The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-01-17
SCHOOL, TEACHERS
HOLD FORTH HERE


teachers throughout Abbeville ,Coun-
ty was held Saturday in the graded
school building in this city. The
meeting was we'll attended by the
educational folk and a very profitable
and enjoyable occasion it was.
Supt. J. D. Fulp, president of the
Abbeville County Teachers Associa-
tion, called the meeting to order at
1890 after a prayer had been Of
fered by Rev. George M. Telford,
pastor of Long Cane Presbyterian
church, who was an interested visitor
at the meeting. No delay was had in
getting the association right to work
and after a few preliminary an
nouncements the various teachers
were asked.to visit one or more of the
six class rooms where regular classes
were being taught for the purpose of
giving the teachers an opportunity
to see how teaching in the grades. is
being done by the competent corps of
teachers in the Abbeville city schools.
The classes which were taught Satur-
day and observed by the teachers
were those in reading in the first,
second and third grades being super
vised by Misses Clara Adams, Georgia
OFT, and Rebecca Jones respectively.
A class in writing was given by
Miss Mia Kilgore, one of the fourth
grade teachers in the Abbeville
school. This work was being we'll done
| with the assistance of a Victrola
which was something new to most
of the visitors and many questions
j were asked Miss Kilgore about the
advantages gained by the use of a
Victrola in this subject. Miss Ruby
Anderson gave a good exhibition of
the correct way to teach the most i'm
portant subject of English grammar
in the fifth grade. Miss Susie Lown,
one of our best, handled we'll sew.
enth grade class in geography. u
About forty five minutes was given
over to this feature of the program.
At the conclusion of the classes the
teachers and their guests were invit-
ed to partake of delightful luncheon
which was served them by the Able
vile Parent Teacher association as
sisted by some of the pretty local
teachers. The menu consisted of a
bountiful helping of real chicken sal
ad with lettuce, homemade pickle,
saltines, charlotte russo and coffee.
1t was a repast fit for a king and
everyone present did full justice to
the luncheon.
DR.. Bailey Addresses.
A breathing spell of fifteen min
utes was permitted after the luncheon
had disappeared when the president
again called the association to order
and invited DR.. B: B. Bailey, the
evangelist conducting the revival SER
vices at the Abbeville Baptist church,
to speak to the teachers. DR.. Bailey
proved to be a genius at entertaining
teachers, especially, and his talk was
we'll received by them. 1t was full of
witticisms and genuine humor, but
through it all ran a vein of genial
philosophy which was entirely fitting
and approprite to the occasion.
Mr.. Martin, the singer with DR..
Bailey, was intreated to leave the
bevy of pretty teachers who sur
rounded him long enough to tell a
few good jokes and sing toucnlng
little ditty to the unmarried peda-
gogs. Following Mr.. Martin, Supt.
Fulp called upon Mr.. Telford who,
as always, had a word of encourage
ment for the struggling teachers and
. bit of good advice to them.
Rev. Louis ]. Bristow, the beloved
pastor of the Abbeville Baptist
church, followed Mr.. Telford and in
his usual pleasing manner created
general merriment with some of his
inimitable jokes and ended his re-
marks by saying that DR.. Bailey was
working for him this week and had
already made the speech for both of
them.
Paul Mann's Policy.
County superintendent Evans had
previously begged off from making
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