The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-04
4 #BANNER DAY FOR. MADISON
IN EDUCATION,AL-U/ORK

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But the speaker went on to show that
crease the expense Of running a school
for the same number of children, but
even greatly decrea sed the amount Of
money expended. The question of
TEACHERS salaries was presented In a
WAY, that even the most obdurate mad
| them! a, ectable, living salary. He,
went on to-, how II that this salary
FshtPyid he sufficient to sustain the
teacher not, nnlySdAring the school ses-.
sion. but also during the vacation.
rhe duty ofstrusteest and of the people
ektssreoeiVed proper attention. The
speaker proved conclusively that the.
trustees and the people must properly
fperform their duties and give hearty
lco-nparation to theStea cheers before a.
successful schoolt system could reach
| its1 bighest realization in any .settion.:
+, At KS tbs, .conclusion of AR Eggleston's
2sseA rs M2s fEesfs6nftsa With g hand
/ som PPpnhg9furtfii,f 70 tfsafn {;
Old sKentueky Home, was, then rem
/ dered bXiAfessrs. Hail f~rd MeMullan.,
] ProfnfJ G. Johnson, who presided
7, oHeN the meeting. spoke for several
fmlAntes. explaining the relative duties
iof the different officers of the educa-
itional System. and, introduced to the
I to. yield. and agree shat tile ordinary
pubticsschoplt tea cher as "a. rule, is paid
f:lessa for his or her labor than the ordi-.
/ nary d aYi labprer on the farm or road
I = e. appeal ed. for better pay for the
! TEACH el:s, and said that the way to
/ attrac t capable men. and women to the
1profession. of teaching was to give
laudtence Mr.. g. .Maphis the district
4 examiner, whom he was pleased to
term the.right man In he right place.
is AT. Maphis made some remarks very
appropriate to the occasion, and closed
jby making the announcement hat the
normal would be located at Madison for
another year. This. announcement was
4 the. signal for an enthusiastic outhurst
j of applause on the part Of both teach
ers and citizens.
]. The Old Oaken Bucket was then
rendered by Messrs, Hall and McMul-
Han.
Prof. j G. Johnson, who delivered
4 the last address Of the meeting, spoke
as one who was conscious that during
4 the four weeks OF his stay here he
i had touched the heart of the people,
and both felt and appreciated the
4 warmth Of its.eordiality and esteem.
4 He emphasized the Enthusiastic work
4 Of the teachers in attendance upon the
!. normal. the loyal support received from
4 the division superintendent and other
!, county and district officers, and the
). pronounced sympathy for and appre-
citation OF the work shown by the pub
.Ilic, Among other things, he .Gdwelt
: upon tire rapid Roadway of the eluca-
!, tional work under the impetus Of Its
present administration, and illustrii-
! tive of this idea he concluded Ills
speech with n quotation from Steven
sons Might Among the Pines" where
4 in the quickenng Impulse toanature's
growth Is so beautifully portrayed,
The meeting was concluded will
s PRAYER by Rey.fC a. Hail.
,. In the afternoon at o'clock there
; was held In the courtroom a teachers
iIassociation. The ASSOCIATION was vel
Iattended. Titere We're present a num-
: berrEof officers and teachers from nd,
Looming counties, as we'll as n full at
t tendance from Madison county,
i number OF good papers We're read BY
teachers, among them papers by Misses
Pearl Hit, LionneeD. Barrey, Lula NJ
: BerreY, Nina Wayland and Mrs, Smith
Those contributing addresses OH timely
| topics were Prof j. G, Johnson, Super,
lS|intendent Eggleston, Examiner Alaphis
,'IDistrict Superintendent I3errey, AM
!. Others.
) At the conclusion of the formal worl
: Of the association. Hon. j, j., Thrift
ON behalf of the teachers who attended,
the normal, presented to Prof. sI1EG
i'll. lSNllSoll aHufH Is tHSSoNlitc llIlStFuGNOIS
: Mr.. c.. w, Johnson and Miss Mamie
n Fletcher three umbrellas, attestng TIL,
: great esteem in which they were hell
Al by the teachers Professor Johnson
4 who responded, on the part Of his as
: sociates as we'll as himself to the pre-
I sentation address, was manifesto!
!, touched by the silent token which de
Z clared so much: but, in the confesslo,
!. of his embarrassment, he with fclicit.
: turned to Ills friends he poets. an,
Z Ecompelled Swiuburne to yield a son.
. wherein he expressed a beautiful senti
! ment which he was unwilling to VEL,
y 10 the care Of words for the moment
During the normal AT this plae
: Professor. johnson has delivered sew
Q Feral public lectures-one Long
7 Ifellow,.'' wherein he gave slrikinl
= Ipara1lals ia, the life Of Robert ~ Lee
Z 1.-THE other on "Cheerfulhess,' exempt.
n Ehed by the lives and writings of Rober
ID Louis Stevenson and Sidney Ianier. /
4 has seldom been the pleasure of on
y people to. be SO Delightfully."- enter
!. tuined by q lecturer. With q ssyl