The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-19
EDUCATORS MEET
Annual Meeting Of Sec.
ondary School Associa-
ton.

The annual meeting of the associa-
| ton of secondary schools of North
| Carolina convened inthe auditorium
| of the Baptist University for Wo-
men, in this city last night at eight
| O'Clock. The meeting was largely at
| tended. The secondary schools
/ represented were
Warrenton High School, by Prof
John Graham.
| oak lliase Institute, by Prof. NJ
| III. Holt.
whitsett Institute, by Prof w. T.
| Whitsett.
Cary High School, by Prof. L. l..
| Middleton.
| Raleigh Male Academy, by Prof.
| Hugh Morson.
Trinity Park School, by Prof. +. S.
| Aldridge.
The Colleges represented were:
! Wake Forest, by Prof. j. B. Carlisle.
| Baptist University, by Prof. Wat
Trinity College, by DR.. Charles w.
| Edwards.
Prof. M. II. Holt, president of the
association, called the meeting to
| order. aid FIof. r. ID. Aldridge acted
| as secretary.
| Il ne lcIQIIS feature u TIC SCSSlOIi
| last evening was the annual address
| of President Holt, and an address OH
Sciences i'm Secondary Schools" by
| Dr.. G. w. Edwards $50
President Holt, in his magnificent
address congratulated the association
| collectively and indi idualiy, upon
| the great work being done in the
secondary schools in North Carolina;
! Speaking of the States educational
progress he said that those who are
/ at the head of the secondary institu-
| tons are the heralds, not only of the
1 glory CT today, but also of the efful-
gent Splendor of tomorrow. said
| he you are the evangels that pro-
| claims the uplifting banner of educa-
| ton to the masses and to the classes.
| in highways and hedges and exerlpH-
| fly it i'm your lives. Every year from
| the graduating classes of the col
| leges filled with the enthusiasm OF
I learning you put a small army OF
1 earnest men to swell your ranks and
| wherever they plant their banner
| there rally around them an army oil
expectant youth to be blessed by that
contact and placed upon their feet.
| Every year your ranks are thin
| ned Commercialism and the profess
| sions leave upon your associates or
| Mammun puts forth his greedy hand
| nd lays it upon your co-workers
and drags them down from the lofty
| pedestal upon which they were
standing into the narrower and
| grOsser sphere of money making.
Prof. Holt said the time must come
| when the world will put truer and 4
saner estimate upon the work of the
| teacher. Speaking of training men
! Tor life the speaker said that the
home was not the best place for Il
boy after he wa' twelve or fifteen
! years Of age. That the conditions
/ there were net favorable for symmet-
real growth. That the parents were
| busy, household drudgery or the
| grinding cares of social life often left
I the boy to himself at the very time
| he needed 10 feel the guidance OF a
a master hand. That he needed to
| get away from his mothers apron
| strings and from the boasting help
J fudness of his fathers wealth. and
social standin" and try to walk alore.
He said that the problems OF tomor-
/ row are to be solved by the students
of today. That tomorrow Waterloos
are to be fought In the school rooms
| and Oh the Fairgrounds of Etons and
| Rugbys Of TO-DAY. That birth once fixed
station in life in this country, but not
so now. That training and merit
u mans standing i'll ccm-
munity today.
The address was strong and
| thoughtful. from beginning to end
and during its delivery the speaker
held the close attention of all present,
| At the conc usion Of Prof Hollis
| address, DR.. Edwards delivered a
| very intructive and profitable address
upon the subject Of Sciences in the
! Secondary Schools" The address
| showed much learning and thought
and will undoubtedly have great ef-
feet Cor good upon those who teach
the sciences in these schools.
| After the address short talks were
made relative TO the work of the
association by Prof. Carlisle, Prof
| Hugh Morson. Pref. h. l.. Middleton,
| Prof. w. T. Whitsett and L. l.. AL
bridge.
The programme for today's meet
| ing Is as follows:
! Approximation of Secondary
| Schools and Colleges. Prof. J. A.
| Bivins. Trinity Park School
General Discuss on.
Paper---Secondary Schools in North
Carolina. Prof. ". t. Whitsett, Whit
| sett Institute.
General Discussion.
Paper Study Of the Classics in
Secondary Schools, Prof. Hugh Nor
III. Raleigh Male Academy.
General Discussion.
Election of officers.
Adjournment. tasr.
The association is composed of
some of the leading educators of the
State. and they are doing great
work educationally for North Caro-
lima. These educators have more to
do with the training and developing
of the future men OF the common
wealth than any other. because they
come in contact with the boy in the
formative period Of his life.
Raleigh always welcomes this rep
resentative gathering Of educators,
for they arc laying the future foun-