Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-12-06
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The fourth annual Institute Of the
Accomack Teachers Association con-
vened In the Court House of Acco'
mack county on Thursday morning,
November 9th, 1902, with the fellow
ing officers present: Ct. g.. Joynes,
county superintendent; w. A. P.
Strang, president OF the Association,
and j. ID. Grant, Jr., secretary. The
Institute was called to order by the
president, after which prayer was
offered by Rev. H. s. Kidd, and the
Association then sang my Country
lis of Thee" 1t being deemed ad.
vieable to amend and supplement
the program, on motion of the coun-
" superintendent, the following
committee was appointed for that
t,urpose: Messrs. Phelps, Syden-
stricken and Grant. After assign
ment of the teachers to their various
homes, the Institute adjourned to
meet again at 1880 p. IN.
The following is the order of the
program for each subsequent sessions;
Thursday Afternoon.
Institute was opened with prayer
offered by Rev. X. n. Hartness. Un-
der the subject, "HOw to Discipline
School," Miss Idalia M. Petty read
An essay on the topic moral
Suasion," and Mr. E. b. Phillips read
Il paper on 1.-THE Rod" DR. VIM. 4.
Currell, Professor OF Literature in
Washington and Lee University,
hen addressed the Institute on the
subject, discipline" The query
box being opened the following
questions were discussed: 1-"Shou'd
a left-handed child be compelled TO
learn to write with its right handy'
by Messrs E. b Phillips, w. A. p.
Strang and Supt. Joynes; 2-"What
is the best hour during the day to
have writing in the SCHOOL," by Mr..
Joynes; 3-"How can large boys and
girls in the same schools be kept
from 'sparking'?" by Mr.. Strang and
Rev. H. s. Kidd. Miss Emma Lee
Cato then read paper on "The
most effective method of interesting
indifferent pupils The President,
w. A. P. Strang, delivered his annual
address and the meeting adjourned
until 1880 p. III.
Thursday Evening.
Opened with prayer by Rev. John
Bradford Address of welcome WIS
delivered by Mr. r. r Phelps, of the
Academy, and re-
sponded to by Mr.. II. l. Ames. of
the Chincoteague High School Dr..
VIM. s. Currell delivered an inter
esting and able address on the subs
ject, THE educational value of the
study of literature
Friday Morning
Exercises began with the discus
sion Of the subject, Aids to school
work" and was treated by topics AS
follows: / Incorporation of par
ents," by Mrs. Georgia Stockley; ,.
school environment" by Harry
Mock. A lecture on General His
tory" vas delivered by DR. Hall, OF
and Mary College, after
which Miss Bessie Taylor read
paper on The importance Of Teach
ing Mathematics. The following
committee was appointed by the
President to decide, as to which of
the pupils submitting specimens OF
their work to the Institute, are de.
serving of highest merit; Mrs.
Georgia Stockley, Misses Mamie
Parsons and Idalia Petty. Taking
up the third phase of "Aids to school
work." Miss Emma Read delivered |
IN essay on apparatus. The fol-
owing queries were discussed: us
he formal invitation, Mr. and Mrs.
Y. request the pleasure Sc in the 1t
Dr. 3rd persona by Drs. Hall and Cur
rell; SHOULD pupils be addressed |
by Mr.. and Miss'?'' by Messrs. Jones,
Burger and Sydenstricker;
What should be done with an in
,ulting note written to teacher by |
dessrs. Joynes and Strang; 4 What
should be done with a pupil who
doesn't know anything etc. ?" by |
Messrs. Smith, Phillips, Sydenstrick
,r, Strang and Phelps. 5. "How TO /
lold the attention Of pupils during
by DR.. Currell, Messrs.
Sydenstricker and Joynes. at the
of the County Superin-
endent teachers relief association
vas formed OF this session, for the
benefit of teachers who are kept from
heir schools on account of sickness;
ZACH teacher becoming member to
Jay 10 cents per month toward the
,enefit fund
Friday Afternoon.