The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-25
DR. STAGG HAPPY IN
 RESPONSE TO WELCOME
pr. Phillips Formally Calls Association to Order With 1548 Delegates In seafs-Dr. Hogan Delivers
 Formal Welcome

mittee of the Alabama Educational as- sociation l now call this great associa- ton to order in its twenty session, he said.
 Then, with the audience standing, pr. A. P. Montague. president of Howard college, delivered the invocation on' Lord God. we would invoke thy richest blessings upon this association. We ih- yoke Thy blessings upon Alabama, ana upon education with It's broader vision of hope. cheer and upllft We pray. great God. that thy name and spirit may be present in these deliberations. Be Thou in every word that is spoken, and Thy Holy Spirit present every moment. SeEd us home to do more and better work for the girls and boys of Alabama in the name of Jesus Christ, our elder brother.
 On behalf of the Birmingham Board of Education pr. E. P. Hogan extended welcome to the convention, saying:
 "Mr President, members of the Ala
 bama Educa tion association, ladies and
 gentlemen:
 Tt gives me great pleasure to repre- sent the Board of Education and the citi- gems of Birmingham in welcoming you.
 Birmingham has had the honor of en- tertaining many large and distinguished gatherings. but not convention or as- sociation has received more hearty welcome than we desire to extend to you. The fact that you have honored us ny meeting two consecutive years in our city is highly appreciated. The honorable Mayor and the City Council, the Board of Education, the Chamber of Commerce, the Business Mems league, the teachers and pupils of the school and all our citi- gems are delighted to have you with us. Birmingham, when you were here last year, was a city of six and three-fourths square miles with population of 5000. Today I have the honor of welcoming you to our city of 42 square miles with an approximate population of 14o,oo0. The people of Birmingham from East Lake to Vivian and from North Birmingham to Red mountsin extend most cordial welcome to the teachers of the Alabama Educational association.
 we also extend cordial welcome to those of your members who are not ac- lively engaged in teaching. You are to be commended in that your plan Of organ ization and the purposes of your associa- tion are such as to admit to your mem- nership all who are interested in the cause of education.
 Peculiar Place In Affections
 "There is special pleasure in having the teachers of Alabama to meet with us. Throughout all history teachers have al- ways had a peculiar place in the anec- tions of the people. They have been and are respected, honored and loved because of their high attainments The great teacher caused one to exclaim, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest' So it has ever been that the teacher has been looked to for guidance and direction by those who are taught. We elcome you because of the high ideals and lofty purposes of your profession and because you are trained and skilled in developing the most valuable material with which man or woman can work. The material represents the progress of the ages in human development. Your de- velopment, your personality, and your powers are day by day given to those who are entrusted to your care and train ling. Those whom you teach may be said to say to you: Q l" Build me straight, 0 worthy master; Stanch and strong, goodly vessel, That shall laugh at all disaster,
 And with wave and whirlwind wrestle.
 You are not building ships; you are building characters that will stand and be equal to duties and responsibilities of | life or will fall to measure up to the privileges and opportunities of the present and future.
 hama in the last few years proves that you are doing your work well and 1 that you are solving the great educational problems You have been faithful amid hardshps and apparent indfferences at times on the part of the people, but by your united efforts the people have been aroused and are interested and will CO., operate with you in solving the questions that must be solved in the interest of educational progress in Alabama All honor 10 the farmers of Jefferson county who at a recent meeting expressed them selves as favoring local taxation for schools. an eight-month session and bet ter pay for teachers. The farmers of every county in the state would honor themselves by passing similar resolu- lions. IF is true that no community, city, state or nation can rise higher than the educational status of the people. The ideal development is the development oi all the people in usefulness, knowledge and culture.
 Technically Trained Men
 .srhe industrial south demands tecnni lcally trained men and must have them Alabama IS doing much to meet this de
 usnd. but much more must be done. Al cbildren should be given an educat atior and every boy should know that he mus
 not only know what is commonly reeog
 nlzed as the essentials of an education
 but that he should be able to do some
 thing which will make him usefu
 member of society. 4
 You can do more than any othe
 convention or association to regulat
 the supply and demand of farm pro
 ducts. You can teach the childrel and the young men and young woni
 cn the fundamental importance of az
 riculture and can ca use them to hay
 tle proper appreciation of the advan
 tuses of the farm and country life