The Forrest City times., 1911-03-31
|ACHERS MEET
 AT COLT A SUCCESS
6 Christian and Others Talk on fry Material Subjects Splendid Thinner Served Citizens of Sis- ter City Highly Praised for Their Hospitality.

Dinner Served Citizens of Sis-
 ter City Highly Praised for
 Their Hospitality.
 The St. Francis County
 achers' Association convened
 Colt, Ark, on the 25th inst,
 eording to previous notice.
 At 1000 a. m. the associa-
 n was called to order by the
 esident, Prof. J. M. Wilson.
 Following a few preliminary
 marks by the president and a
 ng by the choir, the opening
 lvotional exercises were con
 lcted by the Rev. H. E. May.
 The regular secretary being bsent, the president appointed
 iss Ibbie McCrary secretary To tenn.
 The teachers and members resent were: N. c. B. Ander- bn. Rev. Ira T. Winfrey and fife, J. M. Wilson, G. w. Chris Ian, Misses Pearl Davis, Fan lie Stokes, Georgia Holland, Nav Brown, Alma Pirtle, Helen Shawver, Tobie McCrary, Pearl David and Allie Hill; also Prof. E. E. Stewart, a visitor from Cross county.
 The address of welcome was Delivered by the exquisite little Miss Wilmuth Doris who ac- |uuisted herself most elegantly. With others on the program |who had parts assigned, the one to respond to the welcome i address was absent, but several teachers, Wh en occasion af- |forded, replied in fitting terms. It is unfortunate that so many who had parts assigned them were absent. The con- mittee who has the matter in charge should see to 1t and be reasonably sure that when work is assigned to any member of the association that 1t will be done. The work of the associa- tion Is too important not only tO the teachers themselves. but to the pupils of St. Francis county to admit of figureheads or derelicts.
 Messrs. Wilson and Winfrey discussed the Aims and Pur- poses of the Association" which was listened to attentively and much appreciated.
 Miss Pearl Davis gave, in her usual graceful style, very in- teresting talk on her method of teaching agriculture in rural schools. She described at length how she demonstrated the ger mlnatlOn of seeds and the per collation. of water through the soil by capillarity and gravita- ton. The subject was com mented on by Messrs. Ander- son, Christian and others. Mir. Christian handled the subject from a practical viewpoint, urging a more intensive and a les, extensive methods in the tl..age of crops and showed that few acres of thin soil prop erly fertilized and prepared would more than compensate a large acreage with light yield.
 The noon hour having ar rived the association adjourned to be entertained by it's guests, the good citizens of Colt, quite a large number of whom with their children, were in attend ance. Dinner was spread on the grounds of the NJ. E. church building, the use of which was kindly rendered the association oy the pastor, Rev. H. E. May. t was indeed a sumptuous least at which every teacher in no Hnmistable way showed the appreciation of the welcome extended by little Miss Doris. It was good to be at Colt and enjoy the hospitality of her people.
 \ song and music by the choir, composed of Misses May and Brown and Messrs. Doris, Srum and Gatten, announced the assemblage of the associa- ton for the evening exercises.
 Mr. Christian spoke at length adv sing a clear cooperation auHUR faaaba,.e o birbar ct nd