Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1904-10-20
AUDRAIN COUNTY
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
The Attendance Was Better Than Any
Previous emion-Much Interest
Manifested by Those Present.
BY MARY HArToS.

The annual Audrain County
Teachers Association convened In
Mexico Thursday, October Is, at ten
a. m, at the Christian church. AT
ter a hearty welcome given by the
pastor, Rev. A. W. Kokendoffer, the
association was organized with the
following officers:
Prof. j. N. Cross, chairman.
J L. Shobe, secretary.
Committee On programme
s. L. Mapes, Laddonia.
Miss Louise DeTienne.
Miss Eva Kanatser.
Committee. on Resolutions
Prof. G.. l.. Humphries.
Miss Edna Griggsby.
Miss Jessie Craig.
Misses Georgia Grimes and Mary
Hatton were appointed reporters to
the Intelligencer and LEDeER, re-
spectively.
The association decided to give the
opening address" Educational Prog
ress" In the afternson.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After Mr.. Cross address on "Edu-
cational Progress we were proud
that Audrain county was not a back
number.
President J. R. Kirk, Of the Kinks
willie Normal, followed and by an able
address on progress in General" He
showed that grand old Missouri com
pared very favorably with the other
states, but yet there IS room for Inn
provement.
In the absence OF r. ID. Rodgers,
Prof. L. j. Powell, Superintendent Of
Laddonia high school, addressed us
on Educational Needsi' In a very
earnest manner. What we need Is
teachers who will practice what they
preach. Trrain a boy or girl in such a
way that he will be ably qualified TO
ill the occupation that they expect to
follow in life For example, a boy
wishing to be q carpenter should have
manual training and Ia boy intending
to some day to be farmer, agricul-
ture.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
Miss Nellie Hewitt, Of Laddonia,
read an excellent paper on "Decora-
tion and Sanitation which taught us
the folly Of some Of the present modes
of ventilation.
Miss Margaret Torreyson, Of Mar
tinsburg, gave very fine object les
son on how 10 conduct "Model Read
| ing Lesson. y Miss Torreyson is one
of the best primary teachers in the
county.
The next number ON the programme
was a paper by Prof. D. A. Mcmillan
illustrating the relation OF principal
to teachers.
II all principals would treat theil
assistants In the kind, consIderatt
way which he recommended, there
would not be the hard feeling exist
ing between them which is the case ir
SO many of our village schools
| Next was a talk by s. T. Davis u
consolidation"
/ L. B. Hawthorne then read an In
teresting paper on the "Value O
History In School Work" He think
liz cultivates the mind to noble mo
tives and is great culture stuny.
/ Prof. Geo. Beasley, of Columbia
was present, and ably discussed Soon
solidation Of Public Schools"
/ FRIDAY EVENING SESSION.
| Addresses were made by Prof J, L
IShobe, OF Laddonia, on Count,
SUPERVISION" which was discussed b,
John Beal and Prof. Geo. Beasley, 0
Columbia.
i O. J. Ladman, Of Marion, advocates
o central high school In every hv
country districts, this making com
plete articulation with our schools. Il
the discussion OF this subject one 0
the most interesting talks Of the dal
was given by Mr.. Bassett, OF Cen
tralia.
SATURDAY MORNING SESSION.
The last session of the association
was opened by scripture reading am
prayer by Revs. Truck and Selecman
An interesting paper was read b
Miss Annie Hopkins on "Personal In
fiuence Of the Teacher"
Miss Sylvia Wylde discussed thi
! subject in pleasing style.
n Miss Dolly Griggsby read an intel
esting paper favoring the use Of FIRE
, text books.