Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-06-22
THE NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
Summer School in ScSsi0n---SOn of
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ter.
Misses Emma Moore and Annie
Powell visited friends at Seneca last
week.
Miss Nellie Mulkey spent last week
in Atlanta with relatives.
Cecilia and Carter Mcconnell. Of
Waco, Texas, are spending a month
here with their unclcs, w. l.. and
B. NJ. England and J. w. McGee.
Mrs. r. Il. Mason has returned to
Charlotte after visiting her daughter.
Mrs. }. II. Bibb.
Miss Ada Marett is at home after
spending the past session at Green
vile Female College.
Mrs. c. G. Moore recently visited
her partnts, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, at
East Point, Ga.
Mrs. S. w. Dickson and Mrs. O. X.
A. PoOre are in Townvillc this week
to attend the Hunt-Ligon nuptials.
Miss Maud Simpson has returned
from the College for Women at CO.
lumbia. where she received her de-
gree after a four-year course.
4 most cordial welcome was given
those attending the Oconee County
Teachers Institute, which had it's
initial session in the school audito-
rum Monday morning at 8 o'clock.
superintendent w. G. IIughs. of Wal
halla, called the meeting to order
and read the Scriptures. With Miss
Nargie Stribling at the piano, Il fa-
~ song was heartily sung by all
pre-. mt. and Rev. +. G. Lavender led
in prayer.
superintendent NJ. T.. Brockman
introduced X. w. Marett, the mayor.
who gave in behalf Of the town a
most cordial welcome to the visiting
teachers.
w. p. Anderson, president of the
Westminster Bank, who nobly voices
his appreciation Of teachers, made
good his record and all felt helped
by his words OF commentator and
inspiration.
Rev. J. l.. Singleton, in his bright
all church services.
Superintendent IIughs responded
in behalf Of the teachers.
The board Of education is to be
congratulated upon selecting such
able instructors for our institute.
Prof. NJ. E. Brockman, who has had
such great success in the educational
field, will teach arithmetic and al
gebra; DR.. Reid Smith, an efficient
member OF the faculty OF the Uni
versity Of South Carolina, will teach
English, which includes grammar,
Anglo-Saton and rhetoric: Miss
Agnes Deal, competent teacher in
the Grcnnville Graded Schools, will
have geography and history; Miss
Harriet Goldsmith, a most rxcellent
teacher, who has had much expert
ence in primary work, will instruct
classes in primary methods. A class
or small pupils will be present each
day and actual school room work will
be done for the benelt of the teach
erS.
Among those attending the insti-
tute are Misses Ellen Duncan, Hor-
tense Jones, Callie Holland, Carolyn
Smith, Dora V. Haley, Leila Martin,
Wannie Morgan, Nellie Mulkey, Hat
tie Crawford, Docia Haley, Maud
Chalmers, Jessie Chalmers, Ethel and
Ada Marelt, Kate Isbell, Lula Gle
land, Alma and Alpha Powell, Hattie
Frasicr, Lena May Abbott, Myrtle
Douthit. Maud Stribiing. Geraldine
llughS, Kate LuSk, Beulah Elrod Ada
Wyly, Mary Lumkin. Jessie May and
Ida Martin, Sue Perkins, Maude
G,
Addic Grogan, Stella White, Carrie
Lee, Eula Haley, Rose Norris, Cora
Moss, Mrs. Florence Ballenger, Mrs.
Phoebe Hunter, Mrs. II. c. Pcdcn,
Mrs. A. w. Leathers; Messrs w. ID.
Barnett, w. NJ. Lawrence. CLYDE
Powell, Eddie Pickens, Jameson
Stribling, Allen Norris, Erwin Haley,
Preston Bruce, Clyde Smith, Thos.
hn T,>
Bruce, - - Brown, Margic Strib-
| ling, Florence Wilson and Miss West.
OF Grcenvillc; j. Fl. Canlrcll, Of
Ncwry.
The body Of James Tomkins was
brought here from PelZer Sunday
and was carried to Center Methodist
church for interment His two
daughters and son accompanied the
remains.
Dr.. and Mrs. w. A. Strickland went
to Pelzcr recently in their automobile
to visit their brother, DR.. Strickland,
| there.
Mrs. Alice Layton, of Spartanburg,
Mrs. s. p. Stribling and Mrs. J. d.
Sheldon, Of Fair Play, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. s. Stribling last
week.
superintendent E. l.. Hughes, of
Grccnville, will lecture I'm the school
auditorium Friday evening on The
Ministry OF the Beautiful. This is a
very important lecture, for teachers
especially, and will be vastly inter
csting TO all who avail themselves of
the opportunity Of hearing this wide
| awake educator. Prof. Hughes will
speak Wednesday morning on the
Science OF the Place Where"
PROF. }. w. Gaines, the newly elect
cd dean OF Shorter college, Rome,
Ga, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. J.
Stribling last week.
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