The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-12
PRIMO, JOHN {, RAY
CHOSEN PRESIDENT
Of American Association In
structors of Blind.
JOllISVIIIE CFjEcTF0
LOUISVILLE KY. SELECTED
Convention Grateful For the Cordial
Welcome Accorded It.
DELEGATES DRIVEN OVER THE CITY
Mr.. lanes H. JJhnsoa, Ct Alabama, Nominated
Mr., Ray in Very Graceful Spsech,
Pres. Ray Briefly Expressed
His Appreciation.

| The sixteenth biennial convention of
/ the American Association of the Instruc-
tors of the Blind ended with the morning
! session yesterday.
1t was decided to hold the next con-
vention at Louisville, Ky.
The following officers were elected for
| the next two years
President, John E. Ray, of North Caro-
lima.
First Vice. president, James H. john
son, of Alabama.
Second president, o. H. Burritt,
of New York.
Secretary, B. B. Huntoon, of Kentucky.
Treasurer, w. l.. Walker, of South
Carolina.
Executive Committee: w B. Wait, Of
New York; NJ. Anagnos, of Massachu-
sets; A. H. Dymond of Canada; f. E.
Allen, of Pennsylvania, and N. F. Walk
err of South Carolina.
The Committee on Courtesies submit
ted the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted:
Il. That the convention records most
gratefully its deep sense of the cordial
welcome accorded to it with the Soum-
ern hospitality by the citizens of the
capital of North Carolina.
SO. That in an especial sense is the
convention indebted to the Board of Di-
reetors of the North Carolina Institu-
ton for the Deaf and Blind, our worthy
friends and co-laborers, Mr. John e. Ray
and his devoted wife, the heads of the
institution, for their abundant provisions
for our comfort, and their untiring exer-
lions in every particular conducive to
the enjoyment of our visit
90 That we pray that the Divine Bless
ing may be experienced by our brother
in all his domestic and official relations
and, recognizing the happy influences by
which his home life is surrounded. we
trust he will ever find in these a sense
of rest and peace under the trials and
difficulties inseparable from his RESPONSE
bile position.
4. That we tender our sincere thanks
to Mrs. Carrie Costener. the house keep
or of the institution, and the domesti,
staff for their assiduous and unceasing
attentions.
IS. That the thuanks of the convention
are due to our esteemed president for his
able guidance of our deliberations and. his
unfailing efforts to make our proceedings
successful and profitable to all taking
part in them.
sc. That we hail with pleasure the ap-
peararce of the ever genial and indie
fatigable secretary among us, and here
by reward our sense Of his invaluable
services in furthering the benefcent OBJ
jects of the association
''7. Resolved that the thanks of the as
ISOLATION are due and are extended to the
press of the city for their very satisfac-
tory and kindly reports of the meetings
of the association.
JAS. RUCKER,
"a. H. DYMOND,
GEORGIA T. SCHOONMAKER,
MARY L. PERCY,
"JO4N F. BLEDSOE, Cha mn"
The institute yesterday was under the
of Mr. H. B. Jacobs, of Penn
sylvania. Mr., James J. Dow, of Indiana,
VINO was 20 have read q paper on "Thc
higher education of the Blind, was alb
sent, to the great regret of the meeting,
and the pleasure of listening to his pa
per had to be foregone, There was, how
ever, some discussion on the subject,
opened by Mr.. N. T. Walker, and coh-
tinued by Messrs. Rucker and w. l..
Walker This discussion was very inter-
esting and brought out several excellent
thoughts.
The topic for the day was,
Ought the education of the blind
in music to be curtailed or
limited on the ground that the time and
means given to this purpose are
wasted?" The discussion on this topic
was opeaad by Rev. G. L. Smead, of
Ohio. Miss Carmen, of Indiana, and Miss
Brown. of Michigan, took part and made
some remarks that ELECTED special COM
from all present. Mr.. Wait,
of New York, also had something to say
along this line.
When the time came to make nomina
tions for the presidency, Mr.. James II.
of Alabama, named Principal
John F. Ray, of the North Carolina State
Institution for the Blind, in a speech that