The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-17
A NOBLE PROFESSION
sUPERlNTENDENT W. E. sTRHPLfN
 SPOKE ON TEACHING.
City superintcndents Held Meeting At Y. M. c. 4. Building At Which
 Organization Was Effected
 and Oflcers Elected.

A meeting of the City Superintsn- dents of Alabama was held at i0;30 o'clock yesterday morning in the audi torium of the Y. M. c. A. build- ing. s-
 The feature of the meeting was the address of W. E. Striplin. superin- dent of public schools at Gadsden, who spoke on the subject, Tine Teacher" Mir. Striplin's address was followed by an informal discussion in which many present participated. Oficers for the ensuing year were then elected and the meeting adjourned. F
 MT Striplin delivered a very force ful and entertaining address. He treated of his subject especially from the standpoint of the superintendent, and presented in very convincing man : ner the many opportunities for better ing the condition of the teacher that lies within the power of the supePin- tendent as well as outlining the many difnculties that confront him in his struggle to secure the best results fin the best way i
 Mir. Stripiin began his address by calling attention to the indisputaLle fact that teaching has finally come to be recognized as a profession. :
 The time has gone" said the speaker. when our calling is filled with those who expect to enter other fields or are unable to do other things, or those who are merely there to eke out an existence. The time has passed for any one to be ash amed to be count ed among the pedagogs.
 Teaching" declared Mir, Striplin, lis next to the noblest of caliings."
 There are many problems that grow out of the relation between teacher and superintendent. he said. In con- sidering the subject of the teacher" three dificulties present themselves: "GD, How to get the best ones; CD, How to keep them improving; t3), How to encourage and promote them"
 Taking up in order these considera- tions, Mir. Striplin outlined the quali- fcations essential for good teacher, declaring that the most successful teacher is the one who can secure the best results in the most pleas sant way. He emphasized the necessity for teachers to enter into the social and industrial life of the outside community. stat ing that the teacher should prepare himself to be a leader in the social. literary and public enterprises with which he was surrounded.
 The speaker discussed the need of a sympathetic relation between the su- perintendent and his teach CTS, declar- ing that only through such relation could the best interests of both par ties be secured. He deplored the small pay that teachers receive, calling att tenticn to the small opportunity that Is presented for foreign travel or for the cultivation of such associations as would tend to broaden the field of view because of the restrictions imposed by poverty.
 In an eloquent peroration, MT. Strip lin paid tribute to those engaged in the noble calling of teaching, and spoke with confidence of the outlook for nobler and higher influences in the work of education.
 The officers elected for next year were: A. M. Spesser. superintendent of schools at Uniontown, president: W. F. Jones. superintendent, Gadsden, vice president; E. A. Miller, president of the District Agricultural School at Blountsville. secretary. The executive committee elected was: J. V. Brown, superintendent Dothan; J. B. Lock- hart. superintendent, Florence; c. J.