The record., 1914-09-17
Division Teachers Meeting.

The teachers of Division met
at Central Point School Sept. IL
for their second monthly meeting.
At roll call all but four teachers of
the division answered. The follow
ing teachers were very welcome
visitors: {. c. Hayden, Supt. of
Greenvllle High School and Graded
School; Will Colley. Principal of
Depoy School; Will Young, of
Pleasant Hill. and Miss Nell Shut,
of Greenville. The room was bright
ened and sweetened BY a box of
lovely roses sent out by Mrs. Jennie
f. Roark, of Greenville.
The meeting was opened by Su-
pervisor Young's reading I Cor. IS,
and by repeating the Lords Prayer.
With ]. w. Corzine IN the chair,
Miss Jeffers at desk, the discussion
opened upon the Reading Circle
books. Supervisor Young spoke
of the wholesome benefit of directed
play upon the school grounds and
advised the teachers to attend spec
tally to the reading circle book that
deals with play and recreation.
After Mr.. Young's talk number
of the teachers dubbed together to
buy and use reading circle books.
The new speller was next taken
up and discussed. Mr.. Henry
spoke first, expressing the opinion
that it would be somewhat hard to
use because the teachers do not
nave time to make the stuoy OF II
they should.
Hayden opinloned that when
we learn 1t that we will find this
speller the best we have used. He
showed the manner of word-build-
ing and vocabulary forming from
the known to the unknown.
Language was next introduced by
Supervisor Young who advised
teachers to make an earlv effort to
secure their pictures for Language
study.
Trustee Camp of Central Point
arose to protest against the waste of
time In studying pictures in school.
He claimed that pictures were of
no use 10 children after they left
school, but that their lives dealt
with material things such as pota-
toes and corn, plowshares and SHOW
els, with soil, the grosser things of
lite.
Then did Hayden unfold himself
in such a speech as those present
never heard him make before. One
must have heard him to appreciate
what he said; the manner is lost in
the telling. He dwelt upon the IN
huence of pictures upon our sordid
lives. He spoke of how the tur-
moil is quieted and the restless, dis
courased soul finds peace by look
ing at one of the worlds master
pieces. He gave the story of sad,
burdened woman who was led to
see the finer, bigger things through
Millet's uGleaners." He said the
American nation was going too
much to the practical and CONNER
mercial and losing the finer sensibil-
ities. The character of a nation
by its attitude toward these express
sions of God through mans hand,
and the nation that sees above sor-
did commercialism is the one that
lives, grows and wakes strong.
Following this lunch was an
nounced. Central Point Helpers
Club, having some experience In
boarding teachers, spread a repast
that was good to look at and better
to pretake Of. There was more than
enough for even hungry teachers.
After lunch supervisor Young
took the pictures of the Helpers
Club and of the Girls Sewing Club,
the members of which wore caps
and aprons.
Upon resuming business the Gen.
trail Point Girls Sewing Club held
short business session to give them
training.
Next Miss Sparks told of her
Reading Club. Her club started