The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-28
ADDRESSES LAST MIGHT
The Great Revolution That Has Come
in Methods of Teaching.
PROF. KELLEY STRIKES THE KY NOTE
The Greatest Un!eyeIopeG R, so ,rces Of North
Carolina Are Her Brain and Muscle. The
Teacher as Mediator Between
Nature and the Child.

The association met at 3 p. M, in
the hall of Representatives, State
Capitol. President. j. f. Kelley presided
The roll call showed the following
representative list of academy teachers
present: Prof. Hugh Morson, Raleigh
Male Academy; Prof. j. c. Horner,
Horner Military School Oxford; Prois.
j. A. and NJ. II. Holt, Oak Ridge In
stitute; Prof. John Duckett, Robson
Institute, Lumberton; Prof. +. S. Will
kinson, Tarboro Male Academy; Prof.
d. l.. Ellis, Sanford High School;
Prof. p l.. Gray, Bingham School, Me
bane; Prof. E. /. Middleton, Cary
High School; Prof. p. V. Anderson.
Trinity Park High School, Durham;
Prof. w. p NJ. Currie, Raeford Mill
tary Institute; Prof. H. c. Schultz,
Trenton High School, Prof. NJ B. Dry,
Wingate School; Prof. T. C.. Hender-
son, Croaton Normal School, Pates;
Prof. j. w. Hays, Elm City Academy;
Prof. John Graham, Warrenton High
School; Prof. G. l.. Hampton Bingham
School; Prof. Ira T. burlington Tur-
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f. Kelly and wife, Union Home School,
Victor; Prof. S. l.. Sheep, Atlantic
Collegiate Institute. Elizabeth City;
Miss Margaret b. Hilliard, The Francis
billiard School for Girls, Oxford
Principal r. l.. Madison, Cullowhee
High School, Painter. This list en-
braces more than score of the leading
secondary schools of the State. Other
Il. n Al ~
attend today's session. ~
The following resolution, offered by
Prof. Homer, was unanimously adopt
ed:
Resolved, That the North Carolina
Association of Academies learns with
rgeret of the recent burning of Buie's
Creek Academy buildings and extends
to Prof. j. A. Campbell its hearty
sympathy in his loss. The association
hopes that arrangements may be made
to prevent the suspension of the work
of the school.
Another important resolution, which.
after much discussion was adopted,
provides for the appointment of a
committee to investigate college en-
trance requirements and the admis-
sion by the colleges of improperly pre-
pared students and publish the results
together with data relative to such
students class and examination
grades. before and after entering said
colleges.
A resolution by Prof. Wilkinson was
adopted requesting the colleges 10
withdraw from all academies the priv
ilege of entering students UDon certiti
Gates from academy principals. Sew
eral teachers opposed the adoption OF
the resolution.
The following visiting educators
were recognized and invited to take
part in the proceedings of the asso.
citation: Profs. Flowers and Few, of
Trinity College; Prof. Carlyle, of Wake
Forest College; Prof. Massey, of the
A. and M College; Prof. Baskerville.
of the State University; Prof. j. j.
Foust, of Goldsboro Graded Schools;
Prof. j. y. Joyner, of the State Nor
NAL College; Jrof. j. L. Kesler of Bap-
fist Female University; Superinten
dent John E. Ray. of State Institution
for the Blind, and Hon. c. II. Mebane,
State Superintendent of Public .In-
struction.