The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-18
LAST MEETING Of
PARENT-TEACHER
ASSOCIATION HELD YESTERDAY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
DEBATE WON BY AFFIRMA.
TIVE.-ILLUSTRATED Lee.
TURE-SPLENDID REPORT OF
TREASURER-NExT MEETING
WILL BE HELD IN AUGUST.

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Teacher association for this session
was held yesterday afternoon in the
graded school building and was at
tended by about 100 members. In
addition to the members, W. NJ.
Barnwell, chairman Of the board of
trustees, was present representing
his board.
The meeting was opened with an
inter-society debate in farcical form,
the query being, Resolved, that it is
better to have loved and lost. than
never to have loved at all. The rep
resentatives of the Lanier society,
Louis Bristow, Jr., Robert Sumter
Link, Jr., and Miss Annie Wilson,
upholding the negative won victory
over the representatives Of the Pal
metto Society, Frederic Minshan,
Jack Bradley and Miss Ada Faulk-
ner. All of the. debaters were good
in their delivery and each scored
several points, the judges, Mrs. A. B
Morse, Mrs. T. G.. White and Mrs. C.
C. Gambrell, stating that it was as
hard to decide which side deserved
the victory as it was to. distinguish
between a spinster and an old maid.
Prize Pictures Awarded. g..
Following the debate the count
was had to see which section would
win the prize pictures offered each
meeting for the grades having the
largest representation of mothers and
friends present: The final percentage
showed that in the graded school the
third grade section taught by Miss
May Robertson was highest in per-
centage and that the eleventh grade
in the high school should have the
picture having percentage of As.
Supt. J. D. Fulp with the assist
ance of Principal J. NJ. Daniel, ave
short illustrated lecture on places
of historical and literary interest in
England. They used a new Victor
stereoptican and the association was
so pleased with the splendid views
shown that motion prevailed to ap-
point a committee to investigate the
merits of the machine in class room
work with the authority to purchase
the machine for the city schools if
the committee so desired. The presi-
dent appointed Mrs. W. P. Greene,
Mrs. T. G. White and Mrs. j. Foster
Barnwell on this committee.
Treasurer's Report for Session.
The report of Mrs. Ada Perrin,
treasurer of the association, was next
heard and it certainly is fine one.
The total receipts. from plays, dues,
sale of sandwiches and candy, etc.,
amounted to s764.65 and the dis
bursements for speakers expenses,
shades foe the schools, balance on
playground equipment and inciden-
tails amounted to S602.45, leaving a
balance in the treasury of $162.20.
Mrs. Perrin has been a faithful
officer in the, association and much
credit is due her for the excellent
work done, in financial way, by the
association. Together with the men,
bership committee, of which Mrs.
McLane is chairman, it constituted a
most important factor in the unex-
.celled success of the organization.
Mrs. R. c. Philson, the president,
has also been untiring in her efforts
for the success of the association and
has given unstintingly of her time
and labor to bring the association up
to even higher standard than at
tanned in its first year of existence.
There are at present 12O paid mem
berships, including 81 new ones for
the year.
Just before adjournment a motion
was made that the association give
the superintendent and Mrs. Philson
rising vote of thanks for their eff
forts in behalf of the organization.
After announcing that the next
meeting would be held the third
Tuesday in August, adjournment was
taken. At the August meeting Of