Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-17
TEACHERS, ASSOCIATION

TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Following several months agitation
and discussion Of the subject, the
York County Teachers association at
its quarterly meeting held in the York
vile Graded school auditorium, Satur-
day morning, decided to divide the as
sociation into two divisions, said divi-
sions to be known as the Eastern and
Western divisions Of the York County
Teachers association. The understand
ing is that each section will meet three
times during the year and that the two
sections come together for a general
meeting Of teachers once in twelve
months.
The first meeting Of the Eastern di-
vision will be called by Prof. r. G.
Burts Of Rock Hill, on Dec. IL, and the
first meeting Of the Western division
will assemble at the call of Prof ]. W.
Shealy Of Glover, on December 5. On
those dates permanent organization OF
the two branch associations will be ef-
fected by the election Of officers, etc.
l. pite Of the bad weather Saturday
there were quite a number Of York
county teachers present at the meeting
and from the standpoint Of work ac-
complished, it was one Of the best meet
dent Of the organization, Prof. Baxter
c. Riddle, presided. Rev. T. T. Walsh
of Yorkville opened the meeting with
prayer. A song by the older pupils OF
the Yorkvile Graded school and a piano
solo by Miss Maud Eberhardt, music
teacher in the Yorkville school, were
applauded.
President Riddle introduced Mr.. T. f
McDow Of the Yorkville bar, who ad-
dressed the association along lines cal
culated to further educational enthu-
siasm in York county. The speaker
reviewed the history Of the public
schools Of the state. He deplored the
fact that teachers were underpaid, and
he advocated the establishment Of a
teachers pension fund. Many teacher
were only engaged in the profession
temporarily, a good many Of the fe-
male teachers only cared to teach until
the right man came along, while many
of the male teachers were eagerly
awaiting their opportunity to practice
law or medicine or some other profes-
sion. The speaker said the present
school law was not perfect by any
means, but was rather a mere patch
work which could be improved. The
state Superintendent Of education and
the county superintendent were under
paid. They are both highly capable Of
ficials he said, who should receive sew
eral times the salary which Is attached
to their respective offices. At the con
clusion Of his address, the speaker was
applauded.
When the question Of dividing the
association into two divisions came up a
number of teachers took the floor in
advocacy Of the proposed division. The
pI,inf for tha ctnn n stated
was due to the fact that railway sche-
dulles were so inconvenient that it is
almost impossible for all the teachers
to meet together 1t was pointed out
that teachers in Ebenezer and Catawba
and Fort Mill townships found 1t very
inconvenient to attend meetings in
Bethel, Kings Mountain or Broad Riv-
er townships, due to the fact that the
trip and return can not be made in one
day.
A committee was appointed to divide
the schools into sections, and In MAX
ing the division, teachers were given to
understand that they should enroll in
the division whose territory included
their school, where possible. If, how
ever they were in neutral territory, as
convenient to one division as the other
they are at liberty to enroll in the di-
were divided as follows:
Western Division-Blairsville, Hick-
ory Grove, Santiago, Langham, Smyr-
ma, Sutton's Spring, Miller Cotton
Belt, Bethany, Fairview, Crossroads,
Hero, Pine Bark, Gold Hill, Wilkerson,
Shady Grove, Yorkville, McConnells-
vile, Free Silver, Bullock's Creek,
Olive Piedmont, Mountain View. Broad
River, Beersheba, F'ilbert, Bowling
Green, Oak Ridge, Dixie, Clark's Fork,
Forest Hill, Allison Creek, Philadel-
phia, Turkey Creek, Glover, Hopewell.
Eastern Division-Newport, River
side, Concord Fort Mill, Bethesda, Ebe-
nezer, Gold Hill, Friendship, Catawba
Junction, Mount Holly, Leslie, Flint
Hill, Oak Ridge, Massey, Roddey, Har-
mony, Wilson. India Hook, Mt. Gallant
Rock Hill, Winthrop Training school,
Ogden, Smiths, Bethel, Glendale, La
ney, Tirzah, Eastview.
There was quite spirited discussion
Of the question Of attendance on teach
ers' meetings. Several members stress
ed the importance of such attendance,
and some Of the speakers thought the
would be better were the
held on Friday; but the ma
jority declined to change the date.
Superintendent Carroll announced
that he was now engaged with plans
for a monster field day exercises next
spring. All teachers were urged to
keep the matter in mind.
For the first time in the associations
history. the members did not expect
in the homes of the citi-
zens. The association decided that
they would not expect to be
in private homes at the
place of meeting, since they considered
such entertainment invoked hardship
on housewives, and even placed the
teachers themselves in a somewhat
position. Prof. r. c.
Burts Of the Rock Hill Graded school,
informed the association that the
Greenville county educational board set
aside $40 each month for the entertain
ment Of the Greenville county teachers
association, the money being used to
provide luncheon, and thus private
families were not expected to enter
tain teachers The scheme met with the
hearty approval Of the York teachers,
and a resolution was unanimously
adopted asking the York county board
Of education to set aside a sum OF
money each month for such purpose.
On motion of Superintendent John Z.
Carroll the trustees Of the respective
York county schools were unanimously
elected honorary members of the York
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