The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-03-19
LAST TEACHERS
INSTITUTE
For Browns Creek Dis
6ct at Davy Great
Success
MISS BRIMAGE WELL LIKED

meeting. Saturday, March IL. with the
Davy Public School, Mis- Laura Brim
age. teacher. While there were severa
sbssntses uosed in the list of tescbeu
the attendance was good and the sesior
very interesting and instructive Aftel
ed the subject of the Latest Schoo
Legislation' in one of the best discus
sions of the year. She discussed fully
their advantages 10 the teachers and
showed how they would effect the chill
dren Of the state for good.
Misses Maynard, whimbs, Lockett
and Mn- Helen T. johnson told of their
difficulties in teaching the Jones Readers
Mr. Patty Msrphall- Finney read pa
per on the proper way OF spending q va
cation and il her advice 10 followed the
teachsrs will be better prepared in tn.
future 10 serve the boys and girls OF thei,
respective communities.
The Relation OF Teacher 70 Teacher
Wa, in the absence Of Mrs. Carter, dis
cus.ed by Mrs. W. ID. Johnson, Supt.
Barbe and President Robinson.
Editor M. t. Whittico being present
was invited 20 address the teachers, and
he gave . talk that was tull of good snd
wholesome instruction to all present. Hs
particularly appealed TO teacher to prac-
tice the spirit Of mutual help and friend
ship toward each other and TO teach
economy before the children. lie speci
ally praised the neat way with which th.
school building had been kept by Miss
Brimage-
Prof. II. X. Bsrbe called the teachers
attention 20 the shortage of "teachers'
fund.-" which he said would amount t.
about $l2o0- HIS timely address on tn.
lave rscsntiy passed BY the Legislature
which had TO do with schools and school
management He also gave q most ex-
cellent report of his visit to the conven.
tion of Superintendents which met in
Cincinnati. He paid high tribute to the
great interest being manifest by men OF
prominence in school work and educa-
tors OF great note He says there never
has been a time since the days of such
men ~ Socrates that educators have been
90 much at sea - 70 what are the best
methods of teaching as now. Even the
committee that has been appointed for
the past four years and that has been
lsboring incessantiy for that time, hes
itates to make q report on what they
recommend ought &c &c taught He wa
happy in his statement when he said !:
About all a boy learns today in school
he has 70 unlearn when he sets out il
the worlf." He paid a very high compli-
ment to the work being done at the High
School in Kimball and on general prin-
cipies praised the work OF the teachers of
the county ~ being very good. He wa
uncompromising in his statement when
he said he feared too much time Wa
sometimes taken up in preparation for
closing exercises lie ~ against the idea
OF vsne extravaganza in dress and II AT
insane practice Of modern extreme Clash
ion." He suggested 70 the teachers, that
they should prepare common sense pro-
grams Tor closing OF schools and have n g
children 70 Hve and buy within the bounS.
OF the means Of their parents such cos
toms ss were only necessary.
Prof. Bsrbe struck the keynote when
he declared that teachers were hired by
the month and not from Ga. m. TO 4
O'Clock p. m, and that the real de-erv-
ing teachers were such a. felt and gave
the parents and children a part Of their
tine other than what wa consumed be
tween the above named bours.
He told the teschess that the re.-on
Hon. NJ. p. Shswksy vss eIected pres
'dent Of the National Superintendent
Conference vss because West virRinis
Wa the foremost state and stood in the
forefront for progressive education. In
fact, Prof. Bsrbe's sddre~- and repor,
were both timely, interesting and very
helpful. A motion prevailed that this
be the last institute for this school term
and that board Of thanks he tendered
the chairman, Prof. J. W. Robinson 70,
his mastery rulings and his impartial
trestment and courte>y shown each teach
er, slso % the program oommittee for
their good work.
FEAST"
Aside from the cordial reception Of the
teaehers ana visitors BY Mi-- Brimaze.
she, s~~isted By the good parent. an
people of Dsvy, spread . sumptuOus re
past Tor All present. st the school hou-e
They had apparently everything imaxi
nsbly grod 10 eat, such a. hos roast.
chicken, deviled egzs. hot biscuits. NUT.
ton, hot cosco, pickles, pies. cake an
truis OF various kinds constitutrd the
ball OF fsre- The service vss the b>~t in
the world and 10 appeared that none y,
me good people became tired serving the
tescbers Everybody ste 70 their s.tls-
fsctson and al were heard % erpr-uu
themssives In the highest terms Of praise
The eccd people al mutually shsred WITH
ench oeber IN .manking The occasion =
succsD- Msss Brimage hes all r>.~oo n
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