The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-05-26
Lee Co. Teachers Indebted to Verona.

The Lee Co. Teachers Association
in response to a cordial invitation from
the hospitable people of Veronx, met IN
a call meeting on May 18th 1905 at
10 O'Clock in the College Hall and spent
delightful day with those excellent
people.
The Hall was artistical decorated
with pretty pictures, notices, ana
beautiful cut flowers,
AS we sat there and breathed the
dainty perfumes of the lovely white
lilies, crimson poppies, beautifui roses,
fragrant magn0lias and many other
pretty flowers bearing q sweet odor
and watched the zephyrs play SO gently
with the foliage. grass and ferns and,
being so well acquainted with the faculty
we were not surprised to hear some one
say they would have to build additional
room before another session.
The hall was thronged with bright
faces. The President and Vice Presi--
dent being absent, Mr.. Whorton OF
Verona conducted the proceedings OF
the meeting. -,
The meeting opened with devotional
exercises by Bro. Lockhart, Mr..
| Whorton favored us with welcome ad-
dress extending a cordial welcome to
all Lee Co. teachers
Mrs. Stowe rendered an instrumentiel
solo which we enjoyed very much
Mr.. w. R. Hunt of Baldwin gave US
an interesting paper on Irregular At
| tendence.
This was followed by Vocal Solo by
Miss Adele Clark read paper on Some
Practical Lessons to the Teachers from
Pestalozzi. in which she presented IN .
clear and simple manner many vaiuaDis
/ truths were gathered from the worf
of this great teacher. Miss Editn Ciart
i then rendered piano solo which provet
feast to all lovers Of music.
i We then adjourned for dinner. ~
would not do the ladies' an injustice Q.
i irving to describe the excellent repast'
thew had prepared for us but will en-.
deavor to make long story short Q.
saving the menu consisted OF ever.
thing palatable, prepared Id the dantles
manner and enjoyed very much by all
AT 2:3O Mrs. Stowe took her seat
the piano and profound silence reigne'
mntil she began sweet piano solo,
J, Mrs. Stowe then favored US with
|.select Reading.
| Mrs. r.. "A. UIcCH, OA
q piano solo, read an excellent paper
! Teachers of Is Years Ago.
I Supt. Francis followed this with
discourse.
J What Supt. Whitfield is Doing in tn
J. State and How we as teachers can as
sist him.
A vocal solo was then rendered 3.
Mrs. Stowe.
Mr.. r. A. Green then talked on Tn
Need of all Education and also CAV
his experience as teacher Mrs. r. a
Green then played Dixie and we "a
iounrned to meet at Tupelo in regula
| session at the appointed time.
i We enjoyed so much the flower
(which old mother earth had nurses
and murtured, but long before the dal
was spent we realized that God has
n planted lovelier flowers with mucl
sweeter perfume, than these in Verona
| for he has planted there the kind ina
| grow only in the human heart. ~
4 also realized that God had taught tnen
how to care for these flowers IN then
Town hearts and how to plant them Y
/ the hearts Of their friends and strangers
Nav God continue to bless these
people, SO tnat when they sing around
the throne IN 4 bright world, they may
see many Of the flowers they planted
here beautifully blossoming there.