Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-09-17
EDUCATION.
THE TEACHERS INsTITUsE.

held by Mr.. X. S. Archer August
23rd to August 18th was one of the
most successful in the history IF the
County Mr.. Archer possesses the
happy faculty of wording himself and
getting others to work also. The
institute was called together Mon
day morning, August the 23rd, and
Immediately got down to business.
Mr.. Archer assigned every teacher
some special work, and this togeth-
er with his lectures and denonstra-
tions kept the teachers busy all the
time. A great many subjects other
thar school-room problems were dis
cussed, among which were the mos
quito theory, the fly as a germ car
rier and spreader of diseases, and
the cure and prevention of tubercu-
losis. Moral Training in the Public
Schools was another subject to which
the institute devoted a great deal of
time The mission of the teacher
should be an educatlve one. not
not alone in textbooks, but along
all lines that tend to bring the young
people of the land to their highest
and best, and viewed from that
standpoint the discussion of such
subjects was altogether fitting and
proper The most eminent pbysi-
cirns tell US by far the greater part
of the ills to which the human body
fairs prey can be traced directly to
the fly and mosquito, and if the laws
of heredity prove anything il is that
the children of sickly parents are
themselves frail of body. The battle
is on and the teachers of the country
must take up the fight for the ex-
termination of the fly and mosquito
and the draining off of all standing
water and the burning of all rubbish
so that these pests can find no place
to raise.
Some plans were made for the
next years work which if carried
out will mean a great deal for the
schools. A central commencement
for all the schools of the county was
discussed and it was decided that the
institute should stand solidly for the
success of the undertaking. At this
commencement which will be at the
close of the regular school term in
April at some point centrally loca-
ted, all pupils satisfactorily finishing
the eighth grade will receive di-
ploma in token thereof. In addition
to this there will be an address by
some speaker of note, and contests
in athletics, defamation, and things
like that A School Improvement
Association was organized with Miss
L. Bert Thompson as President, ..
Backstrom, Vice. President, and A.
D. Denmark, Secretary and Treas
urer. Each teacher and person join
ing pledges himself TO do at least
one thing for the Improvement of
one rrual school during the year,
which is certainly a small require
ment, yet if carried ont it will rev.
olutionize school interests.
A good many visitors came to the
institute and cheered the teachers on
by their presence and kindly words.
Especially to be mentioned are the
pastors of the different churches,
and goodly number of school girls
and boys The teachers in regular
attendance were ". J. Seaman, A.
D. Denmark, W, c. Churchwell,
J. J. Melvin, H. J. Kittreli. N, James,
Rey. A. G.. Ferguson, and Misses
Estelle McRae, L. Bert Thompson,
Eugenia Naples, Gertrude Mcleod,
Willie Mcleod, Nola Churchwell.
Among the visitors were Rev. W. A.
Hays, Rev. II. G. Joiner, Misses
May Dozier, Anna Allen, and Myrtle
Baxter. The school pupils who at
tended most regularly were Gordon
Rounsaville. Laura Rounsaville, May
Belle Mckay, and Mary Naples.
The attendance was not as good as
it could have been, but those who
came were made stronger for the
trials and battles that await them
when they begin work again. The
development of the spiritual as well
as the intellectual end physical be-
ing was stressed. No teacher could
really be true teacher and fail to
catch vision of what it really meant
to be teacher.
Mr.. Archer S work was first class
in every respect, and the Institute
showed its appreciation OF his efforts
| bv adopting the following resolution:
Whereas, Prof. K. S. Archer has
directed this institute most success
fully, therefore be it,
i Resolved, That we the teachers OF
Greene County, Mississippi, render
Prof. Archer our heartfelt thanks
for the manly and masterful way in
| which he haS CARRIED on the work OF
: the institute, and for his broad
lsmiles, instructive lectures and able
speeches.