The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-19

1liEtptsllli lsiiba III ~
EdycAtion in the South and Meet
inc of southern State S%nperintend-
en,.. lie Most Notable and Repre-
apntative of Any Yet Held-Efne
.uirit of Harmony Dominated
~Decinc Mention OF Much That Was
Accomplished.
Hon. J. Y. Joyner, North Cardinals
able ana efficient State Superintend-
f1t Of Public instruction, who has
come to be known throughout the
United States as one OF the most ia
nous Of Southern educational Of
fcialS. and who was a prominent
figure at the Little Rock Conference,
}yst held. talked about thai important
occasion most interestingly TO The
News and Observer yesterday. Said
h.:
The thirteenth Annual Conference
for Education in the South, held at
Little Rock, Ark. las week, was, in
my opinion, and in the expressed
opinion Of many Others who have at
tended these conferences regularly,
the most notable and representative
Of al these conferences. The regis
tered attendance was twelve hundred,
representing thirteen Southern States,
ana q number of visitors from West
prn and Northern States. The pro
gram was carefully planned n adj
mirably carried out. Only n speak
er on the program failed to attend.
The Association of southern State
Superintendent met, as usual, in con
nection with the Conference. Every
Southern STAGE superintendent, ex-
cept two, was present, These two
were detained by important official
business. The Association had charge
Of the Thursday morning session Of
the Conference, and, in addition, held
several important and profitable
round table meetings for the discus
sion Of the educational problems and
progress III their varidN States, an/
of the best ways and NEAR of ad-
Vancing the cause Of education in
the South, exchanging and comparing
their views and experiences.
The general program Of the Con-
ference included able discussions by
representative educators Of many Of
the most vital educational questions
anu o. the most important educational
movements, such as agricultural and
industrial education, public high
schools, the work and place of the
smaller colieSes-denOminational and
1+1N 2NF- me woman > NOI - IiIS
tr~J1errnent of public schools, public
health and public education, brief re
ports OF the educational progress OF
me year in the various Southern
states. etc. The afternoons were de-
NoteG TO round abIe conferences of
we various groups OF workers in the
oh1frHht fields, the State Supervisors
"i h'hhc high schools. the supervisors
o. elementary schools, the women
workers for CthNnl i'm nrny.et0an I N q
representatives. Of the agricultural
colleges and nigh schools and agricul-
'"f@! extension work. Two important
ana prontable general conferences Oh
agricultural education were held on
thursday and Friday afternoons and
we're largely attended. The discus
SONS IN these conferences were par
h"baiel in by some of the ablest
workers. IN this field of ~educationa
N'Fh. not only in the South, but II
Vie " eSt, including also DR.. Knapp
all" a number of his field workers IT
"a.I"uItural extension. Farm life ed
"'+uon tor the cOuntry boys and girls
was perhaps the central subject o
the meeting of the entire Conference
4 fine spirit Of harmony, earnest.
.'SS ana enthusiasm dominated tht
'"tffence. 1t was an unusually able
"lu representative body. Presiden
'Ioeh presided over the general meet
"1S with his usual ability, modcSty
,~'"fjesy and sprishtliness. He is {
I'oSt remarkable presiding officer anC
'i unusual combination Of a bushes
man and Il literary man, of intellectu
".l\ and spirituality. His NANTES
>pIl 81 ~beneVolence and unselfisf
.L.oe IS always contagious.
North Carolina was most credita
''~preSented by a delegation o
."'"' twenty-five, including represen
'at'Nes Of nearly every phase Of tn
~S. educational work and civil
mi|'fe. No addresses at the Confer
attracted more attention an(
'''0 forth more Favorable common
,1%1 NOSE of DIR. r. II. Lewis OF
.>3". health in the public schools
1 Nfs. ". J.. HolloWell on the wo
nn"48 work for ,he public schools
g@Sateen of the Ntrth Carolina dele
80 @'I"n. under Me management
'i'I. r. 6, Brooks, made the tri.