Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-26

ers were present and all the teachers
of the Fort Mill school with one ex-
ception were in attendance. The
teachers were the guests Of Winthrop
college at dinner saturday and they
also were given an opportunity to in
spect the great institution.
frot. Baxter Z. Riddle OF the York
vllle graued school, who is president
OF the county teachers association
calleu the meeting To oraer saturday,
auu Introduced Ine nrSt speaker or the
uay, Dr. u. b. Johnson, president OIL
winthrop college who delivered
nIgnIy instructive address on 1.-The
EnIclent Country school,
MISS Hail VINO is stationed at Win
throp college and is working unuer
authority OIL the state board OF charit
les and corrections in the matter Of
looking after and investigating the
condition of feeble minded and other
! wise abnormal children in South
Carolina, addressed the teachers on
various phases of her work. At the
conclusion of her address the associa-
lion adopted resolutions endorsing the
establishment Of reform school in
South Carolina for girls, similar to
the state reformatory for boys.
DR.. Robert H. Crawford Of Rock
Hill, who has recently returned from
Germany where he was in the service
Of the American Red Cross society
addressed the teachers on conditions
in war torn Europe and more particu-
larly Of his observations in that part
of Germany in which he labored.
After dinner the association elected
officers as follows: President, w. d.
McGinnis, Winthrop Training school;
Vice President, r. M. Love, Smyrna;
secretary and treasurer, Superin-
tended John E. Carroll. 1t was agreed
to continue the plan Of last year in
dividing the county association into
two divisions to be known as the
Eastern and Western Divisions Of the
York County Teachers association,
and officers to serve the two bodies
were elected as follows: Western di-
vision-J. w. Shealy, Glover presi-
dent; Isabel Arrowood. Sharon, vice
president Mary Livingston, Bullock's
Creek, secretary; Sudie Allison, York
vile, treasurer. Eastern division-R.
c. Burts, Rock Hill, president; ]. D.
Fulp, Fort Mill, vice president; Claude
Godfrey, Rock Hill, treasurer.
The question of holding field day
exercises during the approaching
school year was discussed at some
length, although no definite action in
the matter was taken. Meetings Of the
eastern and western divisions Of the
association will be held within the
next few weeks.
Among the teachers who were pre-
sent at the meeting Saturday were:
Mrs. Hattie Brown, Florence Cooper,
Oak Ridge; Lillian Agnew, Lowry
Wilson school; Mrs. j. Robert Harris,
Miss Harris, India Hook; B. C. Rid
die, Nora Williamson, Margaret Mar
ion, Marilla Ewart, Mary Cartwright,
Gerald Lowry, Frederick Lindsay,
Yorkville; c. D. Guess, Mary Living
stone, Bullock's Creek; M. L. Smith,
Wilmore Logan, Isabel Arrowood.
Sharon; Willie May Grayson, Filbert;
M. @. Petty. Bowling Green; Prof.
Beard, Ridge; Mary Gettys, Concord;
Lucille Gunter, Margaret Attaway,
Bethesda; j. Roy Grayson, Marie
Moore. Philadelphia; ]. w. Shealy,
Lula Rudisill. Mabel Flanagan, Clo-
yer; F. w. Dickson, Gold Hill; Mary
Byers, East View; r. M. Love, Smyr-
ma; G. L. Corley, Myrtle Jones, Cat
awba; Mrs. ]. A. Shannon, Miller;
Kittie Blair, Cotton Belt; w. S. Reid,
Lois Burleigh, Livian Ffrsheets,
Mount Holly; o. C. Kibler, Mary
Clark, Miss Simpson, Leslie; Louise
Dobson. Union; Ebenezer Gettys, Mrs.
S. A. Mitchell, Blairsville.