The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-03-09
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RINTENDENTS AND 55FIlIN-
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full and interesting addresses.

1.-THE National Educational Association
held a meeting In Mobile, Alabama,
last week. Prior to the meeting and
afterwards, Tusegee Institute was'
Visiter by a considerable number Of
educators. The largest number Of
these arrived on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 22nd, and were met by officers
of the school and guides who con-.
Quoted them through the academic. !;
classes of the school, through, the
mechanical shops, through the Off,
nee Building, through Dorothy Hall,
| and through most Of the divisions
| of the Agricultural Department. 20.
1t was an inspiring thing on We'd
nesday to have this group of edn-s
Gators from all parts of the country,
from points as widely distant as the
New England States, Colorado, Min ?
! nesota, when they assembled at the
Baldwin Monument, review the stu
dents as they passed into dinner at
noon. After this inspection, the vis----
itors were taken through the Stu ;
tdent's Dining through tha..
Kitchens and Bakery, and were .,
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grove to the rear of White Memo
| rial Hall .r.'' a.
At O'Clock the whole party as-
sembled in the Institute Chapel j
| where a number Of particularly help
full and interesting addresses were
made. Among those who spoke were;
Mr.. Charles Allen Prosser, Deputy,
Commissioner Of Education for the
state of Massach pasetts; Mr.. a. LIZ;
Ratter, Assistant Superintendent or
Schools, Boston, Massachusetts,: Mr.,
Arthur K. Whitcomb, Supeg. .ihten--
dent of Schools, Lowell, MlassachlI-
sets; Mr.. Vernon l.. Davey, Super
intendent Of Schools, East Orange, !,
New Jersey; Miss e. e. Thompson,
superintendent of Schools, Fort Fair.
field, Maine; Mr. Arthur D. Call, SUI
pertntendent Of Schools, Hartford,
Connecticut; Professor Ernest Car
roll Moore, Yale University;;'. and
Superintendent of Schools Coburn,t
Battle Creek Michigan. ."'
On Saturday another large body
of superintendents reached til e
school grounds; these persons were
also shown through the school de-
partments and grounds, and g. con-
siderable number Of them remained
overnight, and spent the Sabbath
here. Among those present from
abroad at the regular Sunday even-
ing services were: Miss Georgia A:
Seaman, Principal of the BradweH
School, Chicago; Miss Elizabeth Far
son, Principal Of the Libby School.
| Chicago Miss Grace Reed, Principal =
of the Francis E. willard School,
chicago; Miss Ida Pahlman. Princf-
pal Of the McCosh School, Chicago:
Miss Abby E. Lane, Principal OF the
Carter Practice School, Chicago; Mt.
G. A. MiricI, Assistant Superinten-
dent Of Schools, indianapolis, In
diana, and Mrs. Miriek; Rev. w. P
Boshart, of Montreal, Canada, and
Mrs. Boshart; Mr.. H. r. Pattengill,
former State Superintendent or
Schools, 'Michigan and Mr.. Mason
3. Stone, superintendent Of Educa~
I ton for the state OF vermont.
Monday morning party Of 65 of
the uperintendents came to the
school About 80 Of them were able
to remain only until 1;40 O'Clock.
but the rest stayed until the even
ing train. At three O'Clock Thet
whole student body, the teachers and
families assembled In the Chapel,
and addresses were made by the Wis
itors. Among the important per-
sons who composed the visiting party
SST nj l,t Il
| In Chapel were: Mr.. H. f. Estil1,
President of Sam Houston State
Normal Institute, Huntsville, Texas;
Mr.. r. NJ Tryon, Superintendent Of
Schools, Madison, Wisconsin; Mr.. J.
Fl. Binford, Executive Secretary Co
| operative Education Association Of
Virginia: Mr.. r. T.. Cavanaugh,
Superintendent of Schools, Salem,
Mass; Mr.. Jackson Davis, State
Superintendent Of Rural Schools.
mond, Virginia Mr.. D. II. Chris
| tianson, Superintendent of Schools,
Salt Lake City, Utah; Mr.. H. V. p.
Carver, superintendent Of Schools,
Harrisburg, Pa: Mr.. G. d. Koch, In
spector State High Schools, Harris-
burg, Pennsylvania; Mr.. Samuel
Hamilton, superintendent Allegheny
| County Pennsylvania Schools, Brad
dock, Pennsylvania Mr.. r. B. Tlet-
rick, Deputy State Superintendent OF
Schools, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania:
w. NJ. Pierce, superintendent of
Schools, Ridgeway, Pennsylvania:
Mr.. Oran Lipe, President MtlIers-
| Vile Normal School. M}l1aTayflla
Pennsylvania; Mr.. J. George Brecht,
Principal Clarion Normal School,
| Clarion. PENNSYLVANIA. sag %,