The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-03
 EDUCATORS
 READ PAPERS Chattanooga Convention
 Gets to Work. ATTENDANCE IS LARGE 800 Teachers Were Present Throughout the Session. pr. E. c. Branson Advances New Ideas for the Improvement of
 the Country Schools
 of the South.
ATTENDANCE IS LARGE

Chattanooga, Tenn, July 2.-President sociation, called the first business session of the Convention to order at 9 o'clock this morning in the auditorium of this city. The weather is extremely hot, but in spite of this fact there was an attend ance of over 800 teachers throughout the SC ssion.
 Following a prayer by pr. Hammond, Dr. E. c. Branson, President Of the State Normal School of Athens, Ga, addressed the association, his subject being 'The Coming Country School
 He made a plea for educational ad- vancement in the South, stating that eight-ninths of the school children of the South live in the country, and if ed- ucated at all, must be taught in the rural districts where they reside. The speaker said they should learn in school what they will need to know in the home and on the farm.
 Dr. Branson. advanced many ideas for the improvement of Southern country schools stating that the few already es- tablished embracing advanced ideas were leading the way hopefully toward more sensible work. -
 II. G. BrowneIl. principal of the Man uaI Training School. Louisville, addressed the Association on ''Handicraft in the Rural Schools The speaker stated that the definition of manual training was any productive work done by pupils which involves the hand, the eye and the mind, which develops the powers of the pupil through intelligent activity.
 Mrs Jennie T. Ford of the Georgia Normal and Industrial College, Milledge- vile, Ga. read a paper for the "Practi- cal and Educational Status Of Domes- tic Science
 An Educational Safety Valve. "a was the subject of an address by Mfrs Flor ence Stevenson principal of the lnduS- trial School. Asheville, N. C.
 After the appointment of the Commit tees the morning session was adjourned.
 Nominations:
 Alabama-H w. Hodges.
 Kentucky-A. c. Kuykendalls.
 Mississppi-Joe Cook.
 Tennessee-S. G. Gilreath.
 West Virginia-M. M. Ross.
 Georgia-T. H. Garrett.
 Virginia-P. S. Bruce.
 North. Carolina-R. G. Tfghe.
 Florida-J. c. Compin.
 Texas--J. F.. Blair.
 Louisiana-E. F.. Shfeb.
 South Carolina-T A. Sharp.
 Resolutions-Alabama C. l.. Mccarthy; Kentucky, Aloce E. Lander: Mississippi. J. c. Herbert; Tennessee. Claude J. Bell; Georgia, c. R. Glenn; Virginia, Julius D.. Dunn; North Carolina, T. D. Bratton' Florida. w. F. Slocum; Texas, E. w. Terrent; Louisiana, w. A. Req; South Carolina, J. H., Gaines.
 Alah I tuck, Rurice N. Roark: Mississippi. L. W. Whitfield; Tennessee, S. q. Gilbraith; West Virginia, NJ. M. Ross; Georgia, Carl Steed; North Carolina, D. M. Thompson; Florida, A. A. Murphy: Texas. F. w. Terrent; Louisiana, J. w. Nicholson; South Carolina, J. H. Gaines
 There was no afternoon session. the time being given to departmental work
 Ats o'clock the convention "eassambled pr. R. A. Roark, professor of pedagogy in the Kentucky State College at Lexng- ton. Ky, was first on the program, his subject being The larger views Of Edu- cation" The paper was exhaustive and reviewed from a scientific view point the relations of the whole people to the teachers; the relations of the teacher to the pupil and the duties of each. He spoke of an. enlarged public school ana for 4 mora extended sentiment In behalf n higher wore of the Kingdom of God infused in the school life of the child. He spoke of the encourag ging outlook for higher edu- cation as shown by recent large endow- rnep+s of schools of research and learn ing. and urged the Southern educators to persist and persevere in the good work which he believed before long would be crowned with abundant success.
 Following pr. Roark, the Rev. Lyman Hall. President of the Georgia School of Technology. delivered a lecture illustrated with stereoptican views, his subject be- ing "TechnologicaI Education in the Georgia School of Technology"
 At the conclusion of MT. Halls address. 1t was announced Dr. E. A. Alderman President of Tulane University of New Orleans. who was on the program for an address on Certain Practical Duties Of the Educated Citizen.' was not present, and after formal announcement for to- morrOw's program. made by the President and the local committee, the convention adjourned until tomorrow.