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WORK or THE SESSION

The work for the next session has been
planned ON different system. The most
important innovation is in the introduce
ton of department work which will be
conducted after the same manner as the
work in the Summer Normal Schools.
There are two distinct programs.
The Department Program was pre-
pared to furnish teachers with something
practical and of real professional value
something that they can carry home
with them and use in their school rooms,
as we'll as the inspiration that may be
gained by general discussions. 1t is to
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The convention session will begin
promptly at half past eleven each day in
the Assembly Hall.
The program is given below. This is
undoubtedly the broadcast and most prac-
teal program ever prepared for such an
occasion. 1t brings into action more of
the leading school men and represents
a great variety of educational interest
than ever before A valuable feature is
the bringing together of men who differ
upon questions of educational policy. Ev-
cry shade of thought seems to be repre-
sented:
Tuesday, June 10Th.
$50 p. m.
Concert by the Hotel Orchestra.
Reunion of Teachers and Friends.
Wednesday, June 10TH
Technical Grammar.
Supt Edwin S. Sheppe, Reidsville
Graded Schools.
Mental Authentic the Foundation of
MathemaItics-Prof James Dinwiddie,
Peace Institute, Raleigh.
The Educa tional Value Of Geography.
-Supt. e. p. Mangum, Wilson Graded
Schools
Vertical Writing.-Miss Minnie Slo-
cumb, Goldsboro Graded Schools.
Presidents Annual Address.
Musical Entertainment.
Thursday, june 18th.
Correlation of Studies.-Supt. C. w.
Toms, Durham Public Schools
What Motives and Incentives to Study
Should be Used With the Pupils ?-Supt
j. u. Eggleston, Asheville Public Schools.
Continued on third page
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giving the subjects and naming the speak
erS. They are all prominent in educational
circles. General discussions will be in
vited upon each subject after the leaders
have opened the discussion.
SCHOOL OFFICERS DEPART
MENT.
Chairman, State Superintendent Me-
bane.
Public Schools and Their Needs" f.
IS. Wilkinson, Tarboro.
Benefits to be Derived from Proper
Visitation in the Public Schools" w. H.
Ragsdale, Greenville.
What Means Can Be Used to Induce
the Public School Teacher to Broaden
His CultureY =. II. Fleming, Graham
The Necessity for a Uniform System
of Examinations for Teachers" =. A.
Hodgin, Greensboro.
DEPARTMENT OF SUPERINTEND-
E-,CE.
Committee-D. Matt. Thompson,
Chairman, Superintendent Statesvile
public schools; George A. Grimsley, Su-
perintendent Greensboro public schools
Alexander Graham, Superintendent
Charlotte public schools.
The Frequency, Purpose and Mode of
Conducting Teachers Meetings." Supt
Sheppe, Reidsville public schools. Discus
sion twenty minutes. Opened by Supt.
Shinn. Concord public school
"a Course of Pedagogical Study for the
Professional Improvement of a Corps of
City Public School Teachers" Superin-
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young c, leg professors in the State. In
the work of English teaching he has
shown himself genius. He possesses an
enthusiasm for good English teaching
that is very conta gious. He has invited
the leading teachers of the State to take
n part in tie discussions of this depart
ment.
HISTORY.
DR.. J. S. Bassett, of Trinity College,
will deliver several addresses on Colo
NAL History of North Carolina" DIR. Bas-
sett is a history scholar. He is close
student and a philosophical thinker, in
addition to love for careful and ac-
curate research.
CIVICS AND SCHOOL LAW.
Prof. Gulley, of the Law Department
of Wake Forest, VIII conduct the con-
ference discussions on the above subjects.
Every teacher should know school law
and civics. Prof Gully will prepare out
lines of the lectures that will be of prac-
teal and classroom value to all teachers.
The State Board of Examiners will re-
ouire examination upon this subject for
the State certificates.
VOCAL MUSIC.
Prof. Charles J. Brockman, of the
Greensboro music school, is a native of
North Carolina. His musical education
has been thorough and complete. He
studied in the best schools of New York.
Chicago and in Germany.
This course will be valuable to all who
sing or like good music, and all teachers
should be able to sing.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
The committee was exceedingly for
tunate in being able to secure Mrs. NJ. o.
Humphrey, of the GoldsborO graded
schools, to conduct the work in this de-
partment. She has for more than fifteen.
years been recognized as one of the lead
ing and most progressive primary teach
ers in the State. She has had experience
in summer normal and institute work.
The subjects discussed will embrace all
that the primary teacher has to teach.
No department will be more interesting
and valuable than this.
OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
We simply name the other departments,
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Principal T. r. Foust, Newbern Acad-
envy.
The High School Student as a Public
School Teacher-Principal Il. G. Amick,
Liberty Academy.
General discussion upon each subject
will be invited.
1t is expected that permanent organ
ization of the academy teachers will be
effected and that their annual meeting
will be a feature of the assembly each
wear
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in the famous Cook County Normal school
at Chicago, and is a Fellow of the Amer
lean Geographical Society, The course
outlined is full of new ideas and will
give much food for thought.
Supt. Mangum has given this subject
much attention in his schools and is
we'll prepared to tell the ''hOw," the
when" and the where" in geography
tpachinC
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This year there will. really several
separate and distinct programs-De-
partment Programs and a Convention
Program. This plan has never before
been followed. The first hours of each
day are to be devoted exclusively to
professional study and work and to the
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HER OFFENSE.

