Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-25
Of the Lyoeum Council, Which
 Proved Very Interesting.
NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS
Elaborate Report From the President, Showing the
 Past Years Work.

The annual meeting of the Lyceum coun- oil was held Saturday morpiug in the high school building, this city. After the re- ports of the several officers had been sub mitted and received the council proceeded to consider number of details pertaining to the working of the lyceum. Minor changes iu the constitution were made and import mt adjustments in the organization were effected.
 The following were elected members of the Lyceum council:
 For one year-Profs. c. c. Thach, Au- burn; J. K. Powers, Florence; J. D.. , Xerby, Mobile; Jerry Foun tain, Birming- ham, and A. o. Irons, Demopolis.
 For two years-Profs. H. M. Somerville, Woodlawn; G. W. Macon, East Dake; H. P. Burruss, Mount Pinson; Miss M. A. Cahalan, Birmingham, and Hon. J. O.. Turner, St. Clair.
 McAdory, East Lake; J. H. Phillips, Bir- mingham; Solomon Palmer, East Lake :; w. P. Taylor, Birmingham; J. B. Cum ningham, Birmingham.
 The course of reading for the ensuing year, as recommended oy the advisory board, was then adopted. The course was highly commended by all, and it is conti- dently expected hundreds of teachers will enlist in the work of the lyceum during the year.
 The officers elected for the ensuing year are as follows: President, Dr. J. H. Phil lips; vice. president, Dr. Solomon Palmer; secretary, Prof. w. P. Taylor; treas- urer, Prof. J. B. Cunningham. The advisory board consists of the four officers named above, together with Dr. G. w. Macon, Prof. A. c. Moore and Prof. F. M Roof.
 The council membership hereafter will consist of the fifteen members elected-five elected each year for term of three years the presidents of lyceum circles, and the president, secretary and chairman of the executive committee of the Alabama Edu- cational association,
 All teachers desiring information with reference to the work of the lyceum should address the secretary, Prof. w. P. Taylor, Birmingham.
 The expense of the entire course, includ- ing books and registration fee, is $3. Upon receipt of this amount by the secretary a full set of the books will be forwarded to any address. If the books have already been procured 1t will be necessary only to send the registration fee of 30 cents; this fee is intended to defray the expense of mailing manuals, examination questions and other literature pertaining to the work of the course. The manual will be ready for mailing about October 1.
 The work accomplished by the lyceum during its first year is very gratifying, as will be seen by reading the
 PRESIDENTS REPORT:
 To the Members of the Lyceum CounciI
 I beg to submit for your consideration my first annual report of the operation of the Teachers Lyceum.
 When the organization was inaugurated, one year ago, few, if any, of those inter ested in the movement had any clear con- caption of the work that wsB ultimately undertaken, or of the form which the or t.-.s. ,l1 formulated were not suggested as a whole by any one member, but are the joint pro- duct of several, who devoted to the subject much time and earnest thought.
 The first step in the movement was a son county, held in the high school build ing, on Saturday morning, October 1, 1893. Prof. 5. l.. Robertson presided and Prof. A. M. Hendon aceed as secretary. A num- Der of addresses were made, in which plans teachers of the county were suggested and discussed. A committee of seven was ap- pointed by the chair to report at another meeting upon plans of organization.
 One week later the committee reported substantially the plan of organization ulti- mately adopted.
 Inc fifteen members of the council were elected at this meeting, and the working out of the details of the organization was wisely left to this body.
 The council elected it's officers as provided in the constitution adopted, and after sev eral meetings had been held published the Lyceum Manual, containing the course of study for the year, the constitution and bylaws and full and explicit directions with reference to the organization and con duct of subordinate circles. The Lyceum Manual henceforth became the charter of the organization, the basis of the work to be pursued by the teachers.
 ORGANIZATION OF CIRCLES.
 The next step h order naturally was the organization of circles under the provisions contained in the manual. There were or ganized during the year eight circles, with g membership of 102. In addition to these there were eleven members who were not affiliated with any circle, but who under took the work outlined as individuals. The total nembership of the lyceum during the first year. was thus 113.
 Trr COURSE OF STUDY.
 The course of study adopted for the year proved to be 8 popular one with the teach CTS, combining as it did an interesting va- riety with substantial, profitable study. In this course the council successfully re- alized the first great object of the organiza- tion, namely, to lead the teachers to the practical study, and not merely the casual or hastY reading Of professional literature.
 If any error was made in the arrange ment of the course 1t was probably in as- signing too much book work for the year. The course consisted of nine separate books, small ones it is true, but am in- clined to the opinion that in some instances, at least, they proved to be too heavy draft upon the time and energy of the teachers, whose days and even more direct and immediate service of the Echu0fa In the coursa recommended for