The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-11
THE TEACHERS ASSEMBLY
TaECOMMlrTEe GOING AT THEIR
WORK ONAGRAND SCALF.
Over Seventy-Five Prominent Teachers
to Take PART General Notes Re-
garding the Plans.


Never before have such preparations
for a great Teachers Assembly been
made as those which are now having the
finishing touch put upon them by the
Secretary of the Teachers Assembly.
An effort has been made to have every
phase of education looked after, and now
the University, the colleges, high schools,
preparatory schools, graded schools and
county schools are to all receive the most
careful attention.
The programme is nearly complete and
seventy-fve of the leading teachers OF
this and other States will take part.
This is probably the largest number OF
distinguished teachers ever brought into
action on such an occasion.
The committee which has the matter
in charge is composed of State Superin-
tendent Mebane, Prof. Morson and Sec
rotary Parker, and they are leaving no
stone unturned, that their work may be
grandly accomplished.
President Poteat and Prof. w. T..
Whitsett We're here yesterday in consul
tation with the Secretary in regard to
certain important features of the Assem-
bly, Of '97.
partmental work on the subjects taught
in our schools, a special department Is
being organized for the county examiners
and school officers, with State Sup1rin-
tendent Mebane as chairman; for the city
school teachers with Superintendent ID.
Matt Thompson, of Statesville; presl'
dent of the City superintendent asso-
citation as chairman; and for the acade-
mics and high schools, with Prof. w. I.
Whitsett, of Fair View Institute, as
chairman President l.. l.. Hobbs, of
Guilford College, is chairman of the COM
mittee for the College department. Each
of these departments will provide spe-
cial programme that will be Of interest
and value to those engaged in that par
ticular work.
special department for primary
teachers will be organized, and some
other acquisitions will be made to the
general programme.
1t is intended to devote about two and
a half hours each day to study of methods
of teaching. The latter half of each
daily session will be devoted to general
discussion.
few of the subjects to be discussed
are:
THE Mutual Relation of the State and
the School; The Special Work of the
Academy in Our Educational System;
Pedagogy Applied; The New School
Law; % THE County Supervisors; (2l
1.-The Township System; 81 1.-THE Local
Taxation eature"; Mental Arithemetic
the Foundation of Mathematics" "The
Aesthetics in Education; 1.-The Educa-
- -. ~ >l.x-ss
jects of the Teachers Assembly and the
Position it Should Occupy in Our Educa-
tional System; Sanitation; Care of
the Eyes: 60 Education
Night School Work.-Prof Holmes,
State Geologist, willie deliver an evening
address with the stereopticon.
Prof. Lanneau, of Wake Forest, will
talk on Y rays with complete apparatus
and illustrations.
Prof. Claxton, of the State Normal,
who spent last summer in Germany
studying their schools, will speak on the
German schools.
President Alderman, of the University,
will deliver an address on the Child
and the State
Editor Hale, OF the Fayetteville OBJ
server, will speak on IAN Educated
Electorate"
President Kilgo, of Trinity College,
will preach and probably deliver one
lecture.
Editor Bailey. of the Biblical Recorder,
is slated for an address, and so is Editor
Ivey, of the Christian Advocate.
Invitations are now being sent out to
those who have been selected to take
places on the programme
The School Exhibition feature will be
added to and a. number of schools have
already made application for space.
This will be interesting and valuable in
the way of giving tangible information
as to what is being done in these schools.
Secretary Parker belives in organiza-
ton, and has the work for the next ses-
sion carefully planned and the forces
well organized. He declares that the
next session will be an occasion of which
the teachers of the State and their friends
will be proud.
He is almost jubilant over the interest
and enthusiasm manifested among all
classes of teachers and in every section
of the State.