The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-27
GEORGIA TEACHERS
 IN ANNUAL MEETING More Than a Thousand Will
 Gather in Atlanta MONUMENTS TO HEROES Fifteen Memorials Are Unveiled in the Confederate Cemetery at Marietta in Honor of Those Who Fought
 in the Civil War
MONUMENTS TO HEROES

Atlanta, April -(special.)-More than 10J0 Georgia teachers are expected in At lanta Thursday. Friday and Saturday of this week to attend the annual meeting of the Georgia Educational association, which will be held In Taft hall in the Auditorium Armory building. The first 1 function given in this hall was the Ia nous Atlanta banquet to President Taft, prior to his inauguration; hence its name President Otis Ashmore of Savannah will preside over the deliberations of the convention. while able committees care fully selected will look after every de- tail of the work and entertainment in connection with the gathering.
 This Is the first meeting of the asso- citation held in Atlanta within nearly two decades, and Atlanta has been trying herself to make the stay of the teach- CTS here a pleasant as well as an inter- esting one.
 The Atlanta public schools have pro- yided for 0 special holiday on Friday so as to give all the teachers opportunity to attend the sessions of the conven- tion. The majority of the counties of the state have followed suit and have given all their teachers who desire to do so an opportunity to attend these sessions. This holiday is given the teachers with, full pay.
 The question of additional school legis- lation will be among the most import ant subjects before the convention. Much of the present school legislation is due to the efforts of this association. The> proposed compulsory education bill will be discussed at this meeting, and it is expected a resolution will be adopted in- dorsing it and urging its passage.
 The social features of the gathering have been placed in capable hands. The principal feature is a reception which will be given Friday night at the Piedmont hotel and which is in charge of Miss Nettie Sargent, principal of the Girls High school, and her capable faculty. Nu- merous invitations have been issued to this reception, and it is expected to make 1t one of the great features of the gath ering An orchestra has been secured; there will be a literary programme, and refreshments will be served. There will be other entertainment features, and op- portunity will be given for seeing all of interest about the city.
 State School Commissioner Jere M. Pound is deeply interested in this gath ering. and to his efforts will be due much of it's success.
 Among the prominent speakers will be Gov. Joseph M. Brown. Superintendent Lawton B. Evans of the Richmond county schools, State School Commissioner Jere NJ Pound. Superintendent E. A. Pound of the Waycross schools, President J. N. Rogers of the Tenth District Agricultural school Prof. Fl. c. White of the univer- sity of Georgia, Dr D. B. Johnson, presi- dent of Winthrop college, South Caro- lina President H. G. Matheson of the Georgia Pathological school, Miss Mil dred Rutherford of Athens, State Superin- tendent of Education J. Y.-oyner of North Carolina, County School Commissioner M. l.. Duggan of Hancock county, Miss Fan nie Fern Andrews of Boston, Mass. Judge Andrew J. Cobb of Athens, Superintendent w. M. Slaton of the Atlanta schools, Su- perintendent R. B. Daniel of the Colum- bus (Ga.) schools, superintendent c. B. Chapman of the Macon schools, Chancel- Tor D. c. Barrow of the University of Georgia, President H. R. Hunt of the Seventh District Agricultural school President A. M. Soule of the State Col lege of Agriculture, B. F. Pickett, prin- cipal of the Savannah High school; Super intendent G. G. Bond of the Athens schools and many others.
 The convention has heretofore met at Cumberland or some other state resort so as to give the teachers a little outing along with their convention work. This year, however, they wanted to see At lanta, and arrangements were made ac- cordngly.
 Monument UnyeiIing Day
 Today was monument unveiling day. in Georgia. Probably more monuments were unveiled today than on any other single occasion in the states history. Fifteen monuments in commemoration of the deeds of soldiers of as many southern states were unveiled in the Con- federate cemetery at Marietta. These are simple marble blocks with beyel top, on which appears a representation of the Confederate battle flag. Upon the front of the Georgia monument appears the inscriptions:
 '1s61-Georgia-1s65. 40 Heroes" All of the monuments are of the same design, the only difference being in the HI There's On1y One