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Vol. 12. Est.~l-31-28 TRYON, N. C., TUESDAY, FEB. 21, 1939
Dr. Taylor Urges Normal
Course For Sunday
School Teachers
In a very interesting talk on
Results of Sunday School
\Jfeurveys” at the Tryon Parent-
Teacher Association meeting at the i
Tryon school on Monday afternoon, !
Dr. George Farrand Taylor, pro- !
fessor of Biblical Literature at
Converse college, urged the estab
lishment of a normal training j
course for all Sunday school teach- !
ers as a vital need to improve the j
Sunday school work of the county {
Sunday schools of all denomina- !
tions. The speaker suggested that !
the normal could last for about j
ten' Tuesday evenings conducting j
classes for teachers in each depart- j
ment of the Sunday gchool, to be !
followed by a lecture on the Bible ;
after each class session. Plans J
were discussed for conducting such
teachers training school during the
coming summer or early in the
fall.
s'jk A large crowd, including many
v Obut-of-town, were present at the
■meeting and showed interest in
the proposed training course. Dr.
Taylor organized and for several
years conducted successfully the
Tryon Boys club during the sum
mer months. He Is a member of
the Executive Board of the Pied- i
mont Council of Boy Scouts and is |
Field Commissioner of the Polk j
County District. He has visited |
every part of the county making j
addresses at schools and churches j
and is deeply interested in the
character building organizations
of the different communities.
Following Dr. Taylor’s address
the hostesses for the Scial Com
— Continued On Back Pane
Large Crowd Attends
Scout Honor Court
A large crowd turned out to re
view the examinations of the Polk
County Boy Scout Court of Honor
on Monday evening at the Parish
House. The Court opened with
prayer by Rev. B. G. Henry. This
was followed with the repeating
of the Stout oath led by Scout
Executive R. Ml Schiele. Dr. C.
Arthur Lincoln, the chairman, pre
sided. Sitting on the Court with
them were Rev. D. M. MicGeachy,
Nelspn Jackson, Jr., W. A. Schil
letter, M. B. Caldwell, F. P. Bacon,
R. H. Brady, Dr. George F. Taylor.
Following the Court of Honor
beautiful motion pictures of Cen
tral America taken by Mr. Schiele,
were shown the audience.
Stouts appearing before the
Court for advancement were:
Second Class rank: Dickey Ar
thur, Roy Wright, troop 1.
First Class rank: Tom Melton,
troop No. 1.
Merit Badges: Architecture, Hol
land Brady, troop No. 1.
Camping: Bill Lerby, George
Cooksey, Frank McFarland, troop
No. 1.
Personal Health: Miarvin Ed
wards, troop No. 1.
Reading: Spurgeon Arledge,
troop No. 1..
After the White Court a Negro
Court was held and the following
Scouts were up for advancement:
Tenderfoot rank: Landis Wat
son, James Payne, troop No. 2.
Second Class rank: Ralph Han
non, C. C. Lyles, Jr., troop No. 2.
Merit Badges: Firemanship,
Continued on back pace ..