Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-10
TEACHERS, ASSOCIATION MEETS

In spite Of rhe fact that the day was
bitter cold and threatening rain and
snow, there was a good attendance of
teachers from various sections Of the
county at the quarterly meeting Of
the York County Teachers association
in Glover. last Saturday. Quite a num-
Der Of interested patrons also attended
the meeting, the opera house being
we'll filled.
Rev. A. A. Mclean, pastor Of the
Presbyterian church Of Glover. in a
fitting manner welcomed the visitors
to Glover, and Prof ]. H. Witherspoon
Of Yorkville, responded.
Recitations and songs by Clover
school pupils were interspersed in the
programme, and proved one Of the
most interesting features Of the meet
ing.
A demonstration Of the work Of the
first and fourth grades Of the Yorkville
Graded school was presented by
Misses Sudie Allison and Ella Neely
Of the Yorkville school. Fourteen pu-
pills Of the school took part in the read
ing lesson, and the teachers showed
their exact method Of teaching the
study-different vowel sounds, proper
pronunciation, etc. Some little time
was devoted to the demonstration and
many Of the patrons expressed their
surprise and pleasure at the thorough
ness Of the work.
Following the demonstration there
was some little discussion Of the work;
many teachers plying the Yorkville
teachers with questions as to how they
kept the children interested, the
amount Of time spent in the work, etc.
Miss Elsie Jennings of Winthrop
college read paper on sight singing.
In her discussion she urged the i'm
portance of singing and advised every
teacher to teach singing. Anybody
can sing she said. She discussed the
songs that should be learned by chill
dren, and advised the teachers to IA
miliarize the children with at least
twelve songs a year. Cheap songs, she
said should not be sung. She told OF
her experience in the schools near
Rock Hill-how the children. became
interested in singing, and cared only
for the best songs. Miss Jennings IL
lustrated her paper by singing several
selections herself.
DR.. E. w. Pressly Of Clover, address,
ed the association on Burns and his
poetry. Scotland, he said, had pro-
duced two poets, Burns and Scott,
whose works would ever be read and
appreciated. Burns was Of poor fam
lily and his poems always dealt with
q rlmon folk. Although his personal
character was somewhat erratic, all
his poems contained lessons that tend
ed to elevate the morals OF his fellow
men. The speaker mentioned many OF
his works, retold their story and spoke
Of the lessons derived from them. He
works and enjoyed them still more as
he grew older, as something new could
always be obtained from his poems
They should not be read one time but
twenty times. In conclusion the speak
er urged the teachers who were not
familiar with the works Of Scotland's 8
famous son, to become familiar, as his
poems were a study we'll worth while.
Following DR.. Pressly's address the
president announced adjournment for
dinner.
At three o'clock the teachers assem-
bled in the graded school building and
divided into three sections, primary,
grammar and high school. Those en-
gagged in primary work discussed pri-
mary teaching, while the grammar
and high school teachers talked of
their work. a demonstration of work
done in the Glover schools was held In
the primary department and also in
the grammar room.
Superintendent Of Education John
E. Carroll presided over the high