The news & observer., 1905-12-14
COUNTY SCHOOLS. ENFORCE THE ACT
Superintendents Associa-
tion Meets Today.
Deliberations Wednesday and Thur S.
day On the Best Plans for the
Progress Of the Public Schools
OF the State.

The earnest men VIII cmpse the AS
sciiation of County superintendent of
North Carolina are gathering in Raj
eigh and today and Thudrsday will be
in session in the annual meeting in
the Hall of the House of Representa-
tives.
The meeting is one that is to do
good to the public schools of North
Carolina, and the deliberations are
along the lines of PRACTICAL work with
an absence of the theoretical. Each
superintendent has his own individu-
ality and it will be of deep interest
to note how education is being ad-
vanced in the different parts of the
State. The public is invited to at
tend and no teacher who is i'm Raj
eigh should fail to be present as much
time as possible.
State Superintendent Joyner will
preside and the program outlined
for the meeing is an admirable one.
The first session will begin this morn
ing at eleven o'clock when the or
ganization win be affected. following
which the Educational conditions in
the counties and the progress of the
year" will be made known by the
County Superintendents present. each
making a report for his county. These
reports will be continued at the after
noon session from three to five and
at the night session from eight to
ten.
The program for Thursday is as
follows:
Morning session. from ten to one:
/. Address Of state superintendent
of Public Instruction.
9. The Course of Study and Teach
ers' Manuals and How to use them.
The second session will be from to
five p. m., and the third session from
eight to ten p. M. the program being
|. Reports, and General Discussion
Of Work and Problems of the Su-
perintendents.
1. The Problem Of Supervision.
a. Visitation of Schools.
b. Inspection of work; helpfur crit
icism and suggestions to teachers.
C. Examination and certification of
Teachers
d. How to aid in selecting and locat-
ing the right Teacher.
ing the right Teacher in the right
place.
2. The Problem of Improvement and
training of Teachers
a. Institutes.
b. Teachers Associations and Clubs
C. Teachers Manuals and Libraries
8. Problem of Reaching and inter
esting the Committeeman and the
general public accurate and full infor-
nation about the condition and needs
of the Puglic Schools
6. The Problem of getting more
money for better houses, longer terms.
better salaries. and better teachers
more schools of more than one teacher
public high schools. etc. by local tax
alton, consolidation, etc.
Z. The Problem of getting the chill
dren into school and keeping them
there.
8. The Problem of the Celebration
of North Carolina Day
Among the superintendents present
last night were Messrs. Allen. of
Surry; Thompson, of Onslow Nc
Bride, of Cumberland; Poole. OF
Robson: Falls, of Cleveland; Rags
dale, of Pitt; Peele, of Martin; Mar
tin. of Yadkin; Coppedge, of Rich
mond; Judd, of Wake: Etheridge. of
Dare; Howard, of Lenoir: Clements,
of Duplin Long, of Northampton;
Sentelle, of Haywood: Reynolds. of
Buncombe: Askew, of BERTHE; Burgess,
of Camden; Murphy. Of Pender;
Johnston. of Macon: Hinson, of jack
son: Everett. of Washington; Ferrall,
of Sampson, and Cromartie, of
Baden.