The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-03-28
Last Meeting of School Year to
Be Held in Court House
Saturday, April 5.
NOTED SPEAKERS HERE
DIR. E. w. Skies, President of
Coker College, and Col. w. w.
Lewis, of York, Will Make
Chief Address.
(By JOS. X. CONNORS.)

year in the court house, Saturday
morning, April 5, and the teachers
are now very enthusiastically plan
ming to make this occasion one not
only OF interest and profit but one
also OF unusual pleasure as well
This meeting will be more in the
nature of a very earnest patriotic
educational rally than that of a reg
ular teachers meeting. and not ONLY
all the teachers and trustees OF the
county are called upon and expected
to attend but the public at large are
cordially invited and requested to
come and help the teachers make
this, their last meeting OF the pres
ent year. one Of very special signif-
canoe and long to be remem bered in
the progressive educational affairs
of this county
The county superintendent Of
education, V. A. Lingle, the presi-
dent OF the association, II. II. Scott,
and others who are preparing the
program for April S. have been sue
cessful in securing for out-of-town
speakers for the occasion DR.. E. w.
Skies. president OF Coker college
and Col. w w. Lewis, of York
Col. Lewis. prominently and popu-
larly known over the state. has re-
Gently returned from overseas. 1t
is said that he is a good speaker,
and the Lancaster folk will no doubt
be charmed to hear him. DR.. Skies
is also reputed to be an unusually
graceful and eloquent speaker and
with these two distinguished visi-
tors in Lancaster to address the
teacher association in the court
house where all are invited, it is
thought that the seating capacity OF
the building will be taxed to it's ut
most limit
During the past two or three
years there has been a decided i'm
proyement made and a much great
er interest manifested in the work
OF the county teachers association:
every meeting this year has been
we'll attended and the regular pro-
grams have always been proitahly
and enthusiastically carried out.
The president OF the association,
Mr.. Scott is highly pleased with the
good progress made in this work Of
the county teachers, and says that
the indications are that during an
other year there will be seen better
things for the educational prosper:-
ty Of Lancaster, and that for co
operative endeavor and mutual as
sistance OF each other in schoo
work, he thinks. the teachers will be
better organized than ever.
real live. interesting teachers
association for Lancaster county Is
one of the achievements which the
county superintendent OF education,
V. A. Lingle. has worked hardest for
during his administration, and now
that the teaching profession OF the
county is in just such an excellent
state OF organization and near-per-
fectton as has been so earnestly
worked for. Mr.. Lingle proudly
adds this fact to his list OF educa-
tional labors and accomplishments
for the county during the last few
years. and this, too. is one of the
very substantial crumbs Of conso,a-
tion he will carry with him In his
enforced retirement from Office
July. Mr.. Lingle very earnestly re-
quests that all OF the teachers of the
county. the trustees of the schools
tho boys and girls with their pa-
rents. and all others interested in
Lancaster schools will make II n
point to come to this big meeting,
April 5. This meeting is really de-
signed to take the place in part OF
the county's annual field day rally
which. the county board OF educa-
tlon and the teachers, during the
past few years have been compelled
to omit. Let the crowd come. for.
beside the fine program which has
been arranged for the instruction
and profit OF the people who attend
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