The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-12-08
Of West Virginia Hold Successful Meeting Attendance in
tory Of the AssociationMuch Work Done and Great Interest
Aroused New Officers Elected d-Assocaion to Meet at
Montgomery, W. Va. Next Year



the Wet Virginia STATE Teachers A.so-
cistion wss held November :SD and dec
! at Institute. w. Va. Promptly ~ y
"'eiocksThursiay morning a short s~-
-ion Was held consisting of devotionals
and partial enrolment
: At II a. m. Thanksgiving sony. lei.
vi"e~ werr rendered 10y the students of
the West Virginia Collegiate Institute ia
Fleming Hall. A most able sermon va,
delivered by Rev. w. q Thompson. pss-
tor of Simpson NJ. r.. Church. Charles
ton.
Rev. Thompson il an exceptionally y
. able minister and his tf.rs MAS la ever,
way worthy OF the man. Many favor
able comments were heard on all sides.
AFrERNOON SESSION.
AT o'clock. alter the rendition of .
vocal duet 10y Miss Charlotte Campbell
and MIR. G. r.. Jones. the welcome AL
'ire-s Mas delivered 10y President Byrd
i'nllerlnsn IN his usual happy strain. H.
the ab-ence OF Mr.. Lee A Toney, Prof
/ Wm. brewery responded Miss Moll,
Robanson rendered n beautiful contraIt.
solo, after which the "Gsry system
Mas discussed IN most able way by
Mrs NJ. NJ. Arter. Tins session wa.
closed 10y musical selection 10y the In-
siitute orchestra
EVENING SESSION.
Thursfay evening at : o'clock the As
s"ciation Was entertained 10y another No-
cal solo alter which paper wa- present.
ed Dy Proi. ID. u. Co4enan, of Excelsior.
ON the subject OF The meaning VI School
Efficiency"
Next followed a violin solo by Prof.
Don W. Jones. via has charge of ia.
Printing Department and also instruct,
the band and orchestra Prof. Jones L.
finished musician and the Association,
Was completely esptivat-d 10y his rendi.
ton
Dr. q. e.. Woodson, Of the Washing.
ton pubic schools, next delivered a u.a-
terly address on Negro History. Dr.
"oodsOn Is all educator OF national rrt,u.
tAtion and made spIendid impression.
A piano duet (conedy overture) b,
Miss Linda ~ tt and Mrs. g. r.. Mitch
ell, closed tins session. Mrs. Mitchell.
Who IL IN charge Of music at Institute 10
graduate of the Boston Consrrystor,
and her playing Was certainly a credit 4
her Alma Mater. An informal reception
~as then gwen In McCorkle Hall. TIL,
~as given % t'ettsr scqusint the TEACHER,
With each others well a. the faculty ol
the Collegiate Institute
FRIDAY MORNING SESSION.
Friday morning the Association yi-iteo
the different departments Of the In-titnt.
AID found the President and faculty do
INK a noble work for the youths OF tl,
school and enjoyed seeing all depart
ment- in operation. The Green Hons.
with IL many besutifui hDwers and Va
REL specimens 81 vegItatIon was e-reci-
ally attrActivr. The cOrn exhibit Ma
rare treat and q numDer OF prizes wer.
gwen 70 many Who participated.
Al 10 O'Clock a. In. the As-oristiot
went into a sectional merting of uhicl
Prof. j. W. ScOtt wzs chairman of th.
Thrift session, Mrs w. -. johnson w..
chairman oi the Primary session. Prof
A :. Peal, principal Of tire Rluefiel.
schools. prs-idc,i over the Graded Schoo
section, AMI PrOi. J. w. Robinson w..
chairman II tlIe High school section
This section Vas closed by . -election D.,
the t,irls tslee Cub.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Al the afternoon session the Sections
program wa- continued. Atg..sD o'elerl
~ vent into joint -e--ion. AT TIM
session the subject of Thrift was discuss
81 ~ several able e.iucator-. Next ,
F,ik spng w4- rendered ny the Institut.
Orcbe-tra Mr.. J.. Barnett read a pap~
on Play grounds and Scbool Librsrie-. '
Thi- wa- followed ny piano duet by Mi-
Ethri -prigz- and hr- q. v. Mitchell
Thus program rs- eio-el ~ a selection
~ the Institute orchestra
EVENING SESSION.
At 30 = rrcitsi va given by the -tn
dents Of Tire Vocal and Pisnoforte dc
partnent. This program Vas made u,
entirely by compositions by members o
the Negro race. and made q decided NJ
With the entire Association.
Mrs. @. y. Mitchell deserves specis
mention for the exc-lIency Of thi. pro
gram. This wss the largest and .mc-,
interesting se--ion in the entire histor,
Of fhe Association.
Ofbcers for the ensuing year are:
Prof. A. W. Curtis. Institute, Pre-.