The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-27
SCHOOL TEACHERS IN SESSION
OVER 500 AT THE CONVENTION ON
CUMBERLAND ISLAND.

The Hotel Crowded 10 Its Utmost.
But Everybody in Good HumOr.
The Proceedings Opened by Adj
dresses in n Light Vein-The cues
ton of Uniform Text hooks One
of the Most Important Before the
Convention.
Brunswick, June 26.-There are over Go
people on Cumberland Island to-day. Three
hundred members OF the Georgia Teachers
Association arrived in a body yesterday a
noon and others followed this morning.
The hotel and cottages are crowded 10 the
utmost limit. and their accommodations
are strained. Cots and mattresses have
been luxuries. but everybody is in good
hum0r and the hotel management is prais-
ed for the way it has taken care
Of the unprecedented rush.
The twenty-eighth annual session Of the
teachers association opened last night
with an address by Capt. r. Z. Park. pres
ident of the Cumberland Island Company.
who, in a light vein. made the teachers
and others who are occupying cots in the
corridors. feel as jolly as so many Mark
Tapleys under most adverse circum-
stances.
Prof. Euler B. Smith of the State Nor
NAL School responded 10 the address OF
welcome, in his usual witty manner
During the first session the following
resolution was introduced by Prof. A. l.
Branham of Brunswick. which il of spec
ial interest, coming. as it does. from
body of teachers composed partly of mem
bers of the faculty of the Georgia Normal
and Industrial College. and unanimously
passed by a rising vote:
Whereas, Hon. w Y. Atkinson, govern
or Of Georgia, has for number of years
been closely identified with the cause of
education in this state. and by his wise and
energetic course has accomplished much
for the advancement of that cause; and
Whereas, His present illness, recently of
such dangerous type as to seriously
threaten his life. is under providence about
TO be conquered. Therefore. be IL
Resolved, By the Georgia Teachers As
ISOLATION, now in session on Cumberland
Island, That the secretary Of the associa-
ton be instructed to telegraph to Gov. At
kinson an expression of the qualification
of the association that his life has been
spared. and also an expression of hope that
he may live many years TO continue his
work in the interest of the cause of edu-
cation. and for the grand upbuilding of all
the great interests of Georgia.
Among the arrivals this morning was u
string band from the Georgia female con-
servatory of music, the band being sent
here as a compliment to the association by
Prof. NanHoose. The teachers got down TO
business to-day, the feature of this morn
ing's session being the annual address of
the president Col. r. j. Quinn of At
lanta. President Guinns address was one
Of the ablest that the association has lis
tened to in twenty-eight years.
Maj. W. F. Slaton, superintendent of the
Atlanta schools, who has been chairman
of the committee on legislation for six
yesrs after making a verbal report, which
was somewhat breezy in character, declin-
ed to serve longer as chairman of that
committee, but asked the association to
select some other man to bear what will
probably prove quite a burden for the
next year or so, as there is a growing
tendency to make fight for a uniform
system of text books in the common
schools of the state. This subject was
the pith of Maj. Slaton's remarks. He
vigorously opposed the idea of a uniform
system and declared emphaticaly that
while Gov. Atkinson was undoubtedly
sincere in his advocacy of such a system
he and other teachers knew more about
teaching school than the governor, and
not be just, he said, to permit a few peo>
pie of Atlanta to dictate the text books
for the entire state nor would it be right
for Atlanta, Macon, Savannah, Augusta,
and other cities to accept the course of
study prescribed for the purpose of teach
ing the rural idea how to shoot. Maj Slaton
thought every community should be al
lowed to select its own text books and he
urged the association to take action in
that side of the question. This evening
Prof. p. d. Pollock of Mercer university,
delivered his lecture on THE Epoch Max
err which was a rare treat to the teach
ers. Tomorrow the annual election of of
ficers will occur. 1t has been customary TO
re-elect the president, but in this case, Mr..
Quinn has declined to allow the use of his
name again, preferring to establish the
precedent of one year terms.
The teachers, 200 strong, took dip in the
ocean to-day. many of them for the first
time. They will have vivid tales to relate
to their schools next term.