The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11
Professor FOust
Now President.
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elected as follows:
President Prof. j. 1. Foust, State
Normal College, Vice President DR..
w. L. Whitsett, Whitsett Institute;
Secretary, Prof. w. d. Carmichael,
Durham graded schools; General Vice
President, DR.. c. Alphonso Smith, Uni
versity of North Carolina, Rev. T. H.
Noe, st. Paul school, Supt. Hall, Gas
ton county, Miss Leah Jones, State
Normal Practice School, aCpt G. f.
Siler. Siier City.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
|. irst. The North Carolina Teachers
Assembly would hereby express its
hearty appreciation of the unceasing
| and inspiring efforts of His EXcellency,
Governor c. b. Aycock, in behalf of
| the cause of popular education in
North Carolina. We shall ever enter
J tain for him that affectionate admira-
ton which we are assured posterity
will accord him and his magnificent
leadership.
Second. 1--WE are reminded by the
patient and intelligent consideration
| of many important educational prob
lens by the present State Board of
Education that the day has indeed
| come in North Carolina when our po-
| litical leaders are alive to questions
of sound educational constructive
craftsmanship.
Third. We desire also to endorse
With hearty appreciation and loyalty
of Public instruction of North arolina
Hon. j. Y. Joyner and pledge him
our unanimous and continued support
in his. efforts to perfect such State
system of public education as will be
worthy of the great commonwealth in
hich we live and of the respect of
mankind everywhere.
In the afternoon at q meeting of
the city superintendent and princi-
pals superintendent Thomas r. Faust,
of GoldsbOro graded schools, was
elected president of the North Caro-
lima Association of Graded School
superintendents to fill the vacancy
made by the resignation of Supt. G.
F.. Tomlinson, of Winston. Superin-
tendent Walter Thompson, of the Con-
cord graded schols was elected vice
president, and Prof. Charles L. Coon
was appointed to act with the COM
mittee on course stury.
The closing meeting of the assem-
bly, had two excellent addresses by
DR.. G. A. Smith and Dr. Chas. ID. Nc
liver. DIR. McIver said that there is a
waste that comes from paying too
small salaries to teachers. We are
not only losing every few weeks some
of the ablest men in the profession
to other occupations where larger OPP
portunities are presented but small
salaries do not tempt the best youth
to enter the educational field. In
stances of the first statement are w.
A. Blair, a banker, G. w. Tomlinson,
Durham, manager; c.. A. Grimsley.
Greensboro, Insurance.; Ed. Broad
hurst Goldsboro, lawyer; c. +. Tom
linson, Winston, furniture manufac-
turer. A forty dollar teacher has
just become a trainer of dogs at sixty
dollars. The superintendent of the
penitentiary gets a thousand dollars
more than the State superintendent
of Public Instruction, the State con
victs are earning more than many
teachers.
There was force in this speech and
the facts mentioned struck deep.
Dr. Smiths eloquent and scholarly
address upon the practical and the lit
erary in national life cannot be sur
married. without great loss to the
| beautiful sentiment and exp gaet Oh
and we hope however to see the Whole
or at least a abstract printed later.