The age-herald., 1901-06-18
CONVENTIONS TO
 MEET THIS WEEK Montgomery Will Have Four Organizations in Session GOOD TIMePROMISED THEM They Are the Educational Association, Alabama Press Association and
 Alabama Commercial and
 Industrial Association.
GOOD TIMePR0MISED THEM
BY E. E. KERsH.

Montgomery, June 17.-(Special.) )-Mont-
 gomery Is a real convention city this
 week, entertaining four of the most im-
 portant of the State conventions Beside
 the constitutional convention. the State
 Educational Association, the State Press
 Association and the Alabama Conner
 cial and Industrial Association will con
 vene in annual session here during the | week.
 The teachers will come first for a two
 days session, beginning tomorrow An unusually interesting programme has
 been arranged and 1t is expected that
 there will be a very large attendance of
 teachers from all sections of the State. l The sessions will be held in the auditori-
 um of the Girls High School. | Wednesday evening the Montgomery Commercial and Industrial Association
 will tender the educators a reception at the High School building. This reception is arranged for the purpose of giving the visitors an opportunity of meeting in so- cial life and culture of the Capital City. The following is the programmes for l the sessions:
 1 Tuesday. 10:30 a. m.- Invocation.
 Welcome Address-Mayor of Montgom- cry and Prof. John Savage, principal of
 the Hammer Hall School. Montgomery.
 Responses-A. G. Seay. president of the
 Fourth District Agricultural School Syla-
 cauga, and s. s. Murphy, superintendent | of the Mobile county schools, Mobile Organization and enrolment Tuesday Evening, $50 l Enrolment.
 Presidents Address-F. M. Roof, presi- l dent of Howard College East Lake, Jeff l ferson County.
 Superintendents Address-J. W. Aber-
 crombie, superintendent of education of l Alabama, Anniston Calhoun County. | Announcement of standing committees
 Special announcements by the executive
 and entertainment committees.
 Department of Elementary Education.
 Director, H. C. Gilbert, superintendent l city schools, Florence Lauderdale Coun- 1 ty.
 First session, Tuesday afternoon. 3 l o'clock
 l I. Directors address.
 l II. Reading: D Teaching Reading to
 Beginners. Paper-Miss Emma Wellman, | city schools, Birmingham. (2) Phones as
 an Aid to Reading, Paper-Miss Jessie
 Rector, city schools, Birmingham, Jeffer-
 son County. Discussion-Miss Mary 1 Young, city schools, Uniontown, Perry 1 County. (3) Expression in Reading. Pa-
 per-Mss Annie Kennedy, Girls Indus
 trial School. Montevallo, Shelby County. l Discussion. III. Languages: CD Language to Pri-
 mary Grades Paper-Mss Amy Hubbard, l Troy Normal College, Troy, Pike Coun- ty. Discussion. @ Sense Analysis in 1 Primary Grades. Paper-Miss Callie Mae
 Solomon, city schools. Sheffield, Colbert
 County. Discussion.
 Secondary and College Education.
 Director, Prof. c. C. Thach, Alabama
 Polytechnical Institute, Auburn, Lee l County.
 First session, Tuesday afternoon, 8 l o'clock.
 l. Directors address. 1 2. Elections CD In High School Work Paper-F. l.. Mccoy, superintendent city schools, Eufaula, Barbour County. Dis
 cussion-J. R. Hunter, principal Bridge
 port Training School. Bridgeport, Jack
 son County. @ In College Work. Paper 1 E. H. Foster, Howard College, East Lake,
 Jefferson County. Discussion-(a) Rev. F. F. Ramsey, president Oxford College,
 Oxford, Colhoun County. (b) W. R. Har-
 rison, principal city schools, Alexander l City, Tallapoosa County. 3. Pupil Government in High Schools Paper, J. A. B. Lovett, President Agricul- |
 Discussion. R. T. Clayton, President Ash
 land College, Ashland, Clay County. 4. Physics in High Schools Paper, E.
 l.. Brown. Southern University, Greens
 boro, Hale County. Discussion, (a) L. N.
 Duncan, Fifth District Agricultural
 School Wetumpka, Fillmore County, (b) Ws o. Tyler, Superintendent Guntersville Public School, Guntersville, Marshall
 County.
 County Superntendents. | First session. Tuesday afternoon, 8 | o'clock.
 l l. Annual address by the President, Su- | perintendent J. D. Humphrey, Madison
 County.
 l g. Qualification of Superintendents Paper, Superintendent l.. V. Rosser, Pick
 ems County. Discussion, (a) Superintendent | J. D. Forte, Monroe County; (b), Superin- I tendent w G. farrell, Chambers County. B. The Township Trustee and His Work
 Paper, Superintendent H. T. Persons, Cal
 houn County. Discussion, (a) Superinten- l dent T. W. Dendy, Crenshaw County; (b) w. w Hinton, Autauga County. f. Distribution of School Funds. Paper, | Superintendent A. M. Spessard, Perry County. Discussion, (a) Superintendent T. c. King, Cullman County; (b) J. A. | Carnley, Coffee County. The Assessment and Collection of Poll 1 Taxes. Paper-Supt. 1. w. McAdOry, l Jefferson County. Discussion-(a) Supt | R. B. Galloway. Sumter County; (b)
 Supt. J. B.. Graham, Talladega County. | School Visitation. Paper-Supt. E. D. l Hayes, Morgan County. Discussion-(D | Supt J. w. Jackson, Clay County; (b) l Supt. D. M. Banks, Lee County. | The County School System Paper | Supt S. S. Murphy Mobile County. Dis
 cussion-(a) Supt. A. N. Hawkins, Dale
 County; (b) Supt. R. c. Heard, Clarke | County. | The officers of the State Association | are: Prof. s, M. Roof president East | Lake; Prof. C. c. Thach first vice-pres- | ident, Auburn Miss Julia Tutwiler, sec
 ond vice-president, Livingston; Pres. E. | M Shackelford, secretary. Troy; Supt. | I. W. Hill, treasurer, Gadsden Executive Committee--Jacob Forney. | chairman, University; c. A. Brown, Bir- | mingham; W. F. Feagfn, Albertvile. The Commercial Association. The Alabama Commercial and Indus- trial Association will meet Thursday | morning in the rooms of the local asso- ciation The editors will also come on | that date. There is a splendid treat in ! store for the members of the association outside of the business meetings On | Friday the Commercial and Industrial I Association of Montgomery will give the visitors an old-fashioned southern bar becue at "Grassmeade," the beautiful farm of Col J. M. F'alkner, near Mont gomery Beside the barbecue, the visi- tors will thus be given an opportunity of seeing the most thoroughly equipped farm in the State.