The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-03-20
TEACHERS MEET
AT SPARTANBURG
Opening Session Attracts Big
Crowd.
REED SMITH SPEAKS.
Address by Professor OF the Uni
versity Of South Carolina is
Feature

Spartanburg Special to COLUMBIA
state, March 19.-Featured by a mas
teily address from Reed Smith, asso-
0Gte professor OF English at the Uni
V"rsity OF South Carolina. the South
Carolina State Teachers Association
he'd its opening session at CT. vrse
College tonight. The large audi
torium was filed with an audience
OF fully $500 persons. The program
was varied and interesting and held
the attention of the big crowd.
DR. Smiths address was the fea-
ture OF the evening. He spoke Of
Folk Lore and Ballads OF South
Carolina" a subject in which he is
well versed. The University OF South
Carolina quartette scored a hit with
its singing OF the ballads described
by DR.. Smith
A. H. Gasque of Florence, president
OF the association, delivered his an
nual address. Mr.. GasQue told OF the
work OF the past year and predicted
great things for the future.
The musical program was an at
tractive one and proved one of the
most popular features OF the evening
Frank Evans, superintendent Of the
Spartanburg schools, delivered the
address OF welcome, to which the re-
sponse was made by w c. Herbert
OF Timmonsville.
1t is said tonight that over 500
teachers are here from all parts Of
South Carolina to attend the sessions
OF the association. They are being
entertained at the hotels and homes
OF the city. The committees in
charge OF the entertainment OF the
visitors have done their work well
and everything has ben done for the
comfort OF the visitors.
Tomorrow's program is full OF
interesting events. An address will
be delivered by A. F.. Lever. repre-
sentative in Congress from the sew
enth district. Other addresses will be
by p p. ClaXtOn, United States com
missioner OF education, and Mrs Cora
Wilson Stewart, superintendent OF the
we'll known MOONLIGHT school of Row.
an county, Kentucky.
A number Of auxiliary associations
will hold meetings tomorrow at WOf-
ford College. These programs in
clude addresses by many we'll known
speakers.
The work of the 42nd annual meet
ing Of the State Teachers Association
was begun with the meetings of the
association Of County SuDerinten-
dents. the Association of Town and
City superintendent and the AsSocia-
tion of Elementary SchOls in the
literary society halls Of Wofford Col
lege this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock
Good attendance, instructive ad.
dresses and interesting discussions
marked the meetings or the two latter
associations but the meeting of the
county superintendent was only in
formal and it was decided to merge
this afternoons program with the
program for tomorrow. Prof. w. X
Tate, supervisor of rural schools, /,
to speak at the morning session or
observations on Short Term Schools
During the Year
s Miss Sarah WitherS presided at the
meeting of the Elementary School AS
sociation in the absence Of the presi
dent. Miss Belle Dunbar The mos
interesting feature was the practica
demonstration of the teaching o.
reading in the primary grades by Mis-:
Louise Aull of the Spartanburg cit!
schools With a blackboard and {
class Of small boys and girls she IL
Illustrated the modern methods used II
teaching the beginners. The paper OF
Domestic Science and Art In Ele
mentary Schools" prepared by Mis-
Anne McGregor Taine, was read b,
Miss Eva Hite. nominating com
mittee was appointed to report thu
officers for next year at the morning
meeting