Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-13
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIA,
Ti0N.
Benefits to Inure to the South by the Meeting
of the Association in Southern City.

Benefits to Inure to the South by the Meeting
of the Association in Southern City.
Journal of Education.
The meeting of the board of directors
in San Francisco, last July, voted with
great unanimity to hold the next meeting
of the association in Nashville, provided
all needful requirements are met, and
the final decision was left with the ey-
ecutive committee, consisting of the
president, the secretary and the treas
urer. These requirements are. in gen.
eral, that the railroads grant half fare;
that suitable halls be provided for the
general meetings of the association and
for the several departments; that re-
duced rates at hotels and boarding.
houses be secured; and that the accom-
modations be ample for the large meet
ing that is expected. A further require
ment was that an effort be made to Sc
cure large attendance from the South
ern states.
In order to learn facts relating to all
these matters ! was invited to visit Nash
vile early in the present month. My as
sociates found it inconvenient to go, but
on reporting to them the condition of af
fairs at Nashville, they are unanimous
in favor of that city for the next meet
ing, and July lG to 30 is the date fixed
upon, of which notice has been given
through the Associated Press and by cir
culars.
This association has grown to be the
largest body of its kind in the world, l
believe. 1t has now become national in
reality, as well as in name. 1t brings
together the friends of education from all
parts of the Union. 1t has not met in a
Southern city for many years,
and the last meeting there was
under unfavorable conditions. In
order to retain this national character,
and in order to retain the interest of the
teachers from that section of our cOun-
try, as well as to awaken still further
interest there, it is desirable to meet in
Nashville, which is an educational CEN
ter for the South, and Southwest espe-
cally. Nothing will more surely tend to
warm personal friendship among all the
teachers of the country than this meeting
there: and the auguaintances that will be
formed, thorough knowledge of the gil
gautic strides which education is making
in the new South, and personal observa-
ton of the people of that section, and of
their perplexed social problems, will 90
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mon country.
But aside from such considerations the
association will want to meet i'll Nash
Vile, because of the enthusiasm with
which the city viii receive it. There is
degree of earnestness and interest there
about our coming which has never been
surpassed. They receive lis with open
arms. They held public meeting while
] was in the city which was very largely
attended by men and women of all
classes: and there never was meeting
which better accomplished its purpose
1t evinced q popular interest which was
surprising. Nor was this interest confined
to that city. Other cities of the state and
half dozen other states were represent
ed. Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ala
bama, Georgia, the Carolnas, Kentucky,
Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Mis-
souri, were all heard from. There will be
n large attendance from all those states,
and from others. How will it be with
New England and New York?
am sure that no one who can find the
time to go can afford to miss this meet
ing. Hot? 1t is hot everywhere in sum-
mer. The heat cannot be so oppressive
as it was in Chicago i'll 1887. And in
Mammoth Cave there is temperature
that never varies, while on Lookout
Mountain-l00 miles AWAIT is as cool
rs among New Hampshire hills. There
will be excursions TO the scene OF the bat
tie above the clouds, and to numerous
other battle fields. To visit these viii
well repay the journey for all teachers;
and to talk with the men of the South
and the teachers of the South who were
engaged III the late unpleasantness, and
to witness their devotion to the star
spangled banner, will be Il surprise, an
inspiration, and a delight, as no one who
has not experienced it can know.
If / had the time and you the space l
could fill dozen pages in describing the
cordially of the reception which the as
ISOLATION will receive. No one will go to
Nashville without falling in love with the
people. Epidemic? There never was an
indigenous case of yellow fever in that
city. There was none within hundred
miles of it this year. There is no more
reason TO apprehend it next year than to
expect cholera in Boston; and if it were
to come it would be later than our IN 4et-
ing, as it always is. l saw
symptoms of another epidemic, however,
against which L desire to warn our lady
friends to be on their guard. Since Sep
TENDER last there have been twenty
weddings in only one class of society ar
Nashville. l stumbled upon wedding
on the way to tea one night. Weddings
are in the air. We cannot afford TO have
too many of our teachers carried off in
that way, all at once. Verbum sat
sapienti. There is more to say, but not
now, A. P. MARBLE
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