The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-13
EDUCATORS ID
 MEET IN TEXAS
Mrs. MatlOck to Make Re- 4 spOnse at Houston
DIR. PHILLIPS TO TALK
Birmingham Man Will Make Address on Negro Education - Education of Southern Girl Will Be
 Topic Discussed

Montgomery. November 12.--(Spe- cial )-Alabama will show up early and remain late at the 1911 session of the Southern Educational association, which meets November 30, December and ?, in the big and progressive city of Houston, Tex. Mrs. Marguerite Matiock of Birrnin gham is to 'respora to the addresses of welcome made by Mayor Rice of Houston and State ~lSu- perintendent Horn of Texas, and pr. John w. fAbercrombie, retiring presi- dent of the University of Alabama, will have the first address, his subject be- ing Southern Education
 After that will be found many men and women listed, whose service has been notable for educational and civic uplift in the state. H. J. Willingham, Alabama superintendent, will be a ! round table speaker. pr. J. H. Phillips of Birmingham will speak Of negro education; Mrs. Martha 4 Gielow of Huntsville will tell of her work in the mountains. while Mrs. J.. IT Phillips son of the same city are on the kin dergarten list. L. N. Duncan of Au- burn will have part in the agricul- tural education discussion, having had large experience with the corn clubs. Alabama men and women will also be interested in the selection of Clar- ence Ousley, editor of the Fort Worth Post, as a speaker. for the reason qthat he is a native of the state and re- oaiuo1 h a1n ot Ousley, by the way, is going to make the race for United States senator to succeed Joe Bailey, now that MT. Bailey, whose friend he has been for many years. is out. Former Gov Jo- seph Folk is down for "Education in a Republic" and c. B. Glenn. assistant superintendent of the Birmingham schools, is at the head of the depart ment of superintendence one of the important branches of the association
 Alabama is also complimented in the possession of the secretary, William r. Feagin, chief clerk In the office of Su- perintendent Willingham. MT. Feagin has spent several months on the pro- gramme and not speaker is listed who has not definitely promised to be on hand prepared for the address he or she is to make. Hotel rates are shown in the literature now being sent out and all the other information. including railroad expenses. From Birmingham the car fare Is $27.2o. with a like amount from Montgomery and S21.15 from Mobile. Any other facts may be secured from MT. Feag.n on request The general programme of the meet ing begins at a. m., November 30, with welcoming addresses. Speakers at this hour, in addition to pr. Abercro.n- bic, of Alabama, are w. H. Nelson, head of the city schools of Cleveland, Ohio, and Fl. H. Cherry, normal school man of prominence in Kentucky. Also Dr. H. l.. Whitfield of Columbus, Miss, hardly less widely known than elrner of the others.
 "Education of the Southern Girl" is the magnificent subject of the after noon of Thursday. with addresses by half dozen leaders in the cause With the general topic will be a tendency to talk back to the farm and rural de- velopment
 On the education of the negro, com ing Friday, December 1, at 7:30 D. m., MT. Ousley of Texas, already mem toned as prominent Alabamian, will lead, followed by Dr. J. H. billiard of the Jeanes and Slater funds: Dr. J. II. Phillips of Birmingham, and pr. w. S Hutton of the University of Texas Education of the mountain child, teach CT difficulties and many other per- tinent problems are on for the three meetings of the general programme on Saturday, December 2.
 There are 1G departments Of the as sociation, meetings of which are to be held on hours other than those filled by the general programme The third Is Superintendence, headed by C. M B. Glenn of Birmingham. Business begins with the state superintendents after which comes the great study body. called the southern council, headed by pr. F. P. Claxton, United States com missioner of education. Higher educa- tion. the secondary schools, all the rest of the prominent specialties of the work trail along, with plenty of time for each one.
 We are looking forward to a profit able session. said Secretary Fea gin on Saturday. Men and women have re- sponded cordially to the calls upon them and the people of Houston prom ise to leave not one thing out that will add to the value and the pieas- ure of the sessions. We expect to have a side trip to Dallas at the low cost of S1 and there are such other recreation excursions far as the very full bill will allow. I hope Alabama will have the largest and strongest delegation ever sent from the state. as we desire that others may profit by what we have earned to the fullest extent feel sure we are going to get great good from the marked develop ment Of other states.". -- t.t ass...l,.