The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-30
ALADAM|ANS SPEAK
 ID EDUCATORS OF SOUTH IN KENTUCKY
Educational Association to End Session by the Election of Off,
 cers Today

Louisville. Ky, November 29.--With two general sessions and several hours of de- partment work, the Southern Educational association tonight completed the second day of their annual convention. The convention will close tomorrow, when of ficers are elected and other routine busi- ness concluded.
 One of the principal addresses at the general session today was delivered by W. E. HalbroolS of choctaw. Ark, who spoke on Training for Cooperative and syktematie Activities in the Rural ,sel fsis 33e teis os the .llfficpaes in fusing the various elements that eonsti- dren as those of 'Afr. Bell Wether.r "Mr. Rule or Ruin. eMr. Modern Pharisee.' '' and Mrs. Tell Tale.
 Describes Inertia
 Ut is such material' he said, which comes into the rural school to me molded into the factors of the community" He described the condition of inertia brought about and said 1t was best overcome by the employment of three methods athletics. school improvement work and literary societies. While each method has it's peculiar advantage. said MT. Hal brook, the literary societies are the most important and the most powerful.
 The functions of the modern state li- hrary were discussed by Dr. II. R. Me- Ilwaine, state librarian of Virginia. "rhe modern state library" said Mr Me i,,o stu l.ttgt missionary spirit. It is the outgrowth of what has become known during the last 30 or 40 years as the library movement, and seeks to extend the benefits of great and well classified collections of books to the greatest number of people. and to encourage them to take advantage of the knowledge thus 10 be obtained
 As among the peculiar functions of the state library, Dr. McIlwaine mentioned that it should have charge of the legis- lative reference work by members of the state legislature, that 1t should main- tain a system of travelling libraries and send out library organizers to hold li- brary institutes for the stimulation of interest in libraries, and assist in the training of librarians.
 A plea for moro attention to "the gifted
 
 intendent of public schools of Cbatta- nooga. Tenn. who said that laggards in a class demanded much of the instruc- tors attention. so that bright children who would advance much more rapidly were handicapped
 Dr. Thach Speaks
 Discussion of the rural school situation in tho south was continued at the night session of the association in an address by pr. Charles T. Thach, president of Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Auburn He spoke on Training for Life Work in Our Rural Schools
 ADr. Thach said too much time was wasted on non-essentials in the elemen- tary and secondary schools and declared that the time devoted to the schooling and preparation of the youth for life could be reduced one-third with profit
 pr. James IT, Kirkland chancellor of Vanderbilt University, discussed illeteraey in the south. which, he said could be most effectively reduced through the ef- forts of teachers is disseminating propo- ganda, and it bringing pressure to bear upon their states legislature
 'gThe Rural Social Survey was the sub- iect of an address by Dr. Warren IT.. Wilson. superintendent of the board of home missions of the Presbyterian church. New York city. who commended the spirit of cooperation among farmers in the south
 That state supervision of public schools is obtained by indirect, methods. rather than through personal observation is the belief of Henry J. Willngham, superin- tendent of education of Alabama, who de- livered an address on Problems of State Supefyisions'