Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-09-15
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tute by Prof Bond Of Virgins.

tute by Prof Bond OF Virgins.
The Teachers Institute of Greene
county met ia Leakesvllle Aug. 18th
at 10 A NJ and continued in session
two weeks. The interest was good
throughout Thirty-three wee enrol
led and the average attendance was
1876 per cent.
The mognings work usually began
With a lecture by the conductor on
some Psychological subject, then fol
lowed the report OF the new books by
different teachers The conductor in
a few pointed questions GU the re-
ports brought the teachers out as to
the best methods OF teaching cacli
subje, For change in the REGULAR
wotl the Institute Was organized in
10 spelling class which proved a
source of amusement and served TO
wind up the mornings work with ey
erybedy in good spirits. The even
ings session began with lecture on
Agriculture and then followed gen
eial discussion on the work by the
teachers The remainder of the even
ing session was taken up in hearing
committee reports and various dis
cussons as to the educational needs
OF the county The following report
On the vital needs of Greene County
along educational lines, was given.
/ Better school houses.
: More and better teachers.
3 Better attendance.
4 One high school, at least.
8 Larger salaries for teachers and
County Superintendent.
Annie Lee Crum
Gertrude mcleod : Committee
G. L. Dunnaul '
1t Wa decided by the Institute
that every teacher should accomplish
these things in their work il they
prove u success:
| a good play ground. wei cleaned
Good water provided.
3 The interior OF the bu ding e.ean
and attractive.
Plenty of good black boards.
In the second place the Institute
decided that to further advance the
school interest that each teacher
should try to accompll sh one or all
OF the following:
| Try to interest the ncighborhOod
in the school.
Have a new or improved schoolhouse
3 Have patent desks.
4 Secure Globes, maps and charts
5 A Library should be started
In discussion 10 the literary at
tainments of the rural school teacher
it was decided that every teacher
should nave high school education
or the equivalent.
Also that no teacher should teach
more than one year on 2nd or Bird
grade license but that they should
grow each year in mental acquire
ments.
The Institute voted to invite the
colorcd teachers to attend the second
week since they are not provided for
! New man d. Taylor came and his re
port of Tugaloo University was inter
esting, he showed that the spirit OF
the school was to make better color
ed men and women and not for so
cial equality.
Citizens Day proved 70 be interest
ing as we'll as instructive The follow
Address Why the children OF to-
day should be educated, Hon. B. p.
Harrison
Address Better schoolhouses, good
teachers. better attendance, Prof "
r. Bond
Song America Institute
Address Co operation of school
work in the County, Supt A. G.. Fer
Interesting responses were made
by Rev Y. d. Westerficld and Sher-
iff Breland
The social feature of the Institute
came off Tuesday night at the court
house. 1t proved very enjoyable at
fair and the Institute feels indebted
to the friends who so kindly assisted
On Friday the last day of the In
stitute the question of tho County
Superintendent s w.k an salary
was introduced by Prot. Bond and
all the teachers took part in the dis
cussion 1t was unanimously declar-
ed that the Institute should ask the
Honorable Board of Supervisors to
raise. the salary of the Superintene-
ent. because we realized that he wa
worth more to the county than he is
receiving. A sneciaI committee was
appointed To make report alon
this lin to the Board of Supervisors
at their next meeting. The fol owing
report was adopted and it WAS decif-
ed that q copy of it should be pre-
scented to thr Board at its next meet
ing Report BE il resolved by the