The West Texas Teachers' Association of the Panhandle and plains counties : September 1 to 5, 1924 Page: 6
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THE WEST TEXAS TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION
THE FACULTY
Professor R. B. Cousins, President of the Kings-
ville State Teachers College, Kingsville, Texas, is a
former president of the West Texas State Teachers
College, and a former Superintendent of the schools of
Houston. Mr. Cousins is one of the leading educa-
tors in this part of the United States. He is endowed
with those peculiar qualities of training and natural
equipment which makes it possi le for his talks to
teachers to be of fundamental worth. Our people are
very glad he is to be with us. President Cousins will
have charge of the instruction in the High School
Section and will deliver three lectures to the General
Section.
Dr. S. C. Garrison, A. B., A. M., Ph. D., Pro-
fessor of Educational Psycholcgy at George Peabody
College for Teachers, Nashville, Tennessee, is a lead-
er in his ine of work and has had a wide experience
in institute work. He will come to us with messages
of fundamental worth and practical value to our
teachers. He will have charge of the Intermediate
Grade Section, and will deliver several lectures to the
General Section.
Professor A. E. Phillips, Professor of Education
and Director of Teacher Training in the Louisiana
Polytechnic 'Institute, Ruston, Louisiana, wil' have
charge of the Rural School Section and will deliver
several lectures to the General Section. Professor'
Phillips is a leader in the training of teachers for the
common schools and is especially equipped for effec-
tive service in this department.
Miss Laura V. Hamner, County Superintendent of
Potter County, will have charge of one group of the
Rural School Section and will also conduct the
County Superintendent Section. Miss Hamner has
had extensive experience in the development of Rural
School Teachers and has taken an active interest in
the promotion of all phases of the work of the County
Superintendent. She is expected to make the matters
of the County Superintendents of outstanding value
to the Institute. We are fortunate in having the op-
portunity of having Miss Hamner develop this for us.
Professor S. C. Wilson, A. M., Professor of Edu-
cation in the Sam Houston State Teachers College,
Huntsville, Texas, will have charge of the work in the
Vocational Section. Professor Wilson is a former
President of the State Teachers Association of Texas,
and is a leader in the training of teachers for vocation-
al agriculture in this state. Our people in general
and the teachers of vocational agriculture in particular
are fortunate in having Professor Wilson with us. He
will also deliver several lectures to the General Section
of the institute.
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West Texas Teachers' Association. The West Texas Teachers' Association of the Panhandle and plains counties : September 1 to 5, 1924, pamphlet, 1924; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402968/m1/6/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum.