Identifier: georgiahistorica00geor (find matches)
Title: Georgia, historical and industrial
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Georgia. Dept. of Agriculture Stevens, O. B. (Obediah B.) Wright, R. F. (Robert F.)
Subjects: Georgia -- History Georgia -- Economic conditions
Publisher: Atlanta, Ga. : G.W. Harrison, State Printer
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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l days.Both of these are now part of the public school systems of their respectivecities. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Last, but not least, is the gieat public school system of Georgia. TheState Constitution of 1868 made provision for a thorough system ofgeneral education, to be forever free to all children of the State. At ameeting of the Georgia Teachers Association held in Atlanta in August,1869, a committee was appointed to report upon a school system adaptedto the condition and wants of Georgia. The committee consisted of Pro-fessor Gustavus J. Orr, for many years professor of Mathematics inEmory College, chairman; Bernard Mallon, long the superintendent ofthe public schools of Savannah, and afterwards of Atlanta; John M. Bon-nell, then president of Wesleyan Eemale College at Macon; Martin V.Calvin of Augusta, and David W. Lewis, president of the North GeorgiaAgricultural College at Dahlonega. By direction of the committee thechairman prepared the report, which was then submittted to the exe-
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tii i L. GEORGIA: HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL. 389 cutive committee composed of Eev. H. H. Tucker, at one time presidentof Mercer University and later of the State University; Prof, W. LeroyBro\\ne of the State University; Rev. Alexander Means, D.D., long aprofessor in Emory College; Professor W. D. Williams, principal of theGeorgia Academy for the Blind; Professor Bernard Mallon, and ProfessorGustavns J. Orr. After nine hours spent in discussing the report, sectionby section, it was adopted as written, xit another meeting of the GeorgiaTeachers Association, held at Macon in November, 1869, the reportafter being discussed for an entire day was unanimously adopted. That report forms the main provisions of the first public school law,approved October 13, 1870. Under this act an organization was effected,and Governor R. B. Bullock appointed General J. R. Lewis State SchoolComxaissioner. This office has since been held by Professor Gustavus J.Orr, Hon. J. S. Hook, Professor S. D. Bradwell a

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