SOUTHERN EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.

JOURNAL

OF

Proceedings and Addresses

OF THE

Twentieth Annual Meeting

HELD AT

CHARLOTTE, N. C.

December 28-30

1909

PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATION.
FOR SALE BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ASSOCIATION.

CONTENTS.

26

PAGE

Constitution and By-Laws

5

Calendar of Meetings

9

Officers for 1909

10

Journal of Proceedings

13

An Explanation

19

Addresses of Welcome-

Joyner

21

Graham

22

Response-Tighe

25

Address of the President-Van Sickle....

A Course of Study for Country High Schools—Harris.

28

A Teachers' Advisory Council-Lefevre

29

A Mother's Estimate of the Kindergarten-Cronk..

32

A Suggested Secondary Curriculum for the Boy who will not go to

College - West

37

Agricultural Education in Secondary Schools—Duggar..

41

American Ideas in Education-Brown

45

Biological Factor in the Elementary Curriculum-Robinson.

50

Correlation of Primary Work-Cooper.....

56

County Supervision in Southeast Missouri; Its Importance and Its

Possibilities-Graham

60

College Fraternities from the Iństitution's Point of View-Fell... 62

Does the Curriculum of the Elementary Schools Meet Existing

Needs—Tighe

64

Disciplinary Education-Crossfield

66

Extension Plan for Rural Schools—Dillard

76

Fundamental Qualifications of the County Superintendent–Tru-

deau

77

Improvements Most Needed in the Kindergarten Course of Study

and in Daily Practice Armstrong

83

Instruction in Character Building-Bennett

84

Illustrated Lessons in Morals-Fairchild

90

Kentucky's Educational Awakening—Crabbe

92

Limitations of College Athletics—Flory

96

Music Development in the South--Bourgard.

102

Manual Arts in Relation to Home Life in Rural Communities-Gar-

lington

107

Public School System of Texas-Bee

108

Report of Progress, Texas–Cousins

114

Relation of the Public Library and the Public School-Johnson.... 116

Report of Educational Progress, Louisiana-Harris...

119