Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1909-08-27
The Teachers Meeting.

Keytesville Wednesday, August
26, for a two. days. session.
About 100 benders of young
ideas are in attendance who, for
the most part, are enthusiastic in
their work, and glad of oppor.
tunities to add TO their. store of
knowledge.
After the election of Miss Fan
ME Fern Winfrey of Salisbury as
secretary the regular program
was taken up as follows:
Organization and enrolment.
A general outline of the work
in the county for the coming
scholastic year was given by
Prof. e. q. Carlstead. "Course of
Study, It's Use, Value and Alter.
nation of Work." was ably led by
Prof. G. G. Truitt of Salisbury,
followed by an instructive diss
cussion.
After a short recess Prof. W.
| 8 Drsce of Brunswick presented
the subject of Reading" His
suggestions were very practical
and especially applicable to
teachers engaged in primary
work. Profs. J. P. Coleman of
Fayette and j. w. Taylor of
Keytesville and Miss Hattie |
Virgin of Salisbury supplemented |
Prof. Drace's remarks with many
good points.
Owing to lack of time T. H.
Minor and Miss Pearl D. Peter.
son of Salisbury did not discuss
"School Management" M
Miss Virginia Stewart of Mo.
berly, who was on the program
for emusic in the Grades" gave
way till yesterday morning when
her paper was read, aud was
quite interesting. Miss Stewart
is a very talented lady and is
instructress of music in the Sails.
bury, Keytesville and Brunswick
public schools.
Prof. J. P. Coleman made q
splendid talk on Language al d
Grammar"
School records, teachers rec-
ords, pupils reports, reports of
district clerks and county schoo
supervision were lesrnedly dis.
cussed by Prof j. w. Taylor,
which was followed by short
talks by visiting teachers that
were well received
Wedne sday night Prof. j. D.
Elliff of the Missouri State uni.
versity and high school inspec
tor, delivered a most excellert
address at the Baptist church. in
which he gave much good sd-
vice to teachers and INDUCED in
some cold facts that it would be
we'll for teachers to give the full
est consideration.
Yesterdays program was re-
plete with subjects of much i'm.
port to teachers and consisted:
First, of a general discussion
of Course of Study; Arithmetic.
Second, Course of Study; His
tory and Government by
Prof. U. s. Hall, president of
Pritchetr college at Glasgow.
Third, School Buildings and
Grounds, Pure eDrinking Water and
Care of School Property, Prof. G.
E. Chrsne, superintendent of
public schools, Windsor, Mo.
Fourth, School Laws of Inter-
est to Teachers, Hon. John D.
Taylo county representative.
Fifth, Organization of Reading
Circle, Prof. Elmo Holman,
president of private school, Mus
selfork.
Sixth, Plans for Teachers
Meeting, County Supervisor of
Public Schools G. G. Carlstead,
followed by general discussion.
Two other features of yester-
davis program were omitted te-
cause of the absence OF those
who had been billed for papers
on those two subjects-Plsns for
Quarterly Examination, Final
Examination and County Gradu-
alton. and Plans for Increasing
the School Library.
The meeting was one of the
most successful ever held in the
county, and Prof. Carlestead lie
70 ha nnnnRokI1l nkad