The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
NEGRO TEACHERS
 MEET SUCCESSFU
Dr. MagiII Addresses AsSocia- ton at Closing of
 Session

1no JOTIy-IlTSL aunudl meeting VI the Alabama Teachers association closed its three days session Friday
 night after hearing a great address by pr. Hugh s. Magill, field agent of the National Education association,
 who spoke by request in place of pr. Robert k. Moton, principal of Tuskegee institute. who wired at a late hour that unexpected, important
 business prevented filling the ap- pointment.
 While all of the sessions of the as- sociation were largely attended the closing services brought a capacity
 house, who considered themselves amply repaid by the inspiring ad- dress delivered by pr. Magill. Devotional services were conduct
 ed by Dr. w. Nj. Gladden.. pastor Th1r- good c. M. F. church song service by Prof. B. H. Barnes of Tuscaloosa. lola Williams, Birmingham, gave an Instrumental solo. A melody was led by F. D. White. Madam Arnetta White of Chicago, Ill.,, with trained voice of wonderful range, pleased the immense audience with a vocal solo.
 Addresses were delivered by Hon. J. Tigert, United States commissioner of education, Washington, D. C., and Dr. H. S. Magill.
 Harmony Exists.
 When President Palmer of the Alabama Educational association and
 State Superintendent Abercrombie heard this afternoon that Dr. Moton could not fill his appointment to ad- dress you tonight, they immediately
 insisted that I should come and speak to you at this hour" said pr. Maglll. This shows the spirit of harmony existing between the two state or ganizations of educators, and I felt that could not disobey the re-
 quest.
 T find there is practically no difference of opinion among the white people of Alabama that the colored people should have all the advantages that they will use for their development. The sentiment IS
 growing that nothing less than abso- lute justice should be given to all the races.
 "The free public school is an American institution, founded on tho
 service in their day and generation" schools supported by taxation. This
 means the symmetrical development of human beings in order that they may be able to render the largest
 service in his day and generation" pr. Magili was frequently interrupt
 ed by the applause of the congrega- ton.
 Professor Clinton J. Galloway. the
 retiring president of the association, stated In his annual address, among other things:
 Thanks Department. "I want to thank the state depart
 ment of Education through Superin-
 tendent Abercrombie for the splendid spirit of helpful cooperation shown by it's officers. Every request made upon them by us has been granted. Some of the city and county boards of education are to be thanked for
 making 1t possible for their colored teachers to attend these meetings. Where some of the boards have not
 registered their colored teachers, the
 superintendents have written letters to teachers urging everyone to at tend this meeting.
 Last year our enrolment was fif-
 teen hundred. which represented an
 increase over the previous years of six hundred teachers. This was tho
 largest enrolment ever made in any one year of the forty-one of our his tory.
 Alabama Association Largest "Our representation last August in the Oklahoma Annual meeting of the National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools. showed the Ala | bama Teachers association, as the
 largest negro state teachers asso-
 citation In the world. Our progress has not been phenominal--it has come only in that proportion as we have been able to work together for the
 purpose of helping to build for our | state and organization that would prove to be a powerful factor in
 making stronger our colored educa- tional system"