The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-08

pleasure. 1t is a really one-sided ques
ton anyway All the counties need it eN
cept, possibly, a few in the BLACK belt; an'
| the people are about agreed on II as wa
shown by them, whenever they had {
| chance to vote upon it. The county il
which I have the honor to live carried 1t 6
| few weeks ago by practically a unani
nous vote and many other counties have
done nearly as we'll.
Conclusion.
Il cannot close without urging upor
you the Importance of taking lively in
| terest in all civic affairs On all public
questions touching educational work you
are expected to be leaders in fact as we'll
as in theory The teacher who fails to
exert his full power and influence in all
public affairs looking to the uplift of
our common country Is doing less than his
duty and is giving added reason for the
comparatively Indifferent estimate placed
by public opinion upon our profession.
While we need not to be partsans in
order to make our citizenship felt, we
should cease following along the lines
of least resistance In our communities
and begin doing our fun share toward
moulding public sentiment and thus as
sumo our rightful places as become those
who are training the next generation for
the responsible duties imposed by Amer
lean citizenship"
For Rural Schools.
The leading thought of the session will
be the rural schools and the best way to
maintain and equip them. The matter
o. money and the need of adequate build
ings will be worked over, and it is quite
certain that there will be much of good
that will come of the discussions of this
subject.
These committees will serve during the
term being announced by the president
at the afternoon session:
Resolutions--T. w. Palmer. University;
r M. Shackelford Troy; l. w. McAdory,
Birmingham.
Memoirs-A F. Harmon, Florence: w.
w. Benson, Geneva; Miss Virginia Wal
ker.
Audting-J, C. Williams. Taladega; J.
M. Davidson Brighton; Miss Toceoa Co
Fart, Montgomery.
Afternoon Session.
sion as follows:
Opportunities for Rural Teachers to
Improve School Life" T. d. Graves, East
Tallasse; C. l.. Ifildreth Fort Payne.
Grading Country Schools" Assistant
Superintendent N. r. Baker Mobile; SUI
perintendent w. r. Harrison, Union
Springs
PNhOOi louliulllSof H. " Altfk Alldlld.
Frederick Ausfed, one of the well-known
architects of Montgomery, is 60 speak on
this subject tomorrow.
The address of the evenktg was deliv-
cred by DR.. Wiekliffe Rose dean of the
faculty of Peabody university. He l. one
OF the most remarkable successful school
men of the day and has made great
progress in every line of his service.
Prominent Educators.
Among the men who are attending the
meeting of the association is Dr. r. M.
Peterson, president of the Girls Indus
trial School at Monteyallo. HIS says that
the school has outgrown all the inn
proyements allowed by the last session
of the legislature, and that much more
room will be needed. In his opinion there
will be one thousands girls to take care
of next school year.
A school that has made marked pro-
gress within the past few years Is the
State Normal at Florence, presided over
by NJ. C. Wilson, who came to the pres
dency when Dr. j. X. Powers was chosen
to the presidency of the tSate University.
Mr. Wilson was in the office of the Gov
ernor today to shake hands with his
very close personal friend, J. Kirk jack
son, private secretary to the Governor,
and said that his school was all he could
have hoped for in its advancement. Mr..
Jackson is a member of the board of
trustees.
Under the management of President e.
NJ. Ehaekelford the State Normal at
Troy has made much progress and Is
now classed as one of the best Institutes
in its class in the south Within the
past two years he has secured and spent
in renewing the building much
$40, 600 Professor Shackelford is very
prompt to attend all the meetings of
the State association.
The people of Montgomery are quite
fortunate in being able to hear DR.. Vic
life Rose of the Peabody University,
Nashville, who spoke this evening. He
is one of the business men who have
made teaching and finances dovetail-if
the expression may be pardoned-and has
made Vanderbilt a valuable officer. 1t
was through his efforts that the trus-
tees have been able to secure the recent
gift of 100000 He is a fine type of the
modern educator, who is doing wonders
for his people
Grading County Schools.
A man who has made the best success
ever known in the work of grading coun-
try schools is Assistant Superintendent
~ r. Baker of Mobile, who spoke on the
subject at the afternoon session. He has
had charge of the schools Of the rural
section of Mobile county for a long time.
the service of superintendent s. s. Butler
being taken up in the city work. A lead
ink educator of the state said of his
work: Baker is the only man who has
ever been able to perfect anything like
a satisfactory system OF rural school
grading in the state. He has, however,
put plans to work that have been wonder
fully successful
|. w. r. Harrison, superintendent of
schools of Bullock county, Is here from
Union Springs. He is able to report
the most perfect system of work In his
territory ever known. and general dis
position to better things all along the
line
w. f. Striplin, superintendent of the
city schooles Of Gadsden, and chairman
of the executive committee of the state
association. is back among hin old friends,
having made many while here as a mem
Der of the legislature. In that body he
was very active In school interests and
helped to pass some of the rost popular
school legislation on the books.
Fifty Years in Service.
Mrs. S. f. H. Tarrant of birmingham,
who is attending the session. has been a
teacher in Alabama schools ror more than
fifty years, and she does rot lool, 20
old. either. She began the work when she
was 16 years Of age. and has spent most
of her time in jefferson county. Some fine
ago Mrs Tarrant was elected presT@ mt
of an association of the teachers in and
near Birmingham, and served the place
we'll
w. w. Benson of Geneva, who is at
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