The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-13

Is a local board composed of two mem
 pers from each district and an execu-
 i've committee who are also members
 or the board of control. The execu- tlve committee consists of the gov- ernor. commissioner of agriculture and industries and the superintendent or education. 1t Is the object of the
 executive committee and of the local
 members to de-localize the schools. to
 make them district instead of local
 schools. To this end. they have sepa-
 rated the agricultural school proper
 from the six lower grades. The State
 supports the agricultural school prop
 CT from its appropriation from the ag-
 ricuitural fund and the communities In which the schools are located are
 compelled to support the primary grades. Not one cent of the
 agricultural State fund is used in the
 support of the six lower grades. In addition to this, the executive com
 mittee has absolutely demanded that the agricultural feature intended by
 the law be carried out. They insist
 that the experiments prescribed be
 the schools are located be given ad- vantage of the information obtained from the experiments.
 T predict brighter era for the
 agricultural schools under the new plan of management, and feel assured that the opposition which has existed in some quarters, seeing the good that those schools are doing will cease.
 'The Girls Industrial school at Mon tevallo Is doing, as far as possible. the work forfwhich 1t was established The lack of funds and of accommodate ho achnAt In its work. Under the guidance of q capable president, an enthusiastic set of teachers are doing all they can to make this school the best in the State and their. labors are indeed gratify- ing.
 Deaf, Dumb and Blind. The Institute for the Deaf. Dumb and Blind, located at Talladega, de-
 serves consideration not only on &C., count of the object for which 1t Is in- tended, but on account of the superior work which 1t is doing. Of all the 1 schools in the State supported by State aid,, this school is closest to the heart
 Of sympathetic Alabamians. I have re- gently had occasion to make a visit to this school to investigate carefully the
 character of the work done. can commend the school and the work un- qualifiediy."
 University Summer School. "A long step towards providing the State with competent teachers was
 taken in the establishment of a sum-
 mer school at the University of Ala
 bama. The first school held under the
 law was a distant success, and the ex- | perience had by those in charge will 1 contribute to the further success of the schools in the future. I am in- | formed that more than three hundred
 and sixty enthusiastic teachers attend
 ed the school for six weeks.
 | When you bear in mind that a ma jority of theses teachers came from l the rural districts and that they are
 not young girls and boys endeavoring
 to procure certificates but are teach
 CTS already, the effect of the plan will
 be seen at once. The State could not
 spend more wisely which 1t expends
 on this school any other way | Farmers' Summer School, | During the summer there was con- | ducted at the Alabama Polytechnic In- stitute a very successful school for
 farmers. There were in attendance
 nearly 300 farmers who attended the
 session regularly for the ten days. The very best talent that could be pro-
 cured in the United States lectured to
 the farmers on various subjects con-
 nected with their profession. The Alabama Polytechnic Institute Is to be
 congratulated on the success of It's an-
 nuai summer school for farmers. This
 school is doing great good and should
 be encouraged in every possible way |. T have attempted. Governor. in the ] foregoing running sketch, to give you | an outline of the educational advan- | tages of the State. I have not gone
 into details because space would not permit. I desire to thank you for your uniform courtesy toward me per- sonally and toward the Department Of Education and especially do I desire | to thank you in the name of all the | people in the State interested in the
 subject of education for the valiant
 service which you have rendered to | the schools of Alabama. 'T cannot close this report without
 expressing my thanks to all the mem | bers of my offlce force, each of whom has been faithful and at all times
 ready to serve the State of Alabama and her schools"
 Some men refuse to wear glasses be- cause they are blind to their own in-