The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-02-17
Teachers Meetirg.

The regular meeting of the Claren
don County Teachers Association wa:
held in the court house Saturday. Thert
was I large turn out Of teachers iron
all parts OF The couaty 70 enjoy the ex
cellent features OF this meeting. Be
sides the teachers there were several
interested visitors present.
The exercises were opened with
prayer by the Rev. G. 2. Watson.
The account which appeared in the
county papers for the last meeting
was read and adopted as the minutes.
The program was then entered Into
which consisted of the following fea-
lures: mistaken Aims in Teaching y
by Miss Helen Malone. Principal OF
the Davis Station school; glow Best
to Develop a Love OF Study" by Miss
LeSSie Strange OF the Oakda!e school"
The Teaching Of Drawing 10 the Coun-
try School," by Miss Elizabeth Hes ron.
of the FcreSton school.
Upon the conclusion of these en-
cellent papers, a motion prevailed that
duplicate copies be prepared OF each
and that they be published in the two
county papers.
Prof. Patterson Wardlaw OF the
South Carolina University was then in
troduced, aud for more than an hour
entertained and instructed his audi
ence with a most complete discourse
on the problems incident TO the schoo!
library The speaker said that he pre-
.ferred TO talk with the teachers On
these problems.
He appeared to handle the subject
from every point Of view, showing the
use, the selection, appropriateness for
the various grades-the mistakes US
ually made in the selecting OF a library
the teachers responsibility IN the
proper selection, and the proper man
agement and use Of. He showed why
the average school library does no.
prove OF greater value to the school
and the community.
He showed how by the right use and
selection. and management, the school
library could be made force for good
in every community.
He cited examples and incidents to
show how t,has been, and how it can
be worked.
He stressed the importance OF more
attention being given to reading in
our schools
Thess are few Of the points cover
ed The exercises as q whole were for
professional advancement, and cannot
fail to do good where any of the ideas
have lodged in the minds OF those who
are anxious TO advance. themselves ID
their profession.
The publication OF the school Journal
was carried over until the next meet
ing.
The same committee on program
was contradiction the next meeting.
The March meeting will more than
likely be the last one for the session.
as the various Field Day exercises
will take the place of the April meet
ing.
How can We best develop the love
OF studv."
The first and probably the most es-
sential thing it study is the learning
of the art OF concentration. The elm
inasion of the other thoughts and the
concentration OF the mind upon a given
subject, is secured by the exercise OF
will power, for example,: We are told
that Mr.. Edison. the great inventor,
became so absorbed in his work as to
90 for two days without sleeping and
with little or nothing to eat-so eager
was he to reach his goal. Without eN-
ercise OF will power the mind is unable
to fix itself upon any subject and is
very much as Oliver Winget Holmes
says: Like an Omnibus, ready 10
stop the minute anyone ncGs al IL from
the curb stone."
Concenssration may be compared to
an express train with defnate orders,
that goes. plunging through the dark
ness needless OF all danger, intent up.
pon making its next stop on schedule
time, Ciearness Of purpose in study IS
very important in deve.c2.2g ;h+ l":2
of study.
Many people are like men who do
not know how to swim, thrown sudden
ly into deep water, they become sutfo-
Gated in their struggle and forgetful OF
everything save OF a frantic desire tc
keep their heads above the water. The
expert swimmer has some purpose
when be dives into the water and
makes towards a given point. If We
are studying mathematics we should
trv 10 even remembe that we need tc
master its principles in order to con-
duct business or necessary calculation;
involved in any sCct of successfu
career. All study is for the purpose o