The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-11-04
PUBLIC INVITED TO
ATTEND SESSIONS
County Teachers Association to Hold
Institute Here Thursday, Friday and

Complete arrangements have been
made for the entertainment of the
county teachers here Thursday night,
friday and Saturday. An unusually
| attractive program has been arranged
Of interest to both the teachers and
the public and large attendance is
| expected
or particular interest to the public
Nil be the evening meetings, which
Will be called to order at 8 o'clock.
Thursday evening lectures will be Civ
en- by Supt J. e. Swcaringcn and Dr..
| Henry Harms. Friday evening lee
tlres will be delivered by Prof Lueco
| Gunter and Mr.. w. II. Hand.
| The Importance Of this meeting to
the teachers of the county has been
very forcibly expressed by a citizen
of Laurens not connected with pure
ly educational work but one who is
greatly interested in the progress of
the city and rural schools. Writing to
The Advertiser on the subject he says
| this:
The teachers institute that is to be
held at the graded school auditorium
this week, November 5th to 7th will
afford the wide-awake, progressive
teachers OF this county rare oppor-
tunity for self-improvcment. and u-
timately for the Improvement Of the
schools over which they preside. Some
of the very best talent engaged in the
profession Of teaching will be here.
The fact that such practical, lifelong
| educators as w. II. Hand, j. e. Swear
ingcn, DR.. j. Henry Harms, A. G. Dan
lei, LuecO Gunter Miss Eva Hitc. and
Mrs. Hetty Brown insures both the
interest and the success Of the instf-
tutc, so far as the program is concern
cd. 1t rests with the teachers and the
| trustees Of the county to make it a
| success so far as it's benevolent re-
| suits to the schools, the boys and
| girls OF old I.aurcns are concerned.
Read again the program offered; no
ticc the variety and the range OF the
topics offered; notice their applica-
ton to tho practical everyday prob
lens OF school life; and after having
considered this program seriously, ask
yourself the question: Can !, as a
progressive teacher, miss it?'
THE teacher who does not read oc-
casionally good book on pedagogy,
who does not take at least one good
school journal, and who does not make
good use Of every opportunity to at
tend upon teachers Institutes and as
sociations has no right whatsoever in
the school room We're We trustee,
teacher who neglected opportunities
Of this kind would not hold q position
In our school for more than one term.
The teacher who neglccts opportuni-
ties Of this kind rusts out, and soon
sinks to that level that is ia below
mcdiocrity. They can not make just
return In result for the money that
they receive as salary; they can not
give their schools the same advantages
in teaching that the more up-to-datc,
more progressive teachers give theirs.
The teacher that attends institutes of
this kind, and that does reading such
as indicated above will be a live, grow
ing teacher, one working for some
higher end than the mere salary she
receives.
THE trustees should attend this in
Gtitutc, and they should certainly see
tc 1t that the teachers intrustcd with
the intellectual welfare Of thcir chill
drcn should attend. Authorize your
teachers, Mr.. Trustee. to suspend
school next Friday and spend the time
in preparing themselves to teach more
efficiently for the remainder OF the
session. 1t will be time well spent
for the teacher, for the community
~ which she teaches. and for the boys
Dnd girls who have been committed to
her care Not all Of an education Is
gotten out Of books some of the most
valuable lessons, some Of the best
ways for quickening the intellect is to
bring it in contact with others. in the
broader relationships OF life as they
are to be found outside Of the school
room. The most lasting, the most
useful lessons that go to make the
educated man or woman are those that
are learned from the touch Of life
books. Tho time spent in carrying