The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-29

 IN SESSION South Alabama Teachers
 in Convention. HELD THREE MEETINGS The President, Prof. 5. M. HoSmer, Submitted Report A Number of Delsga atss in Atten- dance and Many Valuable Papers
 Were Read-will Meet
 Again Today.

The first annual meeting of the South Alabama Educational Association was called to order in the City Couhch chamber at Il o'clock yesterday morn- ing by pr, $. M. Hosmer of Greensporo the president. After an address or welcome by Captain John G. Finley and response by Mir. H. M. Dopps or Stockton, the Association got down 10 business. About fifty teachers ana educators are pree eent and gle-t inte.est Is manifested in the meeting.
 The Association held three sessions yesterday and will complete its busi- ness when the officers are elected anu installed this morning.
 Dr. s. M. Homer of Greensboro, the president, delivered the annual address last night. It received the carefui at- tention of the members of the Assocfa- ton and was pronounced a scholarly effort.
 Prominent educators among those present are Dr. J. K. Powers, formerly president of the State University at Tuscaloosa, Professor J. H. Phiinps, superintendent of the city public schools of Birmingham, Hon. ). w. Abercrombie, State Superintendent oi Education; Professor c. L. Floyd. super intendent of Montgomery city schools Professor J. M. Dewberry of Birming- ham: L. V. La,raste of Montgomery and Professor E. M. Shackelford. presi- dent of the State Normal College al Troy.
 The following are the officers of the Association:
 President-Dr. S. M. Homer. Greens boro.
 ton.
 secretary-w. s. Neal, Brewton.
 Treasurer--L. W. Payne, Evergreen
 Executive Committee-A. F. Harmon chairman, Brewton; W. W. Hinton Billingsley; E. M. Shackelford. Troy. Address of Welcome. Hon. J. c. Finley, chairman of the School Committee of the Montgomery City Council, delivered the address oi welcome in behalf of the city. Cap tain Finley said: Ladies and Gentlemen of the South Alabama Educational Association It affords me very great pleasure tt be the medium of conveying to you or behalf of the authorities of this city as well as of our citizens generally, most kindly welcome.
 We have recently had in our mids the Educational Association of the State of Alabama and those of oui people who attended their sessions were greatly instructed and benefited by the discussions and deliberations ol that intellectual body of men and wo. men.
 1 bid you welcome with all my hear to the historic city of Montgomery who sits like a queen at the head Of navigation on the Alabama River, ir the heart of an agricultural country of rich farming lands.
 With her six great trunk lines oi railway and her river, open the veal round to the Gulf of Mexico. she pre- sents transportation facilities tha' bring her within easy reach of tht large commercial cities of the land ani with foreign ports.
 She is equipped with all the con | veniencies that make a modern city. She does 4O.000.O00 of business an nually and has the lowest death fatt of any city on this continent. The beauty and attractiveness of hel many handsome public buildings ant private residences catch the eye of thu visitor. Apart from these attractiv | features and above price. our citizen! value her commodlous school house. which furnish ample accommodation for every child of school age in the city The people of this city delight t' show homer to you, the educators or th' land. They recognize and appreciate tn | importance of your profession. |
 greater responsibilities resting upo their shoulders. Men and women O your vocation are useful and indispen sable in every civilized community The highest and most important inter ests of every community In which yo' l live are committed to your manage ment and control.
 The true educator subordinates al
 thought of self to the advancement c
 the cause of education. He or sh | direct the aims of the young an l moulds the character of the risin
 generation and are always silently an | tirelessly soSing the seeds of the king dom of knowledge and truth.
 There Is no more exalted huma | character than the man or women Q | your profession. who has rounded Il | a life of industry as an honest an successful teacher.
 The pluck and principle of the old field school masters have more tha
 anything else. developed those splendi l snecimens of American manhood an | womanhood that fill the pages American history.
 The trend toward unity, organizatio
 and cooperation is one of the mos
 powerful movements of the age. Tn
 contest of our time Is between organI
 zation for the benefit of few an
 organlza tion for the bnefit of all.
 If the farmers. merchants. manu
 facturers and laborers had sent dele
 gates to form a plan for an industrii
 union for the good of all, as ou fathers in 17S7 sent delegates to forl
 a political union for the good Of all,
 probably would have escaped tn
 gigantic concentration of wealth
 the hands of the few.
 If must, therefore, be exceedingl
 gratifying to all the people of tn
 State to know that you have recent
 formed an organiza ton of teachers r'
 siding in the counties of Sumpte
 Greene, Hale. Perry. Autauga. Dalla
 Fillmore. Macon. Chambers a1l Le
 whose object is the fostering and at vancing the profession of teacning
 South Alabama, the discussion of QuCi tions pertaining to the profession ar the cause of education and the encon
 aging of sub organizations of slnIil'
 kind in each county in the tar:.toI N uarnad