The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-27
Meeting of
Teachers Assn
Held Saturday

The County Teachers Association
met in Greeneville Saturday ,Octo-
Der 25th, both morning and after
noon, with the following program:
Song-Rescue the Perishing.
Devotional exercises were CON
Quoted by Rev. Willougkby.
Song-BlesGed Assurance,
The first subject on the program
Teaching reading in the Elemen-
tGry Grades was taken up by
Miss Margaret Jones. Miss JONES
spoke Of the necessity and import
ance of the child's knowing what 20
read, the proper 2mount and method
of doing it; and said that by syste-
matte and proper guidance the child
through his reading may, and will,
build character and develop high
| ideals.
President Gilbreath, of the East
Tennessee State Normal, was next or
the morning program. President
Gilbreath talked of the different
phases of the teachers work, and said
that they should not allow themsel-
yes to get into a rut by having but
one interest. He said many things
in the interest of our government
| the oldest government in the world;
spoke of the active way in which the
free-loving American people entered
the recent war; and the large salaries
paid to men of no intellect in COM
parison to those paid to educated
persons. He also made emntion of
conditions prevailing in our country
the suffering of children, self in
terests of employed and employee
and we agree with hi min saying
that there would be "no need for or
ganized law or order if parents would
not permit children to usurp author
ity at home" Pres Gilbreath warn
ed the teachers of their duty to
arouse the people to an awakening
on their part of the need to help elm
mate such chaotic conditions.
Mr.. c. W. Legard, county attend
ance officer, was next heard. Mr..
Legard assured the teachers of the
improved condition of the schools;
of better feeling toward the COM
pulsory school law and warned them
of the great amount of work to be
done. To the regret of the school
people of this county, Mr., Legard
will soon leave this place and make
his home in Bradley county. BY mo-
ton, rising vote of thanks was ten
dered Mr.. Legard for his excellent
work as truant officer in the coun-
ty.
Supt. A. C. Duggins, of our own
city schools was next speaker. Supt.
Duggins made heart-to-heart talk
to the teachers and spoke very frank
ly and sincerely. He made mention
of the great need of respect for re-
ligion as manifest in the children
and grown-ups in their daily lives;
also of a need of trust and lack of
sincerity among individuals. Mr..
Duggins said the mans first consider
alton should be for his children and
gave some problems of city and
country life. He gave suggestions as
to what should be done with the vi
cious boy and closed his address by
advising the teachers that they were
the most heroic people in the world
and giving some suggestions for the
ideal school plant,
Mrs. Kittie Lannon's announced that
the second Friday in November would
be observed as Frances Willard or
Temperance Day in the public schools.
Afternoon session.
The afternoon session was opened
with the singing of Work for the
Night is Coming"
The subject, Primary Number
Work" was taken up by Mrs. Eva
Gibson. Mrs, Gibson had splendid
paper and offered a number of help
full suggestions as to how the teacher
may acquaint the child with numbers
and the rapid use Of them.
Prof. A. II. Willoughby, of War
rensburg High School, was intro
duced to the teachers and in his re.
marks assured them Of his delight in
and appreciation of public schOo,
work. Prof, Willoughby reminded
the teachers of the necessity Of their
coming in daily contact with the pow
err beyond all others and that they
should ask themselves, "How much
can we put into the lives of the boys
and girls with whom we come in con
tact?" He said that the teacher
should instill into the minds of their
pupils principles greater than those
underlying the problems in THEN
t-books, and assure them that the