The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-06-02
NINTH DISTRICT.
Teachers Meeting Held At
This Place Last Week Was
a Grand Success.

- ~ "N|EEN ""NN"N
20 ~iih Pres. Fitzpatrick. Of Gate City. In G
the chair. A most interesting address Of {
-clcoms was given 10y Mayor Horton. In
the course ct his remarks, be expressed {
himself 40 - strong advocate Of eompulso- l
~ school la~. The response TO this i'd !
dress vas well given 10y Supt. Davidson, q
Of Lee County. Supt. Huieey, Of Rock
iughsm. made most Instructive remarks
on the class Of literature Nc should use in {
our public schools.
THURSDAY MORNING-io0o.
Promptly a. 40 O'Clock. Chairman Fitx-
patrick called the house to order. The
program opened with an enjoyable i%nsiru-
mental solo bv Mics Memo Vineyard.
/ Supi. Copenhaser. Of Smythe County, was
! elected Secretary. The chairman of the
! convention asked The, the secretary make
a iuii enrichment Of IN the teachers pres
su,. Eighty names ~erc enlisted. An
other musical selection sas highly enjoy-
ed before The convention discussed the
. Educational Conditions of Southeast
Virginia" Su9t Copcnhavcr. in the be-
cirniug ofhis remarks stated that the facts
existing iu Southwest Virginia, meant
the conditions existing ia the Ninth Con-
rressional District. ln these 10 counties,
this speaker stated. there were q 1s
schoolahic pupls, only eO.i~s who cn-
tered school AZ all. he stated there were
p two forces at ~otk. ist material force. 2nd
moral forcc la the Niuth Congressional
L.. Boz HU d.. go
= s2.oACs. thus giving f1si pee rupl. Mr..
10 C,pruhavcr mentioned the fact that very
y different results vouid De- observed if
4 there ~crc better cooperation between
patron aud teacher. The speaker men,
ltioned how o. mau coming up from the
4 Ihumhlcr walk Of liic o. willing Co .acri-
. ice everything tor money such o. man
mucdes the wheel of educational progress
, lny e~aertine al influence o,ct those iu she
j. loaer walks of iic.
Prof Henderson. OF thc Virginia lusti-
tate was The next speaker ou ths program
The speaker paid q beautiful tribute t'
n y,rciuis. but stated that be rejoiccd i'
NJ. the ho,s aud girls ct the state. The Ncrl
ofthe true teacher is &C. relieve the ceuu
~ of WORTHLESS. indifferent charactcrs
In our education We should have the tull
D. est Development ct the material. ofthe in
,eliec,usi aud ia.tiy, the dedication OF Oh
material aud Intellectual TO the hishes
ii ruod OF thc race. Education hts a ma
m Tor complete living The ,r%aiuiug shout
be- in harmon, with nature snd ones er
uroumcnt. Education dcrelvcs upeu th
y state. parent and child. He e1horicd cha
he every hoy have an exalted purpose iu ii
'et Character after an IL the most dcsirabI
Thing Va iie. We az teachers have an 81
allied work. We take a raw material su
IN mouid q suto character. : hsh the AZ
rr. vent OF such a mau as Prof. ShePpc IA
al community a. a greater blessing tha
that OF she coming OF the grca
z. est capitalists. Hon. r. .. levin
~ OF Big stone Gar. ~ss the next speake
- NJ. Irvine said there we're no need g
sc. conflicts betveen puhiic aud priya
school. The public school Is not aft
at numbers. Qaaiit, - desired rather ID.
the uambcrs The private school wants nu'
Der. - uen ss quality. The puhiio sehc
a. Is the feeder for the private.
The meeting ~sdiourevd until the aft'
noon
10 THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
the The conve ntion was called TO order
the zee. The hsst speaker On the Progr
the uas Mis-. Lula Moore. She discussed {
proper literature that should be seed
el.- ~ En- naeasa.
as, il wac for a teacher to have love
ii.. good literature 10 order to arouse IN
child a love Tor The same. She urged I
Importance Of having ohidren read az
'"e eatls sre. Oae of the duties OF the teal
The er Is 10 provide a library Tor pupils. :
1876 spoke Of oas q The noticeable things
BOO she Big stone Gap Schools IN the mari
ned improvement ia the library.
S03i sapt naivsy, asked ios an emporium
100 70 express one aord against the tendsI
TO careless ~theuEhtless resding prevails
IN same sections. he said ~ read enou
nj. bet cot to she bottom. he emphasis
-. ne Importance Of cesrelssing the dine-
objects. Machine methsSs ia cdacat
~ was peat Diseased by NJ. J. y. Carter
nal cate CITY. lie dehusd hss subject
ART f.liag in . gave. .i~.ys ~oFking ia
lirs. A teaches ~hv uses machine me
Cd ~folte~s The sook closely. such NE
oas usaksa individuality. u - too a
seal to b s~sssr.i. and wsrPsS child
81 is ~natsrsi co~nsitioas.
6 o. Prof sari.es. u Enory aad hsnyc
l~se. Diseased IN an able way ~The 81
s.- cal side u E5sc4siou." he defined
=. sshissi pssbssn as oas that esussrse-
The sissess ,eos-s desssePsatus Of the
s's disidssl lie sssks Of ethical trails
. Ia psbss> schools a. ibe greatest aaes'
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