Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-07
STATE COLLEGE ASSOCIATION.
Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Ses-
sion of That Body.

held at the Southwestern Presbyte-
rian University, beginning Thurs
day, November 5, at II a. M.
There were present Chancellor
Payne, of the University of Nash
Vile; Profs. Baskerville and Kirk
land, of the Vanderbilt Buchanan
and Grannis,. of the Cumberland {;
Deaderick and Massie, of the South
western Presbyterian, and Capt.
Carrot, State superintendent of pub
tic instruction.
The preparatory schools were rep,
resented by Profs. Wallace, Mooney
and Webb.
The meeting was organized by the
call of Chancellor Payne to the
chair. Prof. Nicolassen was elected
secretary.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read as basis for the work of
the present session. The discussion
of English was taken up and carried
on IN very instructive manner by
quite number of members. Before
this was concluded the association
adjourned to meet again at 1880 p. m,
At the appointed hour the discussion
was resumed.
A committee, consisting of Profs.
Baskerville, Wallace and Bourland,
was appointed to co operate with
Capt. Gsrrott in preparing an outline
of English study in public schools
for publication in his next report.
A report was then read from Prof.
Smith, secretary of the executive
committee. Upon his recommends
ton the following resolutions were
adopted:
First. That preparatory schools as
well as colleges, be considered mem
bers of the association, whose name
shall be changed to the Tennessee
Association OF Schools and Colleges.
The institutions now recognized as
members are Knoxville, Vanderbilt,
University of Nashville, Sewanee,
Cumberland, Southwestern Presby-
terrain, Montgomery Bell, Wallace's,
Wall and Moneys and Webb's.
Second. That the following offices
be established: President elected
for one Year,, secretary (for five
years., and executive committee,
consisting of president, secretary and
three Others to be chosen annually.
A committee of three was chosen
Profs. Kirkland, Mooney and Mas
sie--to make nominations for these
offices. This committee reported,
nominating DR.. Payne as president,
Prof. G. F. Smith as secretary, and
Profs. Nicolassen, Virgins and
John Webb as the other members of
the executive committee. Thereport
was adopted.
The subject of the A. B. degree was
called up, but no lengthy discussion
was had, in view of the fact that
there is such a variety of opinion on
the subject.
A committee, consisting of Profs.
Kirkland, Payne and Nicolassen, was
to prepare subjects and Sc
lect leaders for the next meeting.
This committee reported as follows
First. The humanizing of the
study of the classical course in pre-
paratory work-Prof. John Webb.
Second. Prose composition in pre-
paratory classical work-Prof. Kirk
land.
Third. Place and amount of for.
NAL grammar in English study
Profs. Bourland and Mooney.
Fourth. Relations of the fitting
schools to the universities-Profs.
w. r. Webb and Wallace.
This report was adopted.
The final session was held at ten
o'clock on Friday morning. The
University of Nashville was selected |
as the next place of meeting, and
the time chosen the first Thursday
evening of November, 1892.
The executive committee was di.
rected to prepare form of organiza-
ton to be presented at the next
The superintendent of public in
was recognized eX-officio as
a member of the association.
Preparatory work in Latin and
Greek was discussed at some length.
The minutes were then read and
approved and ordered to be perma
nently recorded.
Before adjournment the following
resolution was adopted:
"That as a body we tender our cor
dial thanks TO our kind hosts at
for their entertainment Of
our body
The association is making steady
this being the most salts
factory session ever held. 1t is
hoped that by narrowing the subjects
Of discussion and appointing a sepa
rate leader on each topic, still more