The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-01
Special { | Il. !. !. !. !.
!. ]. . Features I;
an 0Aa5 5s1esTst VAlFEACHERS AssOCIA-
! fI6 WERE ADDRESSES by
~, Z = NENP EDUCATORS. !.
! \ 4 Attendance. ! Il !.
OF most representative body Of Me-
gro, teachers in State at 18th an.
nual sessiOn.-Sims elected presi-
= dent and Kiml,all given next
meeting. ,2.q az ..-. '!,,>:g


meeting. -, z% =,
- Hinton, Nov 264-With the con-
gratulattops showered upon the local
committee, for the cordial treatment
and; dainty .viands served at the
banquet to the m embers Of the w.
Va Teachers Association in the
dining hail of the : First Baptist
Church, the eighteenth session of
West Virgipia's most representative
body Of Negro teachers came to an
end. j.. @.. =. I,
Conditions: Of weather and esprit
= de corps were such as to make this
, 18th session the most memorable in
:: all the history Of the organization.
, The rigor of late November was
entirely absent and. save for the
purple and gold. ,encrusted noun
tains and one lone cool shower, that
washed the haze from. the sky, it
might have been days of early
spring. -, 80. '.,.-... ....
Doet oAe :. huAufeu' ~earhest en-
thusiastic teachers gathered. from
most every section of the State, and
the consensus of. their opinion, was
ON the eve~of departure, few days of
& thelE lives had been spent SO pleas
nrably and proltably- -. 49,
: Many. visitors and among them
teachers from the Old Dominion,
were present thus swelling the num-
Der in@ Attendance, over and above
the *Htnaoniana, TO more than one
he nrpHta aent* : OF the &ssoGia.
tloR ID TO- be rNful lated Tor win
ming the sconSsnGS no many notabIe
speakers to- accept q place on the
program, ab well aB for The excellent
Quality ana educative pert{nence Of
It's Individual numbers. =. H..
The special features of, the meet
ing were the addresses of Prof. %.
w: Working, Director of. Extension
Work In Agriculture at the West Viz
gin1a University; Dr. Waitman r.
Barbe, Assistant President of West
Virginia University and~the Hon. J.
ID. Crosby, Specialist in. r. AgFieul-
tural Education in the United States
Department Of Agriculture. ! y ~ 4
Prof. Working was extremely for
tunate In that he dispensed with the
use Of his manuscript and out of the
fulness of his vast experiences dis
coursed. In heart ito heart manner
-tpen- "HFphe things that count and the
varied possibilities Of farmers
Ife. 49,
,for an hour he prolonged the
possible ways or an independent liy-
lhs ny 1arm1ng' and tnterspersed, his
1acts Win rare vein. of rugged
humor fhat Kept his audience at
tent1Ve and In fine spirits. -
Dr. Barne, spoke on Things worth
"hne' IL was sumc1ent testimony
" inc lnIefesk 1et IN MS address,
'hat -oesloes Voclferous applause the
auo'ehce lea oy frof' ). W. Scott, of
i'"n'lheton' gave MIN the CHATEAU
W." SALUTE J.
uo'eea''ot from the Now River
NV 'oenoiter. 'eachers Round
s. aDle' ViS'teo Tue association Friday
49, ',' a0o" anu ie1. coro1al INVITA-
'e'on oSl-o, ~ e .ne a0s'o'@''op 70 Visit the
49," "ou'e' "nete preSloeRt 'Ihos.
t.o "@' .n1 '0"'''e speaker 1or
'"e f'ouho 1aole.
W. oroeoy oeilVered finished
~'oureSs ~ 'r1oaS nlsht on some fea-
49,, 49, 60 u snstf ~ tfue''on III agriculture
ne 'peo,a'St, was listened TO with
.n,s aon assya.lo". aa re sa'd many