In order not to be an exception to the
rule Guibollard roasted his mother-in-Iaw.
Briefly, what have you against herr"
asked his friend impatiently.
Her daughter was the laconic reply.
de Foche.
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COLLEGE DEPARTMENT.
COMMITTEE:

President L. L. Hobbs, Guilford Col
lege, Chairman.
President G. E. Taylor, Wake Forest.
DIR. Thos Hume, State University.
DIR. J. S. Bassett, Trinity.
DR.. II. L. Smith, Davidson.
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AND HIGH SCHOOL DE-
PARTMENT.
CHAIRMAN:

CHAIRMAN:
Principal w. T. Whitsett, Whitsett In
stitute, Whitsett.
COMMITTEE.
Principal Junius NJ. Horner Oxford.
Principal T. Il. Foust, Newbern.
Principal T. J. Drewry, Fayetteville.
Principal A. B. Justice, Winton.
Principal L. w. Bagley, Littleton.
Principal r. G. Craven, Mt. Airy.
Principal j. l.. NJ. Lyrely, Faith.
Principal J. f. Bivens, RoxbOro.
Principal G. H. Crowell, AsheborO.
Principal 7. c. Amick, Liberty.
PROGRAM.
Are our Colleges just i'm Their Treat
ment of our Preparatory Schools ?-Prin-
cipal Junius NJ. Homer, Horner School.
The High School Course as a Prepare
ton for Life.-Principal G. H. Crowell,
Asheboro High School.
The True Mission of the Academy in
North Carolina To-day-Principal A. B.
Justice, WintOn Academy.
The heterogeneous of the Public
School, the Academy, and the College,
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NATURE STUDIES.

Prof. Massey, of the A. and NJ. Col
lcgn. and Prof. POteat, of Wake Forest,
will conduct the exercises in this depart
ment Both have made a reputation in
the science work in their respective col
leges. Prof, Massey will give special at
tention to botany work and Prof. POteat
to zoology. Both will carry their own
microscopes and will make this course
valuable to all who are interested in
science work or teaching.
ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COM
POSITION.
Prof. Sledd, of Wake Forest, is one
of the most scholarly and enthusiastic
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WEIGHTY CONSIDERATION.

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young lady-a very nice young lady-and
she's worth her weight in gold.
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THE QUESTION OF THE DAY.

