Each One Teach One: The Education of The Texas Freedmen |
Colored Teachers' State Association Annual Session - 1896
Colored Teachers' State Association President
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F. W. Gross | Victoria |
Texas school journal article - - 1896
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TO THE COLORED TEACHERS OF
TEXAS.
Hearne, Texas, Feb. 8.
Fellow Teachers:—At the last meeting of our State Association, held in the city of Austin, June 11-14, 1895, it was voted that our next annual meeting be held in the city of Corsicana and be called to convene on such date as may be determined upon by the executive committee. The members of that committee have unanimously voted that the Association be convened June 23, 1896.
The following committees on programme have been appointed, the gentlemen accepting and entering upon their duties:
Department of Normal Schools: Prof. J. R. Gibson, principal central high school, Galveston.
Department of Denominational Schools: Rev. I. B. Scott, D. D., president of Wiley University, Marshall.
Department of City Schools: (a) high school, Prof. H. S. Thompson, high school, Dallas; (b) grammar school, Prof. E. L. Blackshear, principal of the high school, of Austin; (c) primary school, Prof. W. D. Donnell, principal west district school, Galveston.
Department of County Schools: Prof. F. W. Gross, Victoria.
Department of Music: Prof. A. J. Moore, principal of high school, Waco.
Department of Industrial Education: Prof. J. R. E. Lee, Bishop College, Marshall.
Department of Round Table Talks: Prof. H. T. Kealing, president Paul Quinn College, Waco: Prof. I. M. Terrell, principal high school, Fort Worth; Prof. C. O. Hunter, principal high school, Bastrop; Prof. N. W. Harlee, principal west grammar school, Dallas; Prof. C. W. Luckie, professor literature, Prairie View State Normal.
Local committee: Prof. G. W. Jackson, chairman, principal Corsicana high school.
The various committees will have their programmes ready for publication by March i.
A large number is hopefully expected to be in attendance. The local committee will spare no pains in making your three days' stay in Corsicana the most pleasant of your vacation.
Very respectfully and fraternally yours,
M. H. Broyles, President S. C. T. Association of Texas.
PROGRAM OF THE TEXAS STATE COLORED TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.
To be held at Corsicana, Texas, June 23-26, 1896.
Reduced rates on all railroads have been secured for the Association meeting.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23—PRINCIPALS' DIVISION.
12 p. m. Music. Invocation, Rev. R. F. Taylor. Address of Welcome, G. W. Jackson, Corsicana. Response, Dr. I. B. Scott, Marshall. Music.
I p. m. Enrollment of members. Music.
1:30 p. m. Report of committees (a) On Professional Normal, H. T. Kealing, chairman (b) On High Schools, J. R E. Lee, Marshall. Music.
2:15 p. m. Paper—"Duties and Limitations of Principals in the Selection of Teachers Without Experience."
2:35 p. m. General discussions; speeches limited five minutes each. Music.
3:15 p. m. Reports of secretary and treasurer.
3:30 p. m. Election of officer's.
4:0« p. m. Adjournment.
EVENING SESSION.
S:i¿> p. ш. Music. Invocation, Dr. D W. F. Pyle. President's Address. Music.
8:45 P- ш- Talks on Means of Advancing the Efficiency of School, (a) By Principal and Assistants' Meeting, L. C. Anderson, Prairie View, (b) By Teachers' Institutes and Reading Circles, J. N. Dodson, Palestine, (c) By Professional Summer Normals, E. L. Blackshear, Austin. Music.
9 p m. Paper—"The Specific Development Of the Mental Faculties," J. R. Gibson, Galveston. Music.
9.25 p. m. Installation of officers. Music, юр. m. Adjournment.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24—GENERAL, ASSOCIATION.
10 a. m. Music. Invocation, Dr. W. B. West. Music. Address of Welcome by the Honorable Mayor of Corsicana. Response to Welcome Address, L. C. Anderson, Prairie View. Music. Enrollment of members.
_ u a. m. President's Annual Address. Music. Address, Hon. J. M. Carlisle, State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
11:20 а. ш. Paper—"History and Methods of Instruction of the Blind," Mrs. E.J. Holland, Austin. Music.
11:40 a. m. Paper—"Progress of the Public Schools," Miss A. E. Duval, Waco. Music. 12 iu Adjournment.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
3 p. m. Music. Invocation, Rev. L. Jordon. Round Table Talks, Director, H. T. Kealing, Waco:
Table 1—The Advantages of Normal Training over Experience. Conductor, C. W. Luckie, Prairie View.
Table 2—Relative Value of Memory and Reasoning Processes in Grammar. Conductor, C.O. Hunter, Bastrop.
Table 3—Discipline in School—How Rigid it Should Be—Objects of Discipline. Conductor,
I. M. Terrell, Fort Worth.
Table 4 — Pleasure Methods in Primary Schools—How Far they Should be Used, etc. Conductor, N. W. Harllee, Dallas.
Table 5—Apperception—What is it? Its Application to the Preparation of Lessons. Conductor, H. T. Kealiug.
3:30 p.m. Appointment of committees. Resolutions. Enrollment of members.
City Schools—Primary Department, Director, W. D. Donnell, Galveston.
4:05 p. m. Music. Paper—"Manual Training in the Primary School, "Miss Mabel Mofford, Waco.
4:25 p. m. Discussion. W. E. Grubbs, Hearne. Music.
4:45 p. m. Paper—"Aim of Primary School," W. T. McCall, Galveston.
5 p. m. Discussion, Mrs. M. F. Phillips, Austin. Music.
5:29 p. m. Adjournment.
EVENING SESSION.
8:15 p. m. Music. Invocation, Rev. R. F. Taylor. Grammar School Department, director E. L. Blackshear, Austin. The "Problems of Grammar School Education" an introductory statement by the director. Music.
8:40 p. ni. Paper—Mathematics, including bookkeeping, H. A. Maxwell, Austin.
9:06 p. m., discussion, J. R. Moms, San Antonio. Music.
9:20 p. m. Science teaching, W. E. Fraction, Lockhart.
9:35 p. m. Discussion, Mrs. L. Kerr, Bastrop. Music.
9:40 p. m. Paper—English and History, Miss H. E. Lee, Austin.
9:55 p. ш. Discussion, Miss Roberta Wolf, Bastrop.
10:10. Recapitulation, director. Music.
10:30 p. m. Adjournment.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25—MORNING SESSION.
io a. m. Music. Invocation, Rev. W. B. West. High School Departments. Director H. S. Thompson, Dallas.
10:15 а. ш. Paper—"How it the Reasoning Power Best Developed in the High School?" D. A. Bridge, Paris.
10:35 a. m. Discussion—H. S. Thompson, Dallas.
10:55 a. m. Paper—How is Character Best Developed in the High Schools?" N. W. Harllee. Dallas. Music.
11:15 a- m- Discussion—Miss J. L. Caldwell, Dallas. Music.
11:358.111. Paper—"Progress of High School Work in Our Schools." Miss C. M. Thompson, Fort Worth.
11:55 a. m. Discussion, J. W. Tilden, Waxahachie. Music.
12:10 p. m. Report of officers. Miscellaneous business.
i:oop. m. Adjournment.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
3:00 p. m. Music. Invocation, D. W. F. Pyle. Round table talks.
(See Wednesday's programme.)
3:30 p. m. Music. Appointment of committees.
3:35 p. m. Resolutions County school department. Director, F. W. Gross, Victoria.
3.50 p. m. Paper—"What Legislation, if any, is Necessary to Make our County Schools more Effective?" Hon. R. L. Smith, Oakland.
4:10 p. m. Discussion, M. B. Lily, Hempstead. Discussion, Hon. C. M. Ferguson, Pans.
4:30 p. m. Paper—"What Special Work should be undertaken in the County Schools to Prepare Pupils for the Duties of Citizenship?" W. B. Moore, Cuero.
4:50 p. m, Discussion, L. S. Simmons, Marlin. Music.
5: 00 p.m. Paper—"What is the Status of the Negro in the Rural District; to what Extent should Teachers try to Correct Social Evils in their Communities?" John King, Fort Worth.
5:30 p. m. Discussion, Mrs. S. E. Phipps. Corsicana. Music.
5:40 p. m. Paper—"Music in County Schools; its Influence on Child Nature." W. F. Bledsoe, Marshall. Music.
6:00 p. m. Adjournment.
EVENING SESSION.
8:30 p. m. Musicale, Director A. J. Moore, Waco.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26—MORNING SESSION.
10:00 a. m. Music. Invocation, Rev. L Jordan.
Normal Department, Director, J. R. Gibson, Galveston:
10:15 a. m. Paper—"The aim of the Normal School," L. C. Anderson, Prairie View.
10:35 a. m. Discussion, S. A. Coffin, Tyler. Music.
10:55 a. m. Paper —"Wanted--Normal School Teachers," G. W. Jackson, Corsicana.
11:15 a. m. Discussion, Miss I. B. Washington, Marlin. Music.
Department of Industrial Education, Director, J. R. E. Lee, Marshall:
11:30 a. m. Paper—"What is meant by Industrial Education, and to what extent does it develop the individual?" W. B. Woodruff, Prairie View.
11:50 a. m. Discussion, Charles L. Marshall. Music.
12.10 p. m. Paper—"When and where should Industrial Education begin?" J. L,. Randolph, Waco.
12:30 p. m. Discussion, L. Williams, Sherman. Music.
11:50 p. m. Paper—"What benefit will accrue from the establishment of trade schools for colored people?" A. J. Moore, Waco.
1:00 p. m. Discussion, Hon. N. W. Cuney, Galveston. Discussion, H. C. Boykin, Seguin.
1:20 p.m. Reports of Committees. Adjournment.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
3:00 p. m. Music. Invocation, Rev. R. F. Taylor. Resume of Round Table Talks, Director, H. T. Kealing, Waco. Music.
3:30 p. m. Department of Denominational Schools, Director, Dr. I. B. Scott, Marshall.
Paper—"Christian Patriotism a National Safeguard." D. Abner, Jr., Seguin.
3:45 p. m. Discussion, J. H. Reed, Marshall. Music.
4:00 p. m. Paper —"The denominational
school: to what extent should it teach sectarianism?" J. H. Garnett, Houston.
4:45 p. m. Discussion, H. T. Kealing, Waco. Miscellaneous paper.
4:30 p.m. Paper—"A Plea for the Sciences," P. E. Bledsoe, Brenham.
4:50 p. m. Paper—"The Teacher as a Character builder," T. H. Love, Austin. Music.
5:05 p. m. Discussion, D. W. Wilson, Seguin.
5:35 p. m. Paper—"The New Teacher," B. T. Wilson, Seguin.
6:30 p. m. Discussion, H. M. Tarver, Prairie View. Music. Election of officers. Adjournment.
M. H. BroyLes, President,
Cora. L. Smith, Secretary.
DEPARTMENT NOTES. President Broyles predicts an exceptional meeting of the Association this year at Corsicana. Every live teacher ought to be there and catch some inspiration. You city and country mummies who have never attended an association meeting in the State, ought to get some live teacher to take a tíuoroscope and with the X rays hunt you up ana bring you out into the light of me present. Come out, "git up and git," as Sam Jones says.
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STATE MEETING.
The State Colored Teachers' Association opened its twelfth annual session at Corsicana, in the city hall, at 10:30 a. m., by the singing of '"Italia" by a local chorus of splendid voices.
Rev. W. B. West, of Corsicana, led in prayer for race progress and for peace and harmony between the races.
Hon. Mr. Whiteside, mayor of Corsicana, delivered an address of welcome, and urged the colored teachers not to become discouraged, but to go on in their noble work of preparing the negro youth for a higher and better citizenship. The mayor's address was well received and heartily applauded.
Dr. I. B. Scott, editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate, New Orleans. La., responded in a very happy and sensible vein. He emphasized the need of friendly relations between the races, and pleaded for the confidence, sympathy and assistance of the white people in the work of educating the negro.
Mrs. D. Abner followed with a piano solo, executed in good style, and vigorously applauded.
A recess was then taken for enrollment of members and payment of annual dues.
After recess, the hours for the two days' sessions and the night session were fixed, and the annual address was read by President Broyles. The address noted, among other things, The improvement in high schools, county schools,. teachers' normals, Prairie View Normal, industrial education, and the Branch University.
After singing by the special choir, F. W. Gross, of Victoria, President Scott, of Wiley University, and Miss Caldwell, of Dallas, were appointed a committee on president's address.
Mrs. K. J. Holland, of Austin, read a carefully prepared paper on History and Methods of Instruction of the Deaf. She gave the Lord's prayer in sign language; and also, while the audience sang "Nearer my God to Thee," Mrs. Holland rendered the words of the song in sign language. The sign movements were gracefully given and called forth loud applause.
Adjourned until 3 p. in. After dinner the association reassembled, and the Round Table talks were inaugurated.
At !> p. m. the Grammar School Department work was taken up by Director E. L. Blackshear. After an introductory talk by the director, H. A. Maxwell, of Austin, read a paper on Mathematics, and Mrs. Kerr, of Bastгор, read a paper on Science Teaching. After discussions by various members on the phases of grammar school work, committees were announced, and the association adjourned.
Thursday morning, at 9:3o, the session opened by song, prayer and reading of minutes.
Supt. Hand, of Corsicana, was introduced and made a strong address. Lowell's words, "Not failure, but low aims is a crime," constituted the theme of his remarks. He emphasized the weight and delicacy of the teacher's responsibility, and urged that the spirit and personality of the teacher were the main thing in education.
City Attorney Wood was introduced and encouraged teachers to go on in their work.
N. W. Harllee, of Dallas, was director in the high school department.
The first paper read was by D. A. Bridge, of Paris, on "How is the Reasoning Power Best Developed in the High School Г The paper showed how the study of mathematics, history and the sciences cultivated the reasoning powers. Mr. Taylor made interesting remarks on the necessity of accuracy and precision. To reason well, he said, we must acquire the power of decision, of coming quickly to a correct decision.
Mr. Burnett distinguished between inductive and deductive reasoning and spoke of cause and effect in history.
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