The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-10
DR PHILLIPS BACK FROM CONVENTION Delighted With the Meeting at
 Asbury Park GREAT HELP TO EDUCATORS Local Pubic School System Will Be Splendid When Fall Term Be-
 eins-open Bids for Fur.
 niture, Today.
GREAT HELP TO EDUCATORS

Dr. J. II. Phillips, superintendent of the Birmingham public schools, returned yes terday at noon from Asbury Park N. J.,
 where he attended the annual meeting of the National Educational associatio held in that city.
 Dr. Phillips was very much delighted
 with the successful meeting of the asso- citation.
 He said last night:
 'It was decidedly the most interesting and instructive meeting the organization
 has yet held. When 2OOO0 competent edu-
 cators get together and discuss the
 methods and accomplishments of their
 work, the benefits resulting, can well be
 imagined. I was glad that ten or twelve teachers from this city attended the meet ing, and only regret that tho principals of all the schools in the district could not
 get the benefit of the thoughts and ideas of the ablest men and women in America. The results of the work of the best educators of the world were concentrated at the convention for the benefit of the delegates. and l believe every one who heard the able and comprehensive papers read, went away with better ideas con corning the best methods of child edu- cation. The present plan of annual con ventions undoubtedly does great deal for the advancement of the cause of edu-
 cation in this country.
 New Solutions Advanced.
 ''The papers and discussions were es- lfpecially beneficial to those enga ged in the work of school supervision, and numbers of new solutions for the most serious
 problems confronting the American public schools were advanced About seventy five delegates from Alabama were at the convention, besides a number of visitors.
 The total number of delegates, exclusive of visitors was over 20,00O
 '.The association has twentytwo de- partments, and meetings of these were held separately from the general meet
 ings. and a great deal of good was ac- compshed in special lines of work.
 .sI was particularly pleased" continued
 Dr. Phillips, with the masterly address
 of President Roosevelt. It made a won-
 derful impression on the thousands of
 eager listeners, and was duly appreciated by everyone who heard 1t.
 "The convention will meet next July in
 San Francisco and I trust that the prin-
 cipal of every school in Birmingham and
 many of the teachers will pe able to at tend"
 Birmingham Public Schools. Concerning local matters Dr. Phillips
 said:
  ssWhen the fall term of the schools be- gins in Birmingham t'he school system of this city will be almost twice as fattracpve
 as if was at the close of the last session.
 The new high school, which will be com pleted in ample time for the opening of
 the term, will be one of the finest of
 any city of this size in the United States, and will be furnished and equipped in a
 splendid manner
 '.The two new elementary schools will
 also be ready in time for the opening, 1t is expected, and both promise to start off with a good enrolment. The new schools will be under the charge of com potent educators, Prof. A. A. Lyon, who
 will have charge of the South ighland
 school, and Prof Samuel Adams. who
 will be principal of the Barker schooly nave had long experience in school worv and are of such manners that rea1
 win the respect and admiration ofI /
 pupils" E The Board of Education will me shis afternoon at o'clock at their ro6 ls fin the city hall and open the bids of con tractors for furnishing the three new | school buildings. Separate bids will be received for each of the schools and also for the equipment for the foundry, ma
 chine shops and woodworking depart
 ments The specifications submitted to the bidders call for 1high-grade Of furn- iture and equipment, and 1t seems to be the desire of the board to put only dur
 able and modern equipment in the new buildings.