Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-06-24
TEACHERS ASSEMBLY.
YESTERDAY WAS PUBLIC School
DAY AT THE ASSEMBLY.
More Interest Manifested Than On Any
Previous Day-The New School Sys-
tenn Observation-Disclosures Over the
Prospect of Doing Something
FoR THE COUNTRY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
ARGUS BUREAU,
Atlantic Hotel,

AU1duU1C 1lOUCl, r
Morehead City, June %, '97.
The first week of the Assembly
has been passed by all present in
d most pleasant and profitable
manner. No more earnest body
Of people could be found any
where than the teachers of North
Carolina. They are here for work,
and do not allow the many at
fractions of even Morehead to
take them entirely from their pur-
pose in comingtogether.
Among the most thoughtful Of
the papers read before the Assem-
bly, were the papers Of Prof.
Toms, of the State University, of
Prof. Claxton, of the State Nor
NAL College, and Of Prof. Horner,
of Horner's school.
The subject of Prof. Toms
paper was the "Correlation of
Studies" He argued that in the
planning of school courses and in
the arrangement of the work of
the school room, related subjects
should be brought together SO
that there might be a vital unity
binding together the different sub
jects taught. The child's mind is
a unit and should be educated as
such.
"The German School" was the
subject Of Prof. Claxton's adj
dress. He, in the shortest time
possible, described the German
school system, and showed how
far we are behind the Germans in
the Importance attached to edu-
cation.
Prof. Horner's address was on
the "Relation of the High School
to the College," He very ably
argued that in the competition
among the colleges for the enroll
ment of students, great injustice
was done the High Schools of the
State by taking the boys before
they had completed the course of
study in the high schools. Also,
that a great wrong was done the
boys themselves, as they, on &C
count of lack of preparation, soon
became discouraged and proved
worthless material in the college.
He spoke plainly and to the point
and his paper created a lively dis
cussion.
The different departments have
been busy. One of the most
popular as well as prominent Of
these departments is presided
over by Mrs. M. o. Humphrey,
of the Goldsboro schools. She,
in her own work, has given much
attention to the teaching of pri-
mary arithmetic and the time of
her department has thus far been
mainly devoted to that subject.
The teachers are unanimous in
their praise of her method and
will no doubt be greatly bene-
fitted.
Miss Minnie Slocumb, of the
Goldsboro schools, presides over
the department. of Vertical
Writing. She has given many
valuable suggestions to the teach
e1s in regard to this method of
teaching writing.
Daily Argus last Tuesday.
Yesterday was Public School
Day at the Assembly and there
was probably more interest mani
tested than on any previous day.
AS your readers generally know,
the last Legislature changed the
school law in three important
particulars. It abolished the
County Examiner and substituted
the County Supervisor. The Dis
trict system a also abolished
and the Township was made the
unit of School organization. The
Legislature also provided that an
election be held on the first Tues
day after the first Monday of
August every two years, that the
people may express themselves
on the "local taxation question:
State Superintendent Mebane
discussed the subject of super
vision of the schools under the
county supervisor. His address
was mainly devoted to an explain
alton of the new system. The
principal change emphasized by
him vas that the new law re-
quires that this supervisor be a
practical school teacher. Under
the old plan any one could hold
this Office. This change means
that the dignity>of the teaching
profession will be elevated and