The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-10
COUNTY TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION MEETS

meeting here yesterday. In the abb
sence of the president, R. p.
Cheatham, of Abbeville, ]. L. Grier,
secretary and treasurer of the asso-
citation, presided.
Mr.. Grier called the meeting to or
der and introduced DR.. F. Y. Pressly,
chairman of the Due West school
board, who made an address Of well
come to the teachers. He mentioned
the fact that Due West was town
which should be congenial for teach
ers since so many teachers we're in
this town.
Miss Mary D. Kennedy, Of Due West.
then. gave a model lesson to class
Of first grade pupils This proved
very interesting and was especially
helpful to the teachers of the pri-
mary grades. Miss Kennedy closed
her lesson with singing Of Amer
lea" in which the whole association
Joined.
Miss Martha Platt was then intro
euced. Miss Platt has just recently
been appointed supervisor of girls
tomato clubs in this county. She gave
a short account of the history of the
tomato club work and also told OF
what she would try to do in Abbeville
county. She asked for the support OF
the teachers in this work.
|n1This complied the morning session
the association adjourned, the
ing teachers being assigned to
for dinner.
o'clock the teachers met again.
Johnson, president of the Wo-
as College, of Due West, was in
pduced as the first speaker for the
afternoon. DR.. Robinson gave very
helpful talk, speaking of some of the
present day tendencies in teaching.
The next part of the programme
was a discussion of the teaching OF
geography. Prof E. l.. Hughes, su-
perintendent of the schools OF Green
Vile, was the first speaker. He gave
v a helpful address, showing how the
study of geography was essential to
cosmopolitanism. He also gave some
very practical suggestions as to
how globes and sketches might he
Used in the teaching of geography.
After Prof. Huges, Prof. E. L.
Reid. head of the department OF
science in Erskine college. gave a very
suggestive talk on the same subject.
lie showed how the subject might be
made interesting. His suggestions
we're of a very practical nature. At
the close of his talk quite number
os questions were asked and an IN
formal discussion of the teaching OF
geography followed which proved very
helpful to the teachers.
The association was then opened for
business. A motion was carried that
the same colors which were used for
the banner at the field day on last
year be used again this year. After
some discussion it was decided that
all exhibits made at home should be
so designated at the school exhibit
This especially referred to the exhibi-
ton of canned goods, cooking and
sewing.
A motion was then made and car
ried that any kind of vehicle. either
wagon or automobile, could be used
j. RI parade on field day. o
It9&as then announced that State
Superintendent of Education ]. E.
Swearingen, would be in Abbeville on
Saturday, April 3, and that he wished
to see a good number of teachers and
school trustees of the county on that
day. Gn account of this fact it was
decided that a meeting of the asso'
>ciation be held on that day and also
the committees would meet at this
me instead Of March 20.
This completed very interesting
Getting of the association. There
Here quite number Of teachers pres
4 ent and the audiences were increased
by the presence of the senior class OF
the Woman's college and the people OF
the town.