The new South-news., 1909-05-08
Jones County Furnished Lar
gcst Delegation of Teach
ers Than Any County in
the State

tfue. not more fhsn go per cent OF
She teachers ia ATTENDANCE ever cn-
roll there must hsye been. ai isasf
count. 1900 feichers present % 90
this number we add 300 BOYS and
g.rle who were present 20 taas parf
IN 'he State Spelling Cln'e tand rh-
echoli-suoply men who we're arx-
iously awaiting the coming ~ 'u.
Teachers and as z',iousiy pressed
their claime, there mus have orer
~ al IN att.ldance, oni.lie OF
Naichsz 1900 visitors fc rhr clfy.
Tn hosmtnnty VI the cirzens OF
Naichfz was simply marvellous We
have been spleudidly en'erained a.
other placesin The state bu Natahez
was nut behinA the worry be-r 20 eve
CRY respect. The reception Thurs ioy
night IN Monroe Park was the most
generous and gracious eyer given by
men and women who work together
IN the csmmon CAUSE OF education.
~ - perhaps generally .known
that President + T. Scott has been
seriously III at his home at Brtok-
haven for the past ten days t'ir
this reason the responsibility OF
leadership devolved on Supt ~
Of Lauderdale county who is'Ssar
president Of the Association. His
address. though almost impfomutu.
was we'll studied and as well rec .iv-
ed. Many strong points, and more
especially on the line Of Industrial
education were brought ou.
lwonld like TO speak u rEe *
curslons, sallaho rides and ol@r visits
% th~ '~~ny po,ns~ of h'Horid tntsr-
" tn tho ''Wntse Apple villa . 70
cst4 ,~siie ond 60 Nsfchsx
Fort R,~.sfh the report w"n'a
the hill, bd.s hcs,s,r own ,r :,
lengthy. bu' / ~npurrse.>
say something Of oSn totvRs
at the Association. S AIT, ,sr
Oar delegation left Laurel at<..
O'Clock Thursday morning and -
the nma we had reached H.tarE
burg we found that wa had a repre-.
seeniationu Ct 50 teachers in bur
company. Here we had u special
ear in special train over the Mi>-
siss.pp Central awaiunG Us. Mr.
ID II. Jenkins. OF South Mississippi
College. who Is one of Jones couu-
ity's noblest sons and teacher of
some reputation, assisted by Mes.
srs Hiram ana Alison Powell and
Others of onr boys who had preced-
ed Qua party 10 H,tlieshnrg IN an
ucipluon of TIE trip. had caused "a
be- placed on our sr'ciai car two
e,reamers. cAe aud hail by siS
feet. bearing tn large. rod letters,
Jones' County Teach r.. Iato this
car 0nr delegation repaired and as
vc sped along She clrnnltous route
of tae Mississippi Central. luo
cheer, were heard from hundreds oi
people who were ga,heie} nt the
various stations along che rlute
At Natchsx large placard-, the gi;'
OF the Ledger Pruning Go. cf L,u-
rel, were 5isplayed 10 sront ot she
Hotel Natch,z.
Miuv were the comoimen $ oar
teachers received as the result OF
this exhibition OF schccl spirit and
for the large representation from
Jones county, beiaG the largest senl
40 bv Any county Ia she state tol
Is may be sven from tAe rumoar a.
eave. THIS county, fho1gh thH one.
seventy seventh part of she state
:arnishsd 10 per ceaf o' the p..,
I lm.mhetship. for nos q slug r. teach
tr went from this uAfs who did
oi register and r'~aiv- ihr m ia
hatee of the Association
Icluunt c'csA witiou' inont.ourA
The spelling eonrss'. Tare ~ere B.
teams os Ave IN mhe-s ach presen-
10 = hundred words Nert given as
test OF the~a teams cto~i-'ing O
leo bays ani gir :, N ? ma e ~
per cent. Whcr psp~r~ wsr Arsd,~
Is WAS fOual rhst Ih' team ir. II
Ha,nesnurg pubic soho Is had wa
then .he le who b ma ie loo p c,
which number WAS Caro- utisell
one OF our Laurel boys. wee z Sc,
IS words selec,et from tbs Dicnona