The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-05
Last Meeting of
Greene County
Teachers Assn.

Greene county was neld IN the court
house Saturday, May Bird.
The meeting was opened by the
singing of "Work for the Night Is
Coming" led by Prof. Brooks, of the
Greeneville High School.
Devotional exercises were conduct
ed by Rev. Ely, after which he de-
livered a helpful and inspiring ad-
dress. Rev. Ely spoke of the joy of
teaching; the love teachers should
have for books; the joy of CONQUEST
teachers experience in dealing with
the minds of pupils; the joy of SER
vice in feeling that the work Of the
teacher is worth while, and the joy
of being loved.
Prof. Hirschman, of Tusculum,
spoke especially in regard to the
keeping of records of High School
pupils and the great necessity of do
ing this.
The speaker used the two express
ions obedience to the Law Is Lib
erty," and "The Undisciplined Mind
Is the Unhappy Mind" and proved
that in a sense there is no disobedi-
ence of law, because the mind is al
ways guided by its own principles.
He said that when the teacher be-
comes thoroughly acquainted with
the working of the mind of the pu-
pill, there is a joy in teaching. He
closed his discourse by warning the
teachers that upon them depend the
principles of which the minds of our
future men and women will be guild
ed.
In a talk on the reelection of
teachers, Prof. Brooks said that a
teacher who is failure in the school
room and at the same time admired
by pupils and parents should not re-
turn to the same school.
In regard to the next question ask
ed-who should be the final judge of
d teachers success, the school off
Gals or the children and parents, he
said that the schooloffcialsshould be,
The speaker, in part, said that the
school officials should be men edu-
Gated to the place where they could
be able to initiate county education
al policies; that teachers should show
keen interest in the industrial at
fairs of the community in which they
are situated, and that teachers should
be reelected Immediately after
schools close in the spring,
Miss Roby Fitzgerald said that a
teacher who only works within the
four walls of the schoolroom, should
be reelected because if her work is
we'll done there the influence will
surely be felt outside.
Prof. ]. B. Huntsman in his re-
marks in regard to the subject said
many tiemly things.
Prof, Easterly, of Chuckey, fol-
lowed with few helpful thoughts.
Mr.. NJ. M. Susong led in the discus
sion of the salaries of teachers in the
small rural schools. Mr.. Susong said
that teachers who prepare themselves
for work in the isolated schools
should be paid the most attractive
salaries; that the work of the first
grade is without doubt the most i'm
portant, and if teachers in this grade
are prepared for their work, they
should receive salaries as great as
those of teachers of the higher
grades.
DR.. Yost in his usual way held the
association spell-bound, and said that
until somebody goes out into the iso-
lated places of the county, our
schools and churches can never reach
the improved state that we wish; and
that the appeal is to our patriotism.
DR. Yost said that the teachers have
in the home, the school and the
church the materials by which they
can make orr nation greater.
Miss Moore made an appeal to the
teachers and farmers present to help
Greene county to hold its place at
the East Tennessee Farmers Con-
vention by sending its regular num-
Der of farmers to this convention and
to not forget the home-making de-
partment.
THAT'S THE QUESTION