Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-10-25


CLAUDE. Texas. oc, .t.-i.ast sat.
urday the teachers 81 the Goodnight
school set a new standard for the state
This IL what they did. Several DAYS
before every teacher IN Armstrong
County received an invitation 20 attend
a meeting Of the teachers of the county
nj Goodnight on Saturday. October g
The purpose of this first meeting was
% formulate plans for the lnierScholas-
tic league work In the county. u which
superintenden; Hi az Goodnight, l. the
chairman. This meeting was called Tor
> a. N. At that hour % Of the a. teach.
ers In the county answered 10 roll call
Theae teachers represented an ARA q
so square miles and some u them had
20 come BY auto and rail 10 get there
hut they were there. After two hours
business session the company were
taken In cars to the canyon below
Spring Creek on the Goodnight ranch.
where long before you reached the place
the smoke from the barbecue fire could
h. seen curling up among the branches
Of the grand Old cotton wood trees that
hfted their frost bitten tops above the
canyon. The reception and barbecue
Together with the delicious plcnIc din.
ner was ths Sic e the Goodnight teach.
ers. colonel and Mrs. Gcodnight. Mr.
McAllister Of wichita Falls. now owner
of the famous Goodnight ranch. Mrs
Paul Num- and a few other Goodnight
citizens 10 the Armstrong county
teachers.
The DAY was IDEAL Warm as sum
mer with the autumnal touch on all
nature The picnic was given In the
buffalo pasture and for IN. pleasure
AZ the teachers and for the BOY u the
k">1nkers. Mr.. Goodnight and Mr.. Nc.
Allisfer ssnt n number % the employees
az the ranch 10 round up the huffalo
ana bring them In one great herd dcwn
the canyons 10 the creek near b..
Truly the present and the past me, IN
that canyon on that day. Many q our
teachers have never been in the Pan
handle before this year To them IN.
day was new experience.
After the dinner hour. the Teachers
association was called 10 order In the
shade of the big cotton woui- and a
most interesting business session was
held. Among other things that was de-
cisled upon AT this meeting was an
Armstrong County annual 20 be pab
iinhed this year by all the schools u N.
cuunty. Reports from committees were
hard and new committees appointed.
The school fair was discussed and a
eommitfce. with Miss Iaura Hammer.
chairman. 10 outline a plan for the i9ss
nrhnol fair. Sitting on the running
hoard of an automobile. Col. charIss
Goodnight delivered an educational mes
sAge 20 the teachers tina, none win ever
forget He told them they were th-
hope az the nation. He gave the early
history Of education IN the county Mr.
stanley. one q the guests - the day
WIS pupil In the frs, school in tn
county. At the close 20 the afternoon
meeting. the teachers present had a pic.
turc taken for the new county annual
A. the sun sank toward the end Of ths
canyon the visitors reluctantly began 20
move toward home. AZ the Goolnirht
home they made another stop 20 enjoy
Tor an hour the hospitality II this
Interesting HON. % the Plains. The
enfire home was thrown open 20 tn
sis'tors and many articles of historic
tnserest were thoroughly enjoyed b.
them u was here that the Armstrong
County Teachers assoclailon had
recp Into the first -chooi hagzc IN tn
county. which l. nov used a. ths store.
house on the ranch AZ enc teasher
Expressed ~. the visit 10 the fsoa.iflirhs
home was the "cnd % perfect day
The teachers who Planned this mos;
happy day for the county were Mr. and
Mrs Hill. Mrs. Thornton. Mls- Richie
Ai9 Hicks. Miss williams. members ~
The 0ondaight faculty The schoois
rrurpnp0f>I were eauae Ilaro IL.