Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-03-30

Miss Lizzie Barbour, superintendent of
the Brownsville schools, was chosen as
president of the Gulf Coast Teachers As
sociation at business session held this
morning. j. ). Bum, county superinten-
dent of Hldalgo county, was chosen vice
president and NJ - Edith Long of San Be
nlto chosen secretary.
McAlen, in IIidalgo county, invited the
teachers To make that city their next meet
ing place and the invitation was accepted.
The selection of Miss Barbour a head
ote the association was u fortunate choice
by the teachers and one of VIII ch Browns
Vile should be proud. Miss Barbour has
for several years been head of the local
schools and their advance under her direc
tion has been remarkable. With such a
leader the next convention of the Gull
Coast Teachers will be an excellent one.
Following the opening exercises this
morning addresses were gwen by DIR.
Evans of San Marcos normal and Dr. B.
o. Works of Brownsville.
At the business session resolution, Of
thank, 10 Brownsville for the entertain
ment they had received while here were
adopted.
Following the business session the teach
er> were taken IN automobiles around the
city and To the palm grove
HEAD ~ SET -TEOCIlERS. ..
Inspiring. .pairiuIie addresses both IN
the general assembly programs and "a
the sectional meetings are the out>taud
ing feature of the Seventh Annual meet
inc Of the Gulf Coast Teachers A~~ocia
tion. now III progress M the high school
building. When the program for the IN
~titute was arranged the committee n
greed that the most important lesson the
! American child could learn was the lesson
of patriotism and the love of America and
things American. With this III view M
/ triotic education was given u place on the
\ program Of prominence perhaps never r.
corded.
! Yesterday afternoon Mr.. J. l.. I.undrum
Of the State Agricultural Department.
who ha~ perhaps done more for the girls
of the rural home and school than amy
one person IN the state. told the teacher
~ what her girls canning clubs were do
| ing. How the meetings of the clubs were
inspiring and interest IN good hou~ekcrp
ing never dreamed of ia the day when the
Girl had little ylacc in organization.
''Ipr clubs" she said ''werc doing their
bit for the army in several WAYS In the
first place the government i appealing
II for conservation and the very nature of
the club teachings make them food con~cr
vationi~t~ par cxcellancc. Also. the girl
rare~upplying To the soldiers such drlira-
cc- ~ home made icllie~. Jams and pre-
serves. Something not 4 necessity but
well calculated ~ max, the straight army
raiion~ les tire~ome
DIR. L. H. Horne of the Houston ~ch""l~
told "f the work Houston pupils were do
ing. Speaking under the title "Whal Can
thenuhlic schools of America do to help
Win the War; nr Horne gave many cV-
ample~ of what the schools can do and
more to the point what the schools are
doing. lie told of 10000 school and home
'.war gardens. Junior Red Gross work
Thrift Stamp purchases"
4, II am rpouder of the good gardens ra~
ed by the pupils of the Houston Schools
than | am Of their good grade~ in Latin
and Greek he said
Il DIR. Bizzell of the Texas Agricultural and
Ncchan ral College who was unable to ar
I rive in time to address Vast night meet
ingS wired his regrets and DR.. Ebv OF The
University. who had delivered 4 truly won
Y derful address ut :he afternoon session,
aagin delighted hi~ audience with >trr ne
:. message DIR. Ebv said that in the after
noon he had spoken " representative ~
the State University. hut that IN his Sac-
ond address he deS'r red 10 speak - Ell
zen of the State discuss ~ state affairs
He declared with emphas's that politics
should be taken cut of the pmbIir schools
aud that educational institutions could not
progress nrnpnrlv If they were hampered
bv political influences.
II In conclusion Dr Ebv declared for 4
standardization Of the school work and =
greater recoon tion Of the Teacher ard
the work in when thcv were engaged.
! The cverwheimn" demand thor would
be n \ result of the war for hovs with