The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-06-26

THE STATE TEACHERs' AS
ISOLATION.
We had q delightful visit to Nor
Irilton last week. We went 10 look
| in upon the State Teachers Associ.
alton and 10 see the Gross Nine Of
RusselIville lick the MorriIton Stars
We did the looking in On The associ-
alton. but when It came to the base
ball game, well. our faber had 70
write the licking on the wrong side.
I've found the body 81 the Teachers
Association hard At work and the
b. b. clubs hard At "play'' Of course,
but as we reflected upon these terms
and then looked upon the exercises
Of these two bodies. We could but
think how appropriate an exchange
Of terms would he. M
We made a few acquaintances
among the teachers and met some
old acquaintances, and listened to
the delightful intellectual feast pro
vided specially for Thursday night
The Teachers Association would
bear inspection as to its make up in
every point OF view with any body
Of men you can scare up.
The Association contained many
specimens Of fine mental produc
tions, and not few excellent sam
pies Of physical proportions.
We will let others decide as to
4 who stood head in the Arkansas
Teachers Association in point Of
mental caliber, but in point Of size
that Is year old boy from Clinton
took the rag off the bush and no
Iquestions asked. lie is about six
feet high and weighs about 265
pounds.
Pope county had the largest rep.
resentation Of any county In the
State.
i Hon. &. {. Colburn Of Ozark, pres
ident OF the Arkansas Press Associ-
alton acquitted himself most excel
lently, and dignified his Office to a
pleasing extent in his common sense
practical extemporancous talk on
subjects bearing on the teachers
profession.
/ While at Morrilton we enjoyed the
pleasure of Bro. Leigh's hospitality
and an acquaintance with his excel
lent wife and two little boys. We
also we're placed under obligations
to Mr.. Charley Burrow and his young
wife for protection under their roof.
1 Morrilton people win upon a mans
favor whether he will or not. Their
kindness and openheartedness cant
be resisted.
i Among the papers most highly
4 spoken of which were read, were
those of DR.. B. r. Womack on 'eThe
value of Latin as public school
study" and Of Prot. Josiah H. Shinn
on "The falacy of the born teacher"
both Of Russellyille, and Prof. F. L.
Harvey Of the A. !. u, on ssInstruc-
ton in the Natural Sciences as suit
able for children"
! Col, Geo. H. Edgar, the new Pres
ident OF the Arkansas Industrial
University We found to be most
agreeable gentleman and of the
finest address. He bears the marks
of a high order Of intellect, of the
highest type af culture. and is brim
full of plans and work for the com.
plete success Of the University. We
bespeak for him the largest success.
In this ponpecti9p we produce brief
biographical sketch Of the new Pres
ident:
Col George NJ. Edgar, the newly
elected president OF the Arkansas In
dpstrial University, was born in
West Virginia in 1897; is a gradu
ate of the Virginia Military lnsti-
tute; was professor in that insti-
tute for five years, and afterward was
q professor IN the North Carolina
Military Institute. In the wsr he
served in the confederate army. en-
listing as private and surrendering
as a colonel. He has great expert
ence with schools and resigned the
presidency OF one at Bowling Green,
KY. to alcspt LIE presidency Of the
Arkansas Industrial University, to
which he was elected on the first
ballot. He Is Presbyterian and
has q wife and five children.
We LhIGk we are as good lawyer
as the learned eommep teter Of the
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