The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-17
Of WAKE
TEACHERS
,,oonacoment of Prizes
awarded
NV FiCERSCH0
,far..ug VIII BE Held january
yst NC
.b-y Y. Judd Re-Elccxcd
e-ra.ut-Bad Weather Pre-
r.ut-l Many From At
ru,liEg the Sessions.
raudiEg the Sessions.

r.utarl Many From At
ending the Sessions.
rss,4r#aE the Wake county teach
met #a the capitol. This was the
r. Of the year of the Teach
As ...uOn-
- session was opened with scrip
reading and prayer by Rev. w. G.
ra-- in attendance numbered
IN r.. hut h attendance was much
Isler man it would have been. on
~,1rt III the inclement weather.
5a.ers If the Teachers Association
.s,.el for the ensuing year were:
S-arnteuaent Z. V. Judd, president,
~ T. l.. Middleton, first yice-presi-
-. Mss NJ. M. Mitchell, second vice
.,ss55eut, Prof. J.. E. Dowd, secretary
treasurer.
The question of the adoption of a
,35lug course evoked an interesting
s~.usslon. a resolution was passed
,rth5rl-tng Superintendent Judd to
fleet books for the association. In
EDITION to pedagogical books, the as
saoiau9n viii read the North Caro-
hal Journal of Education. Fifty
tmr new subscriptions were given
yesterday.
Two papers were read before the
,ss5ciatlon. n by Prof. e. l.. Middle
Ion principal of Cary High school on
The Teaching Of History and it was
sYceediaEly interesting and Instructive.
Prof. Middleton IS a very able and
4xperieuced teacher Miss M. M.
WrcAeIl. primary teacher of White
oak graded school, had been assigned
the toDic, My First Week with Be
~ginners," and her paper was inspiring.
Miss Mitchell is A very enthusiastic
teacher. and her ape convinced all
| that she understands her work.
Superintendent Jud spoke on the
need Of a greater effort OF the part
g tire teachers to enroll all the chill
5ru Of school & He also empha-
sized the Importance of the teachers
taking up the matter of local taxation.
Wake has now an annual fund from
Iocal taxation of about $1,000. coming
from eleven districts. With five dis
w'ets voted since July this fund will
amount 10 about $10,0 0 He spoke
Mosy ~commendably of the work of the
Womau'S Betterment Association. Last
year. besides much Improvement upon
which no money was spent. the
association raised more than one
thousand dollars in ash.
Miss Daisy Bailey Watt, secretary
treasurer of the Betterment Associa.
ro1 Of Wake county, explained to toe
teachers the workings of the asso"ia-
ton, and stated hat the Central AS
src:ation would be glad to send out
lGGies to help new schools organize.
Miss Ada V. Womble. member 81
TIE executive committee, read The re-
lvrt Of the prizes for last yea as fol-
Holly Springs-Cash from Wake
Betgerrnent Association, $50.
Rock Spring School, Swift Creek
township No. 3.-Mr. C. J.. Parker's
-e - ~,~ . n \
rade Springs School, st. MarN's No.
Tho Royal & Borden chair and
desk. $3.50.
Eagle Rock School-A years sub
s'tDGons to the News end Observer.
M Moriah Academy years sub
sljHtion to the North Carolina Book
let orfere by Mrs. E. E. Mofftt.
4 years subscription to the Pro-
agessive Farmer was awarded each
"( the FOLLOWING schools, offered by
.r Clarence a. Poe: Dutchman,
Swift Greek. Nc. /: Oak Hill, Swift
creek. No. Z; Nj. Hermon, Cedar
Fork, NO. /; Samaria, st. Matthews,
No 9; Ebenezer, House Creek. No. 4;
Hollands Panther Branch, No. l.
.-Xtra prizes of framed pictures were
awarded TO Apex, Wendell and Wi!bon
FIR EXCELLENT work done during the
The Betterment Association at HOl-
y ~p~ings. which won first prize, was
organized December 10, 1906. The
ISOLATION raised $500 to help erect
the handsome scholhouse there. By
December SO. the new s7,172 build
Ing will be ready for
Swift Creek and Cade Springs were
each awarded one of the second
prizes. The betterment associations
at these schools also wrought we'll
They have aided materially in the
real betternent of their schools and
they won these prizes over healthy
competition.
Mrs. Kate Walker, chairman of the
library committee from the oman's
Club, had a large number of valuable
ma gazines in the hall for distribu-
ton Mrs. Walker has secured a
large numbe of names Of persons
hving in the city Of Raleigh who will
Immediately after reading their mag
azines. send them to rural school IL
b~ra~ies, provided the teacher will fur
Hlsh the name Of some pupil who
would wish 10 receive them. Teachers
wishing these new magazines will send
the names of the pupils to the county
sapeTintendent.
Mrs. T. l.. Stevens stated that later
SHa would be able to make some an
A-unceInent concerning her Ilustrat-
90 lectures on school gardens.
The YAK county school will ad-
52urn for Christmas holidays on FRI
day. December goth. The spring
'"rm will begin on December goth.
The date of the next meeting OF
the Association was set for Saturday,