The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-11-04
OBIOR COUNTY TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION MEETING

1921, and was called to order by Mr..
w. B. Forester, the president. The
devotional service. was conducted by
Rev. E. L. Baker, of Union City. Mr..
P. U. Glover gave the welcome adj
dress and Mr.. Frank Caldwell re-
sponded.. Miss Matte Beauton Hop
per's reading and he music by Misses
Underwood and Phillips was enjoyed
by all.
DR.. Glover's interesting discussion
on What the Board May Expect of
the Teacher and What the Teacher
May Expect of the Board" came next.
Mr.. Kerr, of the Union City Training
School, responded when asked to be
on the program with only one day
to prepare with an interesting adj
dress on "The Rural High School
Course"
The delightful dinner proved
most interesting and enjoyable part
of the program and for it each and
every one was most grateful. After
dinner the meeting went into bust
ness session. Mrs. Louise Andrews,
a member of the program committee,
urged all who were placed on pro-
gram to respond. The association was
delighted to have DR.. H. e. Waters
and Rev. e. l.. Baker present. DR..
Waters address on How the Rural
School Can Best Function" was
great help and inspiration. Miss
Ayres, of Jackson, talked on Com
munity Club Work, followed by Mrs.
Mary Maddox, who spoke on the
same subject.
The invitation for the next meet
ing to be held at Cloverdale Dec. 3,
was accepted. The following reso-
buttons by the following committee
were adopted, to wit: "Be it Re-
solved, That we, the teachers of Obi
on County do hereby express our
gratitude and pledge our support to
the utmost of our ability TO stand by
the County Board for better schools,
more consolidated schools, better ed
ucated teachers with liberal salaries.
We also wish to express our thanks
to Mr.. and Mrs. Forester for their
courtesy and to the patrons for the
nice lunch served. Be it further Re-
solved, That we, as teachers, desire
that the Compulsory Law be en-
forced to the utmost. We also wish |
to thank Dr. HI. E. Waters, of Union |
for his presence and ell
oquent address and Rev. e. l.. Baker,
Of Union City, for his splendid en-
There arc 17S white teachers
teaching in Obion County this year.
At the first meeting at Union City |
here were AZ present, or 23 per cent
If the total; there were 46 at Dixie,
,r 25 per cent; there were rs teach
RS who attended both meetings. How
many will be ct Cloverdale on the
,rd of December?
The program committee and Coun-
y Superintendent selected county
committee to solicit membership for
he Obion County Teachers Assccia-
ion. Tho county committee are as
cllows: w. H. Slower, for Civil Dist.
|; Miss Sallie Kate Brevard, for
civil Dist. 2; Mr.. Frank Caldwell,
or Civil Dist. 8; Mr.. w. H. Cravens,
or Civil Dist. 4 Mr.. B. F. Foster,
or Civil Dist. s; Mr.. Curtis Curry,
or Civil Dist. outside of Troy; Mr..
}. E. Davis, for Troy; Miss Lurleen
3ullington, for Civil Dist. z; Mr.. e.
:. Hall, for Civil Dist. s.; Mr.. r. j.
Hover, for Civil Dist. 8; Mr.. c. F.
Fowler, for Civil Dists. 10 and 13
outside of Union City; Mr.. w. o.
Iornaday, for Civil Dist. IL; Mr.. N.
:. Williams, for Civil Dist. IL; Mr..
>. E. Ranck, for Union City Public
Mr.. F. L. Kerr, for Union
,ity Training School,; Mr.. ]. N.
Wood, for Civil Dist. IA; Mr. G. d.
for Civil Dist. Is; Mr.. H. L.
ones, for South Fulton School; Miss
Iargaret Miner, for Civil Dist. 16.
Mr.. C. F. Fowler has reported
90 per cent enrolment of all teach
RS in Civil Districts 10 and 13 out
ide of Union City, except one teach
r and he had not been able to see
his one whom he knows will enroll
s soon as he can see her. The Obion
ounty teachers can do anything
hey want to, provided they want
ad enough. Even Knox, Hamilton,
davidson, Madison, or Shelby can
OF surpass Obion in anything in the
ray of schools, If the teachers and
,hool officers of Obion decide that
bion is not to be outstripped.
The following teachers were pres
Mt: Miss Saphronia Allen, Mr.. j.
|. Slower, Misses Ruth Kerley and
ena Stokes, Mr.. c.. F. Fowler, Misses
raj Pace, Lucy Garrigan, Sallie
ata provard Piddie Garripan Mr. 9