The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-30
PROF. DEWBERRY
ELECTED PRESIDENT
Last Day With the Educational
Association.
MANY IMPORTANT PAPERS
Prof Jacob Forney Chosen as Chairman
of the Executive Committee-The
Teachers May Again Meet
in Birmingham.
MANY IMPORTANT PAPERS

The eighteenth annual convention of the
Alabama Educational association. which
met in this city on Tuesday afternoon yes
terday concluded its labors and adjourned
to probably meet again in this city next
year.
Professor j. NJ Dewberry, superintendent
of the Woodlawn public schools, was elect
ed president of the association to succeed
the late DR.. b. F. Meeks, and Jacob For
ney, of Jacksonville, was chosen as chair
man of the executive committee to succeed
Professor Dewberry.
The third and last days session was call
ed to order promptly at o'clock yesterday
morning and the remaining numbers on the
| programme taken up in their regular order.
Technical Institutes
Technical Institutions was the subject
under consideration. Dr. w. l.. Broun,
president of the Agricultural and Mechan-
ical college at Auburn, was to have pre-
! scented paper on Industrial Schools" but
was prevented from being present and his
paper was read by Professor o. D. Smith.
The paper was an interesting one, and
pointed out the Importance of a technical
education and it's Importance as a factor in
lliS INDUSTRIAL uGfelOlllGHl VI ID COuHllys
The Birmingham district was referred to
an illustration of the results of scien-
tific and industrial education.
Professor j. A Liner, president of tho
district agricultural school at Evergreen,
presented a paper on the same subject,
dealing especially with the agricultural
development of the state.
Professor F. J. Cowart, of the State Nor
NAL college of Troy, was also absent, and
his paper on Normal Colleges" was read
by Professor Shackelford, of Troy.
Professor r. s. Bradshaw of Huntsville
was called upon, and spoke for a better
system of organization and for better ia
ciities.
Professor o. D. Smith, of Troy, had a
few words to say the subject, and eX-
pressed some pertinent views.
Committee of Thirty-Three
Under the head of reports of committees
Professor J. B. Cunningham called at
tention to the committee of thirty-three,
which was left standing at the last meet
ing, and asked that it be discharged.
Professor Dewberry suggested that the
same committee or a new committee of
thirty-three be appointed to assist Superin-
leIihSuI %ADSlClOIllDlG III lOOhlu5 dlleT Tic
educational interests of the state. On
motion the committee was discharged.
Professor Dewberry of the steering COM
mittee reported, giving an outline of the
work done during the last session of the
legislature and the results accomplished.
Inc report was ordered received and filed
and the committee discharged.
The committee on memoirs made its re-
port through Professor o. d. Smith, and
noted the death of the following members
during the past year.
Rev. Allen 8. Andrews, of Union Springs;
DR.. B. f. Meeks, of Tuscaloosa; Professor
Charles r. Mccall, OF Troy; Professor J.
L. Gregory, of Mobile, and Mrs. f. +.
Tarrant, of Montgomery.
Each one of the deceased members was
referred to with beautiful tribute of re-
spect. The report was adopted by a rising
vote.
The committee on resolutions reported
through its chairman, Professor I'll. p.
Burriss, thanking the railroads, street car
lines, local teachers, the press of Birming
ham, L. V. LaTaste and the Elks, for
courtesies extended.
Resolutions endorsing the law recurring
the examination of teachers. the action of
the state superintendent for enforcing the
law and the work of the Birmingham Free
kindergarten system were also offered
The report was adopted as a whole.
Several other resolutions were offered
and disposed of in regular order.
DR.. j. II. Phillips extended an invitation
to the association to hold it's next meeting
in this city, which was referred to the
incoming executive committee with power
to act.
Committee on Nominations
The committee on nominations made it's
report, which was adopted, as follows:
President-J. M. Dewberry, Woodlawn.
First Vice President-Douglas Allen,
Jasper.
Second Vice President-A1iss B. M. Haley.
Montevallo.
Secretary-E. M. Shackelford, Troy.
Treasurer. W. Hill, Gadsden.
Executive Committee-Jacob Forney,
Jacksonville, chairman; +. l.. Mccoy, Eu-
faula; r. r. Harris, Decatur.
President Dewberry, the newly elected
president, was escorted to the chair, and
thanked the association for the honor con-
ferred upon him by calling him to the pres
idency.
There being no further business the
meeting adjourned.
At p. m. number of teachers took adj
vantage of the opportunity to visit Ems
ley, which was rendered by the Birming-
ham Railway and Electric company, and
thoroughly enjoyed their visit.
Most of the delegates left for their homes
on the afternoon and night trains.