The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-08
FOR A BIC SESSION
Of STATE TEACHERS
for thor kCaroIina
Teachers Assembly
At kSAEV'LLE IN JUNE

plcted shows Ti,at the Meeting OF
June III. Will BE Made "a Great
in Educational Work in the Country
to TAX Part in the Discussions.
The officials Of the North Carolina
Teachers Assembly are making ex-
tensive preparations for the great
meeting of North Carolina teachers
which is to be held at ASheEille, June
lit. 1910. This will be the twenty
seventh annual session Of that organi-
zation, and already preparations have
proceeded far enough to make il
evident that it Will be one Of the
greatest educational gatherings ever
held in the state. The teachers Of the
state. and especially Of the western
part, are cooperating with the ofti-
Gals Of the Assembly in 4 way TO show
that they NEAR to 90 their part.
That the Assembly Is doing its part
is evident from the names Of some Of
tfOSt VINO VIII take part III lut us
cussions Of the meeting. The program
has not been completed and, there
fore. q final announcement cannot yet
be made. Rut already some Of the
leading men and women engaged IN
educational work III the country have
been engaged. Among them are the
following:
DR.. J.. j. Harvey. president Of Stout
Institute. Menoninie. Wisconsin, for
merry president of the National IIdu,
cational Association. Or. Harvey
work as a trainer of teachers has
Of education hardly second TO any
man in the United States.
Miss Jessie Field. superintendent OF
Schools Of Page County, Iowa. Miss
Pages work has been chiefly as q
supervisor Of rural schools. In hat
work she has q national reputation.
Her name is now being prominently
spoken of as the next State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction. Of
Iowa.
Hon. ". J. Spillman. Of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
One of the most prominent features
OF the prograrn at the ASheyilie SEES
sion will be the discussions Of the
problem of bringing the rural schools
into closer touch with farm life. Mr..
Spillman is a recognized authority in
this work. having been engaged in il
for many years.
Hon. O. e. Martin. also Of the
United States Department Of Agricui-
ture. Mr.. Martin * well known in
North Carolina where he has MANY
friends. He was for many years STATE
superintendent of Public instruction
of South Carolina. For the past two
wears he has been engaged with DR..
Seaman 4 kn3DD in the harm De-
monstration Work. OF the Department
of Agriculture.
The Secretary Of the bly, is
in correspondence with other teach
ers Of national reputation, and will be
enabled to make other interesting an
n~OunceynentS later.
Among the North Carolina teachers
who will be on the ogra are: DIR.
u. II. Hill. president OF the State A.
& NJ. College, and president Of the
Assembly for 1919; Supt. r. J. Tighe,
of the Asheville city schools; Prof. H.
RI. Williams, OF the University OF
North Carolina; Or. l.. r.. Hobbs, pres
ident OF Guilford College: Mr.. r. II.
Wright, president East Carolina Train
ing School; DR.. ". :. Rankin. secre-
tarv Of the state Board Of Health.
Miss Annie Mead Of the
State Normal college; Mr.. +. 7. Hob
good. president Oxford Female Semi
nary: Mr.. John principal OF
the Warrenton High School, Supt. W
ID. Carmichael. of the Durham city
schools; Supt. 6. l. Coon. 81 the Wit
son city schools; SuDt. HARRY Howell,
of the High Point city schools: Mr.. +.
c. Brooks. of Trinity College; Supt.
G. w. Massey. OF the Durham county
schools; Supt. T. +. Foust. OF the
Guilford county schools: Supt. Il. =.
Dougherty. of the Watauga county
schools: Miss Leila Young, Of the East
Durham public school and DIR. L. l..
Stevens OF the A. 81 NJ. College.
The officers Of the Assembly are:
DIR. ID. II. Hill. president: Supt. {. l..
Coon. vice-president; r. ID. w. Con
nor. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES: DIR. j. X
Rrideer:. Supt. A. S. Webb, President
r. T.. Moore, Miss Edith Register, Mr..