Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-04-21
PRAISE FOR MISS MARTIN.

On last Friday, April 15 Miss Eliza
Martin. after 3l5 months of hard,
earnest work. in the interest of our
children, brought her school to close
with a wonderful treat to the children
and a picnic at the hall. feel that
Miss Martin is due great credit for her
work, for which she seems to be re-
ceiving great praise. Her work has
been Of the best from beginning to
end. She has done more for the up
building of this little town and the
Improvement of the children than any
one girl l can mention. Although
Young in her cause she is for the i'm
provement of her community, giving
her whole heart to the interest of the
children, and with her kind and loving
manner, especially to the poor, she has
not only won the love and confidence
of the children, but of parents, also.
You can hear from all sides, from both
young and old. ''We want Miss Eliza
for our teacher next school," We find
it is not only the children of Sequat-
chic wanting her but the children
from elsewhere. This discussion was
heard while pupils and teacher we're
gathered at the Town Hall last Friday,
enjoying their last meeting for this
term, but owing to the bad weather
the teachers plans were not carried
out in regard to the amusements of the
afternoon. Grace Pryor was heard to
say, miss Eliza, we want you to be
our teacher at free school for you are
the sweetest, best and dearest teacher
we have ever had" Then there were
voices heard from all parts of the.hall.
"Yes, you are and I want you to come
back, too. While hundred voices
were heard to affirm this, one little
voice was heard to the negative, "No,
she won't. She will teach for us. >
Wondering who the child was, we
were told it was one of her scholars of
Jasper. Miss Eliza, in her graceful
manner, always for pleasing the child
rem, said, "Hush, children, you may
draw straws. I'm not worth fussing
over" The children not only proved
their love by words, but brought beau
tiful flowers. The lovely flowers
which Miss Eliza received convinced
us of their affection. More than she
could carry of snow balls and pot flow
ers we're given to her by each and ev
cry one of her pupils, with little
verse beginning ITO My Dearest Teach
ar, and closing, From a True and
Loving Scholar" | was congratulate
ing Miss Eliza Saturday morning on
receiving so many flowers, but she only
aswered, "Why, l have been receiv
ing them all the morning from those
that didn't bring them yesterday"
One beautiful and artistically ar
ranged bunch was given her by Den
mis- Condra. Mrs Condra says it is
the first he ever did such thing as to
take his teacher flowers, but it seems
she is loved by all. 1t was said to be
sad scene Friday morning when the
children brought the flowers to Miss
Eliza and she got up to thank them
Her eyes filled with tears and she
could only make brief talk to her
school, telling them how much she low
ed them, and that words could not ex-
press her appreciation. She was this
way all day showing her tender feel
ing and loving care for her students.
She was overjoyed for having pleased
her community. You never hear Miss
Eliza make sighting remark about
one of her students. She always
speaks in the highest praise of any and
all her students Go hear her tell it,
she has no bad scholars.
On Feb. 22nd she gave an enter
tainment which proved her skill as a
trainer on the stage. 1t being the
children first time to appear on the
stage it gave Miss Martin great worry
for while Give one girl the respon-
sibility of fifty children like Miss
Eliza had Feb. 90, and not one in
hundred would have had the success
she had. Not even an old, experienced
teacher could have done as we'll, much
less this young girl with her first ex-
perience. She has now organized
society and is bringing the community
in closer touch with each other She
being the leader, it will prove success
full. Oh, that we only had another
Miss Eliza and our town would be
more prosperous in the way of society.
Parents, the only thing we can do
is to work to help Miss Eliza in our
neighborhood, and use our influence in
the best way we know. Turn our
children over to her and aid her in the
way we can and years from now Sc
quatchie will be different place, and
our children improved, as she has
been teaching them manners in school.
The first was to respect her, and they
have certainly learned to respect her
as they nave no other teacher for years
and as for whipping in her school,
there has been comparatively none.
Her firm look and commanding voice
was enough to quiet them, and as one
of the boys said, "She can talk and
shame you till you want to get under
a seat and stay there. By this meth
cd it has been said that her worst
scholars are her best today. One OF
the students of last year was visiting
her school, and asked her what on