The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-27
TEACHERS.
Yesterdays Convention of County
School Superintendenus
at Galveston.
Papers Read and Addresses Made
by Distinguished Educa-
tors of Texas.
Special to the Statesman.

GALVESTON, June %. The State Teach
ers' association, which is announced to
open its tenth annual session in this city
tomorrow, was prefaced to-day by a
meeting of city and county school super
in,endents, which was held in the
assembly room of the Ball high
school, The attendance was fair,
and the business of routine nature.
In the absence of Presisdnt j. ]. Rich
ardson Prof. P. I. johnson, of McKep
ney, was elected president pro tenn and
called the superintendents' convention to
order and made few felicitous remarks
upon the honor conferred,
Reverend Seth Ward then pronounced
an invocation in the absence of Col. Geo.
P, Finlay whose illness prevented his deliv
eripg the addre IS of welcome.
The Rev. W. II. SCOTT, of First Presby-
terian church, kindly volunteered, and in
an impromptu speech extended the right
hand of fellowship to those present. He
dwelt eloquently upon the du-
ties of the pupils to the
teachers and graphically explained
the high and responsible position occu::
pied by the superin tendent. The address,
though unprepared and delivered ut an
hours notice, was highly interesting and
entertaining. The response was made by
Mr.. E. NJ. Pace, of Marlin, in manner
that set all minds at rest as to the frater-
nal feeling that existed between the tai
ented public educators. He was brief and
to the point and his remarks created a
favorable impression. The appointment
of the various committees was in order for
the urpose of outlining the work of the
superintendents' meeting.
Professor Alexander Hogg was down on
the programme to read a paper upon
"The respective duties of superintendents,
principals and teachers of city schools"
but the paper was not ready and the sub
jeot was ably and intelligently discussed
by Professors Wabaults, of Bryan, and W.
s. Sutton, of Houston, at the conclusion
of which the meeting adjourned until 2
p. N.
The afternoon session was opened by
short and able address by President j. j..
Richardson, in which he inteligently dis
cussed the duties of county and city super
intendents and the methods to adopt to
raise the standard and increase the eff
cheney of the public schools system.
The address was replete with happy sug
gestions and pertinent points.
This was followed by paper by Prof.
W. H. Pool, of Fort Worth, on the quaiif-
cations of q county school teacher. This
was intelligently discussed by Professors
Joseph Adamson, of Sherman; S. p. Kin
ner, of Waxahachie, and Z. j. Will, of Bel
ton.
Prof. G. A. Bryant then read paper on
"The Dangers that Threaten the Public
School System of Texas" This was dis
cussed by Profit. j. Payne,of Hem pstead;
W. j. Crocker, of Calvert, and j. L. Muir
rav, of Holland, in an able and lucid man
ner.
The convention then adjourned until
$3.50 p. m.
Before the adjournment of the sup erin
tendents' convention tonight, an electiC n
of officers for the ensuing year was held
which resulted as follows:
President-W. A. Banks, of Bryan.
Vice. -president-T. j. Witt, of Beltoo.
Secretary-Wirt Maun, of Dallas.
The time of meeting was changed to
December, and Austin was selected as the
place of holding the next convention of
county superintendents.
The night session was called to order at
$3.50, when the Hon. o. Il. Cooper, state
superintendent of public instruction, was
i.,4 Hor
Can Country Schools be Graded?" The
subject was deftly handled, and after
pointing out the many obstacles to be
overcome and referring to what had been
accom- plished in many of the older states
10 this direction he held to the belief that
by a united aud systematic effort
on the part of county su-
perintendentE, teachers and the
patrons of the schools, that graded coun-
try schools could be successfully ineugu-
rated in Texas, as they had been in other
and older states where the public schot
system had been longer established. In
closing he paid high and deserved trib-
ute to all educational institutions and the
great good they We're accomplishing, but
none were of higher or greater importance
than the public schools. There was whe g
the groundwork was laid for future en-
deavor aud advancement.
At the close of Mr.. Cooper's address he
was heartily applauded. The discussion
was then opened to all who had ever
taught in county school, but was not
participated in by those present TO any
great extent. Tomorrow at 8 a. m. the
State Teachers association proper will
hanin THAR pnrk n Harnnpu haII
LOOKING FOR CoONEY.