The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26
SCHOOL TEACHERS MEET.
Joint Meeting of X. =. L. Association
ana County Teachers Association
Held Saturday at Hampton school.

AT joint meeting of the Rucal
School Improvement Association and
the County Teachers Association, held
saturday noon at the Hampton school
on Hampton Avenue, officers for
the coming year were elected for the
Teachers Association, the Rural
School Improvement association
having given place to it's sister as
sociation for that purpose, the Off
GERS elected being, President w. M.
Scott Secretary and Treasurer, Miss
Mary Mellette, Chairman Of the Ex-
ecutive committee, Miss Agnes Rich
ardson. Col. Dargan who was the
efficient president of the associat ton
last year resigned on account of lack
OF time to carry out the duties of the
position. His resignation was ac-
cepted with much regret by the
teachers over whose meetings he has
formerly presided, and he will be
much missed by them.
There was a fairly good attend
first of the present scholastic year.
Much interest was expressed by those
present and it is probable that the
meetings will be even better attended
than last year. 1t was decided that
the meetings should be held on the
flrst Saturday Of each month, with
the exception of next month when
the meeting was postponed until the
second Saturday on account Of the
State fair.
Several recommendations were
short talks were made by different
persons present. Mr.. e. w. Dabss
made a speech advising that the
County superintendent of Education
be paid larger salary so that he
could devote all of his time to the
work Of looking after the schools in
the county and in helping the teach
ers to find better methods of teach
ing and solving the many problems
with which they have to deal. He
said that he thought that man who
mad been teacer and was acquainted
with methods Of teaching should be
elected to the Office and that in do
ing SO and paying him such a salary
that he could devote all of his time
to the work he thought that there
would be a great Improvement in
the schools and in the system of
teaching. Col. j. j. Dargan also
made a speech along the same lines
that was very interesting and in
structive to the teachers. He deem
ed II wise 10 pay the instructors at
the teachers meetings., saying that
he thought that the County Board
ought to be willing to do so. The
County Board let the teachers know
that it was willing to accept the work
done at these monthly meetings of
the teachers as equivalent to an ex-
animation on the subjects taken up
In the teachesr meetings. 1t was ad-
Vised that the trustees give an ad-
ditional amount Of salary to those
teachers who were regular in attend
ance upon the meetings, they, how
ever. acting at their own discretion
in the matter.
Mrs. Parler Of Wedgefield, County
Organizer Of the Rural School I'm
provement association, made her re-
port which was heard with interest.
she expected a much larger enroll
ment this year than ever before. Mrs.
weinberg of Wedgefeld, who is
much interested in school work. was
present with Mrs. Parler. She said
that she was glad to see what pro-
gress had been made In school work
along these lines In this county.