THE BEACH.
THE QUESTION OF THE DAY.
The question of the day is not that heard
in days Of yore,
When people noisily would ask, ''Say, tell
us what's the scorer
But rather, in a voice subdued, the prop
er thing to say
When fan meets fan is, 'Bhy how much
did our boys lose today?'
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be observed that half of each daily ses-
sion is to be devoted to strictly profess
sional work. These departments are IN
charge of teachers of distinguished abll-
ity and experience, who are authority on
the subjects entrusted to them. They are
men and women who have successfully
worked out in their own school rooms the
methods that they will present. The ex-
ercises in these departments will be con-
Quoted in the class-roOms upon the first
floor of the Assembly building, and each
teacher will be expected to feel free and
easy to take part in the discussions, and
to ask any questions that may present
themselves. Each teacher is requested to
carry books upon such subjects as may
be of special interest.
A syllabus of nearly all the lectures will
be placed upon the blackboard, which may
be copied and elaborated at leisure.
Note books will be furnished free.
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department. Prof. Dinwidde was for
several years professor of mathematics
in the University of Tennessee, and has
had a great deal of experience in Normal
and Institute work No man in the State
is better prepared to give practical and
valuable course in this important depart
ment.
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GEOGRAPHY.

The geography work will be in charge
of Prof. E. B. Lewis, of New York City,
and Supt. Mangum, of Wilson Graded
Schools.
Prof. Lewis is a North Carolinian and
was at one time teacher in the Asheville
Graded Schools and in the University
summer school. He studied geography
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TECHNICAL GRAMMAR.

Supt. Sheppe, of Reidsville Graded
Schools, who will have charge of this
department, claims that technical gram
mar is the indispensable foundation of
all language culture. Any course in
language which leaves out technical
grammar leaves the pupil without a
standard. No study Of the school course,
when intelligently taught, is so fruitful
Of results in mind-growth as this; none,
perhaps, is so generally unsatisfactory
both to teacher and pupils.
The lectures will be practical and help
full. They will be adapted to the needs
of the working teacher. The aim will be
to show the real nature of grammar and
its relation to language, and to get hold
of the fundamental process in a rational
treatment Of the subject
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tendent Toms, Durham public schools.
Discussion twenty minutes. Opened by
Supt. Curtis, Shelby public shoots.
How the Work Of the Superintendent
Can BE Made Most Effective" Supt.
Davis, Tarboro public schools. Discus
sion twenty minutes Opened by Supt.
Edwards, Clinton public schools.
What the City Public Schools Can and
Should Do for the Child" Supt Eggle-
ston, Jr., Asheville public schools. Dis
cusson twenty minutes. Opened by
Supt. FOust, Goldsboro public schools.
What the City Public Schools Can Do
to Promote Patriotism and Good Citizen
ship" Supt. Graham, Charlotte public
schools. Discussion twenty minutes.
Opened by Principal Howell, Washington
public schools.
How Best to Keep the Mass of the
People in Harmony with the Growth of
Educational Ideas" Prof. Claxton. Nor
NAL and Industrial College, Greensboro
Discussion twenty minutes. Opened by
Supt. Grimsley, Greensboro public
schools.
The committee hopes that every super
intendent of public schools in the State
will be present at the meeting of the as
sembly, especially on the 18th and 18th of
June, and that each one will take part
in the discussions. They cordially invite
the principals Of the public schools to be
with them.
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PRIMARY READING.

Prof e. Y. Moses, of the Winthrop
Normal College of South Carolina, will
have charge of this department. He will
lecture on primary reading and spelling.
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Bid Asked

