The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-10-02
TEACHERS MEETING.

The Annual Meeting Of the Wise conntv
Teachers Association was held Al Norton on
last Friday ss'd Saturday. The attendance
was the best ever recorded in the history Of
the Association. reaching eighty eight.
The assembly room Of the -ew school
building not being seated the meeting was
held At tho N. r. Church. South upon IN.
kind invitation Of Rev. r. r. Plat. Pastor
The meeting vas called 20 order aud presid
81 over by Principal r. II. sheppe Of this
place, President Of the Association. and tbc
opening exercises were conducted By the
Pastor. Principal John n. Ashworfh. ofthe
Norton High School. made a short address
81 welcome which was warmly responded In
by Principal G.. Milton Elan. ofthe Coebnrn
TRADED School. Superintendent n. d. Ba.
ker expressed his pleasure at seeing 50 many /
teachers present, and thanked the teacher 1
for attending
The program printed IN the last issue OF The
f"s; was taken p and discussed The
speakers on the program were neariv All
present prepared and prir,cd and the talks
were all practical aud 10 the point, We
have not space 10 mention All If the speal
ere. and u mention one would be to omit
other. a. eood
Ut. Bruce Payne. Of the University ,fl
Virginia. not being able g. reach Norton an
Friday there was no program FRIDAY night.
and the teachers went ho hear Ralph Ring. ,
ham
On Saturday morning The session vas
begun ev ma Interesting tais on a Program,
Tor Country Schools. hv the veteran country
school teacher Of the County. Mr. e. A.
Kennedy, n Virginia City. This was tot
lowed by twenty minute talk bv Superin. !,
dent X y. ilAker on The improvement ~
>chool Houses aud Grounds~ lle cmphs
siscd the need of light and ventilation IN
he school house. and distributed Depart
nent circulars ON planting trees on country
'chool grounds s
The various committees then hronrht q
"r~ard their reports. and the session lasted "
until half past one. causing some Of the girl. n
20 miss dinner, and losc their temper 10 i. d
aid n
me meeting was interesting srd cnthu u
'ss''e irom The starr. and all who attended 81
Nprcssed themselves we'll pleased with the "
'"fS The Committee of Legislation Of q
ned The following which Was unsnimou.i, a
loptcd -,
Whereas. n our opinion it Is detrineu al
d Q" children attending their first session la
~ confined 81 their ssudic> longer than
ne hours dav snd ,ha, q, woald he he, an
~ them not 90 enter thc school r,., a.
All Than O. have their nervous svstems ~
a vital forces impaired hy too close con. -,
ivment IA the school nscn, and thas Ia. a
me d~Arfcd in mind and body. -
Therefore. We most respectfully rrpresen, an
the State Board of Education. and urge m
u steps be taken To have the following N,
ae'ed into law by the Legislature or in
'poss'~c into the mle- and regulation. If
department Of Public Instruction.
q child attending school for The first wear
Ices u Is ipcrc than seven vears osd. shall
Kept IN the -chua room longer than p,
&C Insure IN one day." sci
ne Association Also passed a resolution en-
'H'"g compulsory schocl Law. At least Ia
Wise C,,anty. ~
he following delegates and alternate. his
is ~'ec'ei ." tue Roanoke meeting Of the 20,
gina State Tezehers' Association. fin
: ~. SaepPe. delegate. e. ". Rudo,ph. or.
mate John n. Ashw"rih. delegate. n. !
Hawthorne. alternate; 4. l.. Cana,.. "a
gate, g. Milton Elam. alternate. q. Z. o.
-. delegate oe~a Rolling. alternate ~,
!. Chapman. 1e'esatc a. iapsc. )
De time and place " nexg meeting were =.