The bee., 1911-12-05

eyville; Prof. Tony Hughes, Wav
erly
source of Coo Order-ED Mrs
Bobbye E. "oore, pki lsvllle
(2) Mrs. h e. II hett, Hender
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io:so o. &c Sec, Jnal Work
ra Kenhedy
/ Lecture-"Vocation Training
PROF. Frank l.. Williams, Princi-
pal of Summer High school, 81
Louis
$50 Adjournment
Afternoon Session
| / AS Music. Choral Club.
Address Common Schools
Hon. Paul M. Moore, Chairman of
the Board of Education, Darlington
Report of Completes on Resolu-
tions, Place of meeting, Election OF
officers, Auditing committee, etc.
Installation of officers
Song-Doxology
The entire program was far ex-
cellent. Every participant on the
program acquitted himself we'll. We
are particularly proud of our own
Prof. Bell and Mrs. j. r. Evans who
represented US on the program,
comment is unnecessary. Special
mention shonld be made of the we l.
come address ON behalf of the city
by Hon. Frank De Rysh, Supt. OF
the st. Bernard Mining Co. Mr..
Rash made us feel that there is no
"Mason and Dixon Line;" that the
hospitality of our Southern friends
is just as broad and their words OF
welcome are just as hearty as any
of our Northern Philanthropists
AS we listened to those earnest
words of welcome we were made to
feel that be must indeed have been
faithful deciple to our own la
mented Hon. j. b Atkinson.
We were also delighted to listen
to the address delivered by Hon. p.
M Moore, Trustee of Board of Edu-
cation on the common schools" and
to see the interest he is taking in
the schools of our district.
DR.. g. G. Parker's response was
eloquent and to the point.
After the secti onal meeting Sat
urdav morning at the school house
we then listened to some timely rer
marks by Prof. ]. w. Martin, presi-
dent of Atkinson College. At go
O'Clock a. m. the teachers in a body
marched to the Baptist Church
where a large and enthusiastic aud
dience listened to one of the most
practical profound and eloquent
lectures ever heard in Darlington.
The speaker of the occasion was
Prof. Frank l.. Williams, principal
of the Summer High School, ST.
Louis, Mo. His subject was. "Vo-
cational Training" He said we
had had $500 years of civilization to
work on and we might live as long
as Methuselah but could never learn
everything; hence we should have
Vocational Training"
He emphasized the Importance of
individual enlightment and Individ-
ual training for service. He express
sed the Importance of inter- weaving
the interest of the school with that
of the community II, which it ex-
lists. si
He said that the old schools OF
New England werssnot fitted to suit
our purposes. They only prepared
the classes who in turn oppressed
the masses.
Thesspeaker emphasized the fact
that the schoolsswe need are schools
for everybody. Schools that Will
prepare an individuarfor his voca-
tion, whether that be cooking, laun-
drying. blacksmithing, mining,
farming, teaching, preaching or any
other profession,
The speaker said that there is a
special culture in all of these courses
and the economic condition must be
studied IN pursuing any course.
He said the kind of education
needed should seek to meetth needs
of the people educated and find the
possible efficiency of the student.
Tbs environment of the student
should be made the best possible.
He said that study and work
should be G T elated; that sepaI ate