The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-30
A DENIAL BY THE TEACHERS.
THE STORIES OF PENDING DIsRUP-
TON DECLARED UNTRUE.

DisgruntIed Element Said TO he
Back of Them-ResOIutiOns to This
Effect Adopted by the Convention.
The Debate Preceding Their AdOp-
ton stormy One-The AssOcia-
ton Declared TO BE in Better Con-
ditiOn Than Ever Before.
Brunswick, Ca, June 29.-The Georgia
Teachers Association held a stormy meet
ing to-day over an article dated at Bruins
wick which appeared in the Morning News
yesterday morning. The article, which the
teachers who denounced it declared was
inspired by one of a disgruntled element
who refused to accept their defeat in
yesterdays election with becoming grace,
stated that the association is in a very
bad financial condition. and in fact that
the present session is a dead failure, the
affairs of the organization being in such
chaotic condition that the Cumberland
Island Company would buy up their prop
erty to satisfy creditors and the teachers
would never again hold their meeting on
the island.
President Gwinn, the article stated, had
refused to accept reelection because of
the heavy load upon his shoulders, and
added TO this the programme was a fail
ure, while the teachers themselves de-
voted their time to surf bathing to the
exclusion of their duties at the convention
hall.
As a matter of fact, the association has
never been in as good condition as it is
now, 9having assets here valued by Capt.
Park, president of the Cumberland Island
Company at 5000, with only a few hun
dred dollars of debts TO be met.
President Quinn and others took the
hoor this morning and denounced the in
splration of the article in the most severe
terms, declaring that IL was an attempt to
break up the association and to destroy its
influence with the legislature in such legis-
lation as will be recommended and worked
Tor as result of the present session.
After a stormy discussion, which at the
outset took the direction of the most de-
nunciatory resolutions, the following reso-
iutions were passed as expressive of the
Indignation of the teachers at the action
OF the disgruntled faction which came to
the island to rule or ruin:
w hereas. There appears in the Savannah
Morning News of the 18th inst, an en-
urely sensational article which is calcu-
lated to do the Georgia Teachers Associa-
uon a great injury, and hamper its future
u9el Guinness, therefore IN answer 10 the
statements contained in said article, be 1t
Resolved, First, That it is the unani-
nous opinion of those present that this Is
the most successful meeting in the history
OF the association.
z That while the association has not
yet discharged its indebtedness entire, yet
mere is on hand in cash and good sub
scriptions more than enough funds to
nquidate every claim against the associa-
ton
s. That the statement that President
Quinn refused reelection. because of this
Indebtedness, is absolutely untrue, and
mad its birth only in the fertile fancy of
me author. The president refused re-
election to establish precedent that no
one should continue in the office longer
Than one term.
l. That the building committee has
never carried the debt of the association
ana, therefore, that the statement that
Ihey declined to do so any longer is absurd
and patiently untrue
.. That the statement that the members
are not paying their dues is absolutely I'M
true, as shown by the treasurer's book
o. That the attendance upon the several