The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-15
Or. 7. D. BRATlON TODAY
He Will Preach the Annual Sermon
Before the Assembly.
ECHOES rRoN TIE WEEKS GATHERING.
The Fishing is Fine and The Bre,zss Have
Been Delicious livery Day During III,
Session. The Retiring and
the New Officers.
(staff Correspondenco.) }

Morehead City, N. G.. June A. The
work Of the Teachers Assembly for tho
year 1902 came to an end today The
annual sermon will be preached on sun
day morning by Rev. r. d. Bratton, -.
D., rector OF ST. Mary's school. lie came
: down last night. Tie Will have con
grcgation. embracing many OF the States
best thinkers, and his sermon wifi be "a
fitting finale OF this great educational
gathering.
In many respects this session Of the
Teachers Assembly is the best that has
been held, There have been larger
crowds In other years but there have
beer more bona nde teachers aud coun-
~ superlntendcnts this year more
men and women wh6 lead the
educational thought and progress Of the
State. Tho program has been an except
ionnlly good one, free from long and
scientific Papers. They have been Ia the
main OF proper length, timely hrlBht and
interesting, Il has been possible 20 make
room In these columns for extrneta from
only portion OF then1 those that had
bcon written. Some % tho hest cannot
be even touched upon because the speak
era had no manuscript and the hfict
notes would do them Injustice Among
tho addresses delivered BY prominent mon
outside the teaching profession those ~
Governor Aycock cx Governor Jarvis.
Judge II, q. Connor and cx-Judge II. w
Winston were greatly enjoyed ana highly
appreciated. No synopsis Of these four
magnificent addresses viii be attempted.
Two OF the papers that wero ~ chief
interest and upon the livest topics were
hV ~ kv AHra 4 fa1a
torgon on the Rural Library movement.
and the second by Miss Laura Kirty.
president of the Woman'a school Improve
mcnt Association. Long ago J became o
bright convert TO woman's speaking In
public n / had been even more "agin
II than 81 Paul seems 90 have been, /
am sure these two ladies and their OK
cellent rapera would have converted me.
regret that J cannot speak og other
most Interesting features Of tho Assem-
bly,. I must express the general sense
OF obligation TO President Minis. for the
wisdom with which the entire arrange
ment OF the Assembly programme was
planned and carried out. He yet the pace
IN hts very atic and very scholarly open
ing address. There war nothing during
the Assembly that Was moro deIlghffui
and moro elegant The handsome intro
duction Of Prof, Minis by President Ven
able was a thing 10 be remembered sec-
rotary Carmichael ia the right man. Ia
the right place, end the whole Assembly
owes him grateful appreciation tic waa
unanimously re-elcctod
The new officers are leaders IN our
educational revival. DR. Venablc. preHl-
dent Of the University. as president. and
Prof j. B. Carlyle Of Wake Forest rs
yice-prcBident. give the Assembly ideal
officers. DR.. Venabie ig easily one Of
the foremost scholars in the South and
has demonstrated his ability as one Of
the ablest executives. Prof Carlyle is
easily one 0f the frat educators IN thc
State as well as ono Of It's most clo-
quent orators Few orators combine the
practical judgment and hard horse"
scuse which distinguish Prof Carlyle
With clcaueuec
D. l. FOUsT's REPORT.
J. 4 Fouat. Of thc state Normal and
IndugtriaI COLLEGE. who Is chairman "
The Assembly Committee on Rural
Libraries. made The report of the com
Utttee.
Some of the principal poluia of the re-.
pore we're as follows
The city and town graded schools were
tho FIRST 10 fully realize the absolute
necessity ef small library 70 b. ueed
10 connection with the ot8es school,
wcrk
by the nBtlrlng efforts ~ suBerateHd-
enta ard teaebcrB az Of thege schools
arc nov eurBEied With a collection of
welt selected books
This VAS the beginning Of the public
library movement ia North Carolina.
The rural schools. having 40 common
centre of interest. have been more diff
cult 10 arouse ou this subject
n beginning has, hoWeyef. beeH maae
There we're established during the
past year three hundred and seventy
rural libraries. at "a COST ~ 1880 ~
this amount the State faralahel fa.4g
the counties giving an equai amount af4
private individual contributing tile &C.,
ma .rder
White there are some dlseoefaslnz
features there Is much to give aa hope
and encouragement
North Carolina hes probably nesef
spent the same amoung ~ mnnef faf
any other cause from MlFieh she saHn
reasonably aspect . fishef harvest fhsn
ahs cray expect from fhis aioneg invested
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