The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-04-05
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Proceedings Of the Wood County Teachers
Association.


Proceedings Of the Wood County Teaehers'
.f'n Association ..N
The Association met at the school house in ToutOG
any, Saturday, March I'd, in compliance with the re-
quest previously made through the Journal. The
President not being present. the house called 70
orderly the Secretary and ID n. rhiio elected Pres.
dent pro tenn One chapter Of scriptures read BY
j. J. Evers and prayer offered by the President The
minutes of the last meeting were then read by the
Secretary. The President coming took his seat and
J read the question for discussion. ,.., |
Rssoirsd, That ambition should not be used as a
motive in educa ating youth. ....s s.
Discussed by DIR, Philo aud ID, Donaldson on the
Affirmative aud the President j. J. Evers W II
Minton, A. HUFF Alfred Wood, T.. RuckeL W, n
Wood, C, W. Evers, Il. Black, Jt aud Il elliott on
the negative. On motion of Elliott, the Associa.
ton adjourned at ~ o'clock, to meet again at NJ
AFTERNOON SEssIoN.--The President called the
house TO order and eocutionary rcises were in
troduced and participated in by the following per-
sons, who read pieces of the Presidents selection,
which very appropriate to the OCCASION;
Cunning, T. Elliott, Misses G A Wood and A A Wood
These exercises were postponed aud the subject of
grammar taken up The legitimacy of the methods
adopted by different grammarans tor the disposition
Of the noun and participle in such senteneesns The
rain eeasing. rainbow appeared " was dscussedsnd
general remarks made by Cunning L Elliott, W
Evers, Rev Mr. Reid the President, II Wood. ID
4 Donaldson and J J Evcrs. On motion of J Par
sons, the exercises in grammar were concluded and
the association proceeded the discussion of the fol
lowing question: , .f ss. ...... F.
Resolved, That the rules and definitions In arith-
metics should be thoroughly committed.
Affirmative, Cunning, Il Wood, l. Elliott. the
President aud Secretary Negative Eyers and d
Donaldson. |..-
Arithmetcal questions were suspended and motion
made that the lecture by DR. Philo be heard The DR.
being called upon, came forward and delivered
very eloquen, address of nearly an hours length
suhject-''rhe Teachers inhue generally" which
listened to by every predeit with marked at
tention. The chair appointed W Evers, 4 Elliott
and j Evers as committee to prepate a pro-
gramme for the next meeting. Motion was made by
Donaldson "that when this sciaton adjourn, it
adjourn to meet in Gilead the first Saturday in June,
1860. Prevailed. Rev Mr. Reid was invited by the
President to deliver an address and responded in
such manner as reflect honor and credit both up
on himself and his hearers. Subject--"Adyanc, me mt
I of Education" On motion OF A HUFF, the assoca.
: ton adjourned until I o'clockP NJ,
EVENING SEs sIoN.--The President being necessa-
rily called away. Mr. Wo cd appointed In his
3 stead. He read the the essayists selected
I at the December meeting, all of whom were either
absent or unpreparcd to act. The names of the de.
claimants wete read. OF these, Cunning and II
Wood were prcse n and respo ndcd to the call with
n we'll memorizcd and well spoken dec amations. Mi
= Ruokc was also called upon for de canation ant
responded in a manner worthy ofprase. On motor
n ofC Evers, extemporaneous speaking various
subjects introduced and engaged in by DIR Phio
= on Temperance; Leroy Foote Influence OF Moral So
A hes clnapd
:, and the question,
! Resolped That the educational intere sts OF th
y County demand county school superintendent.
n Affirmed by ID II Philo, Leroy Foote and Cunning
and ably defended by Rev Mr. Rel and A Huff o.
motion of VIM Wood this discussion laid asid,
and slocutonary exercises again taken up. TIL
v President called on Pray,J Evers, J Cunnin
E. and Miss c A w Wood to read pieces of his selection
o. all of which both amusing and interesting o
motion of d II Philo, the association ad djourned t
: meet at the time and place before named.
- THIS meeting, for the most part, very inter
L esng one owing the general willingness of tn
1t members to take part in the exercises. Every on
felt themselves not only interested but cnettcd
the meeting. The citizens of Tontogany, they ev
er have been upon such occasions, were in gener,
I'd attendance, and extended their hospitality to a
n. present.
n, REPORT or THE COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMME,
. MoRNING.-lst, prayer; I'd, miscellaneous business
;, Sd, address by Rev. Mr.. Reid on the subject .Th
=" importance of making teaching professions; 4th e.
Oh ocutionary eXercises-readers, Messrs w Woo
bury, j Evers, Misses A A Wood and NJ u Rudolph
~ AFRERNooN.-lst discussion of the following res
% oluton:
y Res.lred That vocal music should be taught in OF
n common schools. f'H#
or ID lecture by Elliott subject-"1he m inner
40 teaching English Grammar and the importance
studying it early in life. Sd, address by D A Aver,
subject--the best mode of teaching orthograph
4th, essay by Miss Cathaune Kmberlin the be
RI method of teaching geography. 9Th J J Evers m
a. D Donaldson on the best ,thod of touching artl
e. metc. 9Th closing address by the President,
nd J. w WOODBURY., President.
he JuRN EvERs, Jr., Secretary.
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