The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12

Last night was an suspicious one for
The opening session of the twentieth
annual meeting of the North Carolina
Teachers Assembly which met az $40
=. m, in the elegant bali room Of h
Seashore hotel, on WrightsviIle beach.
There was q mellow moonlight and de-
Iightful breezes and the throngs of Wis
TORS evidently enjoyed the happy sur
ro~undings.
The following teachers were IN at
tendance: DR.. f. 2. Venable. of North
Carolina University; DR.. j. B. Carlyle.
of Wake Forest College; Professor
Thos. Foust, of GoIdsboro; President
Ray, of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Institute, Raleigh; Professor Harry
Howell, of the Washington schools:
Professor Ira T. burlington, or Smith
held; Professor Nathan Toms, Of Ben
nettsville, S. c.; Professor r. D. w.
common, Principal Wilmington High
school; Professor H. b. Holmes, OF Elon
College; superintendent W. H. Rags
de, of G~reenVille; DR.. D~inWiddie, OF
PeHce Institute, Raleigh; Professor
C.tnaday, of Selma; superintendent w.
W BOddIe. of LOuiSburg, n. c., Miss
Sarah Plessner Pollock, of Washing
ton Kindergarten Normal; Miss Sallie
Bethune, of Charlotte schools; Mrs. :.
A. Robinson, of the Durham schools;
Miss May Mclean, of Maxton: Miss
Sadie Shaw, of Maxton; Miss Ruth
Moore, of Whitakers; Miss Minnie
Moore. of Whitakers; Miss Mamie
Tyler, of Whitakers; Miss Alma Pow
ell, of Gold Rock; Professor D. B. john
son, of Robson; superintendent Mas
-tey. of Durham; Miss lola Exum, of
snow Hill; Miss Matte Albritton. Miss
81 ~ co..
Professor q. L. Lineberry, Of Win
t~erville; Miss Bertha Dawson. of Win
terville; Miss Lima Shepperd, of Green
vile; Miss Bagley, of Scotland Neck;
Miss Barrett, of Rocky Mount; Miss
Graham, of Warrenton; Miss Erskine,
OF hinston; Mrs Elizabeth Harllee, of
Raleigh; Miss w. c. Parker, of Ra-
leigh; Miss Addie McKinne, of Ra-
leigh; Miss Griffin, of Elm City; Miss
Barnes, of Elm City; Miss Madre, of
Elm City; Miss Irma Story, OF Elm
City; Miss SaIIie Grant Jackson; Miss
Baker, of Hamilton.
Ihe present officers of the assembly
are as follows:
President-Francfs P. Venable. Pres
ident of the University of North Car
Dina.
first Vice President-J. B Carlyle,
Professor of Latin, Wake Forest Col
lege.
Secretary and Decentralization d.
Carmi-hael, Principal Durham city
schools.
Vice Presidents-C. c.. Crittenien.
Wake Forest College; W. P. Clements,
County superintendent Wake county;
h. Z. Brooks, superintendent Monroe
graded schools J.. F. Biyens hea1mas-
ter Trinity High school; Dr., j. I. New
man. ElOn College: DR.. II. F. LinScOtt,
University of North Carolina: Miss
Viola BOddie, n. G.. Normal and Indus
trial college.
Executive Committee-F. P. Verable.
chairman eX-Officio; W. D. Carmichael,
secretary. eX-OffiCiO: j. 3. Carlyle. eX-
OfficiO: j. l. FOust, f. c. Smith, Edwin
Minis, JnO. j. Blair, J. Y. JOyner, g. H.
ban
The officers of the assembly present
were President Francis p. Eenable.
Ii. d., DR.. j. B. Carlyle. first vice-pres-
ident. II Secretary VIM. d. Car
michael.
President Venable called the teachers
to order i'll the elegant hotel hail room.
which was brilliantly lighted and was
thronsed with lady and male teachers
from various parts of the state.
The assembly opened with prayer by
the Rev K. B. John, presiding elder of
the Wilmington District. after which,
DR.. Nenable tina Hon. Geo.
was down on the programme
LOl lC oiIIC cSS. DuI H1u Deem
called away on professional business. In
his stead he introduced Prof. Washing
ton Calett. superintendent OF public in
struCtiOn for New hanover county. who
briefly extended the teachers Il most
cordial welcome on behalf OF the people
of Wilmington His warm welcome
words called forth appreciative APP
plauSe- in his remarks Prof. CatIett
said it afforded him all the more pleas
ure to welcome the teacherS to New
hanover which was at the head OF the
educational movement with only five
Per cent. OF illiterdCy- tAppiIuSe.)
DR.. Nenable introduced Prof. NJ. c.. :.
Noble, of the chair of pedagogy. North
Carolina University. who made the re-
Spouse in behalf of the assembly. 1t
was 4 happy effort and the apprecia-
tive terms and beautifully phrased
liveliest a~pDlauSe. Prof Noble Is high
ly esteemed in Wilmington. where he
spent so many years as the able super
intendeut OF our schools.
President Venable then introduced
Prof ]. b Carlyle. of the chaIr OF Latin
of Wake Forest College. who was down
for n opening address before the as
SembIy.
Prof. Carlyle's subject was The Edu-
catiOnal Outlook in North Carolina"
and though his address consumed only
twenty minutes in its delivery. it was
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diCtiOn and inspiring in sentiment. He
alluded TO the great educational confer
enCe held in the office of Governor Ay-
cock IN February, 1892. and remarked
that while that conference dealt with
the progress of education for the past
thirty years and considered methods for
the present. the speaker would deal
With the subject from the standpoint
Of the future. With eloquent words the
Speaker addressed his audience with a
view to inspiring educational spirit and
zeal as the future hope of the state. He
first discussed the obstacles to educa-
tiOC and elaborated them-First as JOY