The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-10-07
Was Held In Auditorium Of
High School
Regular Session Presided Over
by Miss Register = Babe
Contest ExpIained-Near
Hundred Present,

Nearly one hundred Wake covrry
teachers met at the high school yes
terday or the first monthly teacher~
meeting Of the school year. THIS
splendid attendance, in view OF tae
fact that less than half of the school.
OF the county have opened va
striking feature Of the meeting. ar.i
was indicative Of a fine spirit GA thr
part of the ache BESIDES th-
teachers, there were present i numbt
Of prominent educators and other
public spirited citizens.
The regular meeting was preside!
over by Miss Edith Register, IN the Az
sence OF Superintendent Judo. .frtr-
cipal Nj. B.. Dry, of Cary high school
conducted the opening exercise. \
letter Of greeting from Mr.. Judd wa
read by Mr. d. w. Maddox, principal
i Of Wendell school. In the letter. Ar
Judd expressed his egret at being. for
the first time in eight years, absent
from q Wake county teachers meet
ing.
Ihe goal for the coming school
year. as fixed by the superintendent
In his letter, was in brief, better at
tendance, cooperative community
- "a, h<o y hAo civ iItolN
attic graduation. School farms and bet
torment associations are also u ~
given every encouragement, as well
as corn clubs and tomato clubs. There
will be held a county commencement.
which will be the occasion for tn.
graduation OF all ~eVenth-grade pu-
pills III the county, and the de-nonstra-
ton OF domestic and manual training
work. This will be a notable coca
sion in the life Of Wake county school
ch,ldreQ.
Mr. T.. e. Sans, State supervisor ~
teacher training. gave an interesting
outline Of the work to be dome in the
teachers reading course this year.
Following this, the teaCher were ask
ed to sign registration blanks for the
reading course. Practically all OF the
teachers take this course, which IS 4
powerful stimulus to professional ef-
ficiency.
Mr.. John Park, of the Raleigh
Times, proposed a plan by which ene
teachers might be enabled TO buy the
things needed to improve Their
SCHOOLS. The better babies contest. 90
be held at the coming State fair, vas
explained by Mr.. Warren II. Booker.
OF the State department of health.
Much interest was shown in this con-
test The teachers were asked to help
? create interest among the people Ii
Tue country.
On beh2lf OF the county department
q education, Mr.. J. Nj. Broughtan.
Jr., suggested some practical way IN
which the teachers might cooperate
with the superintendent's Office for
5 greater efficiency in the work.
= pleasing feature Of TIE Erecting
was the Introduction of Miss Harris.
lae recently appointed primary super
VISOR for Wake county Principals }.
r 10 rcor g
Lockhart, Ct Apex, and T.. +. Story.
Y Of Bay'eaf, were also presented to the
conference.
! With the making of important an
4 nouncenents as to examinations and
IutlIe meetings, the joint meeting
Q vas aaJourned, and the work in the
SCION meetings was begun. The high
schooi teachers, for the first time, me
t IN q seDarate conference. This is ~
important innovation and sn,endic
S WORK Was done by this group undo,
= leadership Of Principal Dry. Mis-.
G aia.S Smith, OF MereGitl
G SoheSe' met with this section anC
: lthdefed ire service in helping II.
( Is 9ehooi teachers to map out thci
: plan 81 work for the coming wear.
q me primary section was preside
ossi oy MISS Edith Royster. assistan
county superintendent. She was 4.
$50 10 TINS meeting by Miss iIarris
the lma supervisor. TIE boz
Giao = 20 be used "How to Tel
stories TO Children" was presentcc
ana the lesson ass
IN the grammar grade section ure
SIDED over by Mr.. !. Nj Rro,pb+o-
Jr- q helpful discussion was enrere
INTO with special emphasis being Iai
on fourth and seventh grade worl
4, MISS Josephine Kelly. Of the Wa
: foSest school and Miss Bette Paylol
. 1he carpenter school. gave mos
3 helpful suggestions for sotvinp son
oinacult problems in grammar grad
! work Work was assigned for the ne,
70 meeting IN Shea. Every Day Prot
III iefns In Teaching" the book that ia I
De USED IN n reading course TT
- meeting.