1933] Proceedings of the Academy of Science 5 



Comparison of 

 1922 AND 1923 



$135.92 checking account $156.00 



203.00 savings account 314.91 



Report of the Treasurer approved. 



M. F. Seymour, 



A. W. HOBBS, 



R. N. Wilson, 

 Auditing Committee. 

 As predicted the high school committee reported, and their report 

 follows : 



Your committee begs to report that it has held two meetings, one 

 in September and one in April, with the entire committee present 

 each time. 



At the September meeting it was decided to arrange for a meet- 

 ing of high school science teachers to be held in Raleigh at the time 

 of the North Carolina Teachers Assembly. Letters were sent to a 

 large number of high school teachers and a program was arranged so 

 as not to conflict with the meeting of the State Physics Teachers Asso- 

 ciation. The meeting was held as arranged and papers were pre 

 sented by Messrs. Roller, Wilson, Patterson, and Cunningham. 



A considerable number of teachers were present and showed de- 

 cided interest in the discussions. An account of the meeting was re- 

 ported in the Raleigh News and Observer of December 3, 1922. 



Several definite things resulted immediately. 



1. An organization was formed with Mr. A. F. Roller of the Ral- 

 eigh High School as President, and Mr. H. B, Simpson of the Louis- 

 burg High School as Secretary. 



2. From this organization a request was sent up to the Teachers 

 Assembly for the recognition of a science unit. 



3. A dinner party was given at the home of Prof. C. M. Heck, at 

 which definite plans were discussed for putting over a state-wide edu- 

 cational campaign for science in the high school. 



4. In February a committee was formed, under the direction of 

 the State Department of Education, for the purpose of visiting and 

 studying a number of high schools. The committee was made up of 

 ten teachers from six different colleges. This visitation was expected 

 to furnish first hand information as to the science courses given, the 



