The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-21
NEXT MEETING
 AT MONTGOMERY First Separate Meeting of
 the Superintendents TODAY'S PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME
Address of Superint endent Lawton B. Evans of Augusta, Ga., Was Feature of the Friday
 Programme

Montsonlery, October @.-(SpeciaD.- At meeting of the executive commit- tee of the Alabama Educational asso- citation, held in this city tonight, deeis- lon was reached to have the next annual meeting of the state association hold in Montgomery. The three days which in- clude the Good Friday celebration in April will be the dates of the session.
 Mobile, Birmingham and Montgomery ran warm race for the honor.
 Attended by numerous educators from all sections of the state, the annual con- vsntion of the department of superin- tendents and school boards of the Ala bama Educational association began to- day at the Exchange hotel with an address by the president. Dr. A. A. Persons. superintendent of the public schools at Bessemer.
 The address of Dr. Persons consumed about 20 minutes. He chose as his sub ject. "scholastic Conservation and In- dustrial Education In the Public Schools U He emphasized industrial education, lay ing special stress on the particular fea- lures of industrial education that appeal to the communities. The feature to be adopted. he declared. should be guaged by the local environments.
 Next on the programme after Dr. Per sons was Supt. ". r. Jones of New Decatur. who was slated for an address on classification, Graduation. Promotion and Record.''
 The initial sessions was closed with a round table which engaged the attention of all present
 This afternoons session began with an address by A. C. Brown, principal of the Boys High school, Birmingham, on "Athletics for High Schools" This session was also closed with round table.
 The feature of the convention took place at o'clock tonight when Superintendent Lawton E. Evans. of the schools of Augusta, Ga, delivered an address dealing with education. He is regarded as one of the ablest men of the south in educational matters.
 This Is the first meeting of superin- tendents and school boards ever held in Alabama separate and distinct from the state convention of the association. At last springs convention of the associa'
 
 after the department of superintendents and school boards shall thereafter hold their annual session at a different time from that of the association.
 Among the numerous educators attend ing the meeting of superintendents and school boards are: James k. Powers, president of the University of Alabama; Florence: Dr. John W. Abercromble, ex- president Q fthe University of Alabama I. l. Sessions, superintendent of schools at Huntsvine: A. r. Harmon, superin7 tendent at Selma: Prof J. E. Hobdy of Auburn. j. V Brown of Dothan, C. A. Brown of Birmingham, Dr. J. II. Phil lipps. superintendent of the Birmingham schools; J. NJ. Atkinson of Athens T.. T. Appleby of Lafayette, E. A. Miller, president of the state agricultural school at Albertville; W. F. strplin of Gadsden, Superintendent of Education Searcy of Barbour county and Isaac w. Hill of Gadsden. former state superintendent of It should not also be for gotten that State Superintendent of Education II. J. Willingham and his chief clerk, w r. Feagn, are taking leading roles in the present meeting.
 The convention will last through tomor- row morning.
 The programme for tomorrow follows:
 a. m.-"Course of Study. How it May Be Strengthened and Made Uniform and Attractive '-Supt. W. E. Striplin, Gadsden.
 Round table.
 Business session.
 Adjournment.
 Meeting Place-Convention ail Ex- ola, fa1