The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-11

Spartaburg, MARCEL lO.-The meet
I ing of the State Teachers Association
of South Carolina which convenes In
Spartanburg March -, and continues
through March 21 will be one of the
most interesting sessions in the his
tory of the association. On March
10 and March 20 meetings of the As
| sociatiOn of County Superintendents
will be held. The South Carolina
School improvement Association will
also hold sessions during the conven-
tion. Another series of meetings will
be in charge OF the association of
town and city superlntendents.
Publishers OF text books and manu-
facturers and dealers in school sup
plies will have a number of attractive
exhibits which will be displayed at
headquarters of the convention
Schools are urged To send exhibits of
work done by pupils. Teachers should
communicate with Frank Evans su-
perintendent of Spartanburg schools,
. in regard to this feature.
Officers of the State Teachers Asso-
citation are: A. II. Gasque. Florence,
president; A. b. Rhc;t, Charleston,
first vice-presideut; Miss Hettie
Brown. Rock Hill, second vice-presi-
rent: l.. T. Baker, Columbia. secre-
tary: G. V. Neuffer BennettsvilIe,
treasurer. The executive committee is
composed OF A. H. Gasiue, l.. T.
Baker c v. Neuffer. II. e. Bufts ahd
e. s. DTeher.
Well Known Speakers.
The convention will convene on the
evening of March 10 at $3.50 O'Clock
! in the auditorium of Converse COL
lege. The address of welcome will be
| delivered by John F. Floyd, mayor
of Spartanburg. The response is by
w. c. Herbert of Timonsviile. The
presidents address will follow. DR.. e.
u. Pcteat Nil! deliver al address and
Folk Lore in South Carolina" Till be
discussed by DR.. Reed Smith
Gonvening at noon on Friday the
convention will be addressed by A. F.
Lover, representative in congress from
the seventh congressional district: r.
t. Halium, J. e. Swearingen, state
superintendent or education, II. II. Nc
Master, state insurance commission
er. At the evening session address,
es will be delivered by p. p. Claxton,
United States c65nm Missioner of educa-
tion and Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart,
superintendent OF schools of Rowan
county, Kentucky.
On Saturday report of the status
Of the teaching profession In South
garolina will be made by W. H Hand.
Plans of6F Frfmproving the association
Will bel considered efter which, the
trophy cup Nih be- preseH4ed ITO the
winning RSAhty, and. oSncerS. will be
elected. BBnYt
t.&.lF Banks Is PSes6seaf.
A. R! Bsnksa of aIiaisqis presi-
dent of tfIle AsS3ociatiSJh ~ T6wn ana
City upeffhtendents. W. cYBynurIl.
OF Geofgeto@fiof GEORGETOWN ijs vices
pfesidehtaB! l.. Jones of Ea,ffens, sec4l
fetaTy. and Davis Jeffries of>Union Is
treasurer. The first session will be
held at 1880 O'Clock on the afternoon
OF March 10 at Woffnrd college. The
programme will he opened with the
presidents address, after which J.
M.lton AriaiI of Co.nmhia college and
Samuel w. Harden will speak.
Converting at $50 on Friday morn
In the discussion VIII be participated
in by Superintendent " A., Shcaly,
Olympia school. Columbia; James Ii.
Thornwell Jr, Winnsboro; j. Harvey
Witherspoon, Yorkvilie and w. Fl.
Scott, Bishopville. The election of
officers will conclude the sessions.
ihe officers of inc County Superin-
SVuOChto AooOCldItDu are. SGCH II.
Seigler,, Aiken. president; S. NJ. Clark
son, Richland, vice-pfesident; j. II,
BSannon, Spartanhurg, secretary The
meetings will be held at Wofford COL
leEe and will open at 4:30 D. m. on
March 10 At the first session adj
dresses will be dSSiitttsred by Superin-
tendent Brown of fsNewberry, Hartman
of Lexington. Brown of Clarendon,
Hallum of Pickens and Prof. W..K.
Tate. The following day j. Z. Swear
mgen, state superintendent Of educa-
tion, will speak of Educational Leg
islntion of 1914" Addresses will also
be- delivered by Crunch of Rarnyell
and Brannon ofSpartanburg. Be-
fore adjournment officers will be cleo
ted.
School Improvement.
Miss Eva Hite osfAiken is president
OF the School Improvement Associa-
tton. She Is assisted by the following
other officers: Mrs Dora ID. Walker
Barnwell, vlce-presISent; Miss Made
line Spigener, Calhoun, recording Sec
Fetary; Miss Godova Williams, corres-
ponding secretary; Hiss Florence
Stnbbs, treasurer. -
The PR sident's address will open
the sessions at WuEor6 College at
$3.50 o m. on March 90. Among the
experts who will Do heard are: Mrs.
Hettte s. Browne. director OF experl-
mental rural schools at Wintkrop col
legei Miss EliEabeth Dickson, SUPER
yising teacher for Darlington couf
ty, Miss Florence Stubbs. Miss Edith
u Parrott, State agent for girls