The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22
SOUTHERN EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Great Meeting at Richmond,
Va, Dec. Fl, 20, 2o.
True Richmond Welcome Citizens
Preparing to Greet the Association.
Large Attendance Expected At
tractive Programme-Low Rates.

annual meeting of the Southern Educa-
tional Association, to be held December
9th, 2Sth and 10Th.
Teachers of public and private schools
from city and country; teachers and pro-
fessors from institutes, academies, col
leges and universities from every State In
the south will be there by the hundreds.
The convention will prove to be, no
doubt, the most important in the South
ern Educational Associations history,
and the objects of the organization should
appeal to every friend to education in the
South.
COMBINATION OF FORCES.
The Southern Educational Association
appeals ito every white teacher in the
South to join in a vigorous movement for
a closer and effective union of education
al forces into an organization which
shall not only foster self-improvement
and a better understanding between the
different branches of the service. but
which shall aim to become strong enough
to command attention in legislative halls,
and persuasive enough to arouse and edu-
cate public opinion throughout the land
in favor Of better school-houses, better
equipment, better salaries and more gen
erous endowment"
KICHMOND WELCOME.
The people of Richmond await the
coming of the Association and thousands
of visitors and a cordial welcome will be
extended to all. The local Committee of
Arrangements are made up of over one
hundred representative business and pro-
fessional men, and Richmond's fame as
q generous host will be fully sustained on
this, as on former similar occasions.
HnA- 49, + -.Aa,,nx nttrn a
i've one and a number Of educators Of
national fame will participate in the spe-
cial and general discussion Of topics.
GENERAL PROGRAMME.
Thursday General session. Addresses
Of welcome by Gov. ]. Hoge Tyler, May
or Richard NJ. Taylor, State Supt. j.
w. Southall and City Supt. VIM. F. Fox.
Responses-Dr. Junius Jordon, Univer-
sity of Arkansas; Professor Wharton s.
Jones. Memphis, Tenn, and Superin-
tendent J. G. Wooten, Paris, Tex.
Presidents address, Chancellor r. b.
Fulton, University of Mississippi. Or
ganization of the Executive Council of
the Southern Education Association.
Education for Southern Women-Miss
Celestia S. Parrish, Professor of Philos-
ophy, Randolph-Macon Woman's Col
lege, 'Lynchburg. Va. D~iscussion-Mrs
Rebecca ID. Lowe, president Genera
Federation of Women's Clubs, Atlanta
Ga; President C. D. McIver, State Nor
nal and Industrial College, Greensboro
N. q; President Lyon G. Tyler, William
and Mary College, Williamsburg. Va.
Miss Hopkins, Agnes Scott Institute
Decatur, Ga; Professor B. l.. Wilson
l Converse College, Spartanburg, 5. Z.
: $50 l.. M.-Department sessions.
1870 p. M.-General session. Address
"Sone Evidences of an Education" d
Nicholas Murray Butler. Columbia I'm
: versity, New York. Topic, "Univers
ties and Secondary Schools" Discus
sion-Principal Tuntstall, Tome Inst
tute,. Baltimore, Md; Chancellor r. "
, Kirkland, Vanderbilt University. Nasl
i vile, Tenn; Superintendent E. T.. Bas
Greenville, Miss: DIR. w. S. Currel
e Washington and Lee University, Lexini
ton, Va; President Il. II. Jesse, Tn
versity of Missouri, Columbia, Mo
Il President Richard McIlwaine. Hampdei
e Sidney College, Va.
n Friday-9:30 A. NJ, session Of Exec
tive Council. Topic, "Relation Of Tn
versities and Colleges to Public Schools
Hon William r. Harris, United STATE
Commissioner of Education. Washingto
a d. G. Discussion-President r.
10 Branson, State Normal College, Athen
e. Ga: Professor T. w. Galloway. Nilsson
Valley College. Marshall. Mo-; SUPERB.
tendent ]. G. Wooten, Paris, Tex; d
n W. A. Montgomery, University of Mi
# sissippi; Principal Willis A. Jenkin
Portsmouth. Va; President A.. Z. Mo
tague. Furman University. Greenvill
le S. c.; President r. W. B~oatwright. Rie
- D.I1 Ao pnnnp
of committees.
m 2:30 p. M.-Departmcnt sessions.
7:30 T. M.-General Session. Addres
m Hon. J. L. NJ. Curry, Ii. D., Gener
j. Agent Peabody Fund, Washington, ID.
h Topic. Education of the Negro in t
-, South" DIR. Z. r. Barringer, Universe
N of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
Discussion: Hon. G.. X. Glenn. Comm
al sioner of Schools, Atlanta, Ga, Preside
to F. G. Woodwork, ID. d., Tougaloo u
of yersity, Tougaloo: President Julius ID
her. Roanoke College, Salem, Va; Pre-
IL dent James X. Powers, University Of
ALBANIA.
Saturday-9:30 a. NJ. Executive Co
ur ell. Topic: ''Training of Teacher fro
10 Elementary Schools" Principal August
y" s. Downing. New York Training Sch
a for Teachers, New York, n. Y.
Discussion: Prof. Hugh Bird, Willii
and Mary College. Williamsburg, V
a Chancellor W. II. Payne, Peabody n
I, NAL College. Nashville, Tenn; Super
tendent j. II. Phillips, Birmingha
'rd Ala; Prof. p. L. Claxtori, State Morn
and Industrial College, Greensboro, N.
General Session.; Reports of Comm
tees on Nominations, Resolutions a
other business. Miscellaneous Busin'
es. of the Association.
.ho AT THE JEFFERSON.
The Jefferson Hotel has been select
ter as headquarters, and all general sessi'
will be held there. while the department
sessions will be conducted in the vari'
VS.. school buildings of the city.
J.. The jefferson. Murphy's, the Lexi
ton, New Ford's the Alhambra and
st. Claire, all offer reasonable rates, q
bookings should be made in advance.
ieu Mr.. Hill Montague is chairman OF
ing Committee on Hotels and Accommo
tons and will be pleased to hear IF
any who desire definite informal
of along this line.
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