The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-09-24
FINE MEETING
or the Wise County Teachers
Association.

.. @O1foAt0AAH
, The Wise County Teacher Association
- convened a. Norton, Va. September IIth.
1908. The meeting wss called 10 order
by Mr.. c. Y. Chapman. Who scied Al.
chairman FOR the day in the absence Of
the President.
, Rev X. ?. Simmons delivered a .err
} cordial address Of welcome 60 the A.soci..
ton This address was responded to hv
Mr. Il. ". sheppe.
Messrs- suodgrass. Riggs. Bowling
kcunciy ard Misses Cole aud Thsin we're
spoin'ed TO arrange time. place and pro-
gram for ihe next mseiing. The follow
ing committee on resolutions vas appoint.
ed C. n Kennedy. ?. W. Tayor and Mi,.
Brown.
IL was moved sud seconded that a com.
mi'iee De appointed to arrange program
for the evening AZ the speaker for the oc-
casion was absent Mr.. sheppe. NJ
Riggs ADD Mics Lula Moore we're Put on
l this committee
EH-seuator c. T.. smith delivered -,
very striking address on the origin Of tho
free school system in Virginia. The fol-
lowing queries were discussed. should
teachers debar children under seven year.
Of age from SCHOOL,
Why should persons. intending 10 teach /
'tndy the methods OF toaohincf
Is corporal punishment legal method
oi punishment
me report Of the committee 90 the rro.
gram Tor The evening was az foHows.
Music Wy the Norton choir Signs Of
prosr'ss 10 our Schools. by Supt. Counts.
Ae~iog TO the Line. by Rev. n. y. Sim
mons.
a motion was made and carried that an
assistant secretary De elected Miss
Archie swanson was unauimousl, elected
A. there was no other business ber,-.
the society, motion Tor adjournment
vas co. order. This motion vas carried to
meet al the Methods, Church ats3a
X II. Bowiivo, Sec.
The evening session OF tho Association
~as held 90 the Southern Metbosist
Church. September N. 1913. The meet
ng vac called to order D., Ne. Chairman
81 Norton.
ne service vas opened 9Th sciection b
by ihc choir. The devotional esersis,s
we're conducted by Mr.. Simmons viii
eading from the one hundred. nineteenth {,
'salm The hrsi number on the program
'as discussion. led hv Sunt Count. o.,
'igus oi Educational Progress M Sopth q
.est Virginia he forciisr sbo.ca ~. u
draucemcnt Ia the way Of better hsils. =
lgs' better prepared teachers which cam,
rom better salaries. While Wise CONN.,. q.
scd 90 receive tio,uOo from public funds
pr ~ public schools this wear s3i s00
onia Toe used IN this work The choir %
zen gave selection. rhich vas tho.. y.
aghif enjoyed by the audience pri, ~
heppe. Of Big Stone Gap. caatinued ne "
scaasicn ny giving some other sirus ~ a
'oTress in public schools that had moi n.
Zen mentioned ~
Nj simmons va next introduced. Hts -
pie vas dew.ng 10 the Lins. He hrourht "
q the fact that although the te,rber -
'snt not pass the child through al The -,
~aes me pSrent desired she could teach ~,
m cleanliness, srGihfuiness, etc. which -
'nia be more valuable 20 The child than \.
oh suowiedgc. :,
discussion with regard 20 va.x. az 81
ticriHg oar schools sas led n, "a. n
sgs. lie emphasized The fact thsf M.
aoois could be hettered bv emplovl,g
re eheicnt teachers. This woaId. pece.,
NY. call Tor a larger appropriation 10
aoci uork- fria. Sheppe smoke 81 AZ.
"a q State Normal School in Sossb. hc
= issinia. II the State vas unuiil,nv
give The secessary fuads, thea have tn,
.otf Nermal School. Mr. Saeppe also
'Ae q the adsisability Of shortening lig
sehool hoeFs He advocated dec,eas.
the length Of The school day for the
son thar pupil aud seaeher eosls moi
he hest york when tired. iui
n. Essns, Of Nortoe. gave Some,ti.. 10.
~ personal experience in school .ort
eaPsessed bis disapprovai Of a teacher est
Y ttis foeai4on a. a stepping stone 10
'ftbi"E eise- He stated thai Their.
aid be no sags esrnefs in the school =.
fss TIE teachers SALARY should he tic
-fse a. that OF the best la.vef In .nv -.
% HoeSant Of the noble work Sr'
ss'es ~ss next gisea BY the choir and (
mosiou for adJeusnneas "a. made D, stu
seepse and seconded BY NJ. ksnaeds
- o'clock
s.ss Asssss SWANSON, Asa. See the
!, sa~ ~s..'. ss's ss. ogesss I's he'll
. 90 aceoeat " th- =Axsa1s OF some folsi
be teachers The dsvosionsi ersr.
-sss led y Rev Kvsss' ''s TUT
=. =. W Hess ~as Arst sntroaae.s
streaS'y essosaied chssxs !. ske
- ussa IA sabiie schools. He a..
h<Finf sfar'es sish moral sna -. .
'sgs - fhs sane. Aecosainr a. ~. 400.
) 'he shsfssser q tss etad copD 8