The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-29
SUPER|NTENDENTS
TALK TO EDUCATORS
Southern College Women Also
Hold Meeting
DAYS WORK AT CAPITAL
Address BY President Craighead Of
Tulane Was One Of the Features
of the Last Nights
Session.
DAYS WORK AT CAPITAL

Montgomery December 2s.-The depart
ment of superintendent of education of
the Southern Educational association at
its meeting today went on record as en-
phatically opposed to the recommends
| ton of Dr. John w. Abercrombie presi-
dent of the association, that there should
| be government aid to the public school
systems.
The resolution adopted declares that
the control of the schools of each state
should be in the hands of the state gov
eminent, and by that government sup
ported
The resolution declared in favor of the
industrial education of the negro. al
though it was argued on the floor of the
convention that education for the negro
in any manner was a mistake.
The convention was addressed tonight
by President craighead of Tulane uni
versity, New Orleans, who attacked the
policy of the government for spending
millions for the support of navy and
army and practically nothing for educa-
ton.
Montgomery, December 2S.-(Special)-
At o'clock this morning the members
of the Southern Educational association
met in the auditorium of the Girls High
! school. Owing to the lateness of trains,
| only three of the speakers scheduled for
speech on the educational progress of
the states represented by them were
heard, the three being Superintendent II.
c. Gunnels, of Alabama superintendent
W. b. Merritt, of Georgia. and Superin-
tendent J. II. Fuqua, of Kentucky.
! Previous to this the invocation was
made by Dr. c. A. Stakely of the First
| Baptist church, this city. Mr.. c. S. Gull
yer, director of the Genealogical depart
ment of the Boys High school, Atlanta,
/ Ga, made a short announcement concern
| ing the work and purposes of the South
/ ern Drawing Teachers association, and
one interesting all those present.
After the speeches of the three super
intendents named, President Abercrombie
announced that there will be no pro-
! gramme tomorrow night in view, princi-
pally, of the many absences of the
| speakers scheduled.
! A committee on neurology was appoint
ed to report tomorrow at some time, to
be announced later. Tomorrow nights
| programme will be distributed throughout
todays and tomorrow afternoons proceed
/ ings.
The new committee on neurology con-
sists of the following j. S. Stewart, j.
V. Judd, I. w. Hill, M. A. Cassidy, j.
W. Johnson, DR.. Julian w. Johnson and
Miss f. NJ Haley.
! The legislative committee of the Ala
| bama Educational association was an
nounced to meet in the afternoon at
o'clocl, in Superintendent Floyd's office at
| the Girls High school.
College Women.
The Southern Association of College
Women met in the parlors of the New
Exchange hotel this morning at o'clock
in regular business session.
After invocation, the report of the secre-
tary of the association was read, the re-
port showing marked progress in the edu-
cational field and among the association
| membership. During the present year the
| association has nearly quadrupled it's
membership over the number OF last year.
There are at present six chapters of the
association; one in Atlanta, Ga. one in
Knoxville, Tenn. one at Asheville, n. c..
another at Lexington Ky; another at
New Orleans, La, and the other at OK
ford Miss.
Plans are now afoot to establish chap
ter in Alabama, though as yet they have
not thoroughly matured. After the hear
ing of the report discussion of the best
tional associations in the furtherance of
the work entered into the purpose of the
discussion leading to the fact that Coop
erative measures are better than single
ones.
The association will reassemble tomor-
row morning at o'clock in its final ses-
sion.
Afternoon Meeting.
At o'clock this afternoon the follow
deDdrtmentS Ednpa-
tional association met in the city: De-
partment of superintendent, of which
the chief topics for discussion relate to
the Grading Salaries or Teachers in
City Schools Upon the Basis of Eff
ficiency,' and 1.-THE Superintendent
Duty in the Education of Negroes"
Department of administration the
meeting to consist of round table talks
by the board of education members, and
others, of matters of interest In their
work. President, f. p. Burns of Atlanta.
Department of child study, president,
Prof. Edward F. Buchner of the Univer-
sity Of Alabama. General subject.
transitional Periods During Develop
ment." Topics: I'm Infancy" Miss Mary
p Jones, Peabody Normal college, Nash
vile, Tenn: I'm Childhood" Miss Celes-
tia S. Parrish, Georgia State Normal
school, Athens. Ga; In Adolescence"
Prof. Charles ]. c. Bennett, Louisiana
State university Baton Rouge La:
discipline Its Uses and Abuses Prof.
Robert Morris Ogden. University of Ten
nessee, Knoxville. Tenn.
Business meeting.
Manual Arts.
Department of Industrial and manual
arts. President. Dr. John w johnson,
University of Mississippi Topics: Needs
In Polytechnic Institutes" President
Charles c. Thach, Alabama Polytechnic
institute; "a Plea for Practical Educa-
ton" Prof. w. II. Drane, University OF
Mississippi; 'In1uence of Mechanical En-
cheering on the Development of South
ern Industries, Prof S. q. Earle Glenn
son Agricultural college, South Carolina;
Disciplinary Training in Commercial
Geography" Mrs c. Louise Fraley,
Nashville. Tenn; History and Progress
of Manual Training in Alabma." Prof
j. J. Doster, Troy, Ala: "The Demand
for Domestic Science Among the Young
Womanhood of the South Miss Agnes
Helen Harris, Macon, Ga; History and
Development of Manual Training in Vir-