The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-06-20
TEACHERS
INSTITUTE.
Opens At the Atheneum Monday
Morning Under Bright Auspices.
Good Attendance--W. s. FLEMING
Delivers the Address of
Welcome.

! ems early Monday morning were sool
! dispersed, and the morn turned into
= lovely. shimmering June day, bringln
out large delegation of teachers ant
visitors to the opening of the Stat,
: Teacher Institute, which is now il
our midst for the seconu year. The In
: stitute has been long talked about, ant
it is to be sincerely hoped that the SEES
} sion will prove brilliant success
With competent conductor, efficient
instructors, and a host of earnes
hard working teachers, to back
the enterprise. there should be nothing
to prevent the Institute from being
what all who are in attendance wish
to make it an educational revival.
The session was formally opened Mon
day morning with prayer by Rev. Mr..
Wharton. Prof. j. G. ScoDey was mas
ter of ceremonies. Mr.. j. b. Nc
Lemore. in behalf of the citizens of
Columbia, made speech remarkable
for its dignity, opening the hearts and
homes of Columbians to the visitors,
and welcoming the healthy for many
reasons, but especially for two; viz.
the good credentials the teachers had
brought with them and because they
were the self appointed apostles OF
light and knowledge. Mr.. McLemore
put especial stress upon moral educa-
ton. He deemed it the true essence
of all true education.
Mr.. W. s. Fleming was spokesman
for the Board of Education, and his
speech, interviewer with links of
golden thought and threads of silver
meaning, was too good to be cast upon
the breezes of forgetfulness. and most
worthy to be placed upon the files of
preservation. Mr. Fleming among
other things, spoke of training the
young along the lines of intellectual
thought and morality. In Scotland,
the kirk and school master worked
hand in hand. While one, as pastor,
was filling the soul aud creating a
thirst lnd hunger FOR heavenly things,
the other, as teacher was creating a
thirst and hunger for knowledge and
feeding that hunger sufficiently to let
it grow. A teacher has wide, broad
and fruitful field before him.
Prof. J. P. Graham, of Culleoka,
was in one of his happlest moods and
in felicitous and humorous way, well
coined the Institute in behalf of the
teachers OF Maury county. In closing,
thing that he should have said the |
teachers were welcome to that also.
Prof. S. A Mynders, of jackson,
conductor of the Institute was then
introduced and felicitously responded
to the welcome extended. HIS speech
was exceedingly happy, having with
its sparkle of spontaneous wit, slight
touch of Western hyperbole. The
West Tennesseean brought down the
house. He paid an earnest tribute to
the studious. gentlemanly Tor wo-
manly, religious teacher. He had
been in rs counties out of the SO in
Tennessee, holding Institutes; how
ever he claimed no particular ad.
vantage along this line, over other
Mr.. Mynders made fine
upon the audience. His
entire talk was felicitous in its blend
ing of earnest feeling He has come
here with the idea that an Institute
must ''instruct :" and the teachers feel
hat they will be instructed during
this normal. Prof. W. G. Sheriff. made
l splendid talk. Briefly and pleasant
y he exposed the pleasure it gave him
o be in the Institute work here. He
vas followed by Prof. w. c. Lawson,
# Pulaski who was with us last year
luring the Institute. He was so effici-
mt, and did such fine work, nothing
would do but he must be sent lis again
dr. Lawson expressed his pleasure at
icing permitted to return. Knowing
Columbia and Colum bans as he did,
% knew how kindly he would be treat
d during his stay. Prof. Scobey fol-
owed in witty talk. Prof Dodson
lso made few pleasant remarks.
Tuesdays Proceedings.
We are having ideal weather for the
,ssion of the State Peabody Normal.
hese June mornings-breathin of
trees and murmuring
rocks. the singing of birds and the
'agrance CT flowers, the glory of the
might bathing greenwood and gar
sn-are delightfully."- fresh, cool, and
lspiring, and their exuberance is
ling the teachers and visitors with
le fullness of all the senses can bor-
w from Gods world Of beauty and
Dom and ripeness.
This morning at $50 o'clock was
10 hour set for the real organization
the Teachers Institute. Bright, I
and ready for work, the a
faculty, and a large body g
teachers were on hand ready for the 9
ay. n
The exercises opened promptly with n
song. followed by the Lords Prayer =
pested in concert. .
Prof. Mynders then made splendid
Tx to the teachers, giving them a
W special items that ought to be i'm :
essed at this especial time. Among =
her things, he warned the teachers a
be heroic, for IL they hope to win 9
ceess, you must make position and i .H
/, be ideal, for the real Is built from p
Q ideal. Children should be led to
lid grandlv from high ideals. be q
have faith, be sincere. nc
,thodical and honest. Remember, g,
teachers. you are to grow, study o. o.
d develop. Mr.. Mynders, who is =
cry healthy" specimen from the ca
raveyard Of Tennessee. . has a bold !"