The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
ALABAMA EDUCATORS
PROGRAM OF 22ND ANNUAL
 MEETING.
The Association Will Convene in Bir- mingham Tuesday Morning and
 Interesting Exercises nave Been Arranged.

l, The 22nd annual session of the Ala bama Educational Association will oe held in Birmingham. Tuesday. Wednes day and Thursday. Tn the history Of tns Association perhaps no more attractive program has been arranged than the one | for the coming three days. On the program for papers and ad' dresses are nearly all of the prominent educators of the State. The list of par. ticipants includes such distinguished l teachers as State Superintendent | W | Hili,M c. Wilson of Florence, pr. John Massey of Tuskegee. c. W. Brock of l Opeiika. President John w. Abercrombie of the State University, President c. c. Thach of the Alabama Polytechnic In- stitute, J. H. Phillips. Mir. .Hosmer and many others of more than State reputa- tion.
 The Association will also be addressed by pr. Charles D. McIver of Greensboro, Heflin and Frederick Manley of Cam l bridge, Mass.
 The officers of the Association for 1903 | are: M. c. Wilson, President, Florence; c. W. Duncan. First Vice. President, Au- burn; T. R. Walker, Second vice-Presi- dent. Vivian; Miss Lulie Jones, Third vice-PresIdent. Russeilvile; H. J. Will lingham, Secretary, Wetumpka; W. E. Striplin. Treasurer, Gadsden. The Executive Committee of the Asso- citation is as follows: c, B. Glenn, chair man. Birmingham; s. H. Butler. Hunts vile; W. R. Harrison, Union Springs. The program for the business session of the Association is: Prayer.
 Reading of Minutes. 1,.lss Unfinished Business. 'sinGLLs,l
 Papers and Discussions. lsHklp. New Business. fjiEffli Reports of Committees. Adjournment.
 It Is. however. in the program for the general session that the program com mittee has excelled past records. The committee has provided for the three days session an intellectual and literary treat.
 In full this program is as follows:
 Tuesday Morning. June Is, 1o:30 o'clock:
 1. Invocation.
 2. Address of welcome. Hon. W. M. Drennen. Mayor of Birmingham.
 3. Response, Dr. John Massey, Tus- kegee.
 {. Presidents address, President M. c. Wilson. Florence.
 5. Are our Public Schools Fulfilling their Mission as Character Builders?' Superintendent H. c. Gilbert. Florence.
 Discussion. c. W. Brock, opelika; J. M. Dill. Bessemer.
 6. Enrolment of members.
 Tuesday afternoon. 3:sO o'clock:
 Round tables.
 1. Topic. Mature Study Professor John J. Graham. University; President c. W. Daugette, Jacksonville: Miss Pearl Dodson. Oakm4n; Miss Rose c. Lewis, Birmingham, and others.
 3. Topic, Arithmetic, Professor NJ. D. Pace. Troy; Dr. Otis D. Smith, Auburn; Professor Noah Jones, CollinsvilIe; Miss Anna M. Baker. Tuscaloosa. and others
 Tuesday evening. s:3o o'clock:
 l. Address. Dr. Charles D. McIver, Greensboro, N. c.
 Wednesday mornig, June IT, o'clock:
 l. Consolidation of rural schools, Hon. Chappeli Cory, Birmingham.
 Discussion. Superintendent J. L. Bar nard. Oleander; Superintendent J. D, Humphrey. Huntsville; Superintendent S. s. Murphy, Mobile.
 2. Value of Manual Training in the Public Schools R. l.. Dimmit, Birming- ham: F. T. Nlsbit Florence.
 g. Reciprocal Relation of the College and the Common School. President John W. Abercrombie, University.
 Discussion, Superintendent J. H. Phil lips, Birmingham; President Charles T. Thach. Auburn.
 {. School Discipline. Professor H. O. Murfee. Marion.
 Decatur: Mrs. s. H. F. Tarrant, Ox- moor.
 Wednesday afternoon. 3:SO o'clock.
 Round tables.
 1. Topic. reading, Frederick Manley, Cambridge. Mass; Miss Clutie Blood worth. Union Springs; Miss Ethel Saw telle. Tuscumbia; Miss Lulie Powers, New Decatur.
 ?. Topic, Kindergarten, Miss Maude Lindsey, Florence; Miss Fairfax, Mobile; Miss May Hall. Birmingham; Miss Mary Bissett. Birmingham.
 Wednesday evening, s:30 o'clock.
 1. Address, pr. Edward F. Buchner. University.
 2. Address. Hon. J. Thomas Hefiin.
 ?. Reception, Hotel Hillman.
 Thursday morning. June IS. 9 o'clock:
 1. Definite Aims of Instruction, Profes- sor Charles A. Brown, Birmingham.
 Discussion, Professor c. L. McCartha, Troy; Professor c. F. vigor. Mobile.
 2. Report of Committee on Reading Course for Teachers. Professor J. B. Cunningham. chairman. Birmingham.
 Discussion. Dr. s. M. Hosmer. Greens boro: Professor E. P. Hogan, East Lake
 g. Report of Committee on School Library. Miss Lulie Jones. chairman. Rus sellville.
 Discussion, c. W. Duncan, Auburn; S. A. Ellis, Birmingham.
 4 Report of Committee of Studies for Secondary Schools, President Charles c. Thach. chairman, Auburn.
 Discussion, Professor D. P. Christen- berry, Greensboro; Professor William P. Taylor. Birmingham.
 Thursday afternoon. 3:30 o'clock:
 1. Entertainment by local committee.
 The attendance at he sessions of the Educational Association has steadily in- creased each year. The attendance has been a thermometer of the progressive growth of the educational spirit in Ala bama. The attendance record of past years is expected to be broken this week
 The railroads have allowed a round trip