The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-24
Rankin County Teachers As
ISOLATION.

OIuCl ny Tic PiVoldSlite AS IL was
later than usual the devotional ex-
ercises were postponed til evening"
and the regular program taken up.
Mr.. Taylor in his opening remarks
gave the teachers a very cordial
welcome. He urged the teachers
to attend the meetings of the as
ISOLATION, giving many benefits de-
rived from these meetings. He
said it was the place to get en-
/ thusiasm if you would write some
splendid educator to lecture.to US
and that this one thing. enthusiasm,
was the life of any school.
Miss llene Rogers next gave US a
piano solo. "School Recreations"
was then taken up and discussed.
I "lndoof" "For A Rainy Day.
bp Miss Catherine Smith. Miss
Graham too added to this subject
by telling how she interested her
pupils by having them dramatize
the stories. Misses Eva Mckay
and Gussie May read papers on
E.'Schooi Observation-Disclosures To
Relieve the Monotony OF Routine. =
1t was decided to leave off the last
subject till the next day as we
were late. Mr.. Taylor then as
signed the teachers to the homes in
| Florence. We stood dismissed un-
til the evening session.
| EVENING SESSION,
! Aftel singing "My Country Tis
Of Thee, Rev. Wayne sutton con-
Quoted the religious exercises,
reading a portion of scripture
taxed from Proverbs. Next Presi-
dent Rumble read OFT the following
committees:
| Resolutions Miss Ada Foster,
Miss Kate Barksdale, T. S. Will
liams.
Beat Committee for Corn Grow
ing Contest, Beat w. N. Tay-
Tor, J. |. Covington, Miss Eva
Smith.
Beat q. c. Mcintosh, D. L.
Walters, Miss Ina Mckay.
Beat 3-Mr. Ham, Mrs. Banks
dale, Eugene Lee.
Beat A-Mr. Rumble, Miss Dolie
Craig, Rev. Bryan Simmons.
Beat 5-Miss Belle Hurst. @.
P. Cook Mr.. Tyree.
Executive Committee r.
Myers, L. c. Mcintosh, j. !.
Covington, Jno. Rumble.
Next Miss Graham took up the
work of the T. |. A ;, reading the
reports of the several schools who
had enlisted for the prizes to be
given in the spring.
Miss Ollie Morris gave us vocal
selection, after which, Mr.. Rumble
introduced DIR. Thos. P. Bailey
who entertained US by giving
lecture on "Why We Educate. y
The choral class gave us three
selections which were enjoyed by
all present. After this, we were
dismissed until Q O'Clock Saturday
morning.
SATURDAY MORNING.
The secretary being absent the
president appointed J. |. Covington
secretary pro tenn.
BIRD and Arbor Day" was dis
cussed by DR.. Bailey and President
RundIe. Mr.. Rumble then asked
the teachers to write on slips of
paper the names Of Magazines and
books read by them during the
year. He also told them to suggest
two books they would like for
pupils to read.
"Thoroughness in Public School
Work. was then taken up and E.
P. Hit discussed it as rural
teacher. He urged the Importance.
of thorough works, and lamented
+, the negligence of many teachers
along this line. He was followed
by W. N. Taylor, who agreed
with him on some points and took
issue with him on others. The
same subject was discussed by
several others.
"Thoroughness in the High
School Work" was discussed by
| Messrs G. P. Cook, j. l., Coving-
ton, w. N. Taylor and DR.. Bailey.
"Some Problems Peculiar to the
Rural Teacher" was very ably dis
cussed by Superintendent Myers.
/ Miss Belle Hurst read an ex-
cellent paper on "Outdoor Sports
for Boys. and Girls" She kindly
consented to submit her paper on.
this subject to The Brandon News
for publication. The association
then went into business meeting,
slips were passed around and dues
collected.
The corn contest committee re-