The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-07-19
Institute
Teachers Of Lawrence County
Hold Successful Meeting.
4 Very Large and Intelligent Body
Taught BY Prof. J. ". Ireland.
Noted Educators Present.

The Lawrence county teacher who
has wilfully failed to attend tht
institute this week merits what he
is sure TO receive. forfeiture OF his
certificate. There is doubt II a
more Interesting and profitable in.
atitute was ever held in this county
We are sorry that more OF our
citizens have not been present at
all the sessions. True. the weather
has been simply execrable, but the
pleasure and profit derived from
attending the various sessions more
than ccmpensates for the physical
discomfort almost inseparable from
being one OF crowd In a room,
with the mercury flirting with the
top OF the tube, The instruction
given this week has been almost
wholly In the form OF lectures and
discussions, and II has been of the
most practical and interesting char
ncter. II is safe to say that the
most experienced. teacher in the
county. the Oldest veteran in his
high vocation. could not fail TO learn
from this institute much which, II
properly applied. would be or great
use to him in the schoolroom and
In the community. School men and
women from all parts OF the State
kHve been here, and all have spok-
en- TO the assembled teachers and
none OF them has failed to say
something OF good for teachers and
pupils.
The institute was called TO orr
der in the Baptist church Monday
morning by Superintendent Jay
O'Daniel The session was opened
with devotional exercises led by the
Rev Frederick f. Shannon. OF
Brooklyn. N. Y. Mr.. Shannon fol-
lowed this part OF the program with
what ali who heard IL declare
was one OF the best talks they
ever heard. With his learning and
experience. his eloquence and his
wonderful. vocabulary. Mr.. Shan
non is able to interest any body
Of intelligent men and women. and
he sure had just this kind OF an
audience last Monday morning. Mr..
b. Mcclure. veteran instructor
was elected Vice President Of the
institute. and supt. o'Daniel APP
pointed Miss Emma Thompson sec
retary. Miss Thompson. model
leacher and accomplished young
woman. makes a secretary without
fault. Following these selections
rame the enrolment OF the teach
ars as follows:
Addie Skeens Carl G. Moore
gypsy Thompson Bertha Prose
Emery Wheeler Enoch Wheeler
David Adams Foraker Cordle
Gordon Q. Burgess Fred Steele
noiiie Roberts Luther Burton
Ayrtle Carter Daisy Bishop
Nora Roberts Green Wellman
J. s. Judd Martha Witten
D. M. Copley Sherman Evans
gypsy Burchett ]. N. Holbrook I
Virginia Skeens J. N. Boggs
+. T. Thompson Eugene Moore
Holton Curtis Miller
ieorge j. Bishop Jina MCGUIRE
ames Casey William Gambill
Hay Foster Oscar Bailey
'larence Stewart Oscar Prince
!. w. Osborne J. p. Skaggs
(. M. Dalton III. r. skaggs
bertha Thompson w. s. Boggs I
J. b. Stuari Drew Adams !
.afe Webb Kenova Murray Q
'izzie Carter Leonard Lang I
hubert Berry d. G. Clark Z
|. L. Blankenship H. G. Thompson Z
olda Pennington Maud Smith s
arah Martin Nora Conley =
ION @. Belcher NJ p. Sparks d
mos Cordle Hattie Robinson u
tina Berry 70. s, Thompson "
Ierma Waller Otto Bowling n
/. G. Daniel Curtis Queen Il
B. Mcclure Arthur Justice n
IcClell'd sammons Hence vanhorn b.
ito G. Ghrtin HarmonO nO'Daniel
thel Akeps James L. Moore C
L. Spencer Shirley Hensley d
evi streitenberger Add skeens 81
NJ. Moore L. d. Bradley m
RS. .Birdieshannon Stanton Miller bl
lille Dixon Jack Thompson q