The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-07
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THE NEXT TEAcHERs' ASSN BY.


Carolina Teachers Assembly,
which meets at Moreilead City,
June Is, bids fair Ia surpass and
occasion of the kind ever held in
North Carolina. The work of the
session has been planned on diff
erent system, and will be conduct
ed differently from that Of any
session yet held.
The most important innovation
is in the introduction Of depart
mental work. Half Of each day
Will be devoted to the study Of The
subjects taught in Or public
schools and academies, special en-
phasis being given to methods of
teaching these subjects more sue
cessfully. Each subject will be
handled by a teacher. Of distin-
guished ability and experience.
There will be informal discussions,
and the opinions and experiences
of all can be heard and discussed.
There will also be classes in Elo-
cution, Vocal Music and Draw ing !:
and lectures On School Law and
Civil Government. All of these
departments will be presided over
by teachers from this and other
Southern States who are in thor-
ough sympathy with our Southern
people, and who fully understand
the conditions and needs of our
schools and teachers. -; -
Special departments arc being
organized for the County Exam
iners and other school officers
college presidents and professors,
city school superintendents and
teachers, academy and high school
principals and teachers, primary
teachers. Each department will
be in charge Of committee ap-
pointed especially to prepare a
program that Will interest and in
struct those engaged in that par.
ticular work.
The Convention feature will be
managed differently, and is ex
pected to be more interesting and
profitable than it has beenpossiblt
to make it heretofore. Question.
will be discussed that will interes
all classes and intelligent citizens
The speakers will include leading
educators and others-amon.
them, some of the leading business
and professional men and editor
of the State. So that the question
of education and its influence an,
effect upon the professions an'
business interests will be discusset
from every standpoint,
The evening, or Culture" lee
lures will be of such a nature a
to instruct and entertain every
body. The pleasure featur4s vii
be looked after with greatest care
and the musical part of the pro
gram will be complete.
Hotel rates same as heretofore
and railroad rates will be less thai
ever offered before.
Official Bulletin, containin
full program and full informa
ton, will be issued about the 15t-
of April. All the friends of edu
cation are invited to attend.
} W. Fl. Payne, Chancellor of til
University of Nashville, and Pres
) ident of the Peabody Normal Col
lege, of Nashville, Tenn, will b
at the Teachers Assembly thi
year. President Payne is til
leading educator of teachers in th
South, if not of America He wa
for several years President of tn
Normal Departments of the Tn
verslty of Michigan. He mad
such a reputation in that capacit
that, in 1887, the Board of Tru:
tees Of the Peabody Educatio
r Fund, composed of such men s
President Cleveland, J. Pierpor
t Morgan, DR.. J. L. NJ. Curr'
| Chief Justice Fuller, Presidel
r Gillian of Johns Hopkins Univel
S sity, and Governor Porter of TIE,
e nesee, sent a committee to 9,
/ President Payne, with instruc
t ions to secure his acceptance {
4 the positions offered at any salal
4 he might name.
Q Under his administration Il
attendance has increased fro
Y about one hundred and eighty /
t nearly eight hundred. All IL
| Southern States and d number
e Northern States, have contribute
n to this number. President Paw
t is author, editor and translator,
numerous works on the Scienc
History, Theory and Art of Ed
cation. He is in full sympatl
!, with the Southern people, al
fully understands the condition
that confront us.
The Poo ho6u Normal laa