The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-14
DUE WEST PROVES
A SPLENDID HOST
TEACHERS OF COUNTY HAVE
SPLENDID MEETING SATUR-
DAY IN DUE WEST-DR. Nc
CAIN, DIR ROBINSON AND SUPT.
FULP MAKE ADDRESSES-A
GOOD CROWD PRESENT AT
. LAST MEETING OF SESSION

The open season for the county
teachers came to a close Saturday IN
the best meeting of the session at
Due West. There were more than rs
teachers and others interested in ed
ucational work present and the Due
West teachers assisted by the college
folk and ladies of the town did them
selves proud by the manner in which
the final meeting of the teachers was
handled.
Assembling in the Due West grad
ed school at noon Miss Frances Wide
man, principal, and her competent
corps of teachers gave excellent ex-
hibitions of the thorough work which
they are doing in English, history,
Latin, elementary and primary grade
work. These classes lasted for about
an hour and afterwards the whole
school assembled in the quasi-audi-
torium and treated the visitors to
some excellent renditions of chorus
singing and a sweet little Washing
ton minuet. The singing of Timrod's
Carolina to the music by Reed Miller
was especially good.
After the exercises the guests
went to the Y. M. C. A. hall in Frs
kline College where a delicious salad
course with coffee was served them
by the ladies of Due West.
Doctor Robinson Speaks
After breathing spell of fifteen
minutes the speakers of the after
noon were announced. The first of
these was DR.. J. L. Robinson, presi-
dent of the Due West Woman's Col
lege, who spoke on The Teacher" ."
DR.. Robinson spoke in a manner and
content showing familiarity with his
subject and as one of wide and sue
cessful experience as teacher.
DR.. ]. I. Mccain was the next
speaker. DR.. Mccain had real treat
in store for his audience which was
a report of a collaboration with DR..
Patterson Wardlaw of the University
of South Carolina on "Thei Ethical
Side of the Teaching Profession" :"
The doctor outlined the main points
of his address as follows. I. Good
Reflex Habits. 1. Of health. 2. of
efficiency; 8, of courtesy and rever-
ence. II. The Will To Good Con-
duct. 1. So far as the person in indi-
viduality concerned. 2. So far as the
persons relations to his fellowmen
are concerned. III. A judgment train
ed to recognize good conduct.
DR.. McCain's address was a mas
terly one showing that he had spent
much time and had given much study
to the subject.
A Serious Disappointment
B. L. Parkinson, state high schoo!
inspector, was to have been the third
speaker but Mr.. Parkinson S,ie-
graphed Miss Wideman that he wds
unable to keep his appointment for
Saturday on account of the illness of
Mrs. Parkinson, The members of the
association were disappointed at mol
hearing Mr.. Parkinson who was tc
have spoken to them on "The Res,
pect:ve Duties of Teachers and
Trustees"
BY request Supt. j. D. Fulp of the
Abbeville schools read a paper or
Making the School The Community
Center" This paper dealt largely
with parent-teacher associations anc
the great good which the one in thi:
city has accomplished, and was read
before the department of schoo
principals and supervisors at the State
Teachers association in Spartanbure
last fall.
Following the addresses short
business session of the association
was held during which Supt. ]. D
Fulp was selected to represent thi:
county in the council of delegates a
the next meeting of the state associa
tion.
In view of the fact that great
many of the rural schools of the