The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-05-09
PROGRAM INCLUDED
MANY COLUMBIANS
QUITE A NUMBER OF COLUMBUS
TEACHERS CONTRIBUTED
TO PROGRAM OF MEET
ING OF TEACHERS.
Professor Joe Cook, Superintendent
of Local Public Schools, Pre-
sided-This County Was
Well Represented.

Columbus and Lowndes county
were well represented at the annual
meeting of the Mississippi Teachers
Association which was held in Gulf
port last week. Prof. Joe Cook, su-
perintendent of the public schools
here, presided, and many local teach
ers contributed TO the program. The
annual address of Prof. Cook receiv-
ed favorable comment at the hands
of the Gulfport seribes, who declare
that his speech showed much thought
and gave evidence of the fact that
both time and labor had been gener-
ously experienced in its preparation.
Prof. Cook spoke at some length re-
garding the training school for teach
ers which the association is making
an effort to establish, declaring that
there is imminent need for an insti-
tuition of this kind. He also touched
upon rural schools, the training of
wayward children, juvenile literature
and other subjects pertinent to ped
agogics.
presented papers and participated in
the discussion of topics which were
brought before the convention. tThe
Relation of the City Superintendent
to the School System" was the sub
ject of paper presented by Prof.
T. K. Boggan, of Collins, and was
discussed by Prof. j. E. Bell, of the
Industrial Institute and College.
THE Educational Value of Botany
and Zoology" was pesenteda in a
strong paper by Miss Frances P.
Hooper, of the same institution, and
was discussed by DR.. Robert S. Bal
ley, of Brookhaven, and Prof. J. D.
Wallace, of Summit. The report of
the committee on course of study
was submitted by Prof. E. E. Bass,
of Greenville, and among those par
ticipating in the discussion which fol-
lowed the presentation of the report
was Prof B. G. Hull of this county,
/, who discussed the subject from the
standpoint of rural school teacher.
Another contribution from a local
teacher which was received with de-
cided favor was a paper on English
in High Schools from the Standpoint
of a College Teacher" which was
presented by Miss Florence Molloy,
! of the Industrial Institute and Col
! lege faculty.
One of the pleasing features of
I tIn ho ntat ior
of the Irwin Russell Memorial. Miss
Mary H. Mayo, of the Franklin Acad-
emy faculty, gave a history of the
movement, and the presentation
speech was delivered by Prof. w. L.
Viewer, of oxford, Ga, who formerly
resided in Mississippi. The memo
rial, which is a life-sized bust of the
poet done in white marble, was ac-
cepted on behalf of the State by Hon.
Dunbar Rowland, custodian of the
archives of Mississippi.
Mrs. Heiss, of Gulfport, who was
formerly student of the Industrial
Institute and College in this city,
gave reception Friday afternoon in
pills of this institution who were in
attendance upon the convention. The
reception was most elaborate affair,
the college colors having been car
ried out both in the decorations and
in the dainty refreshments that were
served.
The next place of meeting was left
to the executive committee, and the
following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, Matt
Ross, of Yazoo City; secretary, Jno.
T. Council, of Gulfport; treasurer,
j. r. Ellis, of Lauderdale. Miss Liz
zette Nelson, a former Columbian
who now resides in Greenwood, was
elected president of the department
of elementary schools.