The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-06-05
Proceedings of the Cedar County Teachers'
Association.

Proceedings of the Cedar County TeacherS
Association.
According to previous notice, the Ce-
dar County Teachers Association met in
Upton, in the Union School house, at
8 4. NJ, the 22d uls.
The meeting was eaMsd TO order by the
president, b. L. Boyntor, and ths min
utes of the previous meeting read.
The secretary read she constitution of
the Association, ana six persons became
members
The new school law was then presented
as the subject for discussion.
DIR. Maynard, county superintendent,
was called upon to explain the leading
features of the law. He dwelt upon the
clause relating to the organizasfua Of
school districts
Many questions were asked by VIM.
McC,anc, S. S. Daniels, c. c. Ncstlerodc,
and others.
Mr. Lathrop, superintendent Of john
son county, was also asked many ques-
tons, to all of which he gave ready aud,
direct answers.
Dr. Maynard nade some remarks upon
the Law n genera, and urged the impor-
tance of giving it fair trial before con-
demning it--suil the law was meetir &
with opposition, but this does not prove
that it was worthless. y similar law met
with heavy opposition in Ohio, when it
first west inso effect, but now very few
can be found who oppose the law Ia that
State; We may expect to meet opposition
to the law for time; the law is no party
law, it was the united effort of the friends
of good schools of both parties ; Demo-
: crat Hon NJ L. Fisher originated it,
a Republican (Hon. j. ". CattelD made
amendments to it and engineered 1t
through the Legislature; it received the
votes of the lceding members Of all par
g ties, in both Houses.
, 4 committee, consisting Of Sylvanus
Yates, James McCung, aud William Nc
: Cane, were arpoi tied to repor' resolu-
tior expressing the sense of the Associ-
alton relative to the new sc! COL law, and
y the course the Association will pursue in,
y reiation 30 it.
4 pamphlet perportlag to be the New
! School Law had been sent to several Of
the members, which, upon examination,
was found to be spurious document.
:, DR., Maynard was appointed By the AS
sociation to investigate the matter, and
>, to publish the facts in relation to il IN
n both of the Upton papers, that the peo'
pie may not be deceived.
- The Association then took a recess til
of laP. NJ.
&c - O'clock, p. NJ.
Sylyanus Yates read a we'll prepared
h and instructive report on Physiology.
he Nathan Taber was call upon for re-
'e port on Phrenology, but owing to some
mistake in the publication Of the notice,
- he was not aware that he was expected te
4, report. The Association granted hin
Y, further time.
G. c. Nesterode was then called upon
r for report on Common Schools. He sta
Ii. ted that he was ready and anxious to re
la port, but that the time appointed for thu
:, u address, to be delivered by Mr.. Lathrop
had arrived, aud consequently he woult
~ give way.
=. Mr.: Lathrop occupied the attention o
Of the Association fer over an hour. IL
C. commenced by giving a history of th
State university-its present. condition
ed and future prospects, He then address
'.s ~ ed the Association upon the high calling
- aud great responsibility Of commo,
Cd school teachers; said our common school
all exert far greater influence upon tt
destiny Of our country than the legisla
IN. tive and executive departments of ou
government; urged the necessity of ha,
ing the teachers of common schools ur
:, derstand and perform their duties. III
remarks were clear, pointed, and ftly spc
ha ken
er Tanner Gibson then read good repo,
on the best methods of awakening an in
terest in schools.
'1' The subject Of holdings Teachers Il
sr. stitute at some period during the presa,
year, vaa ther taken up aud csrolir