The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-01-29
FOR CITY PUBLIC
HIGH SCHOOLS
Association of School
Supts. Adjourns
nrHnFDC d rnTFn
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
The association Passes "a Resolution
Recommending the Increase Of
state superintendent Sal
AIRY TO Equal Other
Officers.

Perhaps the most largely attended
and ono of the most interesting and
successful annual meetings in the his
tory of the North Carolina Associa-
ton Of City School Superintcndents
ana Principals adjourned yesterday
iGSt after the election Of officers for
tine ensuing year The election re-
suited us follows: Supt. VI. :. Snipcs,
oc Winston. presi1e.il; Supt. / G..
GIiliin, Of Salisbury, Yice-prosident;
Supt. G. w. Wilson, of Scotland Neck.
secretary.
4 number Of resolutions Of more or
less importance were recommended
by the committee for that purpose and
:. opted by the association. First,
there was q resolution rledging the
association to the supper of the
North Carolina Journal of Education.
This was passed unanimously and en-
Enthusiastically. Second, a resolution
vas passed pledging the association to
tile support of the movement for a
Youthful reformatory. \ resolution
was passed sending greeting to Supt.
Alex Graham, Of Charlotte. the only
charter member Of tho association who
is now engaged in city school work.
TO Increase State superintendent
salary.
Perhaps the most important Of the
resolutions passed b. the association
yesterday was q resolution. in view OF
tho bill pending before the General
Assembly fixing the salaries of GER
tain public officials Of the State in
which the salary Of the state Supcrin-
stcndent of Public instruction is fixed
at q sum lower than that of certain
others of the State officials of the
executive branch. that it is the judg-
lpaDt Of t1a m hai.c nf this aCcncio-
ton that the direction of the school
system through which the 700, 900
school children of the state are to be
trained for citizenship is Of equal i'm
T%ortance to any other public work
and tina the man in charge of it
should receive for his services to the
state Il compensation commensurate
With The Importance OF his work. and
the dignity Of his office, and certainly
not less than that received by the
other members of tho executive de-
partmcnt Of the government, the chief
~eN"cutiye alone excepted
Following the adoption Of the reso-
lrtions was q discussion by Supt. ID
Matt Thompson, Of Statesyillc. OF
some Ways and Means to Strengthen
the Public School system" His dis
cussion was very interesting and time
y and evidenced thorough study OF
the subject in hand. Supt. W. u,
swift. Of Greensboro. ably discussed
en- interesting phase of the same sub
jcct.
Prof. j. T.. Alderman. president OF
tho association, delivered on FRIDAY
morning his annual address and il
was pronounced 4 very strong speech.
His address was on the latitude Oh
the School Toward the Public and OF
the Public Toward the School"
Prof. j. J.. Foust. acting president
of the State Normal and industrial
college, followed with an address OF
the 'Needs of the Public School Sys-
tenn Prof. FoGst spoke with his us
nal force and effectiveness and made
it very clear to the minds Of his audi
cncc that h public high. school is one
Of the greatest needs II the educa
tional system of North Car0lina, and
it was agreed by the association taat
with the exception of tho ie~ngtheninP
of the public school term. the public
high school is the greatest need. II
was the sense Of the association that
lack of the public high school has
affected materially the city schools
At the conclusion Of the discussion "t
t!i3 subject following Fro. Forst's
address. the following resolution was
,,1cSnI.