The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-02
First Day of Superinten-
dents Association.
EIGHTY-FIvE PRESENT
Rural Libraries Are Discussed and at
Night Nature Study and Work OF
the Southern Education Board
Are Used in Vigorous Pleas
For Education.

The State Association of County
Superintendents of Schools met at IL
O'Clock Yesterday morning in the
State Senate Chamber. Nearly every
county i'm the State was represented
and the association is composed OF d
most attractive and intelligent BODY OF
gentlemen, all of whom are deeply
interested intheir work and keen
i'm following the proceedings.
The meeting was presided over by
Superintendent j. Y. Joyner, VINO de-
livered Il highly instructive and M
teresting address on the general school
situation throughout the State, the
figures given being comparative with
those of the proceeding years ana
showing the progress of the work dur
ing the recent administration.
Upon the conclusion of Superlnten-
dent Joyner'S remarks, the balance OF
the morning session was taken up Dy
a thoughtful address by Prof. *. ID.
w. Conner on the subject 9f securing
using and preserving the rural I'D
raries of the State.
At the opening of the session Prol'
t. G.. Brooks. the Secretary OIL the AS
ISOLATION, read the report OF Iast
years session, after which he tender
ed his reSlSnatlOn-
UpOn notion Mr.. r. d. w. Common,
Lean Clerk in superintendent Joyner's
office, was unanimously electeu seoi
tar-.
The address of superintendent JOY
ner WAS a brief summary OF portions
OF his biennial report, which Will De
presented to the forthcoming session
of the General Assembly; that or PfoI.
Conner went into the details OF the
is H.
ed for lack of space. 1t will be later
euitomiZed. OF the 1000 libraries
authorized by law, all but 210 have
been taken advantage of by the couh-
ties.
The Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session of the asso-
citation was taken up by a general dis
cussion of the questions arising in the
matter of the public libraries. There
were no set speeches. Each man gave
his experiences and his ADVICE.
Whether the best way to procure q
library was by basket and pie part
les or by simple appeal to the people.
These questions were treated with a
hurnour that had an under-current OF
evident earnestness. Nevertheless,
the experience meeting" was a jolly
one.
Observation-Disclosures ]. C. scarborough
spoke earnestly against a too liberal
conformity with the law regarding
the security of the books. If a book
gets lost and you can make woman
or man. let the book be lost.
Superintendent j. A. Anthony, or
Shelby, gave experiences of basket
auction sale for purposes of raising
funds for libraries, and also of pie
auction
after the young man has bought
the pie" explained Mr.. Anthony, "he
and the young lady who baked 1t seek
q coy nook and eat it UP. It's a
beautiful scheme"
Said Superintendent Joyner: This
is a discussion of libraries; is not the
gentleman mixing it up with matri-
mony?"
Supt. Anthony smiled the smile of a
bald-headed man who is of a par
fridge retundity.
'Matrimony. good books and pie
makes the best pudding man can get
hold Of he replied, while the crowd
laughed.
stern looking, apparently resented Mr..
Anthonys levity:
There is no personal effort re-
quired for me to get a library; all
l have to do is to pass the word
Supt. Crisp, of Dare, came up to
ask practical question, as to Wheth-
er under section of the act in a
county III which there are five libraries
and four supplemental libraries, the
County superintendent could force an
exchange between districts? That
Will have TO be provided for in an act
OF the Legislature, was the reply.
Mr. j. c. Kittrell, of Vance told of
how he stimulated libraries by offer