The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-04-12
TEACHERS' ASSO.
81 c SUCCESS
FOUR TO FIVE HUN
DRIED ATTEND
Pres. Bats Delivers
Strong Addrers.


The closing days of the Middle Ten
nessee Colored Teachers Association
furnished some interesting addresses
and talks on education by some of the
leading educators of the country No
table among them was Prof. Brister,
of Virginia who is the brother to
Prof. j. w. Brister, Superintendent of
Public instruction of this state. Prof.
Brister told of the school work in Vir-
ginia and showed that he was very
familiar with the subject. 1t was
brought out that Virginia is way
ahead of Tennessee in the rural
school work, and that a systematic
plan is in operation whereby all the
people take an interest in the mainte-
nance of all the county schools and
also that Negroes are appointed by
the State as supervisors and inspec-
tors of these schools.
It is gratifying, however, to know
that the Superintendent of this state
favors a plan as spoken of by his
brother from Virginia, and the Ne
groes in Tennessee may look forward
to the day when such appointments
will be made.
The Presidents annual address,
which was delivered on Thursday
night at the First Baptist Church,
was full of good thoughts and wise
suggestions. Prof. Bate covered the
ground fully, and if the recommends
lions suggested by him are put in
force all the schools In Tennessee will
see better day in the near future;
and whereas there are very few high
schools in Tennessee now, there will
be many others in counties where
there are enough Negroes to support
them President Bate said in part
in his address:
"The tErchers of today being con-
fronted with electric cars, autOmo-
biles and flying machines must pre-
pare the boys and girls along such
lines that they will be able to take
their places as useful citizens. The
seaman in md-ocean was told to let
down his bucket where he was and he
could get fresh water. So these boys
and girls must be trained to make a
livelihood in their own community
and not like birds migrate from coun
try to city that they may be cursed
by city life. They must be made to
realize the Importance Of rustic life
The teachers of today must so lead
their pupils that they will be able tC
wrest from mother earth not only q
living, but wealth and happiness
They must be made to see the pleas
ure there is in farm life. The teacher
of today must be able to so impress
his pupils that when he commands
there will be a right about march o
the colored youth from city back Il
the farm, not to farm on shares, bu
own the land and farm on the lates
and most improved plans. If no
these improved plans, he must a
least get the inspiration from tn,
teacher. Those children who must o
necessity remain in the city SHOULD
be so enthused that they will rise to
plain of self.reliance. They must b.
so prepared that they will not b.
swept from their feet by the grea
| whirlpool of city life Though thi
be Herculean task, the Negro teach
err needs not only thorough prepare
ton and adoption, he also needs
divine call to the teaching profession
So important is the work of the Ne
gro teacher that we might justly sa,
he should be born a teacher and no
made so by man. AS we look out OF