The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-02
THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
A Denial of the Alleged Troubles at
Cumberland Island.

Brunswick, Ca. July president r. J.
Quinn, speaking for a majority OF the
teachers now in session on Cumberland
Island has given his side of the alleged
teachers trouble, which was wired under
a Brunswick date line, on Thursday night
last. Taking the special up in sections. he
replied to IL in this manner THE state
ment that the teachers convention is a
dead failure, is absolutely false. There
is no possibility of its breaking up The
organization was never more harmonious
In its history
The statements sent out to the press
from Brunswick are calculated TO materi-
ally injure the influence of the associa-
ton temporarily. The association, at the
opening of the present session, was in debt
to the amount of about $1,000 To offset
this it owns property to the value of 5000
or 5000 on Cumberland Island, and had
between $500 and $500 in good subscrip-
tons. At the close Of the present session
the association win have raised at least
81. 900, besides the foregoing amount. Thus
1t will be seen that when adjournment is
reached the debt Will be wiped out and the
association will have $500 in cash on hand"
The enterprise undertaken two years
ago, the building of the teachers home
on Cumberland, was a monster one for
the organization. Now at the end of two
years the property is paid for and the
teachers own their home. l do not care
to discuss the motives which actuated the
Brunswick correspondents informant;
suffice it to say that l feel sure the asso-
citation knows who inspired the article,
and feels that the author is no friend to
this organization. The statement that l
refused reelection because 1.-The burden
was too great" is false. / declined re-
election because l wished TO establish the
precedent that no person should act as
president longer than one year. The
Brunswick correspondent stated that
the building committee had de-
clined to carry the debt
longer This committee has never been
for one minute responsible for one dollar
and the creditors of the association, which
are few in number and represent only
small amount, have never loked to that
committee for one cent THE members
are not paying their dues" is another
statement to which l wish to refer. There
are no dues" and never have been.
Anyone connected with educational af-
fairs can, by paying 81, become a member
of the association The number of men,
bers at the present time is greater than
ever before, and the attendance is very
much larger. The number of persons
whose names appear on the programme,
who have failed to appear, is smaller than
ever before. In short, this present ses-
sion of the association is by far, in
every respect, the most successful in its
history. The attendance upon the daily
at any previous meeting, there being
sometimes as many as $50 persons pres
ent. / desire to call special attention to
the correspondents statement that many
country school teachers are present.
That is true, and l thank God for it, al
the same time would not be understood
as saying that the colleges, universities
and public school systems of the state
are not largely represented. These coun-
try school teachers are the people we de-
sire to reach. / also want TO refer to
| other publications which were not sent
from Brunswick as specials, but when
| have been published. There was nothing
| in the world in Capt. r. e. Parks ad-
| dress of welcome which could be con-
| strued into a vigorous protest against
| kckers," for the reason that there are
no kickers. The statement that the gen,
| eral officers and the board of directors
| fixed the time of the present meeting so
| that certain favored officials might for
| free passes and other considerations of
value, use their influence to induce the
members to patronize certain railroad in
going to the National Educa-
| ton Convention at Denver" is
| absolutely false and too contemplate to
notice further. With reference to the
| election of new officers, 1 wish to say:
| There was 10 candidate for any office to
be filled except that of president, and
there was no real contest for any of them.
Two candidates were nominated for
president, but Mr.. Pound, one of them
stated distinctly before the election that
| he was not a candidate. For the other Of
! fees only one man was voted for. The as
ISOLATION could not be in better fix. and
! the meeting next year will undoubtedly
be larger than the present one. So far as
/ am able to learn, there is not teacher
on the island who has not felt the deepest
Indignation at the reports published.
c. w. d.