Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-01-16
Teachers Meeting.


The Richmond County Teachers Asso-
citation held its meeting at the Rocking
ham Graded School on Saturday, Jan. II,
1919. The meeting was called to order
at 1880 by Supt L. ]. Bell.
As so many teachers were unable to
be at this meeting on account OF the
influenza epidemic, Mr.. Bell advised that
a permanent organization of the Asso-
citation be postponed to later date when
more teachers would be present.
Mrs. T. Edgar Johnston explained the
Reading Circle Work and gave inform
alton relative to examinations and how
to get and how to keep certificates IN
force. Mrs. Johnston gave the reasons
Why Teachers Should do Reading Circle
Work as follow:
To keep out of rut;
2 To keep in touch with present day
methods and to get new inspirations;
3 To increase teachers morale;
4 To develop habits of study;
S To increase teachers standards.
6 No unity county work;
7 To make the teachers ready to do
their part in the constructive work Of
this constructive period following the
war.
In forcible manner Mrs. Johnston
urged the teachers to get ready Tor the
new days just ahead. That the time IS
more promising to teachers than 1t ever
has been before. There IS Federal Bill
now pending which if passed $4,000. 600
will be appropriated to rural school work
in the United States and SIS, 600, 600 will
be appropriated to rural supervision
work. Then, the bill which is to be
brought before the North Carolina Legis'
lature for the Six Months School Term
will put more money into our schools
If these bills are passed the teachers
must make themselves as fit as possible
to meet the demands of the times. j..
After Mrs. Johnston's talk Mr. Bel
called upon the teachers to get ready fol
the days of construction, saying In part
Zone should never rest as long as there
is something to reach out after and M
teacher should rest until he or she get:
the best certificate possible. Get ready
for the big things that are coming to 20,
for if you are not ready when the plum
is ripe it will not fall into your lap. In
creased rewards are coming to teachers
and these will demand greater intelli
gence, better professional attitude
and greater conservation on the par
of teachers.
Miss Bernice Turner, of the Rocking
, ham Graded School, presented Mode
Spelling Lesson following the plans lait
; down in Rapeer's chapter on Spelling
In this lesson Miss Turner proved to- tn
teachers that the theories put forth il
our Reading Circle books can be put int
practice in our school rooms. sr r.
Mrs. Johnston followed Miss Turner
Spelling Lesson with discussion Q
Chapter Rapeer's "How to, Teach Ele
mentary School Subjects" which deal
with What? ann How? to Teach Spelling
r In very helpful paper on THE Teact
er's Obligation to the Child She Ieache
and the Community She Serves" Mrs
Inc. T. Bennett showed that the res
2 teacher should be leader in thing
spiritual, in civic and in social life.
+ Mr.. Bell gave lecture on Chapter
q Rapeer which deals with the Educativ
Process. After this Mr.. Bell uged tn;
c all teachers who had not carefully .rea
Chapter to do so, and announced IN;
a at the next teachers meeting the discu
sion of Chapters vi and VII will be take
Il up.
Those present were:
Supt. L. J. Bell, Mrs. T. Edgar Johl
p ston, Misses Bernice Turner, Kate Finle
Georgia Faison, Flora Cooper, Rebect
e Herring, Maude Moore. Sallie Boddi
Vertie Downs, Mary Todd Armistea
q Nan Boyle, BERTHE Gibson, Mary Gibso
a Bette Green, Capella Capel, Jauni
Z Williams, Mary Entwistle, Laura M
n Keown, Effie Baldwin, Vera Thoms
Ruth Harrison, Bette Martin, Bess
e Terry, Annie Graeber, Sadie Sellars, Lei
ma Gibbs, Alice Boyette, May Quic
Alexine Pence and Lillian Long; Me
danes Don Culberson, T. T. Witherspoo
will Gather, Robt. Mckenzie, John
e Bennett, Vann McDuffie and ].
Thompson; Messrs. P. E. Downs and
IS M. Phillips.
Dooo;o Tarry Sacrata,