The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-12-24
EDUCATIONAL
VALUE Of STATE
TrAn1lrnn
Inuncn0
Great Help to Teachefs,
Pupils and State
Benefit
Tn A. MERCER DANIEL.

an called upon by yonr editor to
write Of the educatiooal value OF the
meeting Of the STATE TeaShers Associ-
alton ss Hsrpen Ferry, w. Va. Nov.
s526. 1915. Before entering upon this
subject I wish 70 thank the association
Tor the many coursesies extended 70 me
while ~ the meeting. I shall always
carry most pleasant recollecsions OF this
occasion.
This meeting Sss OF great educational
value and wsll worth . trip from the
fArthsss corner OF the state for any teach
er In the reports Of the meeting tra d
20 give 70 those who could not alter d
some Of the helpful thoughts expresssd st
this meeting bot for me TO have xiven
them all. y task tho large for one email
brain
Az Supt- Shawkey said: Education i.
. spiritual thing and the teacher must
6rss have the proper spirit He mu>t
then arouse in he pupils and their par
enc this ame spirit OF servic q your
feilowman- Is - necessary that various
neans be employed to awaken the spirt
in the pupil and the experiences o. those
Who have been successful will be helpful
% others- Ii u important from this
standpoint that the teachers should meet
st nrnss 70 diacuss questions that arise IN
their work giving the benefits Of their
knowlrdse and receiving in rtnrn tn ).
sdvsce and valuable knowlede~ ofcthers.
The Addresses OF the promipent educs-
so's that were ssked 70 speak will al
wsys psove Vt ineseimable value. The
sords Of DR.. Jonss and rups. Shawkey
On this occasion. touching o. they do
such practical things in educational
vosh. viii Be good food for thought fer
the coming wear 70 all that heard skem.
In speakine Of the value Of thee meet
ing Enthusiastically I mnsg corsiaer the
sociai eide. for the education of today h
nos what it was. book leaning only, bot
u he broadened 70 include the moral
and social training ot the child. The
ssscber, n be able 70 divert the moral
and social training Of the child muss
himself b alive and sbreast Of n dmss.
A condition. change msthods must
change 10 suit them The teacher 10 10,
awsys wss enough % select from ths
many nsw idsas still N the expssimeussl
ssAes, juss the proper ones 70 adopt bui
b rscsivins the shvie OF ndtsd sducs-
torn who speak sitbe me~sines Of the
sssociafion b viii - able better 10 solve
The problems thas erise.
There ase som, Who because OF their
nArrosnss regard eli new Rrojsess OF
rsSornasioaI u tsschins - . ma Of in
suss 70 The dignity u the peuesnion.
Ih<re many projece that should - cIsss-
I'd - such but there are many sDod ones
- well Every plan for reforA u each
ins should Be firss cautiously vsiGhsd b.
foes adoption. One of the sdvpcssxus
yoo have IN sssocissio1 msssis0 b the
opportunity 70 weigh new ideas nd -
isss thoss that will improve your sySsem.
Thsrs viii 10 some good practical idea.
prssnsed - the product of the tescners
themselves and surely is 10 delisktS1l 70
learn Of discovery made By fellow
eechsr. There wss . rood example of
ths IN The report Of Miss Williams of the
work done By the ssachers ss Elkhofn.
The cultivation Of hsppinso in the
Pupp = very Important &ssS Of the
s.chss and IN my miod no Sacher u
able 70 perform this duty whose life -
DOS one Of hsppiness. Th>rs v much
unhsppinso in the life OF The rural ssscb-
- because his sociai life y oftsn nsrIsrs-
I'd.
Nan born in socie<y and asp>pdsnt
upon v Tor bis early exss-nre u noe ls.s
dsssndAns on is for he comfon and hap
psnss Of bis existence in other yeArs. IL
y this lsck Of the society Of others, his
hiisvs, thss often make the life OF 81
rural teacher some~hst unhappy. This
dsssrv for the society Of others nsy b.
10 . vsy rssided BY the ssendsncs OF
Ne teacher 70 these annual ~messipu
when Tor lev dsys. in the midst q lard
vovk, he u thrown ia personal contact
With fnends and co-workers' O. . shoald
nos undsressimsse the value of sbss~
mossAno socially 70 the teacher
49, psss'cuisriy imprss.sd ~isL the
<ss~s ssSvics the sssocission has bsrn IN
sc1ung sssh fssorsbis Iexi.lusson In she
snorsst 81 Negro education n - sszs,
l ~ sorry that the full r~psss 90 ssi-
~oSs o"u'd not he made byBs. scoR II
sns nseons- Tb- time wosi1 ~ psr-
MT han 70 nd The full rvpo0.
he vsios n IN ovssnizsSss - the
surpos 81 ssshias lie inpovs,ns en-
sssoosi ssrds a IN people szsd pree~s-
iss sh>m 70 The I~xi~lssure. b ssry ar
psse.s hssssrs prs,-nsrd In sps losm
~'e ssv>ys osrrv vusbs.
u shs rsssrd i = inportsns No. VET
ose~rd encher N The $500 , Q uunb~r
q ~ association. fos shs issvw shs
suoog ths ssssssr - in6osso.
n snchg shsoid ssvss Ssufess M.
dv1s 49,. 81 sinss ssch ssscSe hs =
- - - perform Akswin - sn -