Six shares Of Bank of Commerce stock sold
at 2O4
the majority Of issues. The heaviest transac-
tions were in the Atchison and Northern Paclnc
issues Chesapeake and Ohio i1as, Kansas Pa
ci0c first cOnso receipts Kansas and Texas
0rst As and seconds. Chicago and Eastern Hi
nois general Js. Ann Arbor first As San Antonio
and Arkansas Pass As oregon Railroad and NaVi
cation Is, Reading general IS. Cen,Tai oi oeoisi,,
Southern Railway first rs Total tEansdctlon ~
these issues represented in par value Hl,lni-
800 against S2.M9,Gh in all issues. the
principal net gains were made by Central or
Georgia consoI ~, IL TO S0@ Chicago and
Northwestern conso Is, rs 10 1867; the twenty,
fve-year debenture IS. = TO no. Rochester ana
Pittsbure nrsts, 70 121: -. Joscrh and Crane
sinking fund So receipts. to ~; chicago ana
Northwestern sinking fund depcnlure Us c OF
1888, ~ to III: Missouri Pacific iiTst consol Us
to 80; the first collateral 5s. II to -: Chicago
and Eastern Illinois general %. ] to iol; Peoria
and Eastern hrsts, to II, Richmond and Dan
Vile Us. l4. TO l2i%; Toledo Peoria ana west
ern As TO tG; Fort Worth and Denver city
frsts. u TO 60; Illinois Central AZ Of 1880. Y to
1919 Kansas Pacific frat consol receipts. n 10
1874: Ontario and Western rcfunding ~, 2 10
90; Wikesbarre and EasteI'n frsts. = 10 $50
Metropolitan Elevated lrsts. Z to 12l, and Sus-
quchanna and Western refund;ng rs. y 20 iG.,
international and Great Northern thirds lost !
20 ~; Northern Pacific general lien IS, n To Ils;
South Carolina and Georgia first IS. Il to wa.
Western Gas js gained y 10 o. Edison Elec; re
Of New-York FIRST IS. Ia 10 11iI: Laclede Gas
first 5s y to 1904 ard Peoples Gas and Coke Of
Chicago first Gs Is to lliN.
THE MONEY IANKI-T
Money on call was per cent with exceptions
It IL per cent. Time money was per cent for
,ixty days. = per cent for three months. ~ per
.ent FOR four ncnths and per cent for SIX
YoDths. Commercial paper rates were , per cent
or prime ndorscd bills receivable, 3s per cent
or choice single names and 40lh per cent for
ther good names.
The foreign exchange market was a trihc
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Friday. June 25-p. m.


