The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-02-14
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
At PIIRLIC SCHOOL

Al EO DI4O 00AAOOA
Last FRIDAY afternoon the high
school department received. There
was a goodly number OF visitors
from among the school patrons ana
there were several representatives
If Tie school beard Besides these
the members Of the higher gram
mar school department, being
sixth and seventh grades, were IN
vited and so came across the hall
and were for the nonce the guests
of their neighbors, the high school
pupils
The program consisted OF adj
dresses BY the different members
of the faculty, interspersed With
music selected from the school song
book. Previous to the beglnlng
OF the regular program, Miss Dixon
Sanding rendered a violin solo, ac-
companied by Miss Bessie Row
land
me addresses Degdn 10y the
teachers who occupy the lower
floor and teachers OF the lower
grades. Hence Miss Bransford,
Teacher of the first grade, address
ed the company first, acquainting
her hearers with the nature of her
work and called attention to some
of the obstacles to be met and over
come in her field of labor.
Miss Tardiff followed with a pa
ner on instruction III language.
Miss Tardiff is hall teacher OF the
primary hall wherein sit the hrst
second and third grades. Her pa
per was appreciated as coming
from one we'll acquitted with her
work.
Miss DeBow, teacher of the third
grade, followed with a paper which
would make good reading matter
RIGHT here, if we but had the per-
mission to insert Miss DeBow is
very thorough in her instruction.
Miss Mary Beckham, teacher OF
the fourth grade, and instructor in
singing in the first grammar hall,
read a aper on vocal music IN the
school which was very helpful
Miss Mary Z. Bond, teacher OF
the fifth grade, read valuable pa
per on the subject, OF teaching
geography, offering some excel
lent suggestions in the work;
We might mention some OF these II
space would permit, since they
would be helpful to teachers who
NAV read this account.
Mr.. Russell Garth, who has charge
of the first grammar hall, composed
of the fourth and fifth grades, next
addres sed the company. His talk
was. of course, III reference to the
work which he has in hand-hall
management. He spoke OF the
teachers responsibility and Difficult
ties generally, and was very hope
tut of the sessions outcome III his
particular realm.
Miss Mckee gave some most pleas
ing remarks concerning her grade
the sixth-which were so traught
with hopefulness and OPTIMISM as
regards her work. She carried
the audience by storm.
Miss Merryman, of the seventh
grade, read most able paper about
the work assigned her, which was
we'll received.
Next followed Miss Wingo, prin-
cipal of the higher grammar hail
sixth and seventh grades. She de-
scribed her ideal hall and mentioned
in her paper essential elements IN
good discipline. The paper woulc
be we'll received at our County Edu
cational Association, as it was by
the company present. Miss Wlnge
is very popular with our people gen
orally and especially with her pu
pills.
Miss Mcclure, of the high schoo
department, spoke of her work al
teacher OF history and part mathe
mat1cs.-She felt especially encour
aged over the work some OF he
classes were doing. Miss McClur
carries the admiration of her pupil
at all times. :.
Mrs. Carter, teacher of English Il
high school department, gave yer
valuable talk on method in teaching
her branch of studies. 1t is we
worth repeating. She showed a
enthusiasm which bespoke no mea
ability in teaching this subject.
Principal Burkitt, of the hig
, school department, gave rousin
talk on the high school work ger
orally, which many, in addition t
those present of our citizens, woul
: no doubt be glad to hear on MOI
:. formal occasion. Possibly, II agree
able with all parties, it may be r.
produced in these columns it ne
otherwise.
S At the close Superintendent Da
rah announced another 'Frida
Afternoon" like this one at futu1
date.
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than any other disease. This is due
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