The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-18
State TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
AN INTERESTING SESSION IS EX.
PECTED IN COLUMBIA.
Columbia Getting Ready to Enter
tain the Teachers of the State
During the Holidays.

Columbia during the holidays. The
meetings for many years were held
in the summer, but in the last half
dozen years SO many teachers 20
away in the summer to attend nor
NAL Institutes that last year the as
sociation decided to make an expert,
ment and hold the meeting in CO.
lumbia during the winter holidays.
The experiment last winter was 80
pleasing that the sessions this year
Will be held during the holidays. The
attendance last yea* was far and
away the largest In the history of the
association and there were several
social features which added greatly
to the success Of the meeting.
The programme or this years ses-
sion has just been printed. This
shows that in addition to the general
association there will be in session
several subordinate bodies Of teach
ers. Each Of these has arranged a
separate programme.
The several departments of the as
ISOLATION are as follows:
School improvement Association.
Association City and Town Super
intendents.
Association County Superintend-
ents, Association of Colleges.
Association kindergarten and Pri-
mary teachers
The officers of the State Teachers
Association are as follows:
President, Principal w. K. Tate.
Memminger Normal School, Charles
ton.
Vice Presidents, Lueco Gunter,
First District; w. L. Brooker, Sec
ond District; d. w. Daniel, Third
District; D. w. Wallace, Fourth Dis
strict::-T w. Thomson, Fifth District;
Nathan Toms, Sixth District; A. r.
A|ohhS, OCNcHtIt lbSCTlCC.
Treasurer. c. V. Neuffer, Column
bia.
Recording Secretary, E. c. Nc
Cants, Anderson.
Corresponding Secretary, w. II.
Jones, Columbia.
Member executive committee. l..
W. Dick, Abbeville.
Local committee, A.. r. Banks
chairman; Miss Helen Mc-laster
Miss Francenia Brennan, M Ellen
s. Watkins, Miss Bessie Davis, Mrs.
l.. T. Baker, Patterson Wardlaw. DR.,
5. {. Mitchell, w. r. Dove, S. NJ.
Clarkson, Claude v. Neuffer, w. H.
Jones.
State Association Of Town and CITY
Observation-Disclosures, J. L.
Mann, Florence; Vice president, T.
c. McCants, Anderson; secretary, Ma
than Toms. Darlington; treasurer, n
M. Salley, Greenwood.
Rural School Improvement: Asso-
ciation-President, Miss Theodos,a
Dargan, Stategurg. vice president
Mrs. Dora Dee Walker, Thomas: 1e.
cording secretary, Miss Lizzie T;oy.
ers, Eastover; corresponding secre-
tary, Miss Elise Rudd, Saluda, chair.
man executive committee, Miss
Louisa Poppenheim, Charleston
Association Of County Superinten.
dents of Observation-Disclosures, State
superintendent ]. E. Swearingen; vice
president, Superintendent E. P. War
ing; secretary. superintendent A. L.
Easterling.
Association Elementary Schools
Chairman, Miss A. E. Bonham; Sec
retary, Miss Sarah Withers; Miss
Minnie Macfeat, Miss Rattle Gold
smith,
The membership fee is 81 for men
and SO cents for women, for which
membership receipt and a badge en-
titling to all privileges of the asso-
citation will be issued.
The headquarters of the associa-
ton and bureau of information will
be in the vestibule of the university
chapel. All members are expected
to report there upon arrival in the
city.
Holiday rates will be in force on
all roads. Accommodations may be
had at all hotels and boarding
hous es at reasonable rates. Inform
ation as to accommodations may be
obtained from Superintendent A. r..
Banks, chairman of reception COM
mittee.
Dr. S. c. Mitchell, president Of the
teachers a reception at his residence
university will tender the visiting