The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-03-02


Ike occasion on The lmpor /
tance uP Teachers Meetings..
Mis- Gill vas euSy and graceful
and held the sLrictesL attention I'll
all present. MISS Zl9 Weaver,
music teacher in the public high
schml at Rowland, VIII"
presided 1T the piano at
this point in the programme, de
lighted both the senses OF sight
and hearing, fer she-musl becom-
ingly arlaSed in red-loOked
good and played excellently.
Following this, Prof. Il E. Sen
telle, superintendent Of the Lum-
b rtol gla ed schools, made oi e
of the most excellent addresses
nf the occasion, his su!j@ct
icing The Personality 0f thu
Teacher" Mr. !. \. McAlhs;er,
IT Lum bertOn, nude slime re
marks along prollittinn lies
which we're enthusiastically re
caived by his audience, AMI Prof.
! Cr,ok, Of Alfordsvi!le, was per
! faclly at home in the discussion
of why I teach English Liter" :
ture". He had his speech mem
. Orized, and it was u good one.
How t ! Furni-ha SciIOo: ROom"
was interestingly discussed by
! Prof. w. T Jenre'te, principal
Of the public school at the Lum-
bert0n Cotton Mills, ana follow
ing him Col. f f. McRar, OF
Maxtor, spoke on "rb,a Impor'
lance of Teaching Agriculture in
the Public Schools. Col. Nc
Rae is fat and short and of {
caeerful countenace, gOodly Il
look upon, and his speech was
like unto him-fat and short
prefaced with some witty re
marks, which pleased his audi
ence, and goodly tn hear. Hi
style was entertaining, his ar
guments good, and it is safe t
predict that the teachers will vot
: for him for Commissioner c
Agriculture-that is, the me
%ill, and the ladies' will vote thei
sweetheartS.
e Col McRae'S speech compile
t I'd the interesting programm
| and at it's conclusion Supt. Poo
i announced that the Board {
4 Trade and Industry of Lumbe
: ton, through its president, N
I r, d. Cald well, had extended g
T invitation TO all the teachers
r timer at the Dormitory, an
= The audience adjourned to enjC
t the good things prepared fl
# them, each and several, but b
- fore adi0arning they unanimOu
% ly passed the following resol
1t ticn;
re Whereas, the Board Of TraC
N of Lumberton has this year ar
If for severoI years past extend'
In the courtesies of tile festal boa
IN 10 the r. C. Teachers Assoc
to tion, We desire to express o.
u gratitude TO the Board of Ira
en- for it's many favors."
I'D And thus ended the very 81
en- cessful meeting of the Robes
or CeuntV Teachers Associat
nd held in Lumberton Saturday.
D. The following teachers after
NJ sdthe meeting: Supt. r. E. ST
"a telle, Misses. Sallie Mclean. LIE
all May Gill. Mary Watson. Net
us Beverly, Mamie Avent. Penn
DIS Rowland, Polly Crowd
n Agnes McBrayer and Rebt
lth Ward, of theLumbsrton grad
nd schsnls; X W. McDiarul
Loo Lumberton; S. B. Graha
It's Drum; H. w. Hadgaps
zen Proctorsvitle; Frank p. Mn
Rennert; Il. f. McCulIar, Ba
vi er's; O. G. Reynolds, Ephes
as Misses Zoe Weaver and Mary
he Whitley and w. G. Herbert. r
IN land; Misses Fannie Avent
er- EthslCole, Marietta; Owen Ga,
'eF- Lowe; Misses Ila Blue, n
the Mcmillan, Tiny Chappell, ;
AS Ludia Edmundsen, and 81
I'm s. ID, Cole, Of the graded SC!
len At Fairmont; Misses Annie f
ose ringt0n, and Katie Buie, and
lion lee Mccall, Philadelpbus; N
zeal Mary Ledbetter, and G. T. E
om- lock, Kingsdale; Mrs. NJ. LII
was Billiard, BarneSville; Miss
eet' Marsh, Partition; Major J. J. T
ever derson, Red Springs; O. F. j
The son, Squires; Miss Myrel
''cal Sharp and H. l. E1ens, Pa
and Miss Alice Surles. Bloominud
way Miss Mamie R. Lentz, Raef
Misses May Barnes and L
DOLE Mcdonald, Maxton; Misses
r nj tsRh RisncharA o,,I To.oA1.