Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-25
THEOLD NORTH STATE
PROGRAMME OF THE SOUTHERN Eou-
CATlONAi. ASSOCIATION.
The Session 20 lie Held mt Morchead City
In Juiy-Cessstion of Hcstiiities
at Durham.
Correspondents Of the Richmond Dispseai

fCorrespon1encc OF the Hcnmono Dispat'bi
RALEIGH, n. C., April "a. 1890.
The programme Of the southern Educa-
tional Association 81 Morehead CITY was IS
sued to-day. The date Of the meeting y,
as FIRST announced in the Daspd'ca; July
is. The opening address OK welcoano
July LIST will be delivered by Governor
Fowle. Responses will be made by John
J.. Weber. OF Sonth Carolina A. N. Bur,
~ of Tennessee: j. w. Nicholson, OF
louisiana; j. T. Murfree, of Alabama;
4. N. Finger. Of North Carolina; ~. u.
Payne, OF Florida; z. A., Witrer. OF MARY
land j. u. Preston. OF Mi,sifSIppi; yoh9
Kentucky. and ]. II. Shinn. OF Arkansas.
ali these being men of great prominence
in educational work. July Ist there VIII
he read by Hon. w. T. Thompson, OF AZ
tsneas a paper on How TO I'm
nToye Our Rural Schools" followed
by discussion by Messrs. John Il.
Massey. of Virginia. and a: q; holhday'
of North Carolina. Hon. j. l.: NJ. Curry,
of Virginia. will deliver an address, July
nj Professor II. II. Parkham, Of Arkansas,
will read a paper on the Relation OF
High School 70 Public Education the
topic being discussed by Professors PTce
Thomas, of Tennessee; James G. WICK, OF
Kentucky: Arthur Z. Wilmer, Of Virginia
and 4. A. Alderman, Of North CarOHho;
Hon. NJ. A. Newell. IL Maryland, VIII reau
q paper on the Training OF ieachte'y,S,
with discussion by Professors g., 1. VIM
ston. OF North Carolina; u. b. Johnson Oh
South Cerolira. and W. T.. Atkinson,
of North Carolina. Julv Sd Hon. L. NJ.
Smith Of Tennessee. viii read paper
ON "Compulsory Education-ls II Pracu..
cais-ts III ExpcdicntYn The discussion OF
ms topic will be 10y r. l.. Carne, OF Nir-
cinia Robert Bingham. Of North Cafo-
lima: r. X. Dickson. OF Alabama james
A. Fishburn, Of Virginia; and John +.
C,ovcU Of North Carolina. Professor }.
II. Shinn. of Arkansas, viii read a paper
an Local Taxation" which VIII be DIS
c1ssel by J. ". Glenn, Of Georgia, and
Charles ID. McIver, Of North Carolina.
Mise Sallie e. Hammer (prnclpal, te-
male college, of Richmond, Va, VIII
read paper on The Practical Edu.
cation of Women" The discussion OF
tins topic Will lie by Miss Ida +: Young. OF
GEORGIA: James Dinwiddie, OF virginia
Rennett Smeacs. of North Carolina; J. ID.
Anderson, of Alabama; Miss Dulce Mo
ise. of South Carolina Miss NJ. Ruther-
ford. of Georgia: and j. Is. Hancock, OF
Tennessee July 4th Hon. ;. NJ. Finger, OF
North Carolina, will read apaper on What
tho South Is Doing for Public Education"
II will DO discussed by the superlntendeits
of public instruction of each southern
money collected annually by general tax,
local tax. and subscription. value. on
school buildings, number OF whlte
and colOred children enumerated ana
enrolled. and average attendance IN
the schools. A committee Will make
a report upon southern educational Jour
mails. and this will be discussed by Mesrs.
II. y. Sterling, Of Arkansas; II. Puryear,
Of Virginia; G. b. Dinson. OF North Caro-
II Il. Of AL Il
Mcmillan, of Misgssippi; j. ". Seals OF
Georgia; u. Ii. Hill. Jr., of North Caro-
lima. and all the editors of southern educa-
tional journals. DR.. Henry +. Shepherd,
of South Carolina. viii read paper on
"The School-Book Problem, Uniformity
of Textbooks, Historical Errors, School
Book Trusts" which will be discussed by
j. W. Graham. of Tennessee: Joseph hing,
81 Virginia Miss L. A. Fields, OF Georgia;
". i. Chambers, of Louisiana. MT. j. II;
Shinn. of Little Rock, Ark. Is chairman OF
the Programme Committee and Eugene G.
Harrell, of Raleigh. n. c., Is the secretary
pro tenn.
FEELING AT DURHAM
There is q great deal of feeling in Dur
ham. your correspondent IS informed.
growing out of the fight between the Rich
mond and DanyIlle people and the town.
There will he cessation Of hostilltles un,
I'll Judge Womack hears the case at oxford
next Wednesday. The town of Durham
has 100000 stock in the Durham and
Northern railway and II claims that Pea
body street. on which the track OF this road
IL, belongs TO the town and ls public
thoroughtare, with the rlght-of-way duly
condemned by the town years ago. 1t IL
claimed that these condemnation papers
have been lost. Such ~ the position the
town takes. and which thus far 1t has
maintained with all its power.
PROSPEROUS RAILWAY.
There are twenty saw-mills on the line
of the Aberdeen and West-End railway. IN
Moore county. vet IL is not a long road. IL
is said TO be one of the best-paying lines IN
the South and is well equipped.
George L. Swindell, general merchant or
pantegO, Beaufort county, has assigned Tor
the benefit Of creditors.
Inspector-GeneTal Cameron has returned
here after having inspected six companies
Of the State Guard IN the eastern counties.
MICRO MISSIONARY.
james Trice. Durham negro, who has o
particularly fine voice, and who is greatly
Interested in missionary work, Will leave
on the 10th Of Nav for Africa, and Will de-
vote his life to that work in the Dark
Continent" lie Will sail from New York
with FIVE other missionaries. The white
ing him with funds.
The officers of the State Farmers ALI
ance to-day expressed their special plea
sure at the attention given by the congress
sional committee TO Colonel Folks re-
marks on Tuesday. They have great faith
in the sub-treasury bill, which has been so
heartily endorsed by the various alliances
in this state.
The clerical delegates representing the
North Carolina Methodist Episcopal
Church Conference at the General Con-
ference, which meets at st. Louis May 18th,
are Rows j. Il. Brooks, j. a. Cuaninggim,
Frank l.. Reid V. 4. Sharpe, W. $. Black,
II. f. Hudson, J. Il. Mann, and +. ID. Swim
dell, the lay delegates being Messrs. ID. ".
BAN, y. F. Dixon. Julien 5. Carr, J. A.
Odell, Charles W. Tillett, W. II. Odell, Il.
B. Nicholson. and j. W. Mauray.
The Davis Military School. which has for
eight wears been in operation at La Grange,
Lenoir county, will Toe removed to VIM
ston, where the people have a handsome
subscription. There We're at the last term
two hundred cadets at the school.
HISTORIC LANDMARK.