The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-06-28
CAROLINA'S TEACHERS.
pENEWED EFFORTS TIC
ESTABLISH A TRAiNiN"
SCHOOL.
,,,,,;c school Day.-A Great Address
h, Dr. Curry.-NOtes. Persohs' ~c'
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Today was Wna' III :.
max" day with the teachers IN 'h"' -
was one of very special interest anu
GOOD work 1t was particularly "Cltv
pobuc School" day, but other matters
came up before the assembly
Teachers training School.
prof Chas ID. McIver, as chairman
s. ,ho committee on "Teachers Train
~, school, reported that the commit
sa'7 had faithfully worked with the Legls
a., ,re Of 1889 IL behalf OF the school,
~, althou.h ne bill was lost by small
majority voJt, there was much cause ior
,ncouragement He felt sure that the
coming General Assembly woald estao-
lish the school If proper efforts were
made. a,o
committee be continued aud that Prof;
MeIyer he requested to act as special
committee in behalf OF this school. Ine
mofion carried unanimously, and for the
third time the State Teachers Assembly
.ecorled its appel for North Carolina
Teachers Training Schooi.
yiee.Presidents Of the Assembly.
prof Noble for the committee on
yice Presidents, presented the following
nominations, aud all were unanimously
elocted. J. j. Blair, of Winston; j. 3.
Brewer. Of Murireesboro; ). A. Holmes,
oi Chapel Hit; J. !. Joyner, of Colds
boro. Alex. Graham, of Char .otte; Mrs.
annie MEG wary, of Euphronia; Miss
Rachel Brookfeli, of New Berne; Miss
Bette CLARK, of Oxford.
RESOLUTIONS "in MemOriam."
Mr J. y. Joyner offered the following
resolution to the assembly
RESOLVED, That in the death of Prof.
J l. iomiiuson, of the Greensboro
achools, this assembly has lost one OF its
ablest and most useful members, and
lL1 cause of education one of its warm
est fre4ds and bravest and truest advo.
Gates.
The resolution was eloquently and
touehingly spoken OF by Profs }. }.
Blair and j y. Joyner, and was adopted.
Mr.. p. NJ Pearsall, county superinten-
dent of Jones county, offered the fol-
lowing:
WHEREAS. On the Gath of the present
month, Mr. l.. W. Hergett, a teacher of
Uaslow county, was drowned in Bogue
sound, and
WHEREAS, THIS assembly desires to ex-
press It's appreciation Of tic services Of
This young nau, as teacher and to ex-
press lis profound sorrow at his sudden
md violent death, therefore,
REsoLyeu, Tha, in the death Of Mr..
4 rgett, the cause Of education has lost
an &g i've young worker:
That the assembly expresses its sor-
row at the death of its young friend and
extends its profound coincidence to his
family
The resolution met with full approval
City Public Schools.
The president announced that this wa.
the day set apart for the discussion o
City Graded Schools"
The first paper was by Prof. E. L
Hughes, of Reidsvilie Public schools, til,
subject being "a Few First Principles.
His propositions were carefully prepar
ed and were submitted with earnestnes
and zeal.
Prof Hughes said: Principles are frag
ments OF truth discovered by experience
All vital principles, having to do wit
human life, combined, make up th
whole truth in regard to living. Their
Sould be less of differing among states
IN n, leaders in social and business lift
tie grtfa minds in the church and anon
educafors, if men oftener should 60 bac
to.Grft principles and pro6ted more +
t'utJ already discovered. Men who b.
ievel iu education differ as to the kind
educatioI needed, the extent to whic
yit should be given, the means to be en-
'ployed, aud the methods of imparting
Many false ideas exist in regard to the
things. Resulting from false ideas as
kind are evil practices in life; as to e.
tent is imperfect development; as
means and methods, is failure. I'll
strong and fortunate should help Il
weak aud unfortunate. Thus the meal
would be forth coming The true teach
having the desire and ability to teac
and high ideal, will fud way
make it. As to the kind: there are thr
purposes in the true education. The
stowal of benefits; the enjoyment Of Iii
preparation for the inevitable.
Education is light. Light is compt
Ell OF seven DlcuuCu COiOlS. IIuc CO
cation hl4 seven elements; Self cOntr
self use, self sacrifice, special traini
for special life work, love of COUNT
love of home. christianity.
The day of knowledge is dawning;
light is coming. Education of this XII
is the hope of the world. The rising
great hope is like the rising of the 81
"What Shall the Public Schools Teac
was the subject of an address given
Prof. j. Y. Joyner, of Goldsboro.
held that the scope of instruction in
public schools should include all b:auc
which will prepare girl or boy or {
lege.
Prof. M. G. S. Noble, of Wiimingt
discussed the Teacher and His Wol
in an able manner. He declared I
the smaller children always require
very best teacher in the school, and
earnestly and eloquently maintained
the calling OF the teacher was the '
highest.
Prof. L. G. Branson,. of Athens, {
was presented to the Assembly, and
spoke for short time on ''The Futur
Public Schools in the south" He
an exceedingly bright day for pu
schools dawning upon the South
States. The newly developing towns
giving their best work to the erectio
splendid school buildings.
Dr. j. l.. M. Curry again spoke to