The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-12
ASSEMBLY GOES
TO GREENSBORO
That City Gets the Next
Teachers Assembly in Mo-
Vember
RALEIGH MADE BID
FOR THE MEETING

Sentiment for Making Thi, Place Per-
manent Headquarters But Want
Occasional Visit, observation-disclosures
Members OF the Committee Were
Here Yesterday and Settled the IO-
cation and the Time for the Next
Teachers AsembIy-Thosc Who
Spoke for it.
Greensboro mixed materialism
with Special Providence and won yes
terd0y the next North Caroline
Teachers Assembly to be held
Thanksgiving week. Money and ge-
osraphy won the trick.
The executive committee was
brought together yeste dag morning
to choose the next assembly city. Be
You'd that business matter, the mead
OF the State Department Of EcuGa-
ton was not ever in the light. The
unexpected uncOycring Of the .JOyne"
portrait interrupted mOmentarily the
meeting, after which the Assembly's
representatives heard bids for the
next meeting and answered in eHecu-
tive session about , o'clock.
1t was light much OF d talking
match, in which Raleigh, as usual,
came out first. Greensboro Sent tom
men. W~inston-Salem two and many
messages and invitations. while Raj
eigh had a heavy delegation headed
by Mr. Henty T.. Litrhio:d, of the
Chamber of Commerce.
1t was determined in the outset
that there should be separation Of
the bidders. Greensboro was allowed
to come in first and Winston-Salem
was asked out. Some one suggested
that it lokcd like separating the wit
nesses at a murder trial. DR.. Julian
|. I'oUSt. of the Normal College. pres
lent T.. G. crooks. Or. Foust pre-
seEted Mr.. 4. G. Hood. president Of
the Chamber Of Commerce.
Mr.. Hood declared that he felt this
the most important assembly that
Greensboro could possibly have and
that he environment Of Greensboro,
an educational one SO strictly had
taUoht the business people to think
that Of such gatherings. "Whatever
is good among us" he said. we feel is
due to the schools. The one thing we
are proud OF our school system. the
Normal n CT. +. c. We want YOU
We feel that it is geographically best
suited for you.
Mr.. W. Q. Bursin followed. HE
aid that it had beer omitted that
Greensboro has offered $500 for the
Assembly. The hotels are quite large
enough to take care of everybody
who would come and the city il
greatly interested in again having The
teachers to coInc there. re eXtende
the welcome to his cit"
Or. J. l.. Mann, superintendent o
city schools. wanted the Assembly t
come there for the good that it woult
ID. hN cnhnhi CfA "a a. l..
schools be offered a welcome. Dr
j. /. Foust struck another point tina
was a rood one.
Five or six years ago the Teach
ers' Assembly was on its last legs.
he said. The committee met in Dur
ham and we decided to go to Greens
boro. l had offered in the city
and it came. | think now it is tim
TO go back there. where the Teachers
Assembly was rebOrn. / am rattle
inclined to think that Raleigh ough
TO be the permanent meeting plac
OF this body. but l do think tina
there ought to De occasional visit
elsewhere. and hat Greensboro
now the place" Everybody knew thu
argument hurt.
Winston-Salem Speaks.
~Wlnston-Salem was not redho o
oratory, but hat city put up a goo
point. It first offered the necessar
money. $500. Mr.. r.. n. w. Como
was at home and carried on a Yer
amusing little inquisition. Mr.. w. ]
Speas. of Forsyth, head OF the scho.
system, and Prof r. II. Latham, 8,
p~erintendent Of city schools. spok
Mr.. Speas merely introduced his CO
league who did all of the talking.
Mr.. Latham declared that in Il
twenty years thai the assembly h;
been meeting. it had not held q Sc
sion in WinSton-Salem. 1t is tin
for the change. He said: Il dor
want to make a chamber Of cor
merce speech; We don't want to c
anybody'S throat in his bid" /
read Invitations from Hon. ,L-C. Blu
ton, President Howar Rondthale
of Salem. from the Forsyth Coun
Board Of Education, from May
Rufus /. Dalton, from the Twin CT
Club, the Merchants Association. y,