The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-11-10
ANOTHER GREAT
SCHOOL CONFERENCE
Second Meeting of County
Superintendent.
II II AND 10
wednesday Night, koyember In, the Assc-
cialion Will Meet Win the State Liter
ary and historical
Society.
MOVE MBtR II II AND 10

VIII take place in Raleigh, in the Hall o.
House ~ Representatives. November Ilth.,
18th and 18th. Eishty-fYc superintend
erts have already notified the state 81
Tcrintendent that they VII attend IN.
entire session, and the other twelve viii
probably be heard from favorably this
week. An interesting program has been
arranged, beginning Wednesday morning
at II o'clock and closing Friday morn
ln9 at II o'clock. This i possibly tie
most important a. we'll as the most help
ful educational association for the i'm
provement OF The public schools in North
Carolina, for it brings together the res
resentative public school directors G.
Every county TO consult one with another.
Some superintendent have overcome coz
Cltions that are still perplexing other
superintendent; some counties have bet
ter trained teachers and 4 broader spirit
or public education than other counties.
The coming together of the leaders r.
every county with expense to themselves
for a very careful and painstaking discus
SION Of every important phase of The pup
lie school question produces an Immediate
mutual benefit that IS readily apparen,
and lnsures a more economic administra-
ton that is worth thousands of dollars
to North Carolina speaking in the LAM
guage Of one of the most progressive
county superintendent Who has been
greatly helped by these meetings.
An interesting prgram has been prepared
covering almost every phase of the pub
lie school question, and the schedule Ia
been so arrange as to give time for II
deliberate discussion OF each question.
All tho mpptlnoC viii no 0noD RI no
public and everybody interested IN public
education is cordially invited to every
session.
Reduced rates have been ecured over
the Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard All
Line and Southern Railway for all attend
ms this meeting. ~Round-trtp tickets Wi
BE- on sale November 9Th, 10th and 11th,
with final limit November 14th. for a con
tiIuous passage from all points on these
lines within the State and from Suffolk,
Norfolk and Danvillc. Be sure to ask
for these ~round-trip tickets.
The program Is as follows:
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER Il.
II to 11:3O a. m: Organization. 11:3C
a. IN to 1890 p. m: Address by Superin
tendent J. Y. Joyner. 2:3O to 200 p. m;
How Local Taxation was Secured foi
Every District but One in Dare County
by Superintendent r. e. Crisp, OF Dare,
$50 to 800 p. m: What the County sd
perintendent Can Do to Secure Consolf
dation and Local Taxation. Discuss'or
led by superintendent 7. A. Sharpe, .:
Guilford, and superintendent ". 5. Long
: Of Alamance. 20 to $40 =. H.: Genera
discussion, led by superintendent r. j
Cochran, Of Meckienburg. $40 to 40 y
n: Teachers Institutes. Discussion led
by superintendent Y. D.. Moore, Of Cald-
we'll, and superintendent w. H. RagsdalC,
of Pitt. 4:10 to 4:30 p. m: General dis
Cussion of Institutes and other means
fol Improvement of Teachers, by Super
%intendont j. .. Hodges, of DAVE. l:eC
to 4:50 p. m: The Southern Education
Board and the Campaign for Education, BY
| Charles d. Newer, District Director
$50 to $40 p. m: Township Meeting
! Educational Gatherings. Discussion lei
: bv Superintendent r. B. White, of Frank
lin, and superintendent r. W. AskeW. OF
BERTHE.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
7:45 D. M: Meeting Of State Literary
! and Historical Association BY invitation
the State Association of County Superin-
ttndents will meet with the State Liter
airy and Historical Association.
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER IL.
| Explanation of the Grimes and Gun
bingham prizes.
10 to 1O:45 d. M: The ApportlonmeHt
Of the Second hundred Thousand Dollar
for a EOur-monthS School Term. Discus
sion conducted by State superintendent
1915 to 1850 a. M: General discussion
Of the School Law and its Execution
11:3u to II a. m: Some Suggestions &c
Those Beginning to Teach Agriculture, by
Dr. F. l.. Stevens, OF the A. and NJ. Col
lege. II a. m. to 1880 p. m: Emphasis
of the Essentials in the Public Schoo
Course. by Superintendent John c. Scar
borough. of Hartford. 1890 to 1 p. NJ:
General discussion. $50 to 5 p. M: Prac-
teal Hints on Teaching About Crops ara
! Farm Animals, by Dr.. c. ". Burkett, o.
/ the A.. and NJ. College. ; 10 3:20 P. n:
How Teachers May Be Encouraged am
| stimulated to Promote Attendance an
Advancement of the Children. Disc"s
sion led by superintendent ]. c. kittreil
of Vance. 800 to $40 p. m: The Pro
tlem OF Attendance, by Su~perlntendent
" NJ. Thompson, of Onslow. $40 to Al
n. m: Course Of Study in the Pubic
! schools. and Advancement Of Children
! from Year to Year. by Superintendent g
". Massey, Of Durham. 40 to 4:30 p
m. General discussion. 4:30 to > p. n
ORGANIZATION of District Association 4
County superintendent. 8 to $50 p. al,
Visitation Of Schools by County Superln'
/ tcndents, and How TO Make It Most Heir
full. Discussion led by Superlntendeni
Charles H. Mebane. of Catawba. $50 =
! $50 D. m: General discussion. $50 e
9:15 D. M: Life and Character of Calv,''
+, H. Wiley. by Prof. r. d. W. Connor. WY
mington. \. C. 9:15 TO 10 D. m: The Su-
| p~erintendent's Record, the Teachers Rec
| ord and the Library Record. Discussion
Of Su ,~erintendent's Record, by Super1n
tendent E. Left Wagner, OF Allegheny
: Discussion Of Teacher's Record. by SUPER
irtendent J.. Y. HAYS, Of Wilson. DIscIs-
sion of the L;!rarv Record. BY Super1n-
tendent C. C. Wright, Of Wilkes.
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 70.
10 a. M: Farewell Meeting in the Hal
{ ii the House IF Representatives. Visit tC
Public Institutions.