The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-12-09
TEACHERS MEETING.
Robson County Association in
Session Saturday-Large At
tendance-Dinner at Waverly.

A meeting of the Robson
County Teachers Association was
held in the auditorium of the
graded school building Saturday
from IL o'clock a. m. to 1.3O
o'clock y. m. Eighty-eig h t
teachers from the various schools
of the county were in attendance,
and where that many teachers
are gathered together with one
accord in one place it is under
stood without saying that some
thing interesting and profitable
is forward.
County Superintendent J. R.
Poole presided and first on the
program was a few words of
welcome from County Treasurer
M. G. Mckenzie. Mr.. R. D.
Caldwell then invited all the
teachers to dinner at the Waverly
hotel, of which more later-af-
ter which the time was occupied
as follows: Music, piano, Miss
Angellee Andrews, of the school
at St. Pauls; explanation of card
system of reporting and import
ance of weekly report, by Supt.
Poole; How to keep pupils from
being tardy, Miss Leila Gill, Lum-
berton graded school, Miss Addie
Tyner, Raft Swamp, and Prof.
B. H. Johnson, St. Pauls; How
to teach those who do not attenC
regularly, Miss Florence Butler,
Ten Mile, and Supt. R. E. Sen
telle, Lumberton graded school
Music, violin, Miss Marion Nor
ing. Lumberton graded school,
with piano accompaniment by
Miss Bonnie Barker, one of Miss
Mornings pupils; Advisability Of
compulsory education, Prof. J
&c. Nixon, Antioch; Music, piano
Miss Margaret Overcast, Anti
och; Growth and development o:
a child's mind, Prof. S. P. Viii
son, Orrum high school; Music
piano, Miss Zoe Weaver, Row
land; Relation of teacher and par
lent, Prof. j. H. Forbis, Parkton
Woman's betterment association
| Miss Flora K. Register, Bacl
| ISwamp. An association was or
ganized with Miss Register a
president, Miss Addie Tyner vic
president, and Miss Florenc
Butler Sec-Treas.
A dinner was given at z
O'Clock pm. at the Waverl.
hotel by the following individu
ais, firms and business houses O
Lumberton: J. R. Poole, S. Nc
Intyre, R. C. Lawrence, Firs
National Bank, N. A. Mclean
A. w. Mclean, Bank of Lum
berton, K. M. Biggs, McNeill (
McNeill, L. H. Caldwell, H. E
Jennings, M. G. Mckenzie, "
H. Humphrey, w. w. Carlyle
4 R. u. Caldwell. About 68 of tn
teachers were able to attend tn
dinner. Mr.. R. D. Caldwe
acted as master of ceremonies
Under the general head, "Som
Institutions Of Which Robeso
County is Proud, the first 0
the program was the Souther
Presbyterian College and Cor
servatory of Music, Red Springs
Pres. Vardell, who was to re
spond to this toast, was absent
: and the second, Carolina College
Maxton, Rev. Euclid McWhortel
president, was called. Mr.. M
Whorter's remarks about this il
stitutio1, which is to be opene
next fall, were a revelation
r his hearers. They will be note
more fully in a subsequent issu
5 when space will permit. Unde
the head of graded schools an
! high schools Profs. Wilson an
Sentelle made interesting r.
marks. Prof. H. L.. Edens, pril
: cipal of the Croatan norm
e school at Pembroke, made SON
t interesting observations abol
: his school that will also be note
d more fully later. Rev. E. \
: Hoyle, pastor of the Methodi
church of Lumberton, responde
n to call for a speech with inte
/, esting and helpful remarks.
: Lumberton is always glad
welcome the teachers and it is
be hoped that the meeting he