The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-06-19

OF Assembly.
..a election of officers Of the
....H.sa' Assembly for the ensuing
... .a= as follows:
Prcsident-J. A. Matheson, superln-
.u.irut Of the Durham City Public
Iu~l observation-disclosures r.
..;. superintendent of the Guilford
.....Ir Schools.
~pcrrtary-K. y. w. Connor@ score
... ur the state Educational Cam
..... tomInittee. Raleigh.
Nic,-HrcSidcuts-Dr. w. j. Martin,
." Davidson College; w. :. Snipes. su-
#-,.Intendent Of Winston Public
...,oIs: f. r. Han. u]perintendcnt Of
D. Iou County schools; Prof. j. A.
U,I,pd. Of MCRae Institute; Miss An
HI. Nttmore, of the Greensboro Pub
.. Schools, ana Mrs. w. G. Brooks, of
... Elizabeth city Public Schools.
r i@ he custom of the assembly to
...IuOte the first Vice-president to the
.~,t,-idcnrV. ana Nice-PrcSident Mathe.
.I was placed in nomination by DR..
g. -. Few. Of Trinity College. Dir. Few
=. Lfs speech said that Superintend-
.nt Matheson had rendered distin-
.uI. hrG service in the upIift of North
Cardinals educational conditions. and
faat hr was at the head of one of he
I,.t city school systems in the state,
trI Was not only identified with many
,i the state = SItttitSJ tuuctilollIL
moN,luruts, but possessed the wisdom
HFI the intellectual strength to direct
tM- Teachers Assembly in its noble eff
r,IIs to give North Carolina d mag
uIn.,nt educational SYSTEM.
AIR. Thomas /. FouSt, Superintend-
,aIuI Guilford County Schools. was
Nominated for the first Vice-presidency
b.. Mr.. +. e. Brooks. superintendent of
the t;uIdsboro Public Schools
Mn. K. - w. Common was unani-
mnu-Iy reelected secretary, being
placed i'm nomination by Mr.. J. r. Al
d,Imau. superintendent of the Hen
iuI:uu Public Schools. Mr.. Common is
uto. Of the most prominent leaders in
The. great educational revival in North
rarolma that has been progressing
"IorIuuSIy for several years, and as sec
u.,aIy Of the Teachers Assembly he
haas awakened wide interest in many
.uuurtlnt phases of school life. The
Teachers Assembly never had a bet
Ter eecretarV-
! New Course of Study.
The following resolution, offered by
Mr.. NJ. II. Holt, was adopted unani-
mvISly.
I'm view of the fact tina a course
afstudy has been arranged for second
aN schools. private and public, by
oommittees representing college, pri-
waite academy and public high school,,
which viii be fully completed today
N.'I IiDllSiltt, therefore ne IL ItSolNtl
THAT Il committee of five be APP
Io.utrd by the president Of the assem-
lily with Hon. j.. Y. Joyner as chair
nam. to outline said course in detail
@nd 4" arrange Il course of study for
#ulal public high schools"
Iut course was not completed yes
tGIuy. but will be finished by the AS
.orjajiun of Academies today. 1t will
Also be considered today by the Assoc
citation of City superintendent.
Supt. J~oyner's Report.
Superintendent J. Y. Joyner, whose
work in North Carolina has made his
name It household word. delivered Il
report on the distinctive progress in
FuoIi" education during the past year.
fhc report. tpitOmized. covered these
features.
I'm building. improving. and equip
HtN& public school houses; in establish
.H- rural libraries; in local taxation;
I'D county supervision: in grading and
'N%i"nlatiZing the course of study: in
700" work OF the women through their
"rsanizttiOn for the bettermeht Of
l"tHlir schools.
Ihe report was listened to Profound
and filled the eachers with ambi-
''un Tor even greater achievements.
lie report in part was as follows:
During the year 40 good. comfort
""'" school houses constructed in aC-
'' NItil illdlIS approved DN IIit
-i"t" superintendent of Public In
"rjl"n. which conform in all re
|'.'" 10 modern principles of school
'''h|"rJur" have been built. This
"n average of about one and one
.'"'Ih house for every day in the
|''.. including Sundays. It is the
".%r@t number of new houses ever
.'''I"d in one year in the state of
~"'|h Carolina. ana is-94 more houses
nam We're erected the previous year.
ID Fl pea no 90 lao = 49,. ,A,,@a- 1,,f1
"f]9.29. During the year, $197,69o.-
NH= spent for building and repair
school houses in the rural dis
"."'+. $62,9&9.07 was spent for the
"'y purposes in the cities and towns,
'NiaG a total If $261,6 30.06. The
.'.'fl~i value of rural school prop
.'| Is &l.IlS,043.00. the reported val
"l urban school property is $1.4S5.-
t'>.'+ making the total value Of
moot property So .203.541.74. The
%" of the loan fund has been a potent
.'."I I'M this progress in building and
proving public school houses. Til"
h- t" date aggregate $2o6,013.5o
" "ujire fund. including the bond OF
' ~'"t" for $4,000 due July !, 1906
amounts to about $3.50, 600. Since
establishment of this f-nd in
1Il has been given in the cree
' and Improvement of $50 houses
'.''ri at $516.425.O0. BY lending
.'."l@.50 public school property val
Hi : II times hat amount has
secured. This WOuldseem to be
"lrt rate business investment Tor
"t" education. The value of the
houses and property replaced by
&c $50 houses is $43,051.O0. Every
Of the loans made and the in
has been paid when due. During
%"3r $54,760 has been lent to ala
"HIitlng and improving 14S houses
'"I at $129,225. During the wear
|linher of school districts without
has been decreased IA, the
'hrr Of log houses has been de
'i ia. The fund will continue
Increase annually n its DEMENT'S
"' be correspondingly increased.
Rural Libraries.
Ditlng he year 346 new libraries
'1Fr been esta bliShed containing -
W. NNIlInHn NaInnd Of @1n22l Six