The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-06
THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
Interesting Subjects Considered at
Meetings Yesterday-State Board
of Canyassers i'm Session-No
Change i'm Smallpox Situation.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh, N. c, Dec. l..
The state association of county SUD-
~erfntendents of public instruction re-
sumed it's session this morning. and
took up the programme which was set
for yesterday, Prof. c.. l. Coon lead
ing in the work OF the morning. There
was a report by she committee COM
posed OF Su~perintendents Terrington of
Johnson, Massey Of Durham, Ragsiale
of Pitt, Hayes of Wilson, Atkinson Of
Wayne. Wright OF Wilkes, Foust of
Guilfor1, and McbaLe Of Catawba. this
being upon school register, blank re-
ports, record books. n rules and reg
uIatlons- This afternoon there was a
very omplete exploration and discus
sion OF the State course Of study. also
a discussion Of consolidation and local
taxation, the Calvin A. Wiley monu-
ment and the North Carolina Day in
the public schools, changes In the
school law, the second hundred thous-
and dollars aid to schools; the yenin
being devoted to the organization Of
district associations. Several new SUD-
erlntendents arrived and only very few
are absent.
An oil portrait of Governor Aycock
was hung in the Senate chamber for
view by the convention. 1t is by W. G..
RANDALL. n is to be placed in the
executive mansion.
Ihls evening there was a discussion
regarding North Carolina Day and the
raising OF $500 as an offering of the
public school children for the Wiley
monument. This was led by r. D,
w. COnnOr and j. Y. Joyner.
There arc fira dfctrir+c L, tLo -.o3o
these met and elected officers as fol-
lows:
Observation-Disclosures w. HI. Rags
dale, Vice President J. C. Scarborough,
Secretary r. J. Long: Southeastern.
Ira T. burlington, E. T. Atkinson. j. w.
Hays; East Central, ". 6. Long. c.. w.
Massey, T. p. Foust; West Central, C.
c. Wright, j. a. Anthony. c. E. Boyer:
Western, r. a. SentelI, w. T. r. Bell,
r. 1. Moore.
The total number Of superintendent
present was ninety, six are sick, one of
them, Watson, of Hyde, being on his
death bed.
Sheriff ]. T. Ellington, of Johnston
county again has the honor of being
the first sheriff to max full settlement
of taxes, he having paid the state
treasurer today SIS, 3O6.
There is a difference of opinion as to
what shall be lone at the soldiers
home here in the way of providing
more dormitory room. Auditor Dixon
favOrs the cottage system, which the
veterans themselves prefer, while a. B.
StrOnach thinks the second story of the
present dOrmitOry should be completed.
Today superintendent Mckee of the
State school for the insane here, and
Superintendent Miller, of the one at
GOIdsboro, were in conference with the
governor.
At noon today the State Boar Of
CanyaSSers met in the hall of the house
of m The hall is now being
renovated. bdr the law requires the
board To meet there. There is two or
three days work. Wilson G. Lamb is
presiding q.
There is no change in the smallpox
situation here, and as yet compulsory
vaccination is not ordered. The situa-
ton is closely under watch.
Among tOday's a~Rrivals were C. z.
McRae, of Wilmington; B. s. Royste-,
of Oxford: C. CT. Wilson, of Shelby;
Walter Brem, of Chalotte; Percy r.
Albright.
North Carolina is put down in he
drought belt in the ~wspape al
though the drought was broken some
weeks ago. 1t is true there is a dry
period just now. but not at all like a
drought