Unimportant reactions took place IN the stock
market this afternoon after advancing values
in the morning, but they represented no I'M
favorable Developments and no falling OH IN
the good buying which has characterized the
stock market for the last few weeks Heavy SELL
ing for profits in the stocks which have been
the chief active features Of the market, sugar
Refining excepted, caused fractional recessions
in the late trading but in Rock Island and st.
Paul and few other active stocks hnal prices
showed small net gains Sugar REFINING was
strong on a large volume Of business, and Chi
cago Gas also despite considerable bear pressure
ended at a slight gain. There were no news de-
velopments Of an adverse nature. and Street
sentiment continued strong and confident over
the outlooi. for further security market enhance
ment The buying in the morning market by
house customers was heavy, and
sales throughout the day were readily absorbed,
while in the bond department continuation of
the urgent demand for this class of security was
again noted Gold exports tomorrow VIII
amount 10 S230O,OOO, making the total since the
beginning of the current outward movement
500 al, I'D Dealings In railroad bonds, ana
especially in those of reorganiZed properties, re-
Nect a broadening demand from investors. and
the leading bond houses in the street are able
10 report a renewed interest throughout the
country in the mortgage issues OF railroad COM
panies. Railroad congratulations nave placed the
financial and physical condition of the majority
Of American railroads which went into bank
ruptcv through the fault Of dishonest and in
capahle managers upon level where investors
can buy the new securities with safety and
profit
prices for the last sales Of the principal active
stocks to-day compared with the final figures
Of Yesterday, were as follows:
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THE BOND MARKET.
Sales Of Government bonds were S10o,oD cou-
pom IS at 114l5 and $1,000 coupon Is of 100 at
1851 Final quotations follow:
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bal s233 S233 40 GA Inc. $is03io
Customs receipts reported from Washington
to-day were S6l2. 0j2 internal revenue receipts.
S1J5,l42 and the miscellaneous receipts. SlG,-
GO: total Government receipts for the day. ST.
OS3S75; expenditures. S95GWD: excess OF re-
ceipts 1927 SO: receipts for the month to date.
SD 1OO:i9: expenditures, S19J99.WO; excess of
receipts. Sc 1Ol 1863. Receipts for the fiscal year
To date, 33G3o03S9: expenditures $780, IT. 4l
excess OF expenditures. SIG IJ2 Receipts
of National bank notes for redemption to-day
$3Sl oil.
The Sub-Treasury was debtor at the Clearing
House. sol 81. Its net gain balance was
$S9S,lj3 made up by gain in currency Of SG9.
e. and gain in coin of S2O51S1 To-day s
operations included Receipts, So,23o,o3J; pay
ance of 500 .269, So, consisting Of $1l3340.303
coin and S63,92O, 80 currency The business for
the week ended tonight includes receipts OF
S2n2l3S62 and payments Of SlJ, l3,9So. De
Quoting from the receipts So. 100000 and from
the payments SJ.JOt Hos for items which affect
only its account with the general Treasury its
gain affecting banks was S2.SS4.2SJ.
The directors Of the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing Company have declared a
quarterly dividend of IL per cent on the pre-
ferred stock of ;he company. payable July j.
4 semi-annua dividend Of 81 per cent has
been declared by the directors of the Fourth Ma
tional Bank of the City of New-York. payable
July l.
A semi-annual dividend Of 81. per cent has
been declared by the directors of the Merchants
National Bank Of the City Of New-York, payable
July l.
ba III declared by the directors Of the Peoples
Bank of the City of New-YoIk. payable July ].
\ scm-annual dividend OF per cent has been
declared by the directors Of the Second National
Bank Of the City OF New-York. payable July l.
The directors of the Michigan Central Railroad
Company have declared dividend Of > per cent
upon the capital stock of the company payable
in the treasurer's office in the Grand Central
Station on Monday. August .. and to stockhold-
ers of record Wednesday. June 80. at p m.
when the transfer books will be closed.
he Of
have declared interest on all deposits for three
and six months ending June 80. on all sums up
to $1,000, at the rate of per cent per annum.
payable on and after July 10.
officers Of the Institution for the Savings of
Merchants Clerks have declared dividend for
three and six months on deposits up to S3.OOO
at the rate OF 81 per cent per annum
first mortgage. Lake Erie division gold bonds
Of 1926 Of the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway
Company. George Coppell. Edward H. Gibbs.
Frederic Cromwell and Joel r. Erhardt have
consented to act a committee to protect the
interests OF such bondholders as shall deposit
their bonds under a bondhoders' agreement
with the Guaranty Trust Company. The COM
mittee represents no interests in the property
except the above-named bonds.
IMPORTS or DRYGOODS AT NETWORK.
rniered at the port S sls2sso s:s2
Thrown tho market l,sI>.DI l,2IS,OIb 3Os2 IC5
From January /
Thrcan on the market ~ s575i7 $50 1916
Compared with week ago imports decreased in value
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easier. owing TO the offerings against gold ex-
ports ard to slightly freer Offering OF security
bills Posted rates were l.S1@fSIh and 1850
fSSis for long and short bills. respectively.
Rates for actual business closed as follows
Sterling .........s7xGts7H +soXdisGt4 4s7.0tS7h
francs 5.liM 5.1G's 5l3
Rcchsmnrks .5ys G.H, v5%
Guieis ....... 40,, ~ 3-J 10 ZIG
Domestic exchange was as follows at the
places named: San Francscc-Sght. lIhc.
telegraph. pc. Savannah-Buying. 1-lG OF;
selling, par. New Orleans-Commercial. par;
bank. 81 30 premium. Charleston-Buying. par;
selling y premium. Chicago-Goc. premium.
Cincinnati-Betwee banks and over the coun-
ter. 13c. premium. Boston-5c. discount and
par
Bank clearings IN this city were: Exchanges,
sos. 152 1893; balances. $1563 01S. Boston--Ex
changes. S14. 1909 balances S1.G16222. Bal
tmore- Exchanges. S2,Jl3. 400: balances, 500.
S2G
The commercial price Of bar silver was GO1sc
Mexican silver dollars. 473sG49c. In London
bar silver was unchanged at - 0-lGd. Exports
of silver tomorrow. 131 900 ounces.
Money on call in London was q per cent. with
open market discounts at | PEI cent for short
and long bills. British consols were 112A for
money and II Is Ii for the account Paris dis
count rate. rs per cent. Paris exchange on
London. 25.10 francs. Berlin discount rate. 2A
per cent. French rentes closed at 1O3 francs
JI12 centimes.
TIE FEDERAL TREASURY.
To-day's Washington Treasury statement,
covering actual results of two days ago, com
pared with the last preceding statement, gives
the following balances: