The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-09-27
RANKIN COUNTY
TEACHERS ASSN
HERE SATURDAY
Prof r. E. Steen Elected : resident
of Organization. GooAS peakers
on Program. About g y Teach
erS In AttendanceSS

tOp
The first mee.S /of the year OF
nkin CountSS teacheis' Associa-
ton was hes a the Brandon High
hool ASeS' '.orium Saturday, and
y IL be placed upon The Minute Book
4; one of the best meetings ever
I'D in the history Of the organ
.tion.
The Association. which adjourned
r the snmmer months, met for
e purpose of re- organizing, elect
j = new Officers, and making plans
Tor the years work. About sixty
g. the county were present, and
lue interest and enthusiasm dis
played by this large body Of educa-
tUrS was encouraging and gave
promise of spelndid work and ac-
Complishment.
A splendid program was carried
out. and an unusual amount of busi-
ness attended to. Prof. f. NJ. Low
ther was chairman. Prof. A. G.
Gainey. assistant State Superinten-
dent of Education, was the princi-
pal speaker of the morning session
although a number of good talks
were made by the various emm-
berS and visitors.
The meeting was opened by song
and prayer Prof. Gainey, who is
AN interesting and impressive
speaker, delivered an address, stress
ing the important part that the
teacher plays in the Nation; that
j, is in their power to train the
boys and girls of today to do greater
things. and be the leading men
and women of tomorrow. He also
stated that teaching was the high
est profession but the lowest paid.
Something should be done to en-
courage the teachers to give the best
there is in them.
Prof H p Barksdale, County
superintendent of Education, was
the next speaker on the program.
He made an interesting talk which
vas we'll received.
Mrs. O. L. Simmons, County chair
nan Of the P-TA, made a brief
talk, outlining the plans for the
work of the P-T-A., during the
school months, and urging the CO.
operation of the teachers of the
county.
Mrs. r. L. Fox, president of the
A tn1 hri of
work OF the local organization, and
explained the purpose of the Ly-
ceum Course, which will be divided
into several numbers, and which
will be given in the high school
auditorium this winter.
The members of the local P-T-A
had prepared delicious sandwiches
and tea to be served at the noon
hour Everyone was loud in their
praise of this bountiful repast.
The afternoon session was devot-
brilliant talk by Mrs. Daisy Nc
Laurin Stevens.
The officers elected were as fol-
lows: President, Prof. R. E. Steen !;
Vice President, Prof. T. R. Phil
lips; Secretary Treas. Miss Kather-
inc Drane.
The retiring officers are: Prof.
F. NJ. Lowther, President; Prof.
Hubert Furry. Vice President; Miss
Hutton, Sec. Treas.
Mrs. Daisy McLaurin, an eXcep-
tionally capable and interesting
speaker, and one of Mississippi's
most brilliant women, made a won
derful address, welcoming the teach
ers. She talked along educational
lines, praising the teachers for the
great work they were doing. Her
address was so warmly received that
she was invited to attend each
meeting of the Rankin County
Teachers Association.
The meeting adjourned to meet
in Florence, on Saturday, October
27th, upon the invitation of Prof.
T. NJ Phillips. The County Coun-
ell of the P.-T.-A. will also meet at
this time.
Among the schools represented
were: Fannin, Puckett, Florence,
Clear Creek, A. H. S. Pelahatchie,
John, BarndOn, Sand Hill, and a
number of others.