The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-29
NEWBERRY TEACHERS
HAVE A GREAT DAY
LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC MEET.
ING AT WHITMIRE.
Trip Made in AutOm0biles-Miss Chap.
pell Gives Demonstration Les
sOn-Picnic.

! The county teachers association met
on Saturday with the Whitmire high
school. It was the last meeting II
this year, anu by far the best and most
enthusiastic and largest attended meet
! ing the association has ever held.
That was the consensus of opinion of
all the teachers present. The gooG
ladies of Whitmire y 'ppared and served
a most elaborate and elegant picnic
dinner which was enjoyed by all pre-
sent Some of the patriotic citizens
of Newberry, who own automobiles,
were kind enough to furnish their cars
for the teachers, and Col Aull was not
disappointed in having way for all
the teachers who desired to attend this
| meeting to get there AMI return. 1t
was not only a pleasant rip for them
but most profitable meeting as we'll.
Supervisor Hill kept his promise and
put the road in good condition so that
the trip was made. with ease and
comfort.
Owners of fourteen cars volunteered
the use of their cars to Col Aull for
the benefit of the teachers as follows:
L. w. Jones; McHardy Mower, three
cars driven by w. C. Waldrop, R. NJ.
Tidmarsh, Herndon Jones; I. NJ. Smith
driven by I. M. Smith, Jr.; H. o. Long;
NJ. T. Oxner; E. S. Blease driven by
Jas. L. Aull; c. G. Blease driven by
Thos. B. Berley; H. w. Dominick
driven by Humbert Aull; D. A. Rivers
driven by Mr.. Hamilton: NJ H. Folk,
C. S. Suber, E. H Aull
These gentle nen = duI the }haaEs
of the teachers and the county super
indent Of educa ION fo' their public
spirit and pat i, IL seryic, to the ca:se
of education IN the ct ',Ety of Ntw parry.
This meeting vas an inspiration and
impetus to the teachers of the county
and will do vast deal of good to the
cause of rural education All the
teachers who sent in their names had
conveyance provided and many of the
trustees attended.
Col Aull worked very hard to make
this meeting a success but he desires
it stated that but for the generous offer
of the owners of automobiles it would
have been impossible for the meeting
to have been pulled OFF at all. And to
Mr.. McHardy Mower he desires to have
extended especial thanks for the sue
cess of the meeting. Mr.. G. c. Glas-
cow had kindly offered the use of his
car but on the day before his car got
out of commission and Mr. Mower
very kindly came to the rescue and
saved the situation.
The meeting was held in the audi
toriun of the Whitmire high school
building and was attended by many
of the citizens of the town and teach
ers from Laurens and Union counties.
The exercises we're opened with prayer
by Rev. ]. NJ. Friday. President J.
S. Wheeler then introduced Prof. S. j.
J. Wall, superintendent of the Whit
mire school, who delivered most ex-
cellent address of welcome in behalf
of the school. Mr. f. W. FAINT repre-
sented the city council and mayor and
extended a most cordial welcome to the
teachers. Rev. J. M. Friday also
spoke words Of kindly welcome to the
visitors. Prof. S. J. Derrick of New
berry college responded in most hap
py manner as we'll as did Prof. j. B.
O'Neall Holloway for the teachers.
Superintendent Aull was then intro
duced and told something OF WnaL the
Whitmire school was doing and ex-
pressed his qualification of the large
attendance upon the meeting. He
states, however, that Whitmire was
not the only place in the county where
there was activity and interest N the
school problem. At Silverstreet,
Pomaria, Chappells, Jolly Street.
Zion, Trinity, Jalapa. and other places
in the county there was an awakening
and an interest in the betterment OF
school conditions manifest by the vot-
ing of an additional tax and the erec-
to fill a vacancy on the supreme court
bench. in case of resignation or death,