The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-03
MEET
IN DUBLIN
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Company Has About De-
cided to Go in Sep
TENDER
WILL ASK LOCAL SUPPORT
said That the Commissioners May be
Asked to lndorse a Resolution that
Teachers Work to Secure
Local Taxation.

Tuesday the county school commits
sioners of Georgia and many of the
members of the boards O. education Of
the various counties win meet in annu
al convention in Dublin, The session
will last until Thursday and while the
Literally and business program will not
be neglected, the visitors will be civ.
en- a pleasant time. The program of
entertainment consists of boat ride
on the Oconoe Wednesday afternoon
and a reception and banquet at the
New Dublin hotel Tuesday night An
rangements have been made Tor POO
guests at the banquet
The meeting of the commits toner's
this year is an important one for the
reason that next fail the people viii
ratify the local taxation amendment
to the constitution which provides
for The direct levy Of a school tax IN
every district wherever Che people by
a majority vote desire it. aud the com
missioners will doubtless make a dis
cussion Of this mater a special feature
OF The convention, County Scaopl Com
missioner SSss T. smith Of Laurons
will mrcGuce the following resolution
on the object.
whereas, at the general election in
october 1904, the question Of the rat
ication Of the local taxation amend
ment for school purposes is to be sub,
mitted to a vote Of the people of the
state; and
Whereas, in our opinion the rati
fication Of said amendment would be
Of incalculable advantage to the cause
Of education in our state; therefore
be it
Resolved, That every county school
commi sioner in Georgia and every
board Of education in the state be re
quested to use every legitimate and
just means in their power to inform
the masses in their respective counties
in reference to the ratification 70 said
amendment and TO urge the people to
go TO the polls and vote for the rati
dcation Of the same"
The program Of the convention fol-
lows;
Tuesday May 3.
4;30 p. n.-Deyotional exercises,
Rev. e. II. McGehee.
Song America"
Address Of Welcome-C A. Wedding
ton
Response John W. Henley, 6. S.
g. pickcns county
Annual Address Of State School Com
missioner-W. B. Merritt.
8 p. m.-Address County School
Administrations, superintendent O.
b. Martin, Of South Carolina.
8 p. m.-Reception by citizens Of
Dublin al New Dublin hotel.
Local committee Dublin board OF
trade, II. G. Stevens j. S. Simmons.
Jr., and J. NJ. Cutler; city council, w
p. Schaufele, j, ]. Jordan and V. L.
Stanley; city board Of education. A.
p. Hilton, ]. T. Smith and W. r. La.
nier; county board Of education, j
e Smith
Wednesday, May 4. 49,
8 a. m-Deyotional exercises. ]. w
Smith. c. S. G., Tattnall county.
Song, Joy to the World.
Cooperation Of superintendent
and Teachers and parents" Wade H.
Wood, c. S. c., Washington county;
f. W. Childs, c. s. G., Randolph coun
ty
Some Hindrances to School Work
Found by Superintendents While Wis.
ting Schools, and His Suggestions for
Removing or Overcoming These Hin,
drances'-R. c. Sanders, c. S. c., Pu-
laski county; G, w Smith, c. S. c.,
Houston county; b. S. Fitzpatrick, G.
5. c., Twlggs county; f. l.. Florence,
c, S. G., Morgan county,
County High Schools'-J. S. Stew.
art, agent university system.
THE Ratification of>the Local Tax
alton Amendment"--W II. Cobb, c. S
G., Franklin county; Robert L. Paine.
c. S. c.. Walton county; Stanley S.
Bennett c. S c., Brooks county, George
/ w. Williams. Dublin, Ga.
"Reyisions Needed in School Laws"
General discussion.
3 to p. m.--Boat rode on Oconee
river.
8 p. Memorial exercises: (a)
In memory Of S. E. Lewis, late c. S
G., Of Clay county c. :. King, G. s. G.
Clay county; }. J. Beck, c. S. c., Cal