The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-17
WON'T DISCUSS BASSETT
RESOLUTION BEFORE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS TABLED.
Several Good Addresses Were Made
Before the Association-A Visit to
the A. and NJ. College and a Ban
'quet.
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especial TO The MeSSenger.O
Raleigh, n. c., November 12.-The
state convention of County Superinten-
all the way through. 1t is really the
third convention, the first having been
held four years ago, when 81 were pres
ent. They then paid their own expen-
ses. Now the counties pay it.
At today's session an address was
made by Mrs. w. R. Hollowell, of Colds
boro. president of the Woman's Socie-
ey for the betterment Of public schools
and their grounds. There were also ad-
dresses by Charles D. McIver and r. B.
White on the work of the general edu-
cation board and rallies in aid of public
schools.
At the afternoon session the com
mittee on resolutions composed of John
c. Scarborough, r. F. Beasley and
James A. Butler, made the following re-
port OIL the resolution introduced last
night by superintendent Costin, Of
Gates county, ~denouncing in unmeasur-
ed terms Professor Bassett, of Trinity
college, for his article on the negro.
I'VE, the committee on resolutions, to
whom was referred the resolution OF
superintendent Costin, report as fol-
lows:
That in our opinion, the State Asso-
citation of County superintendent, call
ed together by law to discuss the many
and pressing problems involved in the
great undertaking Of the education Of
the children of the State has not time
to turn aside as a body from it's labors
to investigate or consider the particu-
lar views of any extraneous matter
whatever, no matter what our private
or individual views may be. We, there
fore recommend that the resolution be
not discussed"
There "a no discussion and the reso-
luton went to the table. Some capital
speeches were made by the Superinten-
dents. One of them said he could explain
why prohibition had swept over North
Carolina SO rapidly that this may now
be called the prohibition state. He said
of course, preachers and temperance
organizations had worked zeaIously, but
the real cause of the great change in
public sentiment from 1880, When prohi-
bition was defeated by 10000 votes. was
the public schools, and the teaching
therein Of physiology, with Illustrations
| of the results of the use of acholic bev-
I eridges.
This afternoon the County Superin-
tendents were the guests of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college, witness
ing a dress parade of the students and
later they were given a banquet in the
mess hall in the Pullen building.
The last work Of the association was
to form five district associations, with
the following officers: First, w. H.
Ragsdale, President; John w. Watson,
Vice President; A. S. Harrison, Secre-
tary; Second Irat burlington, Pres
ident; E. T. Atkinson, Vice Pres
ident; J.. NJ. Hayes, Secretary;
| Third, w. F. Long, President; c. w.
| Massey, Vice President; J. c. KittrelI,
| Secretary; Fourth, j. A. Butler, Presi-
dent; r. j. CothIane, Vice President;
c.. C. Wright, Secretary; Fifth, I. A
| Smith, President; G.. E. Justice, Vice
President; r. l.. Moore, Secretary.
State Superintendent j. Y. Joyner, is
ex-President of the State association
| and E. c.. Brooks eX-SeCretary.
The resolution of superintendent Cos
tin, which was tabled was as follows:
Whereas, There is a condition of mu-
tual unrest throughout the country in
regard to the so-called race problem:
and
Whereas, The people Of North Carroll
ma 10 not recognize any such question
from a social or political status, but
consider it only from an industrial
standpoint; and
Whereas, The utteranees of q man
honored by a professorship in one OF
the leading educational institutions in
the State ought not to be ignored by
us: and
Whereas, An article appeared in The
( News and Observer of November the
1st, 1905, copied from the South Atlantic
Quarterly, written by Professor BasSett
of Trinity college, which does a great
Injustice to the Southern people:
First. Because the statement tina
Booker Washington is the greatest mar
born in the South in a hundred year:
except Lee, is a gross insult to the in
telligence of the South.
Second. The statement that the ne
gro will finally win equality is repug
nant and revolving to the manhood am
womanhood of the South and has n
foundation of condition or sentiment
which would make it impossible. There
fore be it
Resolved, That we, the County Su
perintendents of North Carolina, con
denim in terms unreasonable the afore
said article"
Governor Aycock, Secretary of Stat
Grimes and State Auditor Dixon mad
brief speeches to the association. Tn
Governor said he was glad to atten
the meeting of the men who are on
; so much for the state. The Secret9r
of State declared the most importar
work being done in the State is by tn
County superintendent and that tn
whole heart of State Superintendent
Joyner is in noble work Of public ecu
cation.
u Crumpacker His Bill