The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
CONDUCTORS NAMED
OF EDUCATION IS
ENTHUSIASTIC OVER PROSPECTS.
Location OF the Meeting Places Len
To the Choice OF Committees
which Must First Comply
with The Conditions.

On HIS return from Birmingham,
where he attended the conference OF
the Congressional institute conductors
last Friday night and Saturday Chief
Clerk w. F. Feagin. Of the Department
of Education, is enthusiastic over the
prospects of successful meetings In the
various districts this summer. 1t was
practically determined that In all the
districts except the eighth, the insti-
tutes will be held during the month of
August In the latter 1t has already
been settled that Huntsville shall be
the location and the meeting begins
June 81 and lasts for two weeks.
This year the location will be left
to the choice of the conductors of the
district. 1t is subject, however, to the
rule that no community shall be chos-
en- that has not raised locally as much
as 500. which win combine with the
States appropriation OF $133.33 to each
district. II 10 expected that the compe-
tition will be hot again this year Tor
the Institutes as II is recognized that
the gathering of so many representa-
tive teachers and educators will mean
much to the fortunate towns or cities.
None Of them will hold forth less than
two weeks and may hold longer IL the
supplementary subscriptions of the To-
calities warrant continuing the same
longer.
It was announced at the meeting that
to all teachers who attend the insti-
tutes will be awarded certificate tes-
tifying to the fact and II il intended
TO make the courses so full, profitable
and attractive that to hold such a GER
tifcate will be worth something.
The conductors for the various dis
tricts who have already been appointed
for this year will next year assemble
a.. Inc
school, where they. will be addressed
by educators OF established ability who
will better At them for their own
duties of lecturing through the insti-
tute courses. There were several meas
ures adopted for the improvement and
increase in value of the institutes every
year A committee was appointed to
draft a manual full OF suggestions as
TO the best manner to proceed In the
Institutes and by January 1. 1910, the
manual win be in readiness.
An executive committee was appoint
ed to learry out all the conclusions
reached by the conference at Birm-
tngham and some OF the results OF this
concerted effort win be experienced
this year while next year It is expect
ed that all the plans will be well I'M
der way. It is announced that all COM
munities desiring the institutes to como
their way should get in communication
with the district conductors whose
names are printed herewith.
The meeting was called by Hon. Far
ry c. Gunnels, State Superintendent OF
Education, who presided.
Following are the conductors:
First Districts. 8. Murphy and W.
r. Mickle, of Mobile.
Second district--E. M. ShacklefoFd.
of Troy, and P. w. Hodges, of Uni
versity. Ala.
Third district. ". Brown, of Do
than. and W. r. HARRISON, of Univcr-
sity, Ala.
Fourth district-D. R. Murphy. Of
Admission. and W, H. Mcclellan. Of
HaynevilIe.
Fifth district. l.. Vann, of We
tumpka, and N. r. Baker, OF Ensley.
Sixth district. H. Foster, Tusca-
loosa and G. W. Brock, OF Livingston.
Seventh district-w. r. Striplln, of
Gadsden. and J. B. Hobby. OF Albert
willie.
Eighth districts. r. Butler. of
Huntsville.
Ninth district-c. B. Glenn, Of Birm-
ingham, and c. A. Brown, Of BirminH-
ham.