The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-03-22
LARGE ATTENDANCE
AT TEACHERS RALLY
SOUND CLEAR NOTE FOR BETTER
SCHOOLS AND ADEQUATE
FACILITIES.
ClAxON LEADING SPEAKER
aoVernor Manning Speaks.-Many
Auxiliary Branches Hold Meetings
and Report Progress.

ana Report Progress.
Columbia South Carolina Teach.
ers association held at the Columbia
theatre it's 1917 convention and
Inroughout the entire meeting a clear
.ihglng note for better schools. more
adequate facilities and nearer an.
proach of equal educational opportun.
ity for the children of all classes ana
conditions Of people was sounded
Phllander P. Claxton, United State,
commissioner Of education, himself "A
Southerner by birth and training
brought distinctly helpful and optim
lStc message to his breat audience at
the opening Of the convention.
The general theme Of DR.. Claxtons
speech was Real Democracy Through
High School Education." The teach
er he said, had to be prophetic ana
would nave to anticipate the cond:
ions by which the taught would be
surrounded later in life. Many pro.
gressive ideas, entwining themselves
ABOUT democratic principles here ani
there, were generously touched upon.
The girls you are now teaching will
soon vote just as the boys" he said,
without committing himself either for
or against the issue
Gov. Manning's Address.
Gov. Manning delivered the address
OF welcome to the teachers. The chief
executive reviewed briefly something
OF the progress that is being made in
the public schools Of the state. 'In
every nook and corner there are new
schools going up. More than 1000
dist It's in the state are paying a
special levy for school support and
the increased attendance last year was
more than $4,000 over the preceding
year" The work Of the night schools
was highly commended.
President Currel Speaks.
A brief address Of welcome was also
made by President Currell of the Uni
versity Of South Carolina, in which he
urged that the problem Of education
was common cause and pleaded tina.
all the schools, the university the col.
leges and all the public schools put
their shoulders to the wheel.
Following n conference held in the
high school building the department
of kindergarten teachers. meeting in
connection with the State Teachers
association, held it's election Of officers
and made Miss Adele Johnston Nina
han Of Charleston president Miss
Minahan has been acting as president
pro TEN. Miss Minnie Macfeat Of
Winthrop college was made vice pres
ident and Miss Virginia Reynolds
winthrop, '16) was elected sccrc.
tary-treasurer.
The first meeting Of the department
Of superintendent Of the State Teach.
ers' association was held In the gymn-
asium Of the high school building. J.
c. Daniel Of Darlington is president
OF the department organization, and
reported something Of the progress
made In a survey Of the teaching Of
English in the schools OF Darlington
Miss Trix Barber Of Florence is Sec
retary and j. d. Fulp of Fort Mill
treasurer.
The second annual meeting OF the
department OF English teachers Of the
South Carolina Teachers association
was held at the Columbia high school
with an unexpectedly large attend.
ance. Over 125 teachers were pres.
ent, which was very gratifying to the
officers who had worked diligently
during the last year tu make this one
Of the banner features Of the state
teachers meeting. Officers for tho
ensuing year were elected as follows:
J. Thompson Brown. Winthrop. presi.
dent; II. n. Snyder. Wofford. vice
president; w. r.. Myers. Converse col.
loge, sccretarytrcasurcr Miss Jean
Withcrspoon, Chicoa College for
Women and Miss Jeanette Miller,
Grcenvillc high. are on the executive
committee with the officers.