Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08
COMMERCE BODY
SECRETAR|ES
VISIT TECH
Pupils Attending Georgia Cham
oer's School Hear Attack on
School Conditions Of State.

twenty five secretaries of Georgia
Chambers of Commerce and Boards
Of Trade, here to attend the "secre-
taries' school, conducted by the Geor-
ala Chamber of Commerce, were
guests Of President *. G. Mathison,
Of the Georgia School of Technology,
saturday morning on a tour of in
Speotion of the school. The secre-
rarial instruction was resumed short
y before noon under the direction of
W. Mckeand, one of the organi-
zation experts here in the interests
of the State chamber and will con-
-inue in session until late Saturday
afternoon. A good portion of Satur-
days session will be devoted to in
srruction on the problem of arrang-
ing for the "All-Georgia" dinners and
mass meetings that are to be held
rnroughout the State on Georgia
Products Day" November IS.
The school is the first of its kind ever
heId in the State, and is expected to
arouse increased interest in the work
of commercial organizations through
out Georgia. The instruction given
lhem by Mr.. McKeand is the fruit
Vt more than twenty years experience
in organization work, and is intended
10 standardize and systematic the
work of Georgia commercial organi-
zations, so that closer cooperation
and more immediate results. may be
obtained.
Urge Cooperation.
Several speeches emphasizing the
need of cooperation throughout the
a da af nj
Among those who spoke were Charles
j. Haden, president of the Georgia
chamber; C. D. Mckinney, secretary
Of the Georgia Chamber; Mr.. Nc
Keand, W. B. Powell, of Columbus
and DR.. K. G. Mathison, president Of
Tech.
An organization to be known as
he Georgia Commercial Secretaries
Association was effected, with w, B.
Register, of Griffin, as president, and
c, C. Galloway, of Athens, as secre-
tary The organization will be an
auxiliary body of the State chamber,
and much of it's work will be done
under the direction of that body
A preliminary feast that gave the
diners an idea of the many good
things in store for them at the Ali
Georgia" dinners was served at the
Ansley Hotel Friday night, when the
20 secretaries and a number of invited
guests sat down to a banquet, of
which every item was a Georgia
product. President c. J. Haden serv-
ed as POSTMASTER and several
speeches were made, all the speak
ars emphasizing the need of coop
grafton between the State chamber
and the smaller commercial organi-
cations of the State, and pointing out
The fact that Georgia's resources need
Snk= to be developed to place her in
- - &C. - OF the States.
Attack School Conditions.
The meeting was enlivened by an
attack on public school conditions
throughout Georgia, launched by w.
B. Register, of Griffin
@Griffin's school yards are a dis
grace to civiliza tom he declared.
And similar conditions prevail al!
over the State. There is not a cot
ton field or a peavine patch in the
state that is not better kept than
most of our school yards. We try
10 educate our children in build
ings that are worse than barns"
Others who spoke were M. l.. Brit
lain, State Commissioner of Educa-
Department of Agriculture; c. G.
Bradley, of Morgan County; W. &.
Cooper of Atlanta, and DR.. A. M.
Soule, of Athens, president of the
state College of Agriculture, and e.
Y. Jarnigan of the Bureau of AMI
NAL Husbandry.