Colored Teachers' State Association Annual Session - 1904

Colored Teachers' State Association President

Texas school journal‎  article - 1904

The Colored Texas State Teachers' Association meets at Marshall December 27. 28, and 29. The secretary informs us a large attendance is expected. All colored teachers and all friends of education are cordially invited to attend this meeting. Arrangements have been made with the railroads for reduced rates. The law makes it the duty of public school teachers to attend teachers' meetings as far as possible; they ought to attend such meetings from a patriotic duty, and for the good to be derived therefrom.

Texas school journal
by Texas. State Dept. of Education - 1904

Dallas Herald Article  - 1904

The principals' division of the Colored Teachers Association  of Texas assembled  in the Moorehous  Hall of Bishop College at 10.::45 a.m. today. A. M. Moore, principal of the Gainesville colored high school called the association to order and  requested N. W. Harllee of Dallas to be special reporter at large  and J. H. Moore of Marshall to be the same for papers. W. C. Rollins of Prairie View was chosen secretary of the division. 

President M. W. Dorgan of Wiley University delivered the welcome address, which was responded to by E. W. Bailey of Paris , and in which J. H. Pemberton and W. C. Rollins took part.

The next feature was the annual address of President L. B. Kincheon. The address abounded in instructions and advice which were germane to the meeting. 

The president appointed the following committees:

Nominations - E. W. Bailey, L. J. Williams, W. C. Rollins.

Resolutions - E. L. Blackshear, R. S. Lovinggood, F. W. Gross.

Enrollments - L. J. Williams, O. A. Fuller, N. W. Harllee, A. M. Moore. 

Auditing - A. M. Moore, W.R. Taylor, R. T. Harden.

Necrology - O. A. Fuller, J. A. Phillips, J. W. Frazier.

Dr. E. L. Blackshear was introduced and made a talk on the benefit of such meetings. He was followed by R. S. Lovinggood, P. E. Bledsoe. the meeting adjourned until 3pm tomorrow.

Dallas Herald Article  - 1904

 TEXAS COLORED TEACHERS 

Program For Convention to be Held  in Marshall Late in the Current Month.

Following is the program for the annual convention Colored Texas State Teachers' Association to be held in Marshall, Dec. 27 - 30.

EDUCATIONAL COUNCIL

8:30 pm - Topic for discussion, "Relation of the School Teachers to Economical Needs of the Race." Presenting of topic by H. M. Broyles, Houston. Discussion: D. Abner Jr. Seguin; J. R. Gibson, Galveston; I. M. Terrell, Fort Worth; A. J. Moore, Waco.

PRINCIPALS' DIVISION

Morning session. Dec.27, 9:30 - Invocation; welcome address in behalf  of local educational institutions. M. W Dorgan, Wiley University; response, A S Jackson, Paul Quinn College; welcome address in behalf of the city, H B Pemberton, Marshall; response, W C Rollins, Prairie View College; annual address of president; appointment of committees; general remarks.

Afternoon Session. Dec. 27. 2:30 - Paper, "The Results Attainable Through the Inspiration and Guidance of an Ideal Principal," L J Williams, Sherman; discussion, J C Boisseau of Marshall, S A Collins of Hempstead, E W Bailey of Paris. , Paper " The Work of The Principal in the National System of Education." G W Jackson, Corsicana; discussion, O A Fuller of Bishop College, W E Day of Tyler, W R Winns of Denison. Paper. " The Unifying Condition of the Teacher and Pupil." A M Moore of Gainsville,; discussion, J W Frazier of Samuel Huston College, J A Kirk of Paul Quinn College.

Evening session. 7:30 - Paper. " Manual, Industrial, and Technical  Education in the Public School." F W Gross of Victoria; discussion, O A Fuller of Marshall. Paper, "Educational Foundation of Trade and Industry." W J Laws D D Paul Quinn College; discussion, E L Blackshear, A M  of Prairie View College. Symposium, "The Place of Industries in Elementary Education." R S Lovinggood A M Samuel Huston College; M W Dorgan Wiley University, L C Anderson, Supervisor City Schools Austin; I M Terrell, Fort Worth; J Washington, Marlin. Reports of committees. Election of officers.

