The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-07-05
Parent Teach
ers' Associa-
ton.

held in the 9th grade room of
the public school binding We'd
nesday afternoon beginning at
at four O'Clock
There was Il fair attendance
i'll spite of the heat and the cx-
citcment of the militia leaving
town. and Il base bali game,
nearly twenty being present.
The President, Mrs. Sayers,
opened the meeting with few
explanatory remarks about the
absence of Supt. lIillman who,
il was hoped, would he present
at this meeting and inspire the
Association with his contagious
nethusiasm
Mrs. Saycrs read commuui
cation from J II Biuford, WHO
is State Inspector of Rural
Schools. in which he says:
1T certainly glnddcus me to know that
YOU have this organization, as | believe
that the work represented 10y your as
ISOLATION the greatest school work being
carried on in out State. There are NOW
over POO leagues ia Virginia and thoy
ar doing q wonderful work
one reason $50 heroine discouraged
with such WORK Is ;ha, VIC expect too
great thugs from 1t feel confident il
you can Interest even twelve ur fifteen
citizens of your town and VI regular meet
tings can be held and just little definite
work done each year the value OF your
association will Ice recognized by an.
81 I ~ a..
my work will not carry me- near Big Stouc
Garuniil July nt least may visit a
vacation school in scott county during
the latter part of luly and II your lbs
ISOLATION deems it wise 10 hold a meeting
about that time. could lot yOu know
later on rather think that you could
work up successful meeting with short
talks 10y one ar two of your own citizens
aud 10y DR. Mcdonnell aud myself
IA MIR. Binford is one Of the
Executive Committee Of the
Cooperative Education As.
ISOLATION of Virginia, it would
bevcry fortunate for ourAssocia
ton if we could work up an en-
thusiastic meeting of patrons
and with this in view, Mrs.
Snyers was asked TO write Mr..
Binford and.tell him to advise
us as carly a. possible relative
10 the date of his probable visit
so that 1t could be well udver-
tised DR. Mcconnell is always
q welcome visitor TO the Gap.
He is Bird Nicc-Presidcnt OF the
state Organization ana knows
the Southwest probably as nc
other one school man knows it.
Good news TO all was The
statement by Mrs. Jno. W
Chalkley that Mrs Il il Nalen.
tine, President Of the Equu
suffrage League, OF Virginia
would be at Wise at the july
term of court Mrs Valentine
has done a wonderful work fol
the schools of the State and ol
Richmond. She was Interested
in schools before she becnni,
interested in suffrage. She l.
IA fluent and graceful speaker
we'll informed, with her whol,
heart and soul IN her CLOSER
life-work Mrs, ChalkloS
thought il not only possible
but very probable, that Mrs
Valentine would address tn,
Association at this place it ah,
were asked to do SO and woul,
not make suffrage speech
either, SO Mrs. Chalkley wai
requested To write Mrs. Nalcn
tine and extend an invitation
to her TO come to Big Ston,
| Gap on "A date to bc decided la
ter co-incident with her visit t,
! Wise.
Prof Wolfe closed the meet
ing with few remarks peril
ncnt to the occasion. He cs
Ipccially emphasized the need o
doing something definite in tn,
Association and avoiding gen
/ eraliticS.