The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-13
INTEREST AROUSED
IN EDUCATORS MEET
Educational Association to
Meet Here This Month
PROMINENT SPEAKERS
Department of Town and City Super
intendents of Educational Asso-
ciation Plan an Interesting
Convention
PROMINENT SPEAKERS

Montgomery, November 12-(Spe-
cial) interest is attached
to the annual meeting of the depart
ment of town and city superintendents
of the Alabama Educational associa-
tion, which will meet in Birmingham
November ID and To- The headquar-
ters of the association will be at the
Hillman hotel and the sessions will
be held in the Central High school.
AS chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the association, Prof. John
r. Mcclure of Troy has given much
time and pains to the arrangements of
the programme and other details of the
Birmin CHAM meeting, and he expects
the session this year to eclipse in i'm
portance any cf its kind heretofore
held in the state. An invitation has
been sent out to. all the superintend-
ents of education of the state.
President w. r. Harrison of Flor
ence will make the opening address at
the session Friday afternoon and he
will be followed by Superintendent A.
F. Harmon of Selma, who will speak
on "The Field and Functions of SUI
perintendents."
other prominent speakers during the
two days session will include State Su-
perinte ndent of Education Henry J.
Willingham superintendent j. H. Phil
lips of Birmingham, President E. M.
Shackelford of the Troy Normal school
and others.
The following is the programme for
the two days session:
Address by the president. Acting Press
ident w. r. Harrison, Florence.
The Field and Functions of the Super
: infendent. Suneript A Ia rr11O,,
Selma.
Standards and Tests for Measuring the
Efficiency of Schools, Superintendent j.
II. Phillips, Birmingham.
! Round table conference, topic: The Re-
sponsibilfty of the Superintendent for the
! Efficiency of Schools.
| The Superintendents Responsibility for
the Business Administration Superinten-
dent w. +. Jones, New Decatur.
The Superintendent Responsibility as
a Supervisor of Instruction, Supernten-
dent A. M. Spessard. Uniontown.
| Discussion: Superintendent c. e. GAM
BILE, Greenville; Superintendent J. D. Dos
ter, Florala: Superintendent w. L. Porter,
Brewton; Superintendent Fl. B. Norton,
Florence.
| General discussion.
Appointment of committees.
| A Review of Last Years Work, State
| Superintendent III. j. Willingham, Mont
gomery.
! Industrial Education in the Public
Schools, Prof. M. 7. Fullan, Auburn.
| Round table conference, topic: Indus
trial Education in the Smaller Cities and
1 Towns.
! AS an Educational Medium, Prof. ]. J.
| Doster, University.
| AS Vitalizing Agent, Superintendent
| H. NJ. Morrow, Thomasville.
| As An Economic Factor, Prof Roy L.
| Dimmit, Ensley.
| How 1t May Be Introduced. Superin-
! tendent B. T. Appleby, Lafayette.
| General discussion.
The Course OF Study in the Elementary
| Schools, President e. M. Sha lleford,
| Troy; Superintendent E. S. Pugh, Union
| Springs.
Grading and Promotion of Pupils,
| Superintendent II. l.. Upshaw, Eufaula;
| Superintendent w. C. Griggs, Gadsden.
| Some High School Problems President
]. r. Mckee. Evergreen; Prof. F. l..
| Grove. Tuscaloosa.
| Medical Inspection of Schools, DR.. J.
/ S. McLester, medical, director public
schools. Birmingham.
| Discussion.
! Reports of committees.
| Election of officers.
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