Weekly New Oregon plain dealer. (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1866-1867, 1866-11-09
PrOcee iliElgs Of the Howard
Co TeaCheE Association
held I'm Line Springs,
October S(i6.

Proceedings of tie first day Tues
day P. M. Oct. 2,d 1865.
| In the absence f the President
the meeting was called to order by
the Vice President Jas. Green
leaf.
i Opening prayer by Prof T