The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-04
MANY BRILLIANT
ADDRESSES
DELIVERED
Teachers Present from Four Coun-
ties, and All Were Euthusiastic
Over The Great Benefits They
Derived Throughout the Session

by %. 4. Wilker-nn. assistant principal
oi the Blnrtield colorsd schools
Hue field, W. Va. August 81. IsIs-
The Mercer County Color-d Teachers
Institute convens~i in the Bluefirld Col
or~i Institute chapel with forty t-.rher.
ENROLLED. Prof. j. l.. Hill. OF the Blue
field colcre'i graded school. and Mrs.
Fannie Cobb-Carter were the chief IN
-trnctor-
To say that th~ meeting Wa. a .ucc-,s
II To voice the sentiments OF every teach
~ that wa- present. During the entire
week the instructors wer~ at their beet
aud not for minute did the meeting
lag NJ much was said that wss OF
iirnsfit 10 the teachers that your humble
servant for once wa~ sorry that he VS.
not short hand expert in order that
each wori spoken could have b<rn taken
down End given u thn-e who were un-
fortunate in being elsewhere. But tho,s
Who were there will be able u spre.d
the gnsSi things said o. many part. Of
the ~"'thern SECTION of the stat =. there
we're t.arlirrs from Mercer. Mcdowell,
MIngo and Monroe.
The tbrine oi tlle meeting was BETTER
T-zrhing' Prof. Hill, who dbl uuo.t of
tie lectnrlng on that topic. va. st hi.
b-t on every occa-ion aud hi- closing Of
each lecture was always regretted q.
each trari-r ssemed willing l., listen to
INN without murmur. Among the
things lac dwelt upon Wa the fact that
the t-aciirrs ought t. make q thorough
preparation Of each lesson each day. OF
c"urse u DO 80 requires more work for
the TEACHER. but then a. the teacher.
work has % do with generations living
and unborn is there a TEACHER who would
not sacrifice a few hours pleasure to
insure u the world fni.hed mani
Another Tact We glesned from his talk.
Was when and how u critici-e. The
following qnptati"n will suffice: Crit
cisrn must ~ instructive rather than
de-tructIve.' should we follow that
rule. our criticism will have the result
Il ws- intended for. Never attempt 10
criticise when ~ do 80 will leave the
pupil IN qns-tivn - he the Object Of
isnghte' irom HE ss-ocists-. Rememb~r.
that the t-seber will -uoc--d be.t who
has regard and concern for his pupil.
Tuesday morning Prof. SIms va. in
trOsiucssi ~ the institute and xsys an en-
oei'ent talk ON the Literary Move
ment- As r. always the way with
PROD. Sims his talk vas we'll delivered
and each person present felt henefttsi.
and ws- determined that bett~r librsrie.
would h. found in their .hooJ thi.
winter than ever t-rfOre. One thing be
mentioned that tho majority Of people
do. i- profni-cuOu-ly buying book. ia
volumes. While this H. q xo,sd Way 10
at number of books AZ Ior pricr
there are many hooks in the volume th.t
are not Necessary u the average librsrs.
For stories he suggested such a. the
Greek, Tie Arabian N.gnts and Unel,
ksmus s:Oriex.
't"l hiHhiuk Truf. W. W
Sunden, the supervisor of the color>d
schools Of this state, Iectas~d O.
the subject, Making Better Ciun~-. by
Te-chinx Real Civil Governments. In
mastery way he explsinsd the funds-
mental principles of civil zoyernmsnt.
and ho~ 70 may b. t~-t obtsined. such
A. TIE study of local Du-iDe--.. by waiting
The meetinss Of the city council. shs
justices court, and the court hoa-s: IN
organizing among the boys and xiris 60
eist'es and debating clubs. Prof. sun
ders clearly impre-ed his hssrrrs that
he . the right man for the uork -
s'gned him, and by his help ne are surs
the tsssheu Of the state vill show ou,s,
an Improvement in their work along a
lines.
hrs. Carter, one e - :=Ssrncsors. d.
vossd The mo-s Of her time 70 rbs -
s'nnss- sss imprs-sd upon sIl shs
loposss.s a rssdi.g - . p<ins fscsor
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