The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-21
TEACHERS GO TO-DAY
WILL CLOSE THEIR STATE CON-
VENTION AT TYBEE.
WALKER TO BE PRESIDENT.
NEW OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIA-
TIoN WILL BE CHOSEN.

Morning Session Was Held by the
tendent AshmOre secured the En-
dorsement of the Association for
His Movement for the Abolition OF
Days of Grace'-ExcelIent Papers
Were Read-In the Afternoon the
Association Broke Up Into De-
partments for Special Study-Pres-
ident bond Very Well Pleased
With the Convention and the Num-
hers in Attendance.
The concluding session of the Geor-
gia State Teachers Association will be
held at Tybee Island this morning,
when officers to serve for the ensuing
year will be elected. 1t is said that
the new president will be Mr.. ]. Henry
Walker, superintendent of the Griffin
schools, while the new vice president
will be Mr.. N. E. Ware, superintend-
ent of the schools at Hawkinsville.
Mr.. Walker is now vice president, and
Mr.. Ware is treasurer and secretary.
An interesting paper will be a fea-
ture Of the concluding session. This
will be read by DR.. Theodore Toepel
of Atlanta, whose subject will be
Physical Culture in the Schools" At
ter the induction of the newly-elected
officers, the association will adjourn.
A session was held yesterday morn
ing at Bohan's pavilion, and the at
tendance was larger than at any Of
the preceding sessions. This was due
to- the arrival of number of belated
teachers. who had found it inconvenisnt
to appear before.
About $50 Teachers.
In all, President G. G. Band
of Athens. said to a represen-
tative of the Morning News. there have
been quite $50 teachers in attendance.
He regards the convention as an ex-
cellent one. and is glad to note that so
many of the educators responded to
the call
Following the opening of the morn
ing session for business, the treasurer
began receiving fees and dues for mem
bership. For active member
ship the fee is 81. and the
dues are the same, while for
associate members the total is but 81.
An invitation was extended, and many
accepted it. joining the association.
Supt. Otis Ashmore of the Savannah
public schools has become prominently
identified with a movement to secure
the repeal of the days of grace" fea-
ture of time paper. He addressed a
letter to the Georgia Bankers Asso-
citation a few days ago asking the CO.
operation of that body, which was
promised. He appealed to the teach
ers also. introducing a resolution, call
ing on the Legislature to so amend the
law as to abolish days of grace" The
resolution was adopted.
Progress of Education.
"A Review of the Late Educational
Progress" was the title of an excel
lent paper that was read by Mr.. j. T.
Wcofter of the Girls Normal and In
dustrial School at Milledgeville 1t
was applcuded, and Mr.. Woofter re-
ceived many congratulations upon its
excellence. S ate School Commissioner
Glenn complimented him before the
meeting.
Mr.. e. B. Nell of Athens read a
paper on Color Work in the Public
Schools" and Mrs. M L. Dillon of Au-
gusta and MIR. e. f. Utterbach of At
lanta entered into a discussion of it,
From the schools of Athens, Atlanta
and Angus a specimens of this work
were displayed
During the afternoon the association
broke up into it's several departments
for a further discussion of subjects
directly related to each department
These gatherings were held here and
there about the Davilions, and the dis
cussion was interesting to those spe-
cializing in school work.
Leaders of Departments.
Major w. F. Slaton, SUPER
intendent of the Atlanta schools.
presided over the department
of school superintendent, while the
department of manual training was
presided over by Mr. Utterbach. Miss
Jessie Snyder of Milledgeville presided
over the session of the kindergartners
and Supt. Jere NJ. Pound of Macon
presided over the department of high
schools and colleges. The department
of physical culture held in meeting
under the direction of DR.. Toepel and
Mr.. John Rogers of Sandersville.
Last night Mr.. NJ. M. Parks of Sa-
vannah gave an illustrated lecture al
the hotel for the teachers. He dis
played the stereopticon pictures of his
tour made last summer These were
greatly appreciated by the teachers.
Quite a number of the teachers have
already gone home. Others will leave
to-day. Several intend to remain al
Twice for a few DAVIS