The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-17
Permanent Organization
of the Assembly.
AN ADDRESS BY GLENN
Superintendent IoYner, Chairman Ot
the Committee On Education, Out
lines the Work to Be Done and
Tells of What Has Already
Been Accomplished.
Been Accomplished.
Especial to News and observer)

! Especial to News and Observer.)
| Greensboro, n. c., June 16.-With
| two characteristically powerful and
| impressive addresses the first by DR.
Charles d. McIver and the second by
Governor Glenn, the gathering of the
teachers tonight. simultaneously
reached the climax of it's interest and
. its end Ex-Governor Aycock had
been expected to be present and de-
| liver a speech. but was unable to come
I I he meeting in many respects has
| been the most successful ever held.
Educational Rally Day.
l. Today in the Teachers Assembly has
| been denominated by the management
as 'Educa tional Rally Day" and the
| doors of the opera house were thrown
| wide open to the public to enter and
! 1kc part in the rally" free of charge
khere was much larger proportion
| Of mon present than formerly noted.
| this being caused by the attendance
| of more Hhan forty of the county su-
| pcrintendcnts Of cducation, who had
| been cordially invited TO be on hand
| for the last days exercises, which
/ were to be made peculiarly beneficial
! 10 them by reason of the initiation of
a strong campaign movement and or
| EaniZation for the more vigorous pros
ecutiou of educational progress along
| all lines, It had been advertised that
| ex-GoVernor Aycock would be present.
| and deliver an address. and doubt
| about his coming alone prevented q
| packed house this morning. 1t was a
| splendid audience, however the body
| of the floor being filled, but principal
| Iy by earnest devoted teachers super
fv,4. IL.
and friends Of educational progress
! from every nook and corner Of the
| state
| When President F'oust called the
assembly To order he presented super
| intendent r. Il. White of Franklin
/ ton. chairman of the committee APP
! pointed to formulate the report OH a
| plan Of permanent organization Of the
| Teachers Assembly The report.
| which was adopted without debate.
| discussion or amendment provides for
| a permanent membership by enroll
ment, and the payment annually of q
| fee of two dollars Tor men. ono dollar
| for women for publication OF a list
| of members; fees to be paid whether
member attends annual sessions OF
not; and to be paid by a certain period
| each year long enough before the
programme of the coming session is
prepared To enable tn" executive com
| mfttec to know what funds would be
available for exncuacs before In"uTTjHG
| them; failure to pay fec would. aftct
| ten days notice, be sufficient cauec IL
| erase namc from list of members. IT
was predicted by Dr. McIvcr that uu-
der the new management there would
| be more than q thousand permanent
members enrolled in time for the cast
| ing of the plan of the next assembly.
Superintendent e. 2. Moses. Of tho
| Raleigh graded schools. then offered Is
resolution fayoring the appointment
of committee of five TO issue an adj
drcss to the people setting forth the
great need for q fire-pToof building
| for the storage of the records ri the
state. The president announced that
/ he would name members of commit
tee during the day
supt. JoyBer's Report.
President Foust then announced
that the work Of the Teachers As
sembly was ended and ne yielded the
chair and the gavel 10 the Campaign
Committee OTIS Education. Of which
| superintendent J. i. Joyner is chair
man. Mr.. JoyneT came forward amid
{ pplause and proceeded Al once 10 out
/ line the work 10 be done the acceg-
sity for continuous effort. Speaking
/ If the work done he showed the fol-
/ lowing progress. Within tho four
! years just past-3s9 special school taz
districts had been established which
qua drupIed school funds Al school
districts itad been consolidated mean
/ ing the ab0Iisment of 1900 ineffective
ones. In the past two years $4,000
: had been put IN improved or nc@
school buildings. double the amount
ever spent ira the same length Of time
( in the history of the state. CAP.
plauseD or this $4,000 rad Decu
I loaned BY the state ~ 9s counties. au1
f fer every dollar the state had loaned
+ the people had put im two Gyafagz
f making the security gilt edge even
& from 4 financial standpoint
-Four wears ago there was not q ru-
raj school library Wow there srf
1113. Or one library ig one-Gfth Of
/ the white schools 81 the State and il
1 the system is continued ten years
every country school wIli have a li-
/ brarv and those Bov- eu5ppcd VIII have
! supplementary ones An two years
I - fssrfsx os courty pe-fuf'eu1e8tE
+ have increased from al average q
szss 10 n-n of $500
Speaking of special faZes he sald
that G. Nor cent of money used for
{ schools fn inc United States Was raised
I hy special local tazes .H fhe -ss sD-
+ raj tax districts IN tsse state &eck8es1-
/ burg that grand 90 c2nLg rad 1@
Gsrr8ause9 while tsa18IEpr1- t1c Fs3D-
neeT ard tho giant 50 sVen work s7a1
-. Great applsuE--y re inen r7e'5-
.soreS some If. sle reasons for con-
s5nss5rE the GE11. among fhem being
the fact that the Average monthly