The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-25

might. in some cases. be kept at home to work on the farm. The negro child was sent to school. though the heavens fell
 Alabama has but one other unsolved educational problems. providing quali- ned county superintendents. This was another thing the last Legislature did. which. be it said to It's credit, did so much for the schools left undone. It failed to pass the bills pro viding that county superintendents who are to supervise the schools of the county sh ould be as intelligent and trained as the teachers of the schools. The county superintendents evidently had powerful political pull. and evi- dently the county superintendents wished to continue the system of teaching as county superintendent. men who wanted some county office, and who were popular enough to win an office. even at the expense of the efficiency of the schools. The victory .n this fight, leaders of the educational movement in Alabama, was delayed only for time. the defeat of today they believe will disappear in the vic- tory of tomorrow. The Alabama dele gates are behind the educational de- Apartment in the opinion that county superintendent should be as qualified and as intelligent as the teachers he directs and supervises. These, tn ough, are the only two issues that now phe- vail in Alabama.
 Outside of them. 1t is held that the State has done its full duty to Ala bama schools and Alabama education.
 The morning session of the confer ence was given over to reports upon the work done by the School Improves ment League to work that is fin the hand of the woman. Again 1t is the women of Alabama who leads. Mrs. J. D Matlock and Mrs Erwin Craig showing of the excellent things that have been done in the Alabama schools was enough to make all the Alabama representatives feel proud
 Murphy Resigns.
 It is given out that Secretary Edgar Gardner Murphy has resigned as Sec retary of the Southern Educational Board. His resignation has not been accepted. It probably will not be for the present. MT. Murphy's health of late has not been good and the thought back of his resignation was that he could not fill the place as well as he could when in normal health. but the Board has not seen fit to accept the resignation, for MT. Murphy has done an excellent work. It Is safe to say that no successor will be chosen.
 Another under the rose development of the present Conference and one which has not been mentioned In the published report, Is the announced in- tention of the President, Robert c. ogden, to take all the State Superin- tendents of the Southern States ons a tour of the New England schools. The common schools of New England are believed to have attained the highest degree of efficiency of any In the world. The newest and best of mod ern Ideas of school work is embodied in those schools.
 MT. ogden has announced to the Su- perintendents that 1t is his purpose to take them all on a tour of inspection next October. of all the schools of the New England States. The expense ot the trip will be borne by MT. ogden, although no special announcement has been made.
 Incidentally 1t might be said that the leading Southern educators are in hearty accord with the work of the Southern Education Board. In proof of this 1t can be said that every State Superintendent of Education. except one. who Is detained unavoidably. is present at the Memphis Conference, and has a large delegation of its leading educational workers here.