The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-07-25
First District Sunday School Gonfen
ton.

The sixth annual convention 81 tie
First District Sunday School AHao-
citation OF Carroll county. comprising
Hampstead. Manchester. Myers and
/ Uniontown districts. vas held Il
Uniontown on Sunday Int.
! II was a most successful convention
/ In every way RoY. I. I. Murray.
| District President, presiding.
| At the afternoon session. held IN
I the Lutheran Church. He. :. =.
/ Baughman. pastor. led The praise and
devotional service.
/ In the absence Of Mr. Robert :.
/ Hooper, Baltimore. whose subject
was Why have an organized eIaza =
/ G.. w. Yelser. county president. gafe
some practical and convincing IIluH=
/ trations Of the advantage Of organized
adult work, and why tie spirit Of Or
I ganization should b extended
Throughout the county
/ Rev, ID, ]. Wolf. Taneytown. ave :
most excellent address which Va
highly appreciated on The Teacher. .
[ Gods teacher should b efficient. and
and his life should be What pupils
think he is" were his words IN part.
| Mr., Jesse =. Garner. county HuuerIn=
/ tendent, Of teacher training. spoke On
The Teacher Training Course and
/ gave a report OF the county work.
which was the most encouraging Re
/ port yet given. Glasses are reported
I from all parts of the county.
What Is n Graded School. using a.
|propriate lessons" was presented b.
the county president lie aaId IN
part; Pupils should De graded ae=
|Cording to age: Beginners 70 >.
| Primary to 5 Juniors > 10 I. Hena=
rate class for boys and girls. inter
Imediates, IL to 1G. Seniors. i % =.
and that Adult Glasses should be Or
gani2ed that annual promotions Of
| of pupils, which should take place
about October list Is most essential
to success in any school. n It breaks
the monotony of pupils remaining
/ before the same teacher al tie time.
and makes impossible The old-fash-
/ Toned class" which Is al The time Re
ceiving scholars. but never grows
| larger yet never gives out.
/ The only lessons appropriate Tor
the entire school are the Graded Les
sons. First course for Beginners:
Sixth Course for Primary Class. Ninth
Course for Juniors. Thirteenth
! Course for Intermediates. Uniform
/ Lessons for Seniors, and Adult Class
es, all of which may be used b. the
average school.
Mrs. G.. w Baughman gaYe many
reasons why every school should look
after the baby, and enroll every one a
a cradle roll pupil her subject being
The Cradle ROLL
The evening session was held n the
Methodist Protestant Church. neY.
T. II. Wright the pastor. leading de
votional and praise
Rev. L. b. Hafer, TaneytoYn. was
the only speaker at the evening sess-
ion. His subject was An EnIargIng
World" which was able. instructive.
and entertaining, and most highly ap-
preciated by the large audience.
The following officers we're elected
for the ensuing year: Rev. l. T. Muir
ray president; vice presidents. Rev.
s. G. Hoover, Silver Run N. :. ZollI-
ckoffer, Uniontown; John Baker. Man
chester; Preston Snyder. Hampstead;
Sterling Bixler, Baehmanis Mills;
secretary-treasurer John Null,
Frizellburg; superintendent Cradle
Roll, Miss Treva L. YeIser. Union
Mills; superintendent teacher train
ing, Guy w. Haines. Tyrone. auperin-
tendent Adult Organized Classes. A
w. Feeser, Silver Run.
JOHN NULL Secretary.