The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-07
TEACHERS BEGIN DISTRICT MEETING Institute Sessions Are Held At
 High School THOSE IN ATTENDANCE Nearly Three Hundred Were Present Yesterday and Much Larger
 Attendance Is Expected
 This Morning.
THOSE IN ATTENDANCE

| the direction of Profs. c. B. Glenn and l c. A Brown, was opened yesterday at
 the High school with several hundred l teachers in attendance The exercises
 were begun at 10 a. m., when the invoca- l ton was pronounced by Dr. l.. S. Hand 1 ley.
 The major part of the session was l taken up with the addresses of welcome 1 delivered by County Superintendent I. W.
 McAdory. Superintendent J. H. Phillips and pr. E. P. Hogan. The principal ad- l dress of welcome was to have been given
 by Mayor Frank P. O'Brien, whose ab- ] senee from the city prevented his attend ance.
 l Responses to the speeches of welcome were made by Superintendent A. w Hayes of Bibb county and A. A. Persons. superintendent of the Bessemer public
 schools. State Superintendent H. C. Gun
 nels delivered an interesting address on
 Recent Changes in Laws Relating to | Education" He dwelt at length on the action of the legislature during the late 1 special session as regards education in 1 Alabama Dr. Eason Holbrook of Mo- 1 bile spoke on 1.-TWO Intelligent Cells of 1 the Human Body" She was followed by 1 R. V. Allgood. former superintendent of l the Avondale public schools, with whose 1 speech the forenoon session of the insti- 1 tute was brought to close. Luncheon was had in the High school lunch room, being served by the ladies
 of the School Improvement association. l At D. m. the round table exercises were 70 ,t,AG ~ D was heard on the subject of School Management" Miss Una Gilbert's inter- esting discourse on Vocal Music" was much enjoyed, as was that of Principal c. A. Brown on Preaching the F'unda- mental Processes in Arithmetic" The programme to be carried out at todays session is as follows: a. m.-"Arthmetic." c. A. Brown.
 $40 a. m.-"Geography." B. E. Smith.
 10:10 to Il a. m.-Open hour. Yellow stone Park Dr. J. IT. Phillips.
 Il a. m.-"Language,' c. B. Glenn.
 ii 1:4O a. m.-"Music," Miss Una Gilbert. Luncheon.
 D. m-"History," H. P. Burruss.
 TAO to 2:20 p. m.-"Manual Arts" R. l.. Dimmitt
 2:20 to D. m.-"Primary Work" Miss Lula Bradford. Conference of superin- tendents and principals, directed by Dr. J. H. Phillips.
 8 to s3o D. m-"Pnysiology," E. L. Brown.
 2:30 to D. m.-Round table. "The Growth of the Teacher" Superintendent N R. Baker, Ensley.
 The enrolment taken yesterday of those in attendance upon the institute showed a total of 24s present much larger number Is expected to attend in the course of the institute. however, the ab- sence of many yesterday being attributed to the fact that it was Labor Day. Fol- lowing Is a complete list of the teachers in attendance:
 A. A. Amason, Bessemer, route No. 4; Eva Alexander, 900 Sarah avenue, Owen- ton; R. V. Allgood, Avondale; Bunea Akin. Brmingham Willie M. Allen, Bir- mingham, Beulah Alexander Bessemer, route No 8; Maytle Allbritton, Warrior; w. Y. Adams, Hanceville; Nora Ethel Acton, Birmingham R. F. D. No. 4; Douglass Allen, Wylam.
 Charles A. Brown, Birmingham; Alice J. Brown, East Lake; Maybelle Bradford. Woodlawn; Henry Page Burruss, 1908 South Thirteenth street. Birmingham;
 1. Benham, 3929 Main street, Bessemer; J. M Beal, Wylam; L. J. Berry North Birmingham; Edward L.. Brown. 141o Eighteenth street. south, Birmingham; Bessie Bennett. Morris; Susie Bailey, Bir- mingham;' c. P. Bowman, Ensley; Fran ces Bissell, 249o Seventh avenue, Bir- mingham; Phyllis Bosworth, 2513 Sixth avenue, north, Birmingham; Charles s. Bentley, Avondale Katherine Battle, Birmingham.
 B. F. Chastain, Bessemer; R. J. Creel, Norris Pearl Carlisle. Warrior; B. F. Crump Birmingham; Nellie Collins, War; rior; Winnie Mae Cowen, S215 Burney avenue. East Lake; Annie Campbell, Oak Crest Station, Birmingham; Bertha Call. 2529 Thirty-first avenue, North Birming-
 ham: T. Y. Cargile, Adger, R. F. D. No. 1; Ella Conley, Abernaulth; zura | Clark. Morris; w. P. Crump, Banford; | s. J. Cole, Birmingham; w. R. Copeland. | Bessemer
 l Maude Davis, Birmingham; J. E. Dol l lar, Littleton; Lowrey Davis, 1912 Ave nue G, Ensley; Roy L. Dimmitt, Birming
 ham; W. H. Dorchester, Pinson. R. F.
 
 avenue, north, Birmingham; Annie Sue l Darby, 2214 Seventh avenue, north. Bir-
 mingham; Leona Davis, 1912 Avenue G, Ensley: Hester Darden, Pratt City, R. i F. D. No 1; Florence DuBose. Birming-
 ham; Mrs. Fred E. Davis, Birmingham,
 R. F. D. No. g; Maude Dunn 1902 Ala
 bama street. Birmingham Blanche De-
 laney. Adger; Mrs. Marie Dorchester, Pinson; Mamie D. Davis. Birmingham.
 U. W. Ellis, Cleveland; Cora Estes East Thomas, R. F. D. No. 1; Maude Estes. East Thomas, R. F. D. No. 1; Albert
 Franke, Birmingham, R. F. D. No. 4;
 Annie Frost, 12O Poplar street. Birming I ham; w. c. Griggs, Birmingham; G. S.. Gravlee, Dora; Charlotte Graham, Bir-
 mingham w. T. Glouer, Coal Creek;
 Lucy Gwin, Adger, Route No. l; Una
 Gilbert, Woodlawn; c. B. Glenn. Bir-
 mingham; Hilda Glenn Irondale; Harry
 c. Gunnels, Montgomery; Ola Griffith,
 Adger; Laura McGehee, Birmingham;
 Nellie Gray, West End; Hassie Gray.
 West End; Anna Greene, Birmingham;
 Mrs. L. M. Giesler, Birmingham; w. H.
 Giesler, Birmingham; J. Grimmer, Adger;
 Mrs. J. w. Hawkins, 34OO Twenty-fourth
 street. North Birmingham; W. R. Head
 ley, McCauly; A. E. Handley. West End;
 Mary N. Henley Birmingham; H. L.
 Hicks, Lewisburg; Alice Stafford. Bir-