The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-09

ARE SECURED TO ADDRESS THE
~ w. VA. STATE TEACHERS'
7, ...- ASSOCIATION.
Rural Conditions
TO Occupy Large Part of the Dis
.s cussions OF Educational Problems
Government Specialist to Deliver
Illustrated Address.
Especial to The Advocate. J

. = Especial to The Advocate.)
Bluefield, Nov. S.-President R.
+. = Sims, Of - the West Virginia
State Teachers Association has
about completed arrangements for
the meeting Of that body at Kim
I ball West Nvian) Nov 30th and
/ and Dec. 1st, toward the success of
Which the teachers not only Of Kim
| ball but of the whole OF Mcdowell
county are contributing their ef-
forts. 49,
.., He has arranged an. excellent pro-
gram on which appear the names Of
some of the ablest men and women
in the state. He has also secured
other prominent educators outside
the state for addresses. .-
/ The program in part is:
/ Thursday moraing, 10, o'clock:
Prayer by Rev. w. H.. Mitchell,
Kimball. ID,
Solo by Mr.. Chas. S. Arter, Key
stone. .,.
Sermon by Rev. R. p, Johnson,
| kmball ~
| - Thursday afternoon, 2 o'clock:
Welcome Address--Prof w. D.
Johnson, Kimball. ...
| Response-Mrs. v. l.. Edwards,
Biuefield =
I Primary Department, Mrs. Fannie
Cobb Carter, w. Va. Colored Insti-
|tute, director: -.-.'
| no1 lux
itfainiTg-Miss Marie Harrison, of
Bluefield Colored Institute.
The teaching Of Numbers--Mrs.
Il. P. johnson, Kimball. .;
The value of stories and how to
tell them-Miss, Mabel 8. Young. .
Rural school section,-R T.. A.
Watkins, Maybury, director. .. .....
Paper-The' teacher ana hts 500
cial functions in rural life--Rev. l..
A. Watkins. ".*.'. .......'.f -
Paper-The adaptability Of the
teacher to rural industry-Mr. S.
w. Patterson, Mcdowell.
Round table discussion Of SUBJ
jects pertaining to- rural schools.
Thursday evening, o'clock:
Thursday evening, o'clock, dra-
! matte recital by Chas. B. Harrison,
Chicago, Ill.
Illustrated address on rural
schools-Hon. "A. c.. Monohan, gov
ernment specialist on Rural schools,
Washington, D. G.
Friday morning, 9 O'Clock:
Devotional exercises.
Grammar school section, Prof. e.
L. Ram, Mcdonald, director.
Paper-How to awaken and se-
cure -attention.-Prof.- Jas,L- Hill
principal Bluefield Colored School:
/ Discussion-Miss Amelia McDan-
iei, Fayetteville school.
Paper - Cooperation among
teachers In Grammar Schools-Prof.
>. II. Craghead, principal Elkhorn
school.
Discussion-Mr. II. H. Railey,
principal Simmons school, Mont
gomery.
High School section:
Prof. J. w. Scott, principal Doug
lass High School, Huntington, di-
| rector: -
Paper-should high school cours-
es be planned primarily to fit for
college or vocational life.-Prof. J.
w. Scott
Paper--The high schooT principaY
as personal adviser Of his pupils--
Rev. j. w. Robinson, st. Adams.
Paper-Domestic science and
1manual arts in high school.-Prof.
i. F. J. Clark, Garnett School,
Charleston.
| Friday afternoon, Q o'clock:
| Normal section, Prof. B. Priiler-
man, West Virginia Colored Insti-
tute, director.
Paper-Personal work Of normal
school teachers to the boys and
girls and the ty--Pres.
Prillerman.
Paper-Present methods Of grant,
ing certificates, it's advantages and
defects-Pres. II. r. Mcdonald,
Storer College.
| Paper--How to make student or,
ganizations more helpful-Prof. J
D. Coleman, Bluefield Colored Insti-
tute.
l Address--"Tho black mans part
In Egyptian civilization and his con-
tribution to American life.--Rev. Fl
H. Proctor, Atlanta, Ga.
| Friday evening, o'clock:
| Address-Vocational training an
essential clement in universal edu.
cation--Prof. VIM. Joiner, WILDER.