Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-08
TEACHERS HEAR MANY FINE TALKS First Annual Educational Meeting Largely At
 tended.
TEACHERS POOR PAY
Trustee Brewster, of State University Reads Fine Paper on
 Subject.

lHS, lnauSufateu Ter Lle e@Ieflaln- ment and advancement of seho )l teachers and directors af Jeffarsc1 county by. Prof. A. w. Lowe, county superintenden.- -elect, waG held at the court house in this city yesterday and was attended by one hundred teachers. directors and others inter- ested in school work and publia schools Prof. Lowe called the meeting to order and introduced D., .unius Jordan, supel intendent of the publc schools in this city, who pre-. sided throughout the two sessions.
 The program, which had been ar ranged fer two weeks, was car: ie out as announced and some most in. terestng subjects were handlel bv the speakers. One of the best papers submitted during the day was that ef Sheriff Edga's Brewster, trustee of the State University, who spoke OF "The Necessity for Longer Se5- sions of Country Schools and Better Paid Teachers"
 Prof. J. l.. Spence, president ci the Fourth District Agricultural School at Mont cello, made an in teresting .allA on rural schools an' the wo;k that is being accomplishe1 at his agricultural school He was followed by J P. Wammack, of Mag nola, President of the Arkansas State Teachers Association. He gave some excellent advice to tho teachers on general methods of teaching. Miss Guise, of Little Rock as representative Of the State De partment of Education, reviewed tie work being done over the state by that department and what they hope to accomplish in the future.
 These preset then enjoyed a fine recitation by Miss Jean Hart, and T, the afternoon session. Miss Ellice Breathwit favored the audience with a delightful recitation and respond win anothes gcsd humber when ap- plauded.
 s. 0. Mace, principal of the Iter- ary department of the Fourth Dis trict Agricultural School. made an interesting ard a9pf fopriate talk ol ''The Mere Practical Methods O Teaching in the Public Schools. His address was exceptionally well presented and included many Valu- a,ble suggestions for teachers ami school directors "The Ccnsolidat Oh of the Rural Schools" was suh- ject of a fine address by Prof. J. L., Bond. of Little Rock, superintendent Of elementary schools He also i'm pressed those present with the im- DO. tance and necessity of county supervision.
 Afternoon Session.
 During the afternoon C. l. Fau- cette, director of District No. "A spoke on '''Tae Advieabil,ty of Com- pulsory Education fo- the Arkans@s Public schoo.s." He advocated a law which would at least interest il not compel parents to send their children to school. This subject was also ably discussed by Miss Willie Hooker, of Wabbaseka: J. T. Kirklin. Of Kea.ney Peer Winter, of DistT ci No. ,, and County Examiner A. W. Lcwe. Practically all of the speak CTS favored compulsory education in some form.
 A. D. Foster, cashier of the Mer- chants and Planters Bank, of this city, gave a most interesting and in ssructive talk on 'tBusiness Methcds in the Public Schools From a Bank CTS Standpoint He emphasized the Importance of teaching children to Ee able to sI9ly their schooi studies to business in after years.
 Es. W. 7. Lowe. city physiciae spoke on School Hygiene" H. gave statistics showing the per cent of pupils who ale sick fem preytE- table diseases. He paid special at- tantion to the house fly and the mos quito as germ strfbutors and urgeH cleanliness around the homes an l schcols to eliminate them.
 Dr. Junius Jordan spoke on "The Demand For a County Central Hlgn School; How To Secure It; Where TO Place It and County Supervision as an Essential Help Along This Iine.''. His talk, as usual, was very instructive and was appreciated verS much by the teachers. He favored the building of central high schools in the county. showing the campar"- tive cost of sending boys and girls to high schools at home instead. T sending them to high schools n neighb bcring cities.