The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-01-08
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
state Teacher., As.oeIatIon.

JACKSON, Dec. 29.-The fifth annual
meeting of the State Teachers Associa-
tion convened in the Hall of Represent
atives tonight. Bishop c. B. Galloway
delivered the address OF welcome, which
was responded to by Prof. J. G. Deupree,
pre- esident of the ASSOCIATION who also
delivered his annual address, in which
he took high ground as to the dignity
of the profession Of teaching, as to the
responsibility resting on the State
Teachers Association in controlling and
directing the teaching forces OF the
State, in cooperating with the South
ern Educational Association in the solu-
tion of the peculiar problems of South
ern education, and in cooperating with
the National Teachers Association, in
volving such problems as pertain to ma
tional education.
The address abounded in suggestions
eminently practical as to the encourage
ment of metric reform and spelling re-
form, two benefcent measures which,
1t is claimed, would be far more effectual
than the Blair Bill in overcoming the
powers OF ignorance and iHiteracy. 1t
was also suggested that teachers should
have subordinate organizations in every
county, the control of an educational
department in every county paper,
central State organ devoted to education
and perhaps a State lecturer.
The association was asked to consider
the propriety of insisting on the estab-
lishment by the State of State Nor
NAL School for whites and the appoint
ment OF professor of pedagogy in the
State University.
The address was heard with deep in
terest and ptofound attention, and was
we'll received, kindling the enthusiasm
of his fellow-laborers in the great cause
to which he has given his life.
Prof. Woofter's paper, THE Ideal
Curriculum of the High School Depart
ment of Graded Schools" was an able
document, and was listened to with
close attention. This was followed by
other interesting papers.
BY Miss Lackey of Copiah County:
Relations of Public Schools to Citizen
ship"
C. S. North, Superintendent OF Edu-
cation for Kinds County, submitted
paper from the standpoint of a superin-
tendent, and Mrs Bakers paper spoke
for the lady teachers.
BY Prof. A. H. Beals of the Industrial
Institute and College: "Delusions of
New Methods"
BY Prof. Tracey of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College: ITO What Ex-
tent Should the Natural Sciences Be
Taught In the Public Schools?"
The following resolutions were passed:
That the Legislature provide the State
superintendent with clerk; that the
convention condemns the action of the
Legislature amending the charter of
the Lexington Normal School so as to
allow it's graduates to teach in the pub
lie schools without being examined by
the School Board; recommending the
establishment of a chair of pedagogy at
the State University, also the establish
ment of State Normal School for white
teachers.
officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President, DR.. r. w.
Jones of the University; vice-pres-
dents, Messrs. A. Fl. Beals, Il. j.
Woofter, A. A. Kincannon, J. F. Sellers,
c. S. North, H. A. Dean, j. NJ. Sharp;
recording secretary, j. G. Wooten; cor
responding secretary, Dabney Lipscomb.
This session was the best attended
and the most interesting yet held. The
papers, as a whole, are pronounced the
strongest ever presented. A number OF
schools were represented in the educa-
tional exhibit, which were exceedingly
creditable, Natchez, Port Gibson and
Water Valley taking the lead.
The educational condition Of the State
is better than ever before, both as to
common schools and State and private
institutions.