Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-01-12
TEACHERS. L Il { ASSOCIATION;

Sfate leacnerS-- ASSOCIATION ne
ported !, by An Edgefield
!. - County Teacher :: Who
.:.::i7 e.s;tt..:t:Attendedsr :a,,!tia ~
X: ee;,::;; i--:--s7 :: a's.s3 g &:
To attend: the; South Carolina
State Teachers Association and
South Carolina: School Improve
ment; Association, S;:for theilast two
years, and become a:member of both,
has been. a privilege OF, all the teach
'ers of South Carolina, ane I have
been fortunate enough to ind it
convenient to take advantage of ii.
AS there aree&$sso1j; few ofss:the teachers
of ;oura county & who have grasped
this opportunity. IL. fasI one of the
rural teachers who is interested ip.
the promotion of education every
where. though especially in the
community where I am employed;.
desire to bring the subject of att
tracing these educational aS1iieetings
before: my fellow: workers in sapH
q way as to cause mere -Four teaehs
ers to- look forward to- next yeag's 5,
holidays with the determinati 81.
sacrifice some time and money, 50 AS
to be present at. these meetings. sSSEi Il
~ 1t is not my intention hereto giveI
in detail the work done at ORR last,
meetings; !dr.the general worhof the
associations as:that maybe obtained,
from other papers. or by application
to the secretary. of the respective as.
sociations. . si;7iF.'''l .i'F = !, I,
The addresses Of eminent eminent speak.
ers from this and other states upon
various questions ;a}ef interest are
very instructive and inspiring. But,
aside from the benefit. derived from
these. well planned programs, our
coming in contact with fellow, teach.
ers and educational workers and
being able ?so:!kn'ow something of
what theSt JaaYee3&;taecomplished and
their methods of;work is of incalcula
bic benefit to us ,as. ploddipg: teach.
Frs. ri; Besides, "a We. II The teachers of lit.
lie Importance, as some ts:; may iy con- ,t,
sider|us andS::::;as some teachers. : Of f.
littl eeschools: consider themselves,
Come in contact with teachers who
have really done gretas.jt.things t,s.j.h and It
is an incentive to ns m to .nnsb for.
ward f, 10 ;broaldtie,rr' :fields.otf usefulness
if there is@anF suck:;place asa more
ui,s,eaifA field sthani.that9of 4. a.c3suSnbtrv uni
teacher feeling sttiat il issstthere Is al
@ays room i; 's al she Il q tep. ,s,l ,.
4 i an am afraid thai toa an man
d underrate rat, thenobilitys 6f E The teae6.-'
ers' profession an,ds aln,,s !tha.imn,tofttar,de t
Of our positioln al nne Eof;tbe main,
era q ! of the, futarey ,c;t;zens .iof orr
Country. e{,r ~ I When : we consider the
work of manv educators Il i; 81 such as the the
lamented DR. Carlisle. the story. of
whose life as nsfimplv fl = teach;er,'
was e lforc,ibly 1,ro,,o6t beffoi;ra 'tthe
Fby DregHS N, ,ISaydera
Wbose s,biect. Was ) ybe messaea.; of
d. Garlisie n tho tescbers of Snnth
r.,oI;n,o III ~ - r. oaons;aar -
a ai 81 81 sfsimnl%S ,;1iS teacb;sr,, II wa are
5o;nas orr !bsst s:,S1;1tf s!:4 q:
/ IiTo,ild also like !!to;i icall zthesat-
tention of our. teachers and, trustees
10 the two thousand dollars r,an.
p,r,o,,p1rriated r., by The laeislat,u;lrre to be-
nsed NV tbea (Rnr.al}: School IN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. as nrizes 1ri1s Flttf, ltr
the schools making the most i'm:
in their building and
GENERAL school ,anpearances and fa,.
cilitids i,rii,a,s fI,e ssVear Local taxa.
lion 3Heino,. eGnS;;;;]I;a11ed. 5.yVe Rhonid;
4, ,,riud ttsr ,fsIas - Is Eona fsfysd nnl.s
d = MO hos been Won hH On ESoe-
Co Geld school T Tb.e.,scbool nivo .;tba
,ott school with M an. Ed sefela vo,in,es
adv. Miss Maer;e, Reel. as, teacher.:,
But Whv not, more prizes won. bv.l
EdoefeId schoolss :Cerainlv the,
Z, 9rovement. y ia needed. WHY, rant
! i we, have local -;assoeiations for.