Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-11
NORTH a Happenings
Occurrences f Interest Cleaned From All Sectiou. Of IL. Bpu
Tar Heel State
sToNEwALL TRAINING SCHOOL,
City School Superintendent and
Principals Association Hear Val
uabla Addresses.

OoOAo k4OOAcSScS.
Raleigh, Special.-Declared to be
the best meeting since it's organiza-
ton in 1880, the North Carolina AS.
%sociati9n Of City superintendent
and Principals Monday closed its
session Of three days which has been
held IN the auditorium Of the Raleigh
high School. In 1889 the associa-
ton began with a membership Of
seven and it has increased till now
Its membership numbers sixty-two.
The meetings in Raleigh have been
pleasant and profitable, the discus
sions in themselves showing that ed
ncatlonal interests are advancing in
North Carolina, and that there is no
abatement Of the spirit of progress
which seeks to make the schools of
this State the very best in the coun-
try.
The session of Monday was an
especially interesting one, for in adj
d1flon to the discussions there. were
helpful and inspiring addresses by
State Superintendent Of Public In
struction J. Y. Joyner. DR.. W. l..
Poteat. president Of Wake Forest
College, Mr.. j. p. Cook, chairman of
the Board Of Trustees Of the Stone
wall jackson Training School. At
the session there also occurred the
election OF officers for the ensuing
vea-.
President-Supt. L. C. Brogden, of
Kinston.
Notwithstanding Harry How
ell. Of High Point.
Secretarv-Supt. C. w. Wilson, of
Scotland Neck.
Prof. Cook was heard and the fol-
lowing was adopted:
Whereas, the State Of North
Carolina now has a Reform School.
under the charter name Of the Stone
wall Jackson Manual Training and
industrial School. where incorrigible
boys and youthful offenders under
the age Of sixteen years may be
placed and taught correct habits and
receive instruction in the several
branches prescribed in the Public
School Law, and taught one Of sew
eral useful trades; and,
Whereas, the Board Of Trustees
of said school have succeeded in Sc
curing property and building ~th
more than thirty thousand ars,
OF which the State contributed only
ten thousand dollars; and
Whereas. this is a long needed
work in our educational system, re-
~ieving many schools of disturbing
problems and yet offering a we'll
founded hope for saving to the State
useful citizens that otherwise would
become expensive criminals; and
Whereas, it reflects the progress
sive and the moral spirit Of the peo-
pie of our State; now. therefore. the
Association Of City Superintendent
OF North Carolina, in convention as
sembled. do
"Resolve /. That it views with
pride and satisfaction the great
work accomplished by the Board of
Trustees of the Stonewall jackson
Manual Training and Industrial
School of Concord, for the wayward
boys OF the State; and that we here.
by pledge the said board and man.
agement u heartiest sympathy and
moral support in this humane and
important educational work.
% That We unite in expressing
The hope and belief that the present
General Assembly will deal kindly
and generously in its provisions fol
the maintenance and development OF
this great work so long delayed in
| u good State.