The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-02-21
STATE TEACHERS TO MEET.
Fifteen Hundred Expected mt Annua
Convention tn Bc Held I'm Spartan
burg-Omccrs.

Spartanburg, Feb. 17.-There is
every indication that fifteen hundred
white teachers of South Carolina will
attend the annual convention of the
state Teachers Association OF South
Carolina. which will be held in this
city March 10 To 2i. thus breaking
all former records of attendance up
ing made by the officers of the as
sociation to formulate n program for
the sessions which will have some
thing OF interest for every teacher.
and concerted movement is on foot
to have as many OF the teachers OF the
State as possible. be In actual at
tendance upon the convention. a
handsome trophy is to be awarded
this year to the county which shows
the largest percentage OF its teach
ers In actual attendance upon the
convention.
The day sessions and departmental
meetings OF the convention Will be
held at wonord College; the even
ing sessions at Converse College On
tho evening of Friday. the Goth, the
teachers will be the guests of the fac
ulty and students OF Converse college
at reception TO be given at the coll
% se Immediately following a short
v,ening session. Headquarters OF the
convention will be at the Gresham ho-
tcl. situated conveniently to the union
station and the business and educa-
tiDnal sections.
In making effort to have all the
members OF the convention attend the
ssions. the association officers are
pDinting out the many advantages in
dent upon the mingling Of the
teachers. the exceptional addresses
which will be made by prominent ed
ucators. and the ideas and inspirations
which will undoubtedly follow from
such a gathering. Ii is the hope to
make the association more powerful
In Its fundamental purposes. those
being the improvement of the MEM
bers In the science and art of teach
ing; creating and promoting public
interest I'm their cause OF education
elevating the standard OF the profess
sion; ahc procuring such legislation
as shall he conducive to the highest
Interests OF the schools and colleges
OF the state. The membership Of the
association has been growing rapidly
for the past few years; now the big
aim OF the officers Is to have the
members all attend the sessions. Us
well as To increase the membership.
Spartanburg is looking forward to the
convention with much interest. and
her business and professional citizens
will extend hearty welcome to the
teachers.
The association embraces the fol-
lowing auxiliary organizations. which
will meet with the main body. and
which will have special programs
of their own: Association OF town
and city superintendents: \. IL. Banks,
Columbia. president; Association of
county superintendents. :. NJ. Clark
son. Columbia. president; Association
Of Elementary schools; Miss Belle
Dunbar. Timmonsville. president;
School Improvement Association. Miss
Eva Hit. Aiken. president. The ofii-
GERS OF the association are: a. H.
Gasque. president; \. II. Rhett. Char
lesion. first vice president; Mrs. Hat
tie Brown. Rock IIill, second vice
president: G.. " Hauffcr. Bcnnctts-
willie. treasurer; l.. r. Baker, Colum-
bia. secretary; IL. G.. Burts, Green
vile. r. =. Fisher. Columbia, mem
bcrs of executive committee.
Some Of the important details OF
the program for the meeting will b'
annuOnccd I'm the next few days by
Mr.. Gasque. president of the associa
tion. who has charge OF this feature