The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-10
Departmental Sections We're Busy Yesterday, EIGcting
 Officers During Day
GREAT CROWD ATTENDED
 SESSION LAST NIGHT
Association of High Schools Proved One of the Most Interest to the Public During Afternoon-Re-
 ports of Other Sections.

The Birmingham High school has proven Itself the most capable place in the state for caring for large conventions with many department meetings In fact the teachers say there is no place in Mobile or Montgomery which will hold all of the meetings of the Alabama Educational as- socation Yesterday afternon there were 10 meetings in progress at the same time, and everything went off in the best of order.
 Superintendent Phillips and the efficient committees have made things run smooth ly. Polite High school students have acted as ushers and messengers. The girls of the domestic science department, under Miss May Jansis, the directress, have served coffee and tea in the rest rooms, where the delegates have found rest and relief after the tiring and lengthy sessions.
 The auditorium has just been sufficient to hold the crowd and the acoustics are almost perfect. This has been the greatest meeting in the history of the associa- ton. There were only 300 present three years dSOs fOO two yedTS dSO, 1iuV idSI year at Montgomery, and the registra- ton this year has reached 1900, who have paid their dollar for badge. At least 200 teachers are In attendance who have not paid to register.
 Departmental Meetings.
 When the educational forces Of Alabama got together in their departments, special izing on their different lines there was a busy hum all over the High school yesterday The main session was not held in the afternoon but every department carried out programmes on which the most prominent educators figured.
 All of them elected officers, with these results:
 City Superintendents and School Boards -J. V. Brown of Dothan, president; F. T. Appleby, vice president R. E. Sessions, chairman executive committee.
 County Superlntendents-John c. Will Hams of Talladega, president; w. H. Storey of Pickens, vice president, and 5. R. Butler, secretary; l. V. McAdory, k. E. Blount and R. B. Callowa, executive committee.
 industrial Educatiou-C. J. Owens of Abbeville, president; Miss Veta Franklin of Montevalla, vice president; J. B. Hobdy of Albertville, secre tary; l.. N. Duncan or Auburn, Dr. T. w. Palmer of Montevallo and George Wallace of Birmingham, executive committed.
 College Assooiation-Dr. John w. Aber- crombie of University, president; pr. A. F. Montague of Howard, vice president; Dr. S. M Hosmer of Southern univer sity, secretary; c. w. Daugette of Jack sonville Normal school, Dr. T. w. Palmer of Montevallo, executive committee.
 High School Association-W. R. Harri- son of Union Springs, president; w. A. Turnipseed, vice president; c. A. Brown IQfnxx Prof. T. J. Tidwell, Spright Dowell, J. C.. Owen, and Prof. Jones, executive com mittee.
 Manual Arts-George D. Wallace, Bir- mingham, president; Miss Belle Conner, Birmingham, secretary; MT. Mckinley of Troy chairman executive committee.
 City Superintendents.
 All of the meetings were very success ful. In the department of city superin- tendents and school boards, Isaac w. Hill of Opelika and pr. J. H. Phillips of Bir- mingham discussed in detail the funda- mental needs of city schools. They went carefully into the course of study. the manner of teaching and the importance of careful supervision.
 Dr. I. c. McNeil of Memphis gave g. practical course of study and then im- pressed upon the superintendents the need of supplementing and adding to this course accOrulnB tO tlie lecu ol tHo puPiiS and the originality of the teacher. The county superintendents enjoyed their largest meeting. They took a definite stand in favor of better county supervision" and insisted that the rem edy for conditions is to have more super intendents, and not a change In the man. ner of electing them.
 President John c. Williams of Talladega delivered his annual address, and especial ly stressed the consolidation of schools and the granting of third-grade certif- cates but one time. He also insisted that specials examinations should be granted only under strict construction of the present law.
 The subject. "Fixing Salaries of Teach~ CTS According to the Grade of Certificate Held" was discussed by H. w. Mckenzie of Marion, J. P. Oliver of Tallapoosa, and J. IT. Johnson of Coosa.
 "Our Textbook Law and the Adopted Books was considered by w. T. Hollings- worth of Chambers county. "The Basis of Apportionment by County Boards to Districts of the County" was handled by Jay Mabrey of Marshall county. The Consolidation of Districts and Having Fewer Schools was advocated by IT. T. Persons of Calhoun county, H. A. As- ldns of Autuga, and A. O. Williams of Cherokee.
 There was an open discussion of "Coun- ty Superintendenss Records and Books and Methods of Keeping Trem' by c. c. Johnson of Perry. P. B. Hughes of Tus- caloosa, J. W. Johnson of Colbert and L. s. McRight of Franklin.
 'The Relation of the High School to the County School Systems' was defined by w. J. Dansbv of Choctaw. E. R. Harris of Lamar and R. E. Blunt of Washington. The last subject of the programme, Scope and Nature of Work of County Superintendents in Visiting Schools" was handled by s. R. Butler of Madison, N. J. Callan of DeKalb, T. J. Lamar of walker w. P. Archibald of Greene and J. B. O'Bannon of Escambia.
 In the department of industrial e@lca- tion Miss Veta Franklin of Montevallo delighted with her discussion of "Domes- lie Science in the Common Schools" She told of the rapid advancement In this science and declared that 1t Is already helping to make home life more healthful and sanitary.
 "Iines and Methods of Industrial Ed ucation for Secondary Schools" was subject perfectly handled by MT. Kern of Rockford, H., who in his usual personal manner applied the lessons of experience O. J. Owens of Abbeville delivered an address on the same subject.
 The College association adjourned It's session and let the programme run over