The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-31
Annual Meeting of State Association Most Profit
 able in Its History
HUN AGENTS WORK
 AMONG TEACHERS
Advisory War Council to Aid in War Work Activities-Resolutions Passed in Appreciation
 of Hospitality

At it's closing session the Ala bama Educational assoc:ation yester- day elected Miss Cora Pearson, mem Der of the faculty of the Florence Nor nal school, president of the associa- tioa, This is the first time in the his tory of the association that woman has been honored with this high office
 Other officers elected were Zebulon Judd, Auburn, first vice president; Mrs. D. A. Echols, Ensley, second vice pres ident; J. M. Atkinson of the faculty Of the Eighth District Agricultural school. third vice president; J. Alex Moore, Jasper, secretary Cre-elected): IT. w. smith, Montgomery, treasurer. The ex- ecutive corlmittee is composed of w. c. Griggs, Gadsden, chairman; $. s. Mur- phy, Mobile, and pr. T, w Palmer, Montevallo.
 An advisory war council was organ ized on the suggestion of Spright Dow ell, state superintendent of education, so that teachers could become active in various war activities in their re- spective communities or towns The chair was given the authority to ap- point the committee and Dr. Brown named them as follows: Spright Dow ell, chairman; c. W. Daugette. Troy; C. B. Glenn. Birmingham; w. c. Griggs Gadsden; N. R. Baker. Birmingham, 1, R. D. Ledbetter Brewton, county su- perintendent of E'scambia county; Den nie Lee Belser, assistant superinten- dent of Montgomery county; J. S. Thomas, a member of faculty of Uni- yersity of Alabama, and w. c. Blas ingame, Auburn.
 GERMAN PROPAGANDA
 feature Of the morning session yes terday at the First Baptist church was the request of Dr. c. A. Brown that the school teacher who had given in- formation to the department of jus tice regarding the distribution of Ger man propaganda i'll Birmingham would please meet one of the three secret service men, one being stationed at each door of the church. This an nouncement that German propaganda Is being distributed in Birmingham and that the visiting teachers had been ap- preached with it came like bomb and all efforts to ascertain the nature of the propaganda were of no avail.
 The meeting was called to order at Q o'clock by c. A. Brown, who an- nounced that the attendance for this session of the association had reached the 2606 mark. the largest in its his-s tory.
 Zebulon Judd. head of the depart ment of education, Alabama Polytech- nic institute. at Auburn, made talk on Scientific Tendencies in Educa- ten" He spoke of science as an edu- ca ton and how through science much had been accomplished.
 The age for child to enter school was discussed by MT. Judd. who gave the opinion of several educators that child should enter school early, while others contended that about eight or nine years was the best time. He stat ed that an investigation into these conditions had proven that child en- tering school late does good work, but they are not able to catch up with children entering at the age of six years.
 GRADING OF PUPILS The present ways of grading of pu- pills was also discussed and MT. Judd expressed his opinion that some other methods should be tried to secure the best results. MT Judd said we muat get away from the idea that we mlst study the same things our fathers did l for the course of study within the (Continued on Page seyen.o