The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-31
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
AT BEERSHEBA SPRINGS
Unique and Interesting Meet
ing Of Educators Of
Grundy County.

Grundy County.
Led by a similar vision, a circuit
rider OF the NJ Il. church and a beau
tlful woman OF the Cumberland plateau
planned and carried through the most
interesting and unique teachers insti-
tuto In the history Of Tennessee.
The vision was OF an agricultural
Industrial high school adapted to the
needs OF the boys and girls OF the Cum
county public school funds supplemented
by the Methodist Episcopal church and
the gifts of friends.
These Missionaries were able to inspire
| the whole community Of Beersheba
| Springs with their enthusiasm, with the
result that the community cooperating
| together invited the teachers OF Grundy
county to hold their annual institute at
Peersheba Springs as the guests OF the
community. No small task In these days
OF II. G. L. to entertain a group OF nifty
people for five days! Every one helped;
part In reduced rates; the citizens
financially able gave money; the farm
ers brought In produce (more precious
| than money these days. and some gave
service, one young fellow washing
dishes In the hotel. The teachers felt
that they were the guests OF all the
community as indeed they were.
Living together for Ave days, in the
hotel In an atmosphere fairly aromatic
with enthusiasm and cooperation, the
teachers felt their loyalty to the county
and their devotion to their dork. deepen
| with each. passing day.
The morning programs OF the insti-
| tute held in the old ballroom OF the
Deersheba hotel were so varied that the
| Interest never tagged. The instruction
OF Supt. J.. L. Rollings and Prof. w. u.
Lumley. Of the Tracy City schools, was
supplemented and balanced by that OF
Mrs. Fertig, who taught English and
psychology, and OF Miss e. May Saun-
doris, both of the Middle Tennessee
Normal.
Community Singing.
Miss Saunders led the community
singing and. ably assisted by Miss kath.
| crime Street, of Nashville. demonstrated
the purpose and use Of music in the
school and the part that a victrola with
well-chosen records could play.
The afternoons were spent by the
teachers in excursions to points OF In
| terest, and In visiting; there were SO
many interesting people to talk to!
Evening brought not only the teach
ers, but the hotel guests, ana large
numbers of the community both OF the
mountain top and the neighboring coves
and valleys to the large ballroom. Here
each evening, the community singing
and the formal address were followed
| py games Iou ny NllDb 0duuuchS ahh
Mrs. Fertig in which all ages and all
degrees Of culture Joined. The memory
OF the fun of those evenings will en-
| llven the teachers Of the county on
many a weary day during the coming
school term, and they will carry these
games and their fun into their com
munitles.
The evening addresses were given by
Prof. Magruder, OF the Ohio State uni
versity; Prof. j. w. Brister, OF the Ten
uessee department of education, and DR..
| r. A. Lyons. acting president of the
| Middle Tennessee Normal. Each brought
| a message of instruction and insptra-
| ton. DR.. Magruder outlined the work
and purpose OF the observation-disclosures
| trial high SCHOOL which the commu--
| nifty of Beersheba Is planning, ana
| pleaded for team work by the whole
community to help realize this dream.
Prof. Brister spoke convincingly. OF
| school education for all the children in
order to insure the safety Of demo-
cratic state. DIR. Lyons urged upon the
| teachers the especial value OF marginal
profit in the effort that persisted, In the
final squirt that wins the race.
| On Friday, the last day of the insti-
| tute, the community gave the teachers
| q picnic. Never in the days OF It's
/ height when the best families Of the
| old south crowded this quaint old hotel
| Of Beersheba has It resounded with
gayer voices. or Its shaded court shell
tered more rollicking fun. The aroused
happy faces spoke for themselves. one
did not need the exclamation OF
middle aged men, 1--WE are having Q
| great time" to assure one of the en-
jcyment Of the crowd, nor the murmul
OF an old man, as DR.. Lyons told them
that each child had a right to equa
| " Teachers Enthused.
Every feature of the weeks institute
had been speaking to the teachers OF
tho county of the desire OF the com,
munity of Reersheba for a fuller anc
larger life for themselves and theii
| children and as the teachers left the
wonderful view Of that glorious noun,
tain ton through the beautifully shaded
avenue they called back, God bless
Becrsheba. give the people the desire o
their hearts and make us more faithtu
| to our tasksl
institute took concrete form not ono
In a set of resolutions, but also IN the
organization of a Grundy County Teach
| ers' association which Will affiliate WIZ
tho Tennessee association and whicr
will hold it's next meeting In Tracy
City on the October payday. The eacn'
ers OF the outlying districts are IN
| vited to be the guests OF the Tracy
The whole OF Candy county owes the
community OF Beersheba a vote OF
thanks for welding the teachers OF tnt
county into harmonious BODY VIII
aroused interest In the better educa'
ton Of all the children OF the county
and should echo the merry cheers ,ol
the Younger teachers of the institute
"Rah, rah, rAh, Beersheba!"
Officers of the Grundy County Teach'
ors' association are: Prof. w. f. Lum'
ley. Tracy City president Dr, o Lat,s.
dent, and Mrs. NJ. r. Shook, Tracy CITY
| secretary treasurer.
The following resolutions wer
adopted by the Grundy County Teach
ers Institute:
Tennessee, In institute assembled
Beersheba Springs, July 1894 lsZo' Oh
hereby resolves:
"First-That we express our heart
felt thanks to the people OF Beershep'
Springs and the hotel stan, whose GO
| operative hospitality has made possioi
the most delightful institute In Tn
history OF Grundy county.
"Believing that our hosts have s.
generously contributed to the comtor
and pleasure OF our visit not alone 10
our sakes, but for the better instruc
ton OF the children of the county, w
hereby pledge ourselves to redouble on
efforts to give the children of tn
county tue best school possible ourih'
the coming term.
"Second1That we express TO on
superintendent, to the faculty and III
lecturers of the institute our appre
citation OF the unique, inspiring and In
structive program presented TO us, an
we pledge ourselves to carry into GU
schools not only higher standard o
instruction, but also the determinatio
10 make our children happy and {
help our communities TO a better socis
"Third-That we heartily indorse tn
cooperative efforts of the communit