The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-04
A THOUSAND TEACHERS.
They Are Doing a Great Deal of
Talking.

morning the town was all astir with
those people whose business in life is to
teach the young idea how to shoot. From
all quarters they came, one thousand
strong. Such a throng of strangers was
never on any occasion in our city before,
and it is taxing the burgh to its utmost to
find room for them to lodge. We have
plenty for them to eat. The octOgena-
rian sits side by side with sweet sixteen,
and beardless youths elbow men who
are bearded like the pard. The court
house was decorated most lavishly with
stands of ''Old glory which should show
the visitors, who were raised in the
north, that we make a willing show of
loyalty at least.
J. P. Parker, of Lake City, is secretary
and treasurer, and David Ellis, of Kis-
simmee, is corresponding secretary. w
E. Knibloe, of st. Augustine, acted as
sort of major dome to Mrs. Veenfeit who
is the president of the convention, who
at 9:45 calls the body to order. The
grand old hymn, "Jesus Lover of My
Soul, was rendered,by the convention, led
by Mrs L. Denly. The Rev. A. B. Curry
offered prayer. The singing of Rock
of Ages" put the body down to work.
Col. E. p. Cater, president of the East
Florida seminary, then entertained the
visitors and home folk with an interest
ing address on matters pertaining to
schools and school superintendent
Prof. B. c. Graham replied
Mrs. Veenfliet followed Mr.. Graham in
a speech, in which John Stuart Mills,
Herbert, Bacon, Rousseau, F'roebel,
Plato, Socrates (Zantippa was not men
tioned), and many other intellectual skel-
etons were made to dance attendance.
After her speech, Mrs. President Veen-
fiiet, through Mrs. Harris, by the women
OF the Florida State Teachers Associa-
tion, was presented with a gavel. The
opening words of the presentation speech
are all your correspondent can make room
for: "Adown the ages has come this lit
tie symbol of Office"
Mrs. Veenfliet then thanked the donors.
DR. E. r. White, the big gun of the occa-
sion, addressed the body on Language
Training in Elementary Schools" DR..
White is from Columbus, o. He is
smooth talker and seems to be fair
minded, honest, earnest worker in the
cause. 1t was deemed wise by the execu-
tive committee and the county superin-
tendents to memorabilia the general as
sembly at its next sitting to repeal the
present law regarding the examination of
teachers
At the afternoon session "Drawing in
Public Schools and How to Teach tt"
was the subject of paper read by Mrs.
Annie Sweet of DeLand.
Miss Matte Dickens, of DeLand, told
about the application of the Geometrical
Drawings" Miss Mary Hawley, of Grove
Park, read of Literature in Public
Schools" The MORNING News CORE
spondent heard this effort complimented
on all sides, and it was agreed, on the
part of all, that as pleasant and instruct
i've reading could be found in the stand
ard authors as in the first, second and
third readers.
The following message from Waldo by
wire was read:
Waldo Thy wreck on the Florida Central and
Peninsular) send greetings to their brothers
and sisters in the association. so near, and
yet so far" w. N. SHEATS,
o. CLUTE.
Mrs. President Veenfeit replied as fol-
lows: "Your brothers and sisters send
you their greeting Come as soon as you
can, we are waiting for you. Miss Alice
Miller, of Rural, followed Miss Hawley.
An invitation by the Georgia state
teachers convention was sent for this
body to meet with the former in July,
next, on Cumberland Island. From North
Carolina another invitation came.
DIR. G, p. Walker delivered an address.
He dwelt upon the art of "Citizen Max
ing" and it was a very good address, in
deed.
At the evening session Mrs. Schelepper-
grell, vice president of the teachers asso-
citation of South Carolina read of 'tObject
Teaching" and eulogized "Froebel the
Apostle of the kindergarten System"
DR.. E. e. White was promptly on tapis
again with an exceedingly well-timed and
interesting talk on punishment in the
public schools. While DR.. White was
speaking, and for fear the
constant coming and going would
annoy him, the doors were
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about an hundred of the Waldo derelicts
came and were kept out for half an hour
on the cold iron floor of the vestibule, and
on the marble of the basement floor of the
building There was mad lot for you.
But Mrs. President Veenfleit made the
amende honorable, and peace again
reigned in Warsaw. Next came DR. Oscar
Clute president of the Florida Agricul-
tural College, with a pleasing talk upon
progress in Education" He started
out with an anecdOte of Sandy, the
Scotchman. Sandy, when explaining to
brither Scot the meaning of metaphysics,
said when We dinna ken wha' the
man is takin' about, and the man dinna
clearly ken himself that is metaphysics.
With this the doctor captured the crowd
and the sailing after was before stiff
breeze.
The convention adjourned for the day
with the rendering of duet by Mrs.
Richards and Miss Phillips, accompanied
by Mrs. T. Denly.
Members of the press present: Mrs.
Mathis, Tampa Times; Mrs. Bell, Times
Union; Warren Moore, SIyrna and SA-
vANNAH MORNING News.
On the whole, the convention is very
large thing for Gainesville. There must
be 1000 teachers in attendance. The
men are polite and sober, the women in
telligent and pretty, and determined, it
seems, to have a hand in educating voters
if they are never themselves allowed the
franchise.
LYNCHING POSSIBLE.