The news & observer., 1897-01-28
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION NORTH CAROIA DAILY PAPER

educator in our midst shows that North
Carolina is abreast of other States in
the determination to educate her people,
even if she is slow to provide the means.
But | am convinced that to-day's work
will mark the beginning of liberal legis-
lative appropriations for all our institu-
tons of learning"
DIR. Aldermans address came next on
the programme and was a mastery
speech which can be found in another
column
The Glee Club then sang.
Col. Thomas S. Kenan, who presided,
read a number of congratulatory letters
and kilograms, among them letters from
ex-President Winston, DR. J. b. Shearer,
President of Davidson College, and Mr..
Wilbam j. Bailey, editor of the Biblical
Recorder. The faculty and students of
the Greensboro Normal and Industrial
School, where DIR. Alderman had been
professor, telegraphed:
Greensboro, Jan. 27.
Col. Thos. s. Kenam:
All honor and long life to President
Edwin A. Alderman, of the University of
North Carolina
STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
Col, Kenan then read the following
telegram:
Baltimore, Md JAN 2T.
DR.. Edwin A. Alderman, Chapel Hill,
n. G.
Success to you as the president of the
greatest institution of learning in North
Carolina. May the people never forget
their constitutional obligation to support
and sustain it and thus promote its pros
i''''s '''iO's" '''s 'SsI, D. GwoRrH.
Col Kenan stated that this telegram
came from an alumnus who lies at Johns
Hopkins hospital on his sick bed--from
a son Of the University who had been 10y
nj in his love and liber4l in his gifts
| Among the distinguished visitors pre-
sent, in addition to the large number
of members of the General Assembly,
were such houored friends and supporters
of the University as Julian S. Carr,
Richard II. Battle, Wm. A. Guthrie,
Francis d. Winston, James K. Shepherd,
r. Percy Gray, G. Sam Bradshaw, A. B.
Andrews, Jr; Chas. ]. Parker.
The promiEent educators present were
President NcIver. Prof Claxton, Miss
Bingham, and Miss Massey, all Of the
faculty of the Greensboro Normal and
Industrial School; Prof. NJ g. S. Noble
of the Wilmington Graded Schools; Prof.
George Grifnsley, of the Greensboro
Graded Schools; Prof. Logan ID. Howell
Of the Raleigh Graded Schools; Prof
Harry Howell, of the Washington Grad
ed Schools; Prof. Alexander Graham, Of
the Charlotte Graded Schools; Prof. u.
III. Hill, of the A. and NJ College; Chas.
J. Parker, Secretary of the Teachers AS
sembly; Pros. G. +. Meserve, President of
Shaw University
The singing OF the University hymn
written by Mrs. Spencer, was a feature
of the exercises
After the benediction by Rev Lennox
b. Turnbull, the exercises closed with
Oriental Echoes.
Mr.. Noble read the following prize in
pedagogics, Offered by the North Carolina
City Supersntendents' Association
The North Carolina City Superinten-
dents Association at its final meeting on
Wednesday, morning, january z, 1897,
adopted the following resolution.
The North Carolina City Superinten-
dents Association wishes to express pub
licly its qualification at the election Of DR..
Edwin Anderson Alderman as president
Of the University. His connection with
the association as one of the organizers
Of it, AN exspresident, and at all times as
influential and stimulating member, make
this most recent recognition Of his merit
matter of personal pleasure to us all.
But the .Superintendents' Association
is interested in this event for more
weighty and public reasons. 1t is a rec
ognition Of the teachers profession. DR.
Alderman has been engaged in public
school work for fourteen years and has
never had amy other business. He has
served the public schools i'm more capaci-
ties than any other citizen His name is
Synonymous in North Carolina with pop
ular education. The elevation of such
a man to the presidency of the University,
the States highest public school, is the
most encouraging fact to teachers in the
history of cur State.
We pledge him and the University our
hearty support and believe we represent
i'm this the sentiment of the public school
teachers OF North Carolina, and all sin
cere friends OF popular education.
The association further wishes to offer,
with the approval of the president Of
the University a prize each year to that
student in the department Of Pedagogics,
who shall write the best essay upon an
educational subject. The prize shall con-
sist of the qualification Of the essay in
pamphlet form at the expense of the as
sociation, tA be distributed among the
leading educators in North Carolina and
America. the association reserves the
right TO decide the winner of the prize and
10 name the judges.