Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-09-04

told the teachers that working as 4
body they were sufficiently strong TO
accomplish many good things for them
SELVES and the county and one of the
present needs to VIII .ch he called their
attention was the early organization
sR a Henderson County Fair associa-
/ ton for~the exploitation Of the cdr |,
oatiOnal, agricultural and other i'm
portant interests of this section for
the coming year. He invited them to
b'4 present on Educational Day of the
Western North Carolina Fair in order
that they might acquaint themselves
with something of the nature and
scope of the work that has been done
by educat onal workers for the ad
Vancement of Western North Caroli-
ma. ga
Prof. w: c. Allen, former superin-
tendent of Waynesville graded schools
and now president Of the Western
North Carolina Educational, society
addressed the teachers as to the pur-
poses of this organization, which or
ganized a few months ago with the
v ew to securing for this section a
training school for the teachers.
Prof. Allen stated that although the
Promoters of this society met with
defeat in their effort to secure an ap-
preparation from the last legislature,
they were in hopes of enlisting suff1-
Clent eo-operaH on to accomplish re-
suits in its efforts two years hence
He spoke of the needs and possibili-
ties of such an institution in Western
North Carolina and gave stat stics to
show that the eastern part of the
state had been given $45,0O0 annual
ly for the purpose OF training teach
eTs while the western part of the
State had enjoyed but $22, 800. Prof
Allen solicited subscriptions from
tt achers and read endorsements from
a number of organizations. He said
tnat the annual memberships dues of
81 would be. applied to defraying the
expenses incident to perfecting the
organization and waging the fight be-
fore the next legislature for an ap
preparation for the proposed institu-
tion.
zThe movement for teachers tra n
ing school for Western North CARROLL
na was unanimously endorsed by the
tea chers organ zation and a number
Of memberships were secured.
Prof. Allen is travelling in the vari-
Gus counties of Western North Carroll
ma in the interest of the school anG !
VIII perfect. very, strong organiza-
Cient pressure upon the next legisla-
ton for the purpose of bring ng sutf1-
ture as to insure the success of the
institution.
Among the teachers present were:
C. J. Ashworth, Sue Allen, Mamie
Briggs, ]. w. Briggs, A. P. Bell, 7,
Bertha Brevard, Olive Cooper, G. F. I
Clark, j. P. Dewey, Jennie Bell Jones, !.
Alma freeman, Annie F. elds, Lorena !
Fields, Bertha Hill, Lilly B. Hight, Sue
Heath, Nellie Hamilton, ]. T. Hill, !
Nellie Hart, Belle Jones, Mrs. F.. M. /
Johnson, Annie Johnson, Evelyn John /
son, T. M Johnson, Marie R. Lane,
Eufola Ledbetter, Belle Ledbetter,
-renora Lanning,L Eugenia Morrison. !
D. p Mccain, p E. Mccall, Prof. B.
R. Minton, Mae Osborne, L. Y. Pitillo. |
Hester Pitillo, j. H. Pace, Mrs. J. H
Pace, Jennie c. Reams, R.zF. Pace,
Armada Ramsay, Norman A. Randall,
Mamie Rymer, Deborah Stepp, Lola
3 Shipman, Ava Ohook, z. A. Ship
oan, H. f. Sayles, Miriam Steale,
elizabeth Thompson, Matte Williams,
". S. Young.