The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-09
SESSION A SUCCESS
MOST PROFITABLE HAS BEEN THE MEETING OF NEGRO TEACHERS.
Governor Conner on Program For To- ! day - Round Table Discussions In Each Department Prove
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Tonight will bring to a close the twenty eighth session of the Alabama State Teachers Association. This will be a busy day and addresses will be delivered by many prominent men from both races. Governor Conner ia booked to speak at Il o'clock this morning. and pr. Frisselie. principal of Hanp ton Institute. Virginia, the institution from which Booker T. Washington graduated, will deliver an address; al. so Dr. Wallace Buttrick, of New York
 The closing session will be held to- night at the auditorium, at which time the foremost negro in America, Booker T. Washington, will deliver an address Seats will be reserved for white peo- pie who desire to hear hims
 Rev. E. E. Scott conducted the open ing last night. and the first speaker was Dr. J. M. P. Metcalf. president of Talladega Clolege. T congratulate you" "he said, because your race has no bitterness in it's heart against any man. You should strive to have your people take part In affairs by meetinR their obligations and paying their poll taxes The negrob opportunities in the South are greater than they are in the North. and you should take advantage of this. There Is prejudice in the North You should strive to have your people become masters and they will yet make it.
 Professor William Pickens. of Talia- dega College, introduced to the asso- citation Professor N. B. Young. for. mer graduate from that institution and who Is president of the State Normal School at Tallahassee. Fla. The ad- dress contained many good things to the teachers.
 An important paper read during the session of the association was the one by pr. J. A. Kenney, resident physi" clan of Tuskeg egee Institute. Dr. Ken- ney told what the teacher could do to prevent the spread of tuberculosis.
 Resolutions were passed asking that the address be printed for distribution among the negroes.
 cornelia Bowen of Mount Meigs In- stitute, delivered an address. in which she made an appeal for the reforma- tory for negro boys. showing that It was saving youth from the chain gang land making them law-abiding citizens. In answer to her appeal. collection of $50 was raised.
 Professor WIT. B. williams. agent for the Slater Fund, was introduced. and made a short adress. He is book ed to speak today.
 The election of officers is booked for this morning. No changes are expect ed. On account of the large and suc- cessful meeting this year, Professor J. R. F. Lee is slated for reelection as
 The negro teachers held round table meeting yesterday afternoon, which proved to be- helpful to all. Every phase of the school room work was gone into by practical men and wo- men. and the talks were helpful es ex- pressed by number.
 The Rural School roundtable attract ed special attention, and was the larg- est attended. This was conducted by J. q. Galloway of Tuskegee Institute, who has given this phase of work special study for number of years in connec- tion with his work for the annual con ferences held at Tuskegee.
 pr. billiard. who Is president or the much talked of Anna Jeanes Fund. or Al .O00. .00O for rural district school work, was present. and every teacher connected with rural school was on hand to make a favorable impression for tbe school represented by them. This had much to do with the large crowd. The auditorium was not large crowdg The auditorium was not large crowd who were anxious to have some- thing to say.
 How to lengthen school term was the first topic discussed. and then how to better the home life of the people. Tn order to have better schools. the ns' gro was urged to have better homes Better homes intellectually, material iv and spiritually. This question be- ing agreed upon. 1t was then shown how to corelate cooking, sewing, ana gardening with reading, writing and Arithmetic, A weeks schedule for model school was discussed.