Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
The Accomac Educational Association.

The Accomac Educational Association.
The meeting Of the public school
teachers will be held this year IN
Opancock. 1t was hoped that the
invitation of the people OF Wacha-
preague could be accepted, but ow-
ing TO providential hindrances TINS Is
now impossible. The thanks OF the
teachers. however, are due the many
families in Wachapreague who 30
generously expressed their willing
ness to entertain almost the whole
bodv of teachers in their homes.
II has been decided to award prize
certificates to the pupils who send
the best and second best samples OF
work of the various kinds and grades
TO the exhibit, which is to be held In
connection with the meeting. These
certificates will be awarded in every
department and branch OF schooi
work upon the basis of excellence,
with the necessary consideration OF
the age and grade OF the pupils
Teachers are requested to have Oh
aoch niece of work the name, age
and grade Of the pupil who Is i's
author, as well as the number ana
district of the school which the pupi'
attends.
PROGRAM.
Thursday. November Goth, III 10 IL
4. m.-Conference of the reception
committee. Address of welcome
Response, Frank h. Rosebro, Drum
moudtown Academy.
1850 to 4.SO p. MISUNDERSTANDING
in rural schools.
l. What can be done in the one
teacher schoolsY-Miss Margaret Not
tingham, Finneys school; Miss ber'ie
Sandy, Hopeton school.
9. Grading in two teacher schools
W. c. Hubbard, Mappsville school
8. Grading in three-teacher schools
Miss Mamie Parsons, Atlantic grad
"a school.
i. Correlation of the lower and
high schools-G. &. Joynes, Supt. OF
schools.
The promotion of pupils-Miss Mar
garet Stewart, Modestown school.
Disciplining q school-Miss Lola
Wescott, New Church school.
Industrial work in rural gradeo
schools-Miss Jeanette Wheaton,
Chincoteague graded school.
The educational situation in Vir'
ginia-Address by President j. H.
Jsrman, Farmville Normal School
7:3Op. m.-Addresses by Hon. Har
~ st. G. Tucker, agent for Southern
Education Board, and Hon. Jos. W
| Southall, State Supt. of Public In
struction.
Friday, November 9th, to II am
Topic:-The textbook question.
l. History-W. w. Bryan, Green
backville graded school.
| 2. Geographical. l.. Burger run
colleague high school.
8. Authenticated G. Bundick
Parksley high school.
4. Readers-Miss Emma l.. Read
Horntown school, and Miss MANI
Fosque, Onancock high school.
5. Grammar-Geo. W. Gillespie
Chincoteague graded school.
!, 6. Appointment of committee Of
! textbook recommendation.
General Topics.
The duty of the teacher to tn
community-W. s. B. Bond, Tangie
graded school.
School evils - 1. Irregularity o
pupils-Miss Susie LeCato, Harbor
ton school; 2. Faults of character
Mrs. 6. W. Stockley, Wachapreagu
: graded school.
Consolidation-E. Sydenstrickel
, Onancock high school.
Teaching as professionally. A. +
Strang, Cashville graded school.
Reports of committees on gradin
and textbooks.
Election of officers.
7:3O D. m.-Address by DR.. W 3
Currell, Washington and Lee Uni
versity, Education and the Highe
Life"
Addres by Prof Thomas Fit
Hugh, University of Virginia, "Th
Faith of the Teacher"
1t will be noticed that the two mail
topics for discussion are Grading il
Rural Schools and the "Text-booI
Question" both of which are OF tn
utmost importance to school teach
ers and 10 the educational interest
Of the county. Committees will b
appointed to report on both of thes
subjects, The regular "query box
discussions will be held from time f
time during the meeting, and it
earnestly hoped that all teacher
will try to prepare themselves o.
some of the topics suggested as we
g on any that they may wish t
Q suggest themselves. There is oh
r viously no benefit to be derived fror
e a meeting of this nature by any ont
unless he or she is willing to con
o tribute some benefit 20 it.
e} Attention is again called to the lie
o of lectures that we have been happ
q to secure from distinguished educs
& tors IF our State To these As we