The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23
THE NATIONAL TEACHERS.
A MEETING HELD TO SECURE THEIR
PRESENCE IN THIS CITY.
National Education Discussed and the
importance OF Securing tho Pres
enco OF the Delegates In Nom
phis Set Forth.

A large number OF citizens met with the
members of the Cotton aud Merchants
Exchanges yesterday TO take action in tho
matter Of securing In this city the presence
Of the delegates TO the National Teachers
Association, which meets In Nashville
soon.
Mr.. John NJ. Peters, president Of the
Merchants Exchange, called tho assom.
blagc 10 order. Upon motion Judge T.. W
Brown was chosen president Of the meet
ing, and members Of the press were 10.
quesicd 10 act as secretaries. Judge Brown
upon assuming the chair made a brief adj.
dress, in which hc spoke Of the great i'm.
portancc Of the assenlbagc Of educators
drawn from all portions Of the United
States No convention was ~ thoroughly
n representative one, or could speak 10 NO
great constituency. lie closed by 10.
qucsilng Prof. Wharton s. Jones, who IL a
director Of the National Educational AssO.
citation, TO more fully explain the character
Of that organization.
In course OF his remarks Mr.. Jones said
the list OF members in attendance at a
meeting Of tie association covered over
seventy closely printed pages lie could
not sec how Nashville could accommodate
all the delegates, who might number l6,-
900 people. An idea Of the size Of tho
body, and Of tho interest manifested In Il,
may be formed from the fact that sixty.
four teachers from Tennessee attended tho
meetings Of the convention NJ the distant
city OF Fan Francisco, and there were del.
egatos from all the States Of the Union,
from many points in Canada aud the Brit.
ish possessions, aud from several islands
In the Pacific. Memphis IN now iayom-
bly, known 10 the members Of the assOcia.
ton. A few years ago one ot our
educators. Miss Clan Conway. was
one Of the directors, and delivered
an address which attracted great attention
and which was extensively published.
Another one Of our cduniora, Miss Jennie
Higbec, made exhibits which worc given
q first place, and at the san Francisco
meeting the name Of stu another Mem
phian, Miss Mary rvccher. was placed
upon the program Tor an address Mem
phis Is, therefore, iayorably known TO tho
convention, even morc ~ than other cities
with larger and older educational insiiiu-
tons
. f'is "NhNa 'loutu Nv hAAilhN AANA ialNhN
lines had made very favorable rates for an
excursion from Nashville over the Louis.
vile q Nashville Railroad 10 Memphis.
returning over the Memphis 4 Charleston
Railroad, permitting delegates 10 travel
over very interesting section OF country,
full OF intrinsic and historical interest
A call was made for Miss Clara Conway,
who moved, instead, that Dr. Charles w.
Dabney, Jr, president Of tho University
Of tennessee, at Knoxville. who was pres.
ent, be requested to address the meeting.
Mr.. Dabney responded in few brief
remarks, abiding 10 the misrepresentation
existing rs TO the South and a. TO the con.
diiion Of her cducalional aud other insii.
tniions, which misapprcbension would be
removed by bringing large delegation Of
these visitors 70 Memphis and other
Southern points.
Miss Clara Conway smoke for a lew
moments. She hal nothing losay, except
10 emphasize what bad already been
spoken by Mr.. Jones, who bad thoroughly