The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-10-05
EDUCATION BOARD
READY FOR WORK
MEMBERS or THE NEW BOARD
AUTHORIZED BY LAsTILEcIs-
LATURE MEETS in ATLANTA.
REORGANIzED SYSTEM
Three Rural School Supervisors and
Auditor Are Selected for
Board.

auditor and the discussion of plans
for recognizing the school system Of
the state, the new state board Of edu-
cation, authorized by act Of the last
Legislature, met In the Office of State
School Superintendent M. L. Britain
and perfected organization.
All the members Of the new board
were present, as follows: Gov. Hoke
Smith, superintendent Britain, Judge
Thomas G. Lawson, Prof J. T. Lang
ston, Prof. Jere M. Pound and Prof.
T. J. Woofter.
Immediately after the board con-
yened Judge Lawson was elected vice
chairman of the board, Governor
Smith serving in the capacity of ex-
officio chairman
On recommendation Of the state
school superintendent, c.. G. Buchan-
an Of Waycross, president of the
South Georgia Auditing company,
was elected auditor at salary of
$4,000 a year and expenses.
This position was created by the
last general assembly and the auditor
has the duty of examining the ac-
counts Of all school systems, county,
city and collegiate, which receive
state funds for education. This is
the first time there has been such
an official He is to begin work as
soon as possible under the direction
Of the state superintendent.
Three school supervisors were APP
pointed as follows Miss Celeste Par
IRISH, long identified with the teacher
training work at the State Normal
school; Prof. M. L. Duggan, county
superintendent of schools OF Hancock
county; Prof. e. F. Land, superintend-
ent of the Dawson schools. The work
of these three officials is to look af-
ter teachers Institutes and aid the
state superintendent in more closely
supervising school conditions in the
various counties of the state.
1t was decided that Section 81 of
the new law, requiring those teachers
in local systems who have never
stood examination and received Ii
censes to qualify should not be strict
ly enforced until the close of the
present years work.
Professor Woofter and Superintend-
ent Britain were appointed a commit
tee to arrange for an examination and
system Of certification and report as
soon as practicable to the board.
The board decided to take up at
once the reorganization of the school
system Of the state, as provided for
under the new law and will push it to
completion as rapidly as possible The
board will hold another meeting some
time in November, when a course of
study for all common schools and all
high schools of the state receiving
state aid will be outlined. They will
probably select and make out list
of textbooks to be used.
Urges Farmers to Hold Cotton.
In statement, Governor Smith urg-
es the farmers of the South to hold
their cotton for the best possible price
and not to sacrifice it by dumping it
all on the market early in the sea-
son,
The governor gave check for $500
to John T. Mcdaniel, secretary of the
Georgia Farmers union, to aid the
union in its campaign Of education,
in which several speakers will be
maintained to tell the farmers of the
advantages to be derived from hold
ing their cotton off the market.
Governor Smith, in his statement,
took the position that the idea Of a
bumper CROP had been based upon
conditions as they existed sixty days
ago, when it looked as if the cotton
crop would be the biggest the South
has ever had. He has no doubt, he
said, that since that time the cotton
has fallen off 25 per cent, and that
the present price of cotton has been
fixed on the idea that the amount
raised will be from 20 to 80 per cent
above the actual crop.
With the idea in mind that the pres
emit crop is not to be a bumper crop, |"
regardless OF Liverpool predictions,
the governor takes the position, and
so states 1t in his interview, that it
will be to the interests not only Of
cotton growers, but to all citizens OF
the Southern section that the farmers
not sacrifice their cotton at a price
fixed when it appeared that a heavy
crop was pending and before actual
conditions became known.
Resigns Place as President.
DR.. Willis F. Westmoreland Of At
lanta has resigned as president Of
the state board Of health.
Doctor Westmoreland's resignation
was rendered to the state board Of
health
AT the same meeting the board
elected DR.. Samuel c. Benedict Of
Athens to succeed Doctor Westmore-
land as president.
1t was currently reported that Doc
tor Westmoreland's action was taken
as the result of friction which has
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