Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-24
EDUCATIONAL.


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The Noxubee County Teachers
Association met last Saturday for theil
second regular meeting with about
forty members present. II it is re
membered that there are only about
fifty white teachers in the county this
is very fine attendance on the pars OF
the teachers and shows q healthy in
terest in progressive and cooperative
school work.
The program was very interesting
one; all those to whom subjects were
assigned were present and rendered ex-
cellent papers. The program was a.
follows:
The Aims Of the Recitation, q paper,
by Mrs. Mcleod.
The Importance of the Assignment,
a paper by Miss Douglass.
The Importance of Clear Picturing. a
paper Dy MISS AoamS.
Our Most Prevalent Mistakes In the
Recitation, a paper by Miss Annie
Stennis.
The discussion of these subjects led
by Messrs. Chandler. Mcmillan. Dabbs,
and Stubblefield were omitted by the
association in order to give more time
to Mr.. r. H. Pate Of the A. & M. col
lege, who was here by invitation OF
the county superintendent to discuss
running water for farm homes.
Mr.. Pate is an effective speaker on
any subject, particularly SO on any
subject pertaining to better conditions
for the farmer. 1t is hoped that the
teachers who were fortur ate enough
to hear him may go back to their COM
munities with a purpose to assist in
improving the conditions for the farm
ers' wives. The A. & M. college
authorities have worked out plans and
specifications for home water works
which can be installed for the extreme
ly small sum of $3.50. The college
further agrees to send man at their
own expense to install this system, or
one Of the more expensive ones at any
time they are called on; surely the
teacher who lives in a community
where not home has running water
Ssill do that community a great service
py inducing some Of her patrons to set
the example.
After few remarks by the county
superintendent, Mrs. Tyndall. the
Home Economics Agent for the county,
made a short talk to the teachers an
nouncing that the Ladies' Rest Room
will be open at an early date. The
ladies' witness room upstairs in the
court house, is being renovated, and
will be suitably furnished and kept for
those ladies who wish a convenient
and comfortable place to spend their
leisure hours while in Macon. Mrs.
Tyndall will keep her exhibits in this
room, and wants the ladies of the !
county to feel free to come as often
and stay as long as they will. This in
vitation is participated in by the ladies
of the Parent Teachers Association of
Macon who have assisted materially in
furnishing this room.
The members of the Teachers Asso- |
ciation wish to thank their visitors for
their presence and interest. OF the |
out of county visitors was Rev. D. W.
Mcleod OF Port Gibson who conducted
the devotional exercises in a very i'm
pressive manner.
The next meeting will be held some
time before the Christmas holidays,
the exact date TO be announced later
by the county superintendent. We
cordially invite the public to attend
and take part with US, and promise
that the program will hold something
Of interest for every one who is con-
cerned for the welfare of the schools |
of the county. W. B. JONES,
G. ]. ST. JOHN, President. |
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