GENERAL ASSOCIATION

Wednesday, Dec. 28, 9 am - Welcome addresses: On behalf of the city, Mayor T S Carven; response, E L Blackshear, President Prairie View College. On behalf of citizens, Rev. W F Bledsoe, Marshall, response, P E Bledsoe, Prairie View. On behalf of Wiley College,  M W Dorgan; response, T W Pratt, Greenville. On behalf of Bishop College, President A B Chaffee, response, Jesse Washington, Marlin.  On behalf of county and public schools, Mamie C Jones, Marshall; response, A R Foreman Mexia. Appointment of committees. 

Primary department - "Literature in the Primary Grades." Miss S E Mosley, Tyler; "How Early May Hand Work Be Made A Part Of School?"  Miss Eva S Henderson, Marshall; "Numbers For Primary Pupils." Miss A L Perry, Corsicana; " The Mentally Defective Child" Miss V A MsPhaul, Bastrop; discussion, Miss P E Rogers, Lagrange; "Work and Play in Adolescence." Miss M E Moore, Waco.

Rural school department, 2:30, Dec. 28 - 29 - "Consolidation of Rural Schools in Texas." W L Davis, Schulenburg;  "Equipment and Supervision of Rural School." Miss A B Harper, Victoria; "Rural Schools vs Non Rural Communities" J W Patton, Elgin; "Is the Elective System Feasible in the Higher Grades of the Public Schools?" R H Atkinson, Lockhart; W S Willis of Waco; "Should Rural Schools Have A  Uniform Course of Study?" G A Randolph, Flatonia; "How to Harmonize the Work of the Rural School with the Life of the People." A R Jefferson, LaGrange; "Agriculture in the Rural Schools."  S E Collins, Jefferson; " The Public Schools. Their Influence in Maintaining the Republic." S W Henry, Lampass; " Brief History of the Public School. Showing Growth and Development." Miss K P Craig, Lampass; 

Round Table - Thursday Dec. 29, 9:30 - "The Teacher a Factor in the Community." Discussion. Social W J Smith, Houston, Intellectual. W L D Johnson, Houston: Religious. J T Hodges, Prairie View' Economic. W T McCall, Austin; "Intellectual Development." Discussion. "Its Course." R S Lovinggood, Austin; "Its Arrests" Dr. West, Tyler; "Evils of Arrested Development and How to Cure Them" J C Pitts, Jefferson.

Intermediate department, Dec.29, 10 am - Devotional exercises. Rev. M J Wright, pastor A M E Church. Paper. "The Need of Elementary Sciences in Our Public Schools." R E Brown, Marshall: discussion, S A Young of Tyler; Paper. " Power and Purposes of the Under Grades." discussion, Miss C N Armstead, Corsicana: discussion, Miss Mattie Johnson of Waco. Paper. "How May the Grammar School Course be Enriched?". W W Kerr, Bellville; discussion, Williams Anderson of Smithville.

High school department. 2:30 Dec. 29 - "How to Maintain the High School." L J Williams, Sherman: " The Place of the Industries in Our High Schools." W R Taylor, El Paso: "College Education. . Its Aims. Too High or too Low. M W Dorgan, Marshall.

Manual training department - "My Experiences in the Dallas Schools." O B Furges; " Manual Training in the Public Schools L B Kinchion, Austin.

College department, Dec. 29,  7:30 - President Arthur W. Partch, Tillotson College, Austin. "Study of Political Economy in College." Rev. D J Hull, principal of Conroe Porter Industrial College, Conroe. "Higher Education." discussion by Prof Germany, assistant principal Hearne Academy, Hearne. "Our Academic Schools," J H Talton  Prof. Joseph T Hill, Bishop College, Marshall. "The Professional Training of Negro Teachers for Secondary Schools." Rev. John T Smith, president, Mary Allen Seminary, Crockett. "College Courtesy." Prof. C W Locke, Prairie View State Normal, Prairie View." The Teaching of English in Public Schools." discussion by President D. Abner, Guadalupe College, Seguin  Prof. E D Pierson Houston Academy, Houston. "Superior Advantages of College Education." discussed by President W B West , Texas College, Tyler. Prof. Randoiph, Wiley University, Marshall. "The Educational Advantages of Greek and Latin Languages," discussed by President R S Lovinggood, Samuel Huston College, Austin.

Friday.. Dec. 29, 1:00 a m - "Science Teaching in Public Schools." J H Crawford. Prairie View: " Education of the Unfortunate Deaf, Dumb, and Blind." W H Holland, Austin: Teaching of Agriculture in the Public Schools." S W Houston, Hunttville: reports of committees; election of officers.

Home