS Il cutnrA OF soul,
body aid spirit, au'i Il" method conll DO
this, Int that it must be in the teacher
True education in the papil is impoS-
sible if tee teacher be no; fully eluci,tcd
The teachers profession like all others was
snti"rihg from unworthy members WHO
enter the school room Only as stepping
sto::c t. some other vocation Put the bars
higher and such Will stay ont. Method is
the engine, scholarship the steam. Every
;e cher should spend one to two hours
! eac!, day to broaden and deepen his ex-
. p@llcnce Is L teacher.
We have everything ready to leave for
the everlasting hi:is ot the Blnc Ridge
.ountainS When we get TO A~he,ille will
write YOU concerning our ra.nbles among
/ tie mountains. ELLA c. ALsBRooK
Spartanburg $. c., July s. 1885.