The farmer and mechanic., 1906-03-20
CLOSING DAY.

The Wake County Teachers Asso-
Clati0n was organized today at the
! joint township teachers meeting in the
Hall Of Representatives. County Su-
pcrintendent Il. Y. Judd was elected
president pro TEN. and Prof. c. G.
Davidson. OF Holly Springs, is seore-
tary pro TEN.
The following committee on consti-
tuition and bylaws was appointed:
Prof L. L. Middleton, Principal Cary
High School. chairman; Miss Ora y
Taylor of Neuse; Miss annie Pully
Of Eagle Rock, Miss julia Pasmore
Of Wake Forest. and Prof. Fred G
Barbee, Of FuQuay Springs
The first meeting Of the association
viii be called during the North Caro-
lima summer School to be held in Hal-
eigh next July.
The meeting was the occasion Of
much pleasure and profit To all III at
tendance. Great Improvement in
teaching in this county viii no doubt
result from the excellent work done
by PROT Middleton and Superintend-
ent Moses in methods in teaching His
tory. Mr. Coon in Language and Read
ing, and Prof. Judd in discipline and
organization. But among the things
OF greatest good accomplished by this
great meeting should he mentioned the
awakening among the teachers Of
greater zeal and enthusiasm for their
works the giving birth to the feeling
that teaching is as really one of the
hOnOrcd professions as medicine. the
law. OF the ministry. The professional
spirit which has 50 long been lack
ing among teachers Of public schools
was very much in evidence through
the entire association, but at no time
more so than yesterday morning when
superintendent Judd forcefulIy set
forth the need of Il close organization
,.f IL.
high ideals for the public school
teachers. Among other. reasons for
organizing the teachers, he stated that
meeting of all the teachers of the
county Just before the schools open
III the fail would afford him an OBJ
portunity t. deliver the registers and
all needed literature and blanks and
explain them, thereby saving great
many errors, also an endless chain Of
needless enquiries durin. the year.
Problems of discipline Wodld be much
more easily solved, if the teacher who
is having trouble had an opportunity
"f getting valuable suggestions from
tho Superintendent ANA other teachers
who may have met and solved this
particular problem III his OF h"r own
school.
superintendent Judd also proposes
to establish teachers reading room
in connection with his office, II which
will be kept the best periodicals and
ON education. At the
monthly OF quarterly meeting Of the
teachers certain topics, VII be assign
Cd to certain teachers who will pre-
Tare papers for the next meeting. h
ter the reading of these papers 4 gem
eral discussion Will be called for. Co
Ing step further, nc stated that he
believed that the work of the teachers
association need not nc limited -
that the teachers by the free use Of
the magazines in the teachers reading
room might enter into free and full
discussions Of the larger questions of
the day. In this way. he declared. that
the teachers might become batteries
as it We're. OF general intelligence anG
to i1fuse new life INTO
their respective communities.
After an interesting ana enthusiastic
session Yesterday morning. the teach |
els adjourned IL high spirits. feeling
terminated, inspired and quIekehed by
a >igorous JOY and renewed interest III
their glorious work.
1t was stated that with a total
school fund OF $4,000. Of which sa9.
oto goes to the rural district schools |
Wake county can have
the best school system in North Car
lima. and Wakes privileges and oppor-
lunities for educational progress and |
development can Hol pc sur I'st.'St1
With this large school fund. supple |
nented where necessary with local
taxation, and With the cooperation OF
the people Wake county can BE- al |
to every county. and by 1T |
exemplary system bring the same
thing To pass ali over North carolina
1t is the purpose Of this Association 10 |
unite ali the county teachers. - pro-
mote the work aS tar as possible. t. |
provide CAPABLE ana efficient teachers
for the schools. put Tie schools 81 the
best basis. and being put thete. 10 stay
forever. ana through the a1d - the |
Association to obtain better salaries
for the teachers. |
In his address before the Lssocia- |
.ion superintendent j. j. JOINER op- |
posed the views Of Prof. 6. l.. Coon |
regarding the salaries paid l'ublIc |
school teachers declaring that the |
teaching profession can not bc madc