The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-02
GBoRaIA's SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Prof. Glenn Severely Criticises the
Appointment of Judge Cook.

Prof. Glenn Severely Criticises the
Appointment of Judge Cook.
MACON, GA, May 1.-The twenty-second
annual session of the Georgia Teachers
Association assembled in Macon this morn
ing, in the lecture room of the First Baptist
church. at o'clock Among the promi-
nent educators present are: W. II.
Baker, Superintendent of the Savan-
nah public schools; H. F. Train,
Principal of the Savannah Boys High
School; Otis Ashmore, A. j. O'Hara,
and w. r. Thigpen, of Savannah; w: j.
Mckenzie, Superintendent of the West
Point schools; l.. II. Ford, Superintendent
of the Newman schools; j. E. Pendergast,
and Mrs. D. p. Woodruff, of New
nan; w. P. Harper, Superintendent
Of the Dalton schools; Rev W.
NJ. Jones, Principal of the Dalton
High School, Rev. W. J. Noyes, of
Forsyth; Rev J. W Glenn, of Martin
Institute, at jefferson; A. p. Mooty, Super
intendent of the Columbus schools; W. Z.
Parker, principal OF the Dawson High
School; n. E. and A. F Ware, of Warren
county; l.. b. Evans, Superintendent Of the
Augusta schools; B. Nicely, Superintendent
of the Rome schools; Mrs. F. G. Malon, OF
Washington Seminary, of Atlanta; f. c.
Caldwell, of the Rome Female College.
Prof. A p. Mooty, Of Columbus, Presi-
dent of the association, and Prof. w. R.
Thigpen, of Savannah, Secretary, were
both present, and in their respective posi-
tlons to discharge their duties. The exer-
cises of the morning session opened with
prayer, by the Rev J. W. Glenn, of Jeffer-
son.
THE ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
Prof G. p Glenn, of the Wesleyan
Female College delivered the address Of wei
come, which partook somewhat of the nature
OF a sensation. Prof. Glenn is noted for his
freedom of speech. He always speaks his
sentiments right out in meeting, and that
he did to-day in no uncertain tone. The
sensational part of his speech was when he
referred to the appointment by Gov Cor
don Of Hon. James $. Hook, of Augusta, as
State School Commissioner. He severely
criticized the appointment as being ill
timed, unfit and inappropriate. Judge
Hook was lawyer and "a
politician and not a schoolteacher. He was
unsuited for the great task he had assumed.
His ability as lawyer, and his character
as man, were conceded These he did not
attack, but Judge Hook having for the
Greater part of his life followed profession
other than that of teaching, it was not pre-
sumed that he was the best qualified for the
position. There was nothing in his life to
Justify the belief that he had ever
thoroughly studied the public school system
of Georgia, nor did he understand the needs
and requirements of the system.
WANTS A TEACHER.
Prof. Glenn expressed his high opinion of
Gov. Gordon in general matters, and spoke
eilogistically of his ADM aistration, but he
felt constrained to say that he had most
seriously erred in the appointment of Judge
Hook as State School Commissioner With
equal proprety might the Governor appoint
a professional school teacher to the Supreme
Court bench of Georgia The appointment
of Judge Hook had not been received with
favor by the teachers of the State. They
maintain that some one should have been
appointed whose life and training had been
in accord with the teachers profession, a
man of experience and ability in that line.
The address caused quite a connection.
The President then delivered his annual
address, in which he insisted on the three
fold nature of education-physical, intel
lectual and moral.
Hon. j. S. Hook, State School Commits
sioner, delivered a scholarly address in
which he expressed in forcible language the
interest that he feels in education After
ranking the teachers profession next to
that of the minister of the gospel he pro-
ceeded to show what are the qualifications
of good teacher He assured the teachers
of his sympathy.
DR.. L. B. Clifton, c. b. Chapman and w.
W. Lambden were appointed assistant sec
retaries.
w. Harper, superintendent of public
schools of Dalton, read an instructing paper
on methods on geography, which was dis
cussed by l.. II. Ford, superintendent of
schools of Newman, and A. j. O'Hara, of
Savannah.
Short talks on classroom wants followed
in which w. j. Noyes, of Forsyth, John W.
Glenn, of Jefferson, Charles Lane, of Macon,
and w. NJ. Jones, of Dalton, took part