The Forrest City times., 1913-05-16
St. Francis Teachers Association.

The St. Francis County Teachers Association met at Palestine Sauur- day. The attendance was fairly good and the work done was excellent. The meetings were held at the Bap- tist church, and after reading and prayer by MT. Lon Slaughter, Hon. s. F. Sulcer delivered the address of vel come. His address was we'll received. He said: II am glad to have you teach CTS here to-day. Palestine has a new birth, from an educational stand. point, and you teachers will refer to the time when Palestine established the consolidated school and began to show the world an educational system second to none. The people will say m lew years, come to Palestine, where you can ind good schools for your children. We have no apology 10 make Tor our present school. l nave seen letters from the Depart ment or Educatlon and from proml- nent teachers, who say, after due ex- animation, that the work done is good l old you teachers welcome, and turn over the Keys. Go ahead, the marshal is sick"
 A paper on County Institute Work 1 " WhS iCdd Dy I. h. J. uDDaTu, Then followed MT. Il. Newsome with an address on the Essentials of | Education. He made strong plea for scholarship, morals and trained teachers. He handled his subject ad- mrably and spoke in forcible man. ner.
 Adjournment for dinner was taken. and the citizens entertained the teach. CTS in very generous and hospstable manner.
 After dinner, County Examiner J. M. Wilson read paper on Agricul- ture in the Schools. He was practical in his talk, and with his sedge ham, mer blows sent home the thought that our agricultural work should be used to impress children with practical ideas for life. We should practice what we preach in school gardens
 Miss Pearl Davis, of Forrest City, followed in one of the most popular talks made. She carried conviction with her expressed ideas, and what she said was effective. Miss Davis placed training along with culture, and showed that schools should be taught by those who had been trained to teach.
 Miss Eva Reichardt, of Little Rock, addressed the teachers on School I'm proyement Work, Consolidation and County Superintendency. She was so plain and interesting that everybody understood what she was aiming at, and her remarks did good. She prais- ed MT. Sulcer for his consolidation bill, and urged the people to complete the school. She appointed Mrs. k. k. Stevens, Mrs. J. H. Stevens, Mrs. Jer- " Burns, Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Baker committee to cooperate with the State Department in the work of organizing School Improvement As sOciation at Palestine.
 Prof. G W. Christian, of this county, and Prof. Fogg, of Marked Tree, talk. ed on the question of County Super. intendency. The teachers present seemed to favor the proposition.
 Those present were J. M. Wilson, K. s. Fogg, Miss Tula Webber Miss England, Prof. Joe Fogg, J. l.. New. some and wife, Miss Pearl Davis, Miss Eva Reichardt, R. J. Hubbard, Miss Ibbie McCrary, Profs. Christian and Wallace and others whose names we did not get, but who will be mention ed later.
 Better trained teachers, more prac tical work in agriculture, more en thusiasm for the Institute, were urged, and much good will result from the meeting.