The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-23
WORK OF THE EDUCATORS.
Great Numbers in Attendance on the
Sessions. A Visit to the Cooking
School.
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Greensboro, N. c., Jan. Pat the OPP
ening session of the North Carolina Asso
citation of City School superintendent
at the Assembly Hall of the Benbow Ho-
tel last night there were thirty-seven
systems of schools represe nted, this being
by far the largest first sessions attend
ance in the history of the association.
President j. A. Matheson, of the Dur
ham graded school, presided Prof A. ].
Barwick, principal of the Goldsboro grad
ed schools, is secretary, and the statisti-
cal report made by him showed the North
Carolina graded schools to be in better
shape than ever before.
gain is evidenced all along the lines
of school activity, including attendance
money invested, new buildings and i'm
provements of all sorts.
Reports made by superintendent on
course of study followed, a very profitable
and interesting discussion arising on the
reading OF these reports. Out OF it grew
the appointment of a committee to for
mulate plans looking to uniformity in
courses of study.
Before adjournment last night resolu.
tons were unanimously adopted ex-
pressing sympathy for president, faculty
and students OF the State Normal College
and assuring them of cooperation in the
efforts to retrieve the disaster.
AT II O'Clock today recess was had to
visit the city schools, many of the visi-
tors, piloted by Superintendent Broad
hurst. going on this tour of inspection.
They seemed especially interested in the
cooking at the Lindley Street High
School, where under the splendid tutelage
OF Miss Catherine Davis, not only young
ladies, but young men were illustrating
the practical and artistic value of knowing
how to cook, and to prepare the most APP
petizing dishes out of wheat is considered
very ordinary material
9 Some OF those in attendance are the
following: G. f. Tomlnson, iWn-
ston; N. c. Newbold, Roxboro; Matt D.
Thompson, Statesville; 1. c. Grir
fin, Salisbury; L. c. Brogden, Kinston,
j. A.. Mattheson, Durham; r.
j. Tighe Ashevile; N. f. Bracock, Sci
ma: Thos. r. Foust Goldsboro; w c.
Kittrell, Oxford oJel Wray, Gastonia;
d. G. Ellis, Sanford; w. j. Horney
Wilkesboro; w. c. Wilson, Scotland
Neck; Claud r. McIver, Graham; E. d.
Broadhurst, Greensboro; S. G. Harden,
Reidsvile; Jeff Davis, Mt. Airy; r. A.
Merritt, Smithfield; j E. Pegram. West
Durham; j. A Mclean, Shelby; Allen J.
Barwick, Goldsboro; w. II. Swift,
Greensboro; Walter Thompson, Concord;
Lee T. Blair, Greensboro; w. c. Jackson,
Greensboro; DR.. F. p. Venable, of Uni
versity of North Carolina; Prof NJ. G.. S.
Noble University of North Carolina;
Prof. J. !. FOus't, State Normal and In
dustrial College; Supt. w. b. Steeter. of
North Carolina Children's Home Society
The Association of City Superintendents
of Graded Schools Of the State tonight
elected G. f. Tomlinson, of Winston-Sa.
lem, president; E. D. Broadhurst, Of
Greensboro vice-president; A. j. Bar
wick, of Goldsboro, secretary and treas
urer.
These officers compose the executive
committee who will determine later the
time and place of the next annual meet
ing.