The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-28
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.


superintendent of eduction, Rev. John
e. Massey, it was after 0 o'clock Monday
night before the assembled audience in
the town hall. was called to order by
his honor Mayor Younger, who pre-.
sided at the meeting and in few we'll
chosen words bid the many strangers
welcome. He was followed by Prof
4. c. Stearnes, county superintendent
OF Roanoke county, in felicitous
speech OF welcome, during which he
paid graceful tribute to the State
superintendent. DR.. Dreher next ad.
dressed those present on behalf of the
faculty and trustees of Roanoke Col.
lege, which latter institution be char
acterized as one for the people, and espe-
cially for the struggling young men OF
The country. He mentioned with some
pride that the History of Education, >"
work of wide circulation, was written
by one of the faculty of the college
prof. Painter), and that statistics
showed that Roanoke College stood
only second in the list of those State
institution of learning which had
turned out public school teachers
After little pleasantly in abiding to
the ladies coming here to conquer he
spoke of the picturesque scenery of the
Roanoke Valley and suggested the
names of different heights from which
god views could be obtained.
Mayor Younger then introduced Con-
ductor K. c. Glass who said that ne
would not attempt to mako a speech,
for if he tried to be witty he would be
| as dry as Salem since the last local
option election. lie added that 1.-The
management had for some time been
looking for a permanent Ice alton for the
school of methods and If the good people
OF Salem become as fond of us as we are
of them the right place has been
found
Superintendent Massey then came to
the front and was greeted with hearty
applause. He stated that although in
attendance at the closing exercises of
the V. M. |. at Lexington, We he felt so
much interest in the success Of this
school of methods that he was con-
strained to come, and was reioiced to
find that it would be great SUCCESS.
He thanked the mayor for his welcome,
and then turning towards Superintend-
ent Stearnes, said, ~ am proud TO saw
that we have uperintendents in towns,
OF whom any one may be proud, and this
is one of them" Replying to the re.
marks of DR.. Dreher, Mr.. Massey said,
I'VE need 5000 public schools in Vir-
ginia and our normal schools cannot fill
the supply for teachers, therefore we
must look largely to the colleges to gil,
US the teachers we want" In humor-
Gus manner the State superintendent
alluded to previous visit to Salem on
another errand when the people did not
extend him so warm welcome, and
gave some most excellent advice to the
teachers whom he was glad to see were
improving every year He then called
upon DR.. Taylor for prayer, asking the
Divine blessing upon the school, after
which DR.. White. ex superintendent of
schools of Cincinnati made a very in
teresting and friendly speech, in which
ne made some very timely remarks
about the opening OF the Ohio extension
which enabled him to come here in
eighteen hours instead of thirty as for
merly, and by which Ohio and Virginia
could now shake hands across West
Virginia. He paid high comp iment
TO tho location of Salem and made
very favorable impression among his
hearers.
Miss Arnold, OF Minneapolis, followed
DR.. White, and delivered a short but
intensely interesting address, and was
heartily applauded. This lady has
sweet voice. charming intellectual face,
and superb record as instructor SAe
is accompanied on this trip by her lady
friend, DR.. Hood, who has most ex-
tensive practice in the great city Of
Minneapolis. Both ladies are in rap.
lures over the mountains which sur
round Salem
Prof Southwick, tho tall, handsome
elocutionist, then amused the audience
with humorous selection, which was
so heartily applauded that he was COM
PEELED to respond with another, also
equally amusing.
Prof. Apgar, who was introduced by
Conductor Glass as the favorite pupil OF
Agassiz, then responded briefly to the
speeches of welcome, after which the
audience dispersed to the strains Of
music OF the Salem Silver Cornet Band,
which rendered number of selections
during the evening in very pleasant
manner.
Tuesday morning the regular lectures
commenced and were we'll attended.
During the morning about fifty teachers
came in on the dummy, and then at
noon sixteen from Scott county, in
charge OF superintendent Smith, while
these were followed by score or 80 on.
the afternoon and evening trains bring
the number up to considerably over 800
teachers present.
The remains of R. H. Moomaw, who
died Monday, were taken on the after
noon train to the family burying ground
near the Montgo merry White Sulphur
Springs, and we're attended by the fol.
lowing members OF Taylor Lodge:
Messrs. T. G. Maury, r. Il. Campbell,
w. Fl. Barnett. w. Fl. Wade, R. w.
Oakley, Jesse Floyd and N, l. Mosely.
Superinte ndent Peters, of Radford,
attended the opening exercises of the
school Of methods and returned home
last night.