The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
Elect New Officers and
Adjourn.
FACTORY CHILDREN
Many Valuable Suggestions Are Made
and the Meeting is Declared One
OF the Best That Has Been
Held During the
Session.

The Association of City School SUI
perintendents closed its session last
night the final resolution being those
of good feeling and pleasure at the
results.
The officers were elected for the en-
suing year and these, given a unani-
nous vote, are Superintendent Walter
Thompson, of Concord President, rSu-
perintendent ". L. Dove. of Green
Vile Vice-PresIdent and Superinten-
dent |. C. Griffin, of Salisbury, Secre-
tary.
There were many important meas
ures discussed at the meeting Yester-
day and among these the bill OF MI.
Cunningham, of Person. limiting the
age of factory employees from II to Ia
for male illiterates and female em-
ployes and providing that no one IN
mines be employed under 10 years or
age, this being endorsed after an ad-
dress by Rev. A. ]. MckelWay, who Is
pressing the bill and who spoke by
request.
The matter Of the recommendations
of state Superintendent Joyner to the
legislature were endorsed. an address
emphasizing these being made by Or.
Geo. T. Winston, who also took occa-
sion to urge that the Teachers AS
sembly meet this summer in Raleigh
which would gladly welcome II.
Resolutions looking to systemiZed
work leading to entrance from pubic
high schools to colleges were adopted.
and appropriate resolutions were
passed concerning the death of Super
intendent r. p. Mangum, of Wilson,
At the session Yesterday many new
arrivals were present in addition 10
those present at Thursday night
meeting, and these entered into the
discussion of the morning, which Ws,-
on the report of the Course of Study
Committee, composed of Messrs.
Charles L. Coon who made the report
Superintendents W. B. Dove and
Thomas r. Foust. Principal II. 4.
Harding.
The work of the committee as 20
language and literature was consii-
cred, and the recommendations of the
committee were adopted as to these
subjects with some slight verbal alter
atoms and amendments, the various
points being discussed vigorously ano
profitably At the afternoon session
the discussion was continued. The re-
port will be published in the annual
proceedings.
Dr. Geo. L. Winston addressed The
meeting in the afternoon and his re-
marks were Il presentation of the rec
concentrations of the State Superinten-
dent to the Legislature. He endorseG
these and showed their value. tie al
so asked that the Teachers Assembly
meet this year in Raleigh and on be-
half of the city and the A. 4 NJ. Col
legc extended a pressing invitation
saying that the doors would be open
aud that Raleigh would offer substan-
tial inducements to have the meeting
here.
At the night session DIR. A. J. Nickel
WAY spoke relative to the bill on child
labor in factories now before the Leg
islature. saving that rs a one-tim'
principal of graded school in fac
tory village in North Carolina was one
reason he spoke for he had seen the
evils of child labor and that the claims
OF the factory and of the school were
set over against each other. with the
whip hand belonging to the factory
lie declared there was contest be-
tween the educational and the mate
rial forces of the State that will MOI
be settled till ii is settled right. the
moral and religious forces being viii
she educational forces of the State.
He read the message of Governor
Aycock To the Legislature of 1903 il
which the question of child labor was
discussed. and added to this dhat GOV
crnor Glenn had made the same rec
olnmendation that children under
fourteen should be required to be ablt
tor read and write before being al
lowed to enter the mill. needed
premium to be put on education. Mos
ably he urged the bill now before the
General Assembly and asked that this
be endorsed, saying that North caro-
lima should load and that where the
teachers led North Carolinians would
follow.
The association endorsed the bill ~