The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-08-25
COUNTY TEACHERS
IncTlTHTE MEETING,
The 0bion County Institute.

19 that the teachers have had the
pleasure of attending both from the
class of instruction and the interests
of the teachers. DR.. A. t. Barrett,
of Hall-Moody Normal, Martin,
Tenn, and Prof. Ijams, Supt. City
Schools of Jackson, were the instruc
tors.
Prof. Barrett lectured on primary
methods and the grades in the main
and Prof. Ijams directed his lecture
toward the high school work in par
ticular. The teachers had three days
of high class lectures bearing direct
ly on the subjects and the problems
that they have to deal with. A num-
ber of the teachers expressed great
satisfaction in that the instructors
dealt with every day problems that
arise in their schools.
There were one hundred forty
three teachers in attendance. There
was more nearly every teacher in the
county in attendance at this insti-
tute than at any previous institute.
Practically every teacher in the coun-
ty was present irrespective of his at
tendance at summer school, and
those who were not present were
teachers employed in the schools OF
the county but living at a great dis
tance from the county and have at
tended summer schools. Any teacher
who lives in Obion County is the
poorer by not having attended the
institute and received the most help
full instruction that was given, and
the schools that the absent teachers
are to teach will be the weaker by
the teachers absence. Some mem
bers of the special district boards
were present on Saturday and missed
some of their faculty and wanted to
know where they were. These board
members saw that there was enough
valuable instruction going on that
every teachers place in the county
was at the institute. For the infor-
nation of the special district boards
the county will deduct from each
teachers salary for every day he was
absent This applies to schools that
had begun and applies to all teachers.
Attendance certificates will be fur
nished to any board that desires
them.
The Resolutions Committee report
ed as follows:
'Be it resolved by the teachers Of
Obion County in regular institute as
sembled Aug. 19, 1922, That our
most sincere thanks and heartiest ap-
probation be extended; First, to Dr.
Barrett and Prof. Ijams for their
wholesome and profitable instruction
during these days of the institute;
Second, to DR.. Kincannon for his
visit and kind words of encourage
ment; Third, to Miss Martha Sue
Houser, Miss Lonelle Marshall, Miss
Louise Adams, Miss Vivian Woodrow,
the Union City Quartette, DR.. j. B.
Adkerson, Mr. Sam Woosley, Mr.. Lu-
ther Andrews and Mr.. Sam Lovelace,
for their delightful entertainment;
Fourth, to Rev. D. F. Marlin and
Rev. E. NJ Mathis for their noble
part in the program; Fifth, to the
Board of Education and others of the
Union City High School for the ac-
commodation of their building and to
the good people of Union City for
any favor of hospitality that has been
offered; Sixth, to our County Super
intendent, Mr.. Vaughn, for his wise
selection of Instructors for the In
stitute. Signed, Prof. c. D. Hilliard,
Chairman, Prof Frank Caldwell,
Miss Mittie Casey, Committee.
The following is a special rcsolu-
tion that was unanimously adopted
by the institute: Whereas, the teach
ers of /. Obion County think
and believe that the subject OF
High School Arithmetic should have
one year in the High School Course;
and Whereas, the Obion County
are of the opinion that the
High School students need and ought |
to have one full year in High School |
and Whereas, the Obion
County teachers seem to find that it
Is the unanimous opinion of the par
ents of the children of Obion County
that their children be given one full
year in High School arithmetic; and
the teachers desire and
prefer to follow the regular course of
study as prescribed by the school
of the Department of Ed
lcation; Therefore, Be it resolved by
he Obion County teachers, in session
It the Obion County Institute, That
he State authorities who have the