The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-03-25
ENJOYABLE AND ENTHUSIASTIC
MEETING.
The Halifax Comfy Teachers Ass0.
sGciaiiOn.
NEXT MEETING TO BE- HELD III ENFIELD.

hLEi MLEiiaE III DE- HELD ia LHiiLLD.
The third bimonthly meeting OF
the Halifax County Teachers Asso
citation, held in the Graded School
Auditorium Friday, March 10th, was
az enjoyable and enthusiastic occa-
sion, and gratifying success IN eve
Nv respect, to all those who were IN
attendance The first meeting was
held in Halifax in November of last
wear, at which time the Association
was organized and its present officers
elected. under whose management,
at eacn successive meeting the
one in Weldon January 22nd, and a
the one here Friday-the attendance
has been larger, and the interest OF
teachers, as we'll as the public at
large, has been more evident.
The organization, standing as it
does for the Improvement of the
schools, and the school system, and
the progress of education in Hall
fax county through the agency Of
the teachers, is doing a great and
good work in accomplishing this end.
The Betterment Association, closely
allied with the Teachers, is doing its
valuable and efficient part in the
work laid out for it to do. Local
Betterment Associations are being
organized throughout the county and
their influence will be marked in the
Improvement Of the general appear
ance of the schools and school
grounds, and in arousing and increas
ing the interest of the public in edu
:ational progress.
The meeting Friday was called It
der by Mr. r II. Latham. # We
n. p e~ident of the Association,
I'D was lead in PRAYER by Rev. G A
| J.. eS, pastor of The Methodist church
ii his place, after which Mr.. Albion
| )lnn delivered the address of wei
| GONE Ipr the town. He SAID in pai
{ .a. Scotland Neck was i pia e
were education had ever receive
| Engagement AMI where the prop
y aiming IF the children has been
liz fist thought in the minds of the
D.ape He said that the people OF
/ ,tland Neck had ever been gener-
Is and loving toward their teachers
tui that they welcomed the teachers
II the Halifax County Teachers As
>ociation with open arms. He told
the teachers that they had entered
their appearance, and that before
they left they should make acknowl-
edgement that Scotland Neck had
4gainst them no adverse possession
He told them to use their judgment
IS to what they wished, and to make
levy upon Scotland Neck for it, and
| the execution would be returned
SATISFIED. When Mr.. Dunn hal
c included his address Mr.. E E. Hill
lard, president OF the board of trus-
lee of the Scotland Neck Graded
Schools, welcomed the teachers for
the school and school board Mr.
billiard said that the schools all over
the county are the workshops that are
To turn out material that will live,
and that the teachers are the mould
ers of this material. He said that
the Scotland Neck Graded School anC
the Board of Trustees welcomed tht
teachers, and were glad to have then
here, and their one wish was thai
the teachers should inspire love II
their pupils, and that their influence
should grow until the educationa
belt Of protection should SURROUND
the whole country, and promote anc
uplift the people.
At the conclusion Of the addresses
If welcome, Prof. Latham returned
thanks for the cordial welcome tn,
teachers had been extended, afte
which he introduced the speaker o
the occasion, Prof. E. G. Brooks, O
Trinity College, editor Of the Stat
Educational Journal, who announces
as his subject, "The Real Teacher.
Prof. Brooks said that North Caro-
lima had made splendid progress il
the past ten years. that the teacher
. had made much progress, but tina
= material development in the Stat
had gone on faster than the teacher
had gone on. He said it was neces
sary that the teacher should max
more rapid progress in his profes
n. Prof Brooks then confined hi
remarks to teaching in the schoo
room, taking up the three subject
;. of geography, history and arithme
tic. In discussing these subjects h
deplored the teachers slavish &C
herence to text books, and shove
: the necessity of the teachers givin
{, the pupils outside information, c
teaching him that all knowledge
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