The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-03-05
TEACHERS MET SATURDAY
Many Members of Robson Teachers
Association Gathered for Meeting
Address by Prof. N. w. Walker
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Many Members of Robson Teachers
Association Gathered for Meeting
Address by Prof. N. w. Walker
Special Features of the Day
Perhaps never was a more inter-
esting and instructive meeting of the
Robson teachers association held
than was the one held here Saturday.
In spite of the threatening clouds
and bad roads around $50 of the 1901
teachers of the county were here forl
the meeting, which was held in the
auditorium of the new high school
building.
The meeting was called to order at
Ills a. m. by Supt. J. R. Poole.
Devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. DR.. G.. E. Moorehouse, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church. DR..
Moorehouse made an instructive talk
on the Importance of knowledge and
wisdom. He told of men who had
knowledge in abundance, but were
failure in life for lack of wisdom.
He declared that while knowledge is
very essential, wisdom is the princi-
pal necessity after all. He declared
! that people should get all the knowl-
edge possible and then seek wisdom
] to use it.
After DIR. Moorehouse had finished
i his splendid address vocal solo by
i Miss Marjorie Russell Of Lumbertori
was greatly enjoyed. This was fol-
lowed by a quartet by Misses Hazel
/ Carlyle, Miriam Weinstein, Margaret
Pope and Christine Cover.
The main feature of the meeting
! was an address by Prof. N. w. Walk
er, State Inspector of high schools
He was introduced by Supt. R. E.
j Sentelle of the Lumberton graded
j.. and high school. .
Before getting to his subject, Prof
: Walker took occasion to make some
in the State. cit was during the
!; Department of Education undertook
; to furnish high schools for the boys
4 and girls. Before that time there
= were no high schools for the rank
; and file Of the boys and girls of thf
State to attend after they finished
/; the elementary work. There are now
|, 213 State high schools in North Car
olina and four of these are in Rob
eson county" He continued: "Tht
Legislature of 1919 will be asked tt
e put upon the statute books the bes
piece of educational legislation eve
|, adopted by any of the Southern
: States. This statute will define tn
(, work of the high schools and college
5, and then the State will only recog
!; nize those colleges that accept boy
and girls who have completed a a
wear high school course after finish
ing the elementary, OF 7th grade
work.. -
8 After these preliminary remark
Is the speaker began his address on tn
subject of "Education and Democra
m cv". He said in part: The blgges
If business the State is engaged IN te
.y) dav and the one that most vital
n concerns the nation as a whole is tn
is work of educating the boys and girl
Education has a greater influence &c
I'd development Of all industries OF o, OF
IS country than anything else. III
IN great prohibition wave. now sweel
ING the country is largely due to tt
d.. fact that several years ago tt
nd schools began to teach the effects
alcoholic drinks and narcotics upt
D.: the human race. Our educational sy
or tenn has been greatly criticised, 1arg
" bv people who demand quick r
n firms from investments. The dema1
of manv for quick returns is S
n. nreme danger. It causes men
keep from looking far enough ahea
m The investment expended upon ed
SOS cation is not going to make
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