The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-08
COM M|TTEES ARE NAMED
DR.. E. C. Branson Delivers the Open.
ing Address.
IAN EDUCATIONAL SAFETY Valve
This is the Subject Ct an Address by Mis-.
florence Stevenson Of the Industrial
School at As heville. Other
Addresses.
(By the Associated Press.)

49,
Chattanooga, Tenn. July 2.-The first
! business session of the Southern Educa-
tional Convention was called TO order II
this city today by Prof. w. H. Sheats, Of
Florida. president of the association.
Five undred teachers were in attend
ance. The morning session was devoted
principally to the appointments of com
mittecs and the reading Of addresses
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Nominations-North Carolina, r. c
Tighc; Alabama, II. w. Hodges; Ken
lucky, A. c. Kuykendall; Mississippi. Joe
Cook; Tennessee. S. G.. Gilreath; West
Virginia, NJ. NJ. Ross; Georgia, T. p
Garrett; Virginia, P. S. Bruce; Florida
j. G.. Compin: Texas, J. E. Blair;
Louisiana, E. E. Shieb; South Carolina
T. A. Sharp.
Resolutions.-North Carolina, T. d
Bratton; Alabama, c.. L. Mccarthy; Ken
lucky. Alice E. Lander; Mississippi, J.. G
Herbert; Tennessee, Claud j. Bell
Georgia, C. ]. Glenn; Virginia, julius D
Dunn; Florida, W. E.. Slocumb; Texas
L. W. Tarrant; Louisiana, w. A. Rea,
oOutH OllHd y. IL. dolISo
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Carolina. D. M
Thompson; Alabama, ]. NJ. Dill; Ken
lucky. Rurice n. Roark; Mississippi, L
w. Whitfield; Tennessee. S. G. Gilbraith
West Virginia. NJ. NJ. Ross; Georgia
Carl Steed; Florida, A. A. Murphy
Texas, E. w. Tarrant; Louisiana, j. w
Nicholson; South Carolina, J. H. Gaines
DR.. E. c. Branson, president of the
State Normal School, delivered the open
ing address. His subject being the
country school. He made a plea for ed
ucational advancement in the South
stating that eight-ninths of the schoo
children Of the South live in the country
IAN Educational Safety Va1ve,' was
the subject of an address by Miss Flor
ence Stevenson, principal of the Indus
trial School, Asheville, N. C.
y. G.. B~rOwnnell, principal of the
Manual Training School. Louisville, ad
dressed the association on "Handicraft
in the Rural Schools"
Hrs. Jennie 7. Ford, of the Georgia
Normal and Industrial College, at Mill
edgeville, Ga, read a paper on the
practical and Educational Status O
Domestic Science"
There was no afternoon session, tina
time being given to departmental work
Nnen the convention reassembled to.
night DR.. ROark, professor of pedagogy
IN the Kentucky State College at Lex.
lngtOn, KY, read a paper on the Larger
View of Education" He spoke for al
enlarged public school and for a more
extended sentiment in behalf of a
hlgher education and appealed for more
of the Kingdom Of God infused in the
school life of the child He spoke OF
the encouraging outlook for higher edu
cation as shown by recent large cndow.
ments Of schools of research and learn.
ing and urged the Southern Educator.
TO perseVerc in the work which he be.
heVed before long would be crowncc
with abundant success.
Following DR.. Roark, Rev. Lyman
Hall, president of the Georgia School O
Technology, delivered a lecture upon
chronological Education in the Gcor.
Sia School of Technology"
DR.. E. A. Alderman. president of Tu
lane University of New Orleans, who
was en- the ogram for an address OF
Certain Practical Duties Of the Edu
Gated CltlZen, was not present and af
ter formal announcements for tomorrow
the conference az adjourned until tomor
roW.