The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-19
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Teachers AlivcfIto Their Dutiess
and Conscientious itiS
Il Their Work. ~, Il
The u! ! ! { B d STONE GAP NORMAL Il.
TWAS Inspiring and Ei1,ii1ently#
Practical SALARIES
Raised #
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DOT, r.11E CO UNITY, II AZ. \ An gust its !,
believing N hat word from the moun.S
talns' ' will not be ~ uhwclcome to the
readers OF tho Educat ional Department
ot Tho Times p Dispatch 5E1 take pleasure
In giving IA few items from southwest
Virginia. n 53 Il & $ IF ii
cation III placing d Normal School within
tho treachsof the tcnchers OF the different
sdistricts Is TO DO commended. The small
percentage OF teachers from Southwest
Virginia attending tho "a State M Normals
heretofore may have been interpreted by
our more favored SECTIONS as evidence
OF q lack OF interest In ttonal wo rk,
or as q mark OF unprogressivcness. but
II must be remembered that the teacher
class, az rule, n Is mot q wealthy class
Of people. The stance from these
schools has been the great barrier. Many
teachers who are al yo 70 their sense Of
duty. and who would gladly avail them
selves OF every opportunity for irnprovesi
$ment. have been handicapped because OF
5meagerH salaries. VI and consequently have
missed much that would have capaci tAted
Bthom3 for better. moro efficient servic e.
b This need seems 10 have been supplied
by our District Norrnnls. rs W III
RtI The Normal held mt Big Stone Gap was
considered an eminent SUCCESS There
were two hundred and forty teachers In
attendance. representing u six countles--7--.s
Tazewell. Dickinson Buchanan, Wise
Scott and Lee. n 81 S g + s588
n Tho department 81 the school was ad -
mrable. Class work In most instances
was satisfactory. A genial sweet spirit
existed between tho instructors and the
student body. ..3 lss;S ~ si5
Besides regular lectures. there were q
number Of entertainments which ,Hera
greatly on oyed 81 notably IN evening with I
Powell Il Halo. the great impersonator; y
reading by DR. Larry from \ Hamlet T. *. IS
and other selections; ~ review OF portions
OF Little Shepherd 8of Kingdom Come,
and other selections from his own writ.
lings, byS John Fox, Jr. B; a lecture. 4 4 Arner-
lean IIumorists," by supe rintendent Eg-a
gleston. BIZ }5si
only for q short time, our State super
intendent, and enjoyed his enthusiastic
talk the theme OF which was 4. 81 tter I
Schools and Better Salaries for Virgi mia !.
Teachers Z ~ 81 ~ i. as
yvo + had &: with us during the normal &
representa- iyes from y the NJ u y iversity 8of 4
Virginia. Roanoke College, Emory, Is ~ illi-$
gan, Leo Baptist institute. irginia Chris
tinn College and Jonesyille Institute.
R Tho hospitality of the people Of n 81 Is l
Stone Sap was evidenced by the many
xtended n tho teachers. s;s
Much credit rs due II r. D. Duke. ger "
eral \ manager, and r. II. sheppe, con =
ductor, for the success OF the Normal.
The superintendents from Tazewell Wise
Scott and Leo were prcscn VI DURING II tne Z
Normal Altogether We had a profitable \
session, and felt that8s"t t Is good 70 pc be
here "a Nj s$ss si ,:s8 n
There seems to be n general ava ken-8 4
ing over tho entire State In educational
matters. and Lee count y is no lex &c ptloi1..
There Is an effort being made to place 4
a high school In every district In the Z
county, and we hope q to Il see s. t accom- 4
plished IN the near future. 5t
n Our County Board met to-d day and In
creaaed the teachers, salaries ms follows.
Third IRA il certif,ca tes from SIS to 500
pc month second grade from s24 to $s27
per month :i first, from $40 to s35. and
Or OF essional, from $40 to :a;4s In ad III
dition to this each teache who attended
each Of four classes during the #entlre 8
Norma J. will receive three dollars per
month to defray the expenses AZ OF the tho
Normal. HES sy q .@ 5$ 5s Z. 81
In view OF this ana FS Inc jS hddItloHai
power gained by our & sum r1er' s n wo
ach teacher should endeayors to do bct-&
ter a moro efficient work than ever be-5
fore. ,Tis only By a concerted action that
We can place our ools among the best /
OF the land Y, I, l @5.5
Y I Lot each teacher IA lthfully, consclen-S
tiously discharge every duty, and IN
eve ~ way strive to make our schools
what they should be. Success to the 4
Educational Department. Si
@s5 s9f3 IT. PEARLE SsHELBURNE.