The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-11-08
Teachers Meeting.

Teachers Meeting.
The Lexington County Teachers
Association met in the building OF
the Lexington Classical Institute, on
Saturday, October 18th, at 1l:3O a.
NJ, Vice President, J. F. Kyzer, in
the chair.
The first business transacted was
organization and the election of off,
GERS for the ensuing year. MIR. j. f.
Kyzer was elected President; MIR.
Thad W. Dreher, Vice President; L.
A. Sease, Secretary; and Messrs. 0.
D. Seay, Thad W. Dreber, J. E. R
Kyzer, Misses Ellen Hendrix and
Mary Wingard, Executive Committee.
This completed the organization ard
the programme was taken up as
published: The subject OF "Lan-
guage" was discussed by Miss Ellen
Hendrix, who gave practical Illus
tration of her method with class of
small children. She showed to the
members of the association that she
was thoroughly acquainted with her
subject, and that she cares for the
practical as we'll as the theoretical
training Of the children, who are so
fortunate as to be placed under her
tutelage.
Superintendent Of Education, J. q.
R4wl Kyzer, discussed the subject:
"Duty of the Teacher to his Associa-
tion." He outlined his remarks
under two heads:
1st. The teachers duty to enroll
his name as member of the associa-
tion, and, 2ad, 10 attend regularly
the meetings of the association. I'll .
necessity Of these duties arise from
the fact that every teacher, no mat
ter how experienced, could learn
something from associating with
fellow teachers, and exchanging
ideas, methods and experiences.
This subject was further discussed
by Messrs. Dreher, Seay and Sease.
The general concurrence of opinion
being that the teacher who doesn't
belong to his county association,
doesn't deserve to be ranked with
the first class teachers of this county.
They say, by their actions, that they
know we'll enough how to teach and
could not learn anything by associa-
ting with their fellow teachers.
The next subject: "The Story in
Education" was discussed by Mr..
Thad ". Dreher. He said, in part,
that the story holds an important
place in the history of education.
The Ancients used if, the Divine
writer's used it, and to day we are
using it. He quoted several beauti-
full stories from Mr.. Ruskin, the
Bible and other writer's and applied
their practical significance. He en-
| phasized the importance Of the right
kind of stories. His address showed
him to be reader, thinker, as we'll
as a worker.
Miss Mary Wingard read a very
Interesting and instructive paper on
"spelliDg.; She discussed the three
methods of spelling viz: The Phonic,
the Oral and Written, giving the
circumstances under which any one
is best to be used. This subject was
further discussed by Mr.. Seay and
Miss Geiger.
Thus closed one Of the most sue
cessful meetings in the history Of the
association. Every subject on the
programme being discussed by the
teacher to whom it had been assign
ed. All present seemed 10 take q
lively interest in the discussions, and
in the welfare of the association.
All expressed desire to try to en-
roll every teacher in the county as a
member during the coming year.
The Executive Committee prepar
ed the following programme for the
next meeting of the association,
which will be held at Lexington on
the last Saturday in November:
l. Supplementary Reading-Miss
Sue H. Corley.
2. Blackboard Work-Rev. B. D..
Wessuger.
3 School Libraries L. A. Sease.
i Drawipg-M!ss Gertrude Gel