The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-28
City Superintendent and
County Schools.
The Heads Of City Schools Met Last
Night and Will Continue Their
Sessions Here Today and
Tonight.

County" as the topic was the piece dc
resistance OF the meeting of the North
Carolina Association of City Superin-
tcndents last night.
The meeting which began last night
win continue today and tonight The
attendance is already n large one,
nearly thirty being present at the
initial meeting last night. Many others
are expected TO be present at today's
sessions.
The meeting is being held in the
Industrial School Building on Morgan
street, just west of the Presbyterian
church aud the presiding officer is Mr.
Thomas r.. Foust, County Superin-
tendent of Schools of Guilford county,
former City superintendent at Colds
boro. Mr.. Charles T.. Coon, former
City superintendent at Concord, now
superintendent of the State Colored
Normals. is the Secretary. while Supt.
T.. Matt Thompson, of Statesville. is
the Wee President of the organization.
I'm addition to these there were
present last night State Superintend-
ent Joyner, DIR. Charles ID. Mclver, OF
the Normal and Industrial College at
Greensboro: Prof NJ. G.. S. Noble, De-
partment OF Pedagogy of State Univer-
5 sity: superintendent John 5. Blair,
Wilmington, Alexander Graham, Char
rIette: T. j. Tighe, Asheville; l.. V.
Y:oylc Rocky Mount; L. C. Brogden,
Kinston. w. II. Swift, Greensboro;
Claude MeIyer. Graham: j. II. Nc
Lean. shelby: Walter Thompson, Con-
cord: w. b. Dove, Greenvile; S. G.
Harden. Reidsville: w. w. DAVIDSON,
GIbsonville: w. S. Snipes, Winston j.
Z. Alderman, Henderson; j. c. Crit
fiii Salisbury; +. p. Moses, Raleigh;
Principal w 4. Hodges, Goldsboro;
Prof r. l. Foust. Greensboro state
NormaI Captain John Duckett and
Prof. r. d. w. Conner, Department of
Public Instruction.
The subject which occupied the ell
tire session last night was discussion
Of the "Relation of City Superintend-
ellts to the Public Schools Of His
t.ounty The discussion was opened
bv Supt d. Matt Thompson, of States
vile, and the various talks we're full
OF interest and practical hints.
Mr. Thompson urged that the City
superintendent get on the best terms
with the County superintendent and
show him that there is no private axe
to grind. and that there is no effort
tn try-to run him. Go out into the
country, talk with the people and
give counsel as to what is best for
schools Confer with the County SUI
rerintendent frequently, get him to
visit your school and invite the coun-
try teachers to do this also, commit
teemen and members of boards like
wise. Don't bel tile the. efforts in the
county, speak kindly. Improve your
school grounds. encourage libraries
and tree planting See that there is
n green spot i'm front of the school,
for If each had this it is no telling of
its value to North Carolina in the
next ten years. Get the grand jury to
visit your schools He said he had
done TN s. that on his request the
Judge had ordered it, for education IS
g .is,Nn nd mi
juries from over the county are apt to
become Interested in the best methods
and spread these i'm their sections. He
urged the necessity for township
!school trustees and told of the value
of consolidation.
State Superintendent Joyner deciar-
ed the city schools and their work an
inspiration to the State, demonstrating
that they are good enough for the
richest and not out of reach of the
poorest. These are object lessons and
to get the best results for the entire
county there should be cooperation
between city and county superintend-
ents. He expressed delight at the re-
lations between these and urged the
value of county associations, the Wis
its of county teachers to city schools.
DR.. Charles D. McIver said it was
q happy sign of progress that this was
the first subject discussed, as the CITY
Superintendent should not alone con-
slider his own schools but those of
his county. He Drophesied class of
County Superintendent to be recruit
cd from the best teachers and said 1t
vas not the position, hat the man
who made it big one, that there is
no credit in occupying big position
unless ii becomes bigger by what is
done, that no man is big Governor
simply because he is Governor, but
because he makes the office bigger be-
cause he holds it. He urged that eff
forts be made to have County super
intendents' salary supplemented so as
to get the best men for their entire
time that this done for two years no
county would go back to the old plan.
The value of women citizens to the
growth of schools was presented, this
being that the desire of holding some
Office in society work, church work,
or school work was natural, as all ed
ucated people wanted to help others.
He declared that each city should send
It's superintendent to great meetings in
and out of the state at the expense
Of the board, as the salaries paid are
too small that the results in better
work would prove a paying invest
nent. that high price advertising was
the best for a city, that railroad
ticket pays q big dividend.
Prof. NJ c. S. Noble said that 1t
would not be wise to rush too violent
ly to the county superintendent. that
he must not get to think you are try
ing to run" him, that the City super
intendent should go to the county
when invited, and there at meetings
suggest what ought to be done. He
gave illustrations of how to make
county meetings OF use and declared
that every educational meeting made
the heart of the University To throb
with gladness and that if desired some
one from its faculty would be at every
educational meeting.
superintendent Dove, of Greenvliie
told of his visits TO rural schools and
Of the aid of the County Superintend-
ent in getting hold of the county
teachers His plan was TO get the
county teachers to talk at meetings
and to give them object lessons by
means of model classes. He said