The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-07-03

To-day was the time set tor the meet
ing of educational representatives. from,
the Southern States for the purpose Of,
organizing the Southern Educational
Association.
The programme announced that the
formal beginning of the session would
be at $50 p. N; but at II a. m to-day
there was a preliminary meeting in
assembly hall for the purpose Of getting
ready for immediate work.
At this meeting it was found that
seven States were represented, viz:
Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Missls-
sippi, Virginia, Kentucky and North
Carolina.
A temporary organization was the first
order of business. Prof. d. II. Hill, Of
Raleigh, nominated Prof J. H. Shinn,
of Little Rock, as temporary chairman,
and he was unanimously elected. He
was cordially applauded as he proceeded
| to the chair,
Maj. E. G. Harrell, of Raleigh, was,
on motion Of Capt. G. B. benson, elected
| secretary pro tenn.
Prof. E. E Britton moved the ap-
polntment of a committee of eight, to
| report at the evening session, upon plat
| form, organization, and a constitution
| tor the government of the association.
Pending the appointment of this COM
mlttee, Hon. /. J. Jarvis was called on
for talk. He responded in brief speech
full of noble and patriotic sentiments.
He desired to see proper text books pre-
pared for the children OF the schools
such as should tell the truth about the
South and the whole country. Itseemed
impossible for a New England author,
however competent he might be, to do
this, and thus our children were being
taught things wholly foreign to the
South, to Southern society and to South
ern institutions.
Hon. S. Nj. Finger said he endorsed every
word of the noble utterances Of Gov. Jar.
Wis. He approved of the plan of q
strong association Of teachers in every
individual State, and also of great Or
ganization of the teachers of all thf
Southern States for the general good o.
the whole. He spoke strongly and elo
quently of the needs of series Of schoo
books, by Southern authors, who were
in sympathy with our people and ou
t efforts to educate the children of ou
land
r The chair appointed the followin.
: committee on permanent organization
f &c: D. Il. Hill, Jr, Raleigh; Z. Z
: Britton, Mt Olive; G. B. benson, Raj
eigh; E. G. Branson, Athens, Ga; Mis-
Dula Noise, Sumpter, S. c.; Mrs. Nj, I
Knight, Alma, Ala Mrs. Fletcher, Lit
tie Rock, Ark; and the committee wa
) requested to report at the evening meet
e ing.
Evening Session.
The association reassembled at min
:, o'clock, when Gov. Fowle delivered th
address of welcome. | have heard th
Governor make many speeches unde
r many circumstances, and so have
/ great many other people of this Stats
e and all who have heard him even ono
/ know that they are on til
st eve Of hearing something richl
p worth hearing. 1 never hear
Il His Excellency make more hurnin
r and eloquent talk than he made las
}, night. Among other things he plead fc
h the introduction, into our schools, {
/ such text books and histories as did nc
I, suggest abuse and vituperation {
y Southern me- and Southern characte
G. He hoped that this was matter whic
E. the Southern Educational Associate
as would look after and correct. II
a Governor, of course. gave CHEEKY an
ID cordial welcome to the visitors, al
le closed by saying that he hoped, that a
a ter they had enjoyed the health givin
en breezes of Morehead; after the
I'd had enjoyed the superb fishir
d and sailing; after they had bee
r splashed and bathed by the grand ocef
es waves which broke off the shores
ed North Carolina, they would feel tn
al they would like to hold another meetil
"a of their association in North Carolin;
ty Summer capital by the sea.
ed Bright and brilliant three minute ]
sponses were made to the Governors a
dress of welcome by Hon. Jno. +. NJ;
IN sey, State Superintendent of Public
struction of Virginia; Mr. Walter
Brown, of South Carolina; Maj. S.
instruction Of North Carolina. NJ
Finger declared that hs wanted
,le- to 60 forth to the world, Il
!, the organization Of this ASSOCIATE
Wv meant no antagonism to anybody
tes to any organization; but that its u:
Tee purpose was to try to deal with the
the culiar necessities of education in
as South, believing that we could man;
nty these things better than anybody e
He said that he had noticed in mf
textbooks that there was no refere
to- important historical events that
tha occurred in North Carolina; and I
just so long as he could control the II
ter, not a single one of those DO
should be on North Carolina's pu
De- school book list.
to a very interesting response was ;
, to made by Hon. J. H. Shinn, Of Arkan
our ~ c;,.o o.
ad- ~ p'' lion
y Prof D. H. Hill from the commi
W. on organization offered the follow
report:
J. For president of the association, Il
J. H. Shinn, Of Arkansas: for secret;
D in Maj E. G. Harrell, Of North Carol
ack Mr.. Hill also reported for the CONF
tee the following constitution:
lore Article l. This body shall b9 kn'
lave as the Southern Educational AssC
lain ton.
Vile Art. II. The object Of this associa
shall be to promote the cause u ed
cap, ton in the South.