Asheville daily citizen., 1892-12-31
STATE SUPERINTENDENTS
THEIR RECENT MEETING AT
CREENsBORO.

superintendent p. r. ClaxtOl
Gives q Report Of the Wort
DOne-Dr. winstOn's Handsome
Christmas Gift.
The sixth annual meeting of the super
intendents of city schools of North Caro-
lima was held at Greensboro on Tuesday
I and Wednesday of this week. Superin
tendent P. P. Claxton, who has re
turned, says it was the largest and mos
interesting meeting OF this body yet
held.
Those present were Superintendent.
Moses of Raleigh. Noble of Wilmington
Joyner of Goldsboro, Howell Of Tarboro
Kennedy Of Durham, Graham OF Char
lotte, Alderman of Reidsville. Blair O
Winston, Griniaiey Of Greensboro, Clax
ton of Asheville and Hughes of Green
vile, S. c.; Principals Toms of Durham
and Blair of Winston; Presidents Win
ston of Chapel Hill and Shearer of David
son college; President McIver and Prof
Alderman Of the Normal college.
Superintendent Claxton gives THE
CITIZEN the following resume of the work
of the meeting:
Brief reports from the superintendents
showed gratifying growth in the public
schools of the cities during the past year
Everywhere there has been a marked
increase in interest. attendance and
efficiency.
Mr.. Blair discussed the subject of art
in the school room; Mr.. Harrell, school
libraries; Mr.. Kennedy, moral education
in the public schools; Mr.. Grimsley, the
recitation; Mr.. Hughes, school reports;
Mr.. Alderman spoke on the experiences
of the superintendent; Mr.. Joyner, on
Education Growth" Mr.. Moses read
paper on "The Study of Philosophy in
the Schools" Mr.. Claxton spoke of the
need of more systematic uniformity in
courses of study in the city schools, and
asked that committee be appointed to
consider the matter and report to the
next meeting. Messrs. Claxton, Moses
and Kennedy were appointed on this
committee. 1t will also confer with a
like committee appointed by the college
association in regard to certain adjust.
ments necessary to make the connection
closer between the public schools and the
colleges.
President Shearer explained at some
length plan for the unifcation OF the
educational forces of the State. His plan
is to make of the University at Chapel
Hill real university, with only post
graduate and professional departments,
doing away altogether with the under
graduate or collegiate department. His
plan did not meet with the approval OF
the superintendents, who wished to have
the State appropriate sufficient money
to enable the University to increase its
work, and raise as rapidly as possible
the standard of scholarship, but do not
agree that it would be wise for the State
to abandon to UNCONVENTIONAL or private
enterprise the collegiate work.
DR.. Winston made each of the city
schools a Christmas present of an an.
nual scholarship in the University. This
gives each superintendent the privilege
to appoint each year from among the
pupils in the schools OF his city one boy
who shall have free tuition for the full
length of time which he remains at the
University. This scholarship is worth
$50 year, or $240 TO the boy taking
the full four years course. and will be
valuable prize for those fortunate enough
to secure it.
Mr.. McIver, by invitation spoke of the
work at the Normal college and reported
gratifying success.
The superintendents by a unanimous
vote gave their approval to efforts now
being made in behalf Of reformatory
school for the State.
The officers for the ensuing year are:
P. P. Claxton, president; J. Y. Joyner,
vice-president, and Logan Howell, sec
retary. The next meeting will be held
in Wilmington.