Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-12-20
THIRD DAY TEACH
ERS INSTITUTE
Great Education Rally Tuesday After.
noon-splendld Address by Prof.
Moore This Morning.
Trustees Rally Day.

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! An enthusiastic meeting. real
rally of the educational forces Of
Brazos county, was held Tuesday af-
ternoon. The county and district
trustees met in joint session with the
teachers and discussed plans for plac-
ing Brazos county on the map educa-
tionally.
Prof. r. o. Allen, president a the
county board of trustees, called the
meeting to order and delivered very
interesting and instructive address.
Prof Allen told of the splendid ad-
vancement that has been made in our
state along educational lines-build-
ing and equipping houses, raising the
standard of teaching, co ordinating
school activities with home lie, and
the fight against ignorance as the
common enemy Of the people. But
he showed that Brazos county has not
had her share In this advancement
he revealed the necessity of a great
educational drive" marshalling Of
the educational forces OF this country
and sounded the martial note for the
teachers to rally around the county
superintendent and prove themselves
his immortal tenth legion" In the
battle for victory. His call reached
beyond the teachers, to every citizen
who is interested In "rescuing our
boys and girls from the thralldom OF
illiteracy." and in making them the
freest Of the most progressive. the
most prosperous and happy to be
found In the state" Prof. Allen is
one Of the most progressive school
men Of the times and can speak with
authority on school problems.
County Superintendent william l..
Powers followed with speech which
correlated in thought with that Of
Prof. Allen. Superintendent Powers
address was truly constructive, set.
ting forth the lines along which his
administration would seek to i'm.
prove our schools: ~ by co.operat.
ing with the extension departments OF
. A. and NJ. College and Texas Univer.
sity and the state department OF edu.
cation; (2) by consolidation OF the
weaker schools for more effective ele-
mentary work and for high school pur.
poses; CD by voting taxes and issu.
;. ing bonds for the erection OF build.
. ings and equipment and maintenance
OF schools; ca by raising the stand.
ard Of the teachers. He gave special
emphasis TO the necessity OF an edu
n cational survey OF the county and ex.
2 pressed his desire to have such sur.
vey made at as early a date as posi-.
BILE. His announcement that he had
arranged with Mr.. Blackwell OF A. and
! NJ. College to spend n week visiting
u the rural schools was received with
enthusiasm by all.
c. l.. Beason, county farm demon
stration agent. responded by saying
that he had no apology to make for
his present vocation or profession. In.
asmuch as civilization begins and
ends with the plow." He gave a con.
r. crete illustration OF teacher revolu.
!. tionizing the farm and home life Of a
~ community. II Is always a pleasure
to hear Mr.. Beason on such occasions
n and doubly SO because his years Of
4 experience enable him to see the
y viewpoint OF the teacher as well as
that OF the agriculturist.
Then followed a round table discus.
sion In which short speeches were
\. made by District Trustees A. ]. Tabor.
4 Jr. ]. VI. Cook and ]. l.. Cobb: Coun.
T. ty Trustee W. +. Graham and o. ].
g Cowan, A. Il. Ford and w. y. Coleman.
f. teachers.
The closing speech was made by
!. Frank Kadanka, ex.county superIntcn.
IN dent OF Burleson county. Prof. Ra
danka set forth some splendid ideas
about the manner In which an educa
Ia tional campaign should be conducted
II The theme OF his speech was. let the
II county superintendent and the county
4, board Of trustees work out the def
- Ito plans.
In Morning Session.
= The morning session Of the Braso.
County Teachers Institute was called
to order by County Superintendent
Powers. The roll call showed ncarl,
.. every teacher present and punctual
o- which Is commcndablc. The oponln,
!, exercises consisted Of song icd b,
Prof. ]. W. Tarlton. followed By
scripture lesson by Superintendent
, Powers aud prayer by Rev. Smith
During the morning session much IN
ierost was shown In the discussion n
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