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Result, Etc.
Bowling Green, Va, Dec 10Th 1908.
meeting of the Caroline County
Teachers Association was held at Bow
ling Green on Friday, 18th instant, at
IL 80 "A. m, Supt John sshington pre-.
siding The audience was composed oil
teachers from all over the county, the
teachers and pupils Of our own Seminary
and Academy, aud many patrons oi the
aehools Addresses were delivered by
DIR. SouthAll. State Superintendent OF
Public instruction. Prof. Byrd OF William
and Mary College, Prof. handler, oil
Richmond College Prof.. Phelps, OF Bow
ling Green Female Seminary, Dr. Quarles
aud Prof. Edwin Quarles, oil Bowling
Green Academy. and Mr. Prince, a former
teacher in Virginia schools, but now rep
resenting a Boston publishing house
These gentlemen were welcomed, and
then thanked al the close OF the meeting
/ by DR.. John Pollard in two admirable
tails in which the Doctor showed bis In
tgnse interest 10 the work OF education.
/ The addresses were all good and well
calculated % inspire Us with love OF
learning. DR.. Southal made the longest
sn.eeh which Of course he had the right
7 to do by virtue OF his high oiiice, bat the
audience, 70 far a. could Judge, gave hlih
close attention. lie seems Thoroughly
I IN earnest, and "a he expressed II II car
rying the Virginia schools on MS heart'
/ lie gave many lOrcible and some amusing
illustrations 10 show how other states
are getting our raw material, knowing
better how to use il, and then selling us
the manufactured article at great
profit. he gave special emphasis TO the
Importance Of Industrial education.
Prof. J. 4. T.. Chandler, whom We sent
out from this county and who is always
welcome here, showed how boys and
Urls may be taught 10 think Tor them.
selves aud how they may hunt up useful
knowledge by starting them on tracer
as. for instance, to ind out why Ger
tain place 10 this county isealled - oOd'
lord or what distinguished man once
lived at "Haytield etc, the starting OF
such INQUIRIES leading the young mind
into the broad fields OF historical
research
Prof Byrd showed how the dull boy
lao called may be made bright and how
the bright boy may become dull. Ills
idea IL that the teacher must keep the
mind Of the boy interested by timely sug
gestions by leading him 80 that bis mind
will follow, getting him away from the
book az much a. possible by giving hltn
some problem from every day life, as ioi
, instance how much excelsior can b
made from one cord OF wood, and ther
the relative value OF the raw materiA
and the manufactured article. by calcu
lating how much earth Ia handled II
building a certain roadway, etc. In Thu
4 way he learns arithmetic, and how u
spell shovel, excelsior, &c., indirectly
n Thus the teacher would be carrying on
the true idea OF education, "to lead out,
10 let the mind grow so as TO be able q
take heed, rather than TO pile on tn
crude facts. more than the mind ca
carry.
Prof Phelps spoke OF the correlation
all the schools. both public and private
and their mutual dependence and hell
fitness
D,. QuArles, Prof Edwin Quarles al
Mr. Prince gave interesting talks, thong
necessarily too short, the hour Tor a.
ne iournment having arrived. Altogethi
ne il was a profitable session. Supt. job
o. Washington deserves much praise L
the interest he has awakened In this ID
in portant matter. Z. =. W