The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-04
PRzPAaINe FOR BRUNSWICK.
School Teachers Anticipating q Big
Time at Their Spri7g Meeting.

ECnOOA Ie6C4EEH DIX
Time at Their spri5g Meeting.
Prof. W. r. Thigpen Of the high school.
president OF the Georgia Teachers Associa-
ton. received telegram from ". z. kay
Of Brunswick yesterday, notifying him tina.
a rate of one fare for the round trip had
been secured for the teachers attending the
annual meeting of the association, which
takes place in Brunswick April ~ and 80
and Nay /.
Mr.. Thigpen says that the one fare rate,
which is the cheapest ever extended the
association, will, with the other indaco-
ments offered, guarantee an attendance Of
500 teachers at the meeting. An interesting
programme is being arranged, which viii
make the meeting a very profitable
one for the teachers. The citizens
Of Bruins ick will, it is expected. do every
thing in their power TO make the visit OF
the teachers an enjoyable one. Committees
have been appointed 70 look after the enter
tainment Of the teachers, and nothing will
be left undone which can add TO their pleas
ure.
Several prominent speakers aud a num-
Der OF well known educators have prom
ised to be present AMI will deliver ad-
dresses during the session. Among them
are Gov. Northen. State School
Commissioner Bradwell. President
- Oh luo american Forestry
Association, Prof. Charles Lane of the state
chronological school, DR.. ]. L. N. Curry of
Virginia, ex-ninister TO Spain, and A. s.
Draper, superintendent of public school
instruction Of tho state Of New York aud
president Of the department of superin-
tendents of the National Educational Asso-
citation. Mr.. Thigpsn regards Mr.. Draper
as the foremost educator Of this country.
he is well known as one OF the most success
fol- I'd ,k.ftf
of public education in this country.
The association will convene Tuesday
night, April IS, when tho addresses OF well
come will be delivered. After the delivery
Of the addresses there will bs a lecture by
Prof. Charles Lane, who is widely known
as "the Georgia humorist"
Wednesday smorn1ng there will be an ad-
dress by one of the distinguished educators.
after which the general business of
up. In the afternoon the
various departments of the association will
meet separately for the discussion of de-
partmental work. The association is di-
vided into five departments, known as the
normal. superiutendents, higher education,
secondary education, elementary and
kindergarten. the last two forming one de-
partmept.
Addresses will be delivered every morn
educators in attendance. The detailed pro-
gramme has not yet been arranged, how
ever.
The teachers will be rendered an excursion
to st. Simon's Island on Friday The
citizens of Brunswick will entertain all the
lady teachers attending free Of charge.
Special rates have been made for the gen.
tlemen with the management Of tho Ogle-
thorpe hotel, which will be kept open
especially for the accommodation of the as
ISOLATION.
President Thigpen. though young man,
is one of the best-known educators OF the
state. As secretary, and for the last two
years president Of the association, he has
done a remarkable work When he first
entered the association six years ago
IL was small body, hardly
woethy of the name. By the persistent ef-
forts OF himself and other faithful CO.
laborers, the attention Of the teachers Of
the state at large has been obtained and
their interest in the work secured. Last year
at Column Gus there was an attendance Of over
800 teachers. This year, with the low rate,
with the session held at Brunswick in the
spring, the inducements offered by the cti-
zsns of Brunswick, and the interest added
to the nesting by the presence of so many
distinguished educators, the attendance will
doubtless be the largest In the history of the
association