The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-14
SUPERINTENDENT
FAREWELL MEETING
BrotherIy Love and Good
Fellowship Prevailed.
Several important Topics Briefly Discussed
Yesterday Morning at The
Farewell Ses-

The meeting OF the Association OF Coun-
ty Superintendent was ended Yesterday
morning after one of the most friendly
and brotherly sessions ever held by any
organization in this State. There we're
kindly expressions of good fellowship and
sympathy and love and several eloquent
speeches were made.
This has been great and glorious meet
ing IN every possible way; wonderful
things have been accomplished and higher
aspirations and nobler enthusiasm instill-
ed In the hearts of those who have at
tended the sessions. The mighty success
es the County Superintendents have
achieved during the last year disclosed at
this meeting was grand revelation of ire
mendous Importance to all the people in
North Carolina. 1t has been said that
the destinies of the children of the State
are in the hands of the county supernten
dents, to make men and women of them
OF whom the entire State shall be proud
They have worked nobly and their rec
ord is beautiful. They have worked ear
nestiy with sincere purposes for the up
lifting of the manhood of our State. the
protection of the womanhood and the adj
Tancement of our great civilization. They
have performed their duties faithfully and
well.
The annual meeting OF this association
has given an irresistible impetus to the
cause of education in this State, Tor the
Improvement of schools, and for better
paid teachers, and the progress already
attained is eminently Indicative CT a new
and brighter era in public education in
North Carolina
At 1880 o'clock President Joyner call
ed the meeting to order, and said he
thought they had worked hard enough
this time, and that they would then ex-
change fluctuations and have good
time. He ordered the secretary to call
the roll. Ninety-two out of ninety-seven
were present.
The meeting was thrown open TO free
speeth, AMI many subjects were discuss
ed. One question considered was the in
reference of denominations with public
schools. y number of superintendent
spoke. Mr.. Joyner said this question was
one of the .ncst annoying he was acuuaint-
ed with. There can be no intermixture OF
church and State, he said. There are
two things to which North Carolinians
are strenuously opposed, and their enmity
to them was born and bred in them,
and these two things are the resistance
to oppressive taxation, and the other is
The mixing CT church and State. They
must be absolutely separate.
Other questions much discussed were
the public school loan funds, restrictions
on funds for building and repairs, and
the power to receive gifts, and the dispo-
sition Of school property when it has be-
come unnecessary.
Sections so, 81 and As, of the Public
School Law, were discussed at length
Mr.. j. C. Scarborough, of Hartford.
said he believed that as now the meet
ing was about TO end. there should be a
few words Of good cheer and congrat-
ulations. He said he could not tell how
happy he had been during the session. He
said Iii part Il am not Boosting but 1
desire to say to you that am the father
of the county superintendent, and 1
have q large family and great many of
my children are here today In 1881 in
the State Legislature I drew the bill that
founded the county superintendent, and
there was never a bill that was harder
fought through, but it has won success
and has succeeded on its merits. and
the County Superintendency is here for
ever. 1 stood up in the Legislature of
1893 when it would have abolished the
glory of this institution. but did not
know how TO do it. But they took the
power away from them and the people
saw what had been done, and they sent
men to the Legislature next time who
gave back the superintendent their pow
cd. But two years later there came
men in the legislature who again took
away the glory and power of our super.
intendents, but another two years later
the same men recognized and mended
their mistake. The County Superinten-
dents have come to stay, yea have come
to stay as long as North Carolina stays.
and l am glad the County Super;nten-
dents have come TO the place where they
can dictate TO the politicians, and for
that / am happy, and would like to
shout, shout for pride and joy Unself-
ishly 1 have tried to bring out the be-
nevolence OF the people in behalf of