The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-02
SECOND DAY!
Three Sessions and a Good
Lot of Business Trans
acted.
senator Richard Coke VIII Adj
dress the Association lat II
A. M. To-day.
Proceedings and Comments on
the Papers Read Before the
Association.
summer Normal scbOOis-PrO-
gramme ms Adopted by the
Committee.

Massey, under instruction of Mrs.
Rounsayall.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Burleson.
Song by little Miss Lallie Marshall,
music by Mrs. Rounsavall.
A glance over the hall reveals a
larger attendance than on Tuesday,
several members having arrived on
the trains the night before, and In the
early morning. a few minutes after
the opening fully 800 delegates were
in the hall.
Prof A. w. Dinwiddie read a paper
on "lndustrial Education In its Rela-
ton to Common Schools which
brought out considerable discussion
by members of tho ASSOCIATION. The
paper Is the most foi chile one which
has been presented to the association,
and il treats on all the methods which
should be used for educating the
minds of the school boys and girls.
Prof. Waggcner agreed with the
gentleman who read the paper. lie
Said in teaching the child's mind
something besides the three "r's' is a
matter which should be looked after.
Train boy and girl in the indus
tries of the country. Let them study
| the great products of nature, and
learn them all about the duties of the
household and the farm. Teach a
child all about growing plants, how
machinery is made in the foundrics,
and instill into his mind all works
pertaining to architecture, and when
this Is done every child will be edu-
Gated aud fit for any duty after they
leave the schools.
Gen. Jno. Il. Moore said Prof. Din
widdie struck the key note. when
he read the paper, which he hearth
agreed with him in every par
| ticular. lie favored having
the paper published in the leading
journals of the state, SO it could be
read by every teacher, and they would
certainly profit by the real methods
and theories advanced.
Prof. Burleson, of Waco; Prof
Griffin, of Bolton; Prof. Wilson, of
Dodd City; Prof. Wsggener, of Aus
tin, and Col. Ashbcl Smith, all dis
cussed the paper, and heartily coin
cided with the methods advanced by
Prof. Dinwiddie.
On motion, the paper read by Prof
Dinwiddie was referred to the com
mittec on publication.
The committee appointed to wait
upon Senator Coke and ask him to
address the convention, reported that
they had seen the honorable gentle
man, and he had agreed to deliver an
address before the association at II
o'clock Thursday. His subject will be
the "Blair Educational Bill"
A recess of ten minutes was given
and when the association reconvened
Prof. J. q. Poynor was in the chair.
Prof. Waggener, of the State Uni
yersity. addressed the association at
some length on universities and col
leges. lie had heard complaints
about the University of Texas, but hi
complaints were laboring under ,
misrepresentation, and did no
know what they were talk
ing about, IL people under
stood more about the working
of university they would better up
prchend its objects. The University
of Texas was established as II higl
school for college and high schoo
graduates TO complete their course o
, studies. To carry out the highest oh
jects TO be attained by the university
the supply of students must be draw
from the high schools and colleges o
Texas, and II deserves the support o
the fathers of Texas, who should sent
their sons there to receive the highes
training that any university in tn,
world CO.. give. He thought Ger
many made mistake in their univer
stiles in lecturing instead of usinl
books. The student eau listen to
lecture and take 1t just as they wish
receive it or reject it, They lool
upon printing as one of the lost arts
The object of the university
to preserve knowledge, TO take car
of the books and keep them for iu
ture generations. A university mus
Increase knowledge, gather all intoi
nation and impart it to the people,
: To do this, II takes money and mean
aud the hearty support of all Texa
The university at Austin had starte
:. out right; they are now gatherin
books and building library whic
. will be an honor TO Texas. The II
come at the university is now $4,000
after while it will be $4,000
When this amount is received il W
be one of the grandcst institutions
the world. After making some r
1 marks in regard to changes whit
\ would be made in the universe
Prof. Waggener closed his talk.
q Col. Ashbel Smith reviewed Il
y founding of the university ofTeX,
lie recalled the time when the leg
u la.urc'set apart a certain part of I
rs public domain for this purpose, al
!, then told what the regents had be
!, doing siuce the university was ope
!. ed. He then reviewed t
3. books studied by the studeu
. in each department. The Coils ia
% was listened to with profound +,
a poet, as each word he spoke was
. lesson TO those who respect and de,
ID ly love this venerable old gentlemi
a: AFTERNOON SESSION.
h. Convention met at p. m, DIR. j.
Poynor, first vice-president in I
chair.
offered by +. U. Pennybacker:
4 Resolved, That an education
fair be held in coniuncti
!. with and under the auspi,
4. of this body, at its next meeting, a
VI tllhl tnc pTeblucut VI TINS hsbOclhtl
h appoint three gentlemen and Thu
! ladies to get up the same, and Il
these six persons receive for their 81
: vices rum OF money TO be design
ed by this association. Referred
committee on resolutions.
Miss Mamie q. Breeding read
per ON Association Work" Il
lady was very brief in presenting I
, question, and she clearly depicted [
" good work which the association
d done, aud that IL will do IN the futu
10 The lady also made valuable sugg
tions In regard to the meeting
1886, which caused considerable I
euss,Jn; all the speakers agreed
an with the lady In the suggesti'
u made.
i. On motion, the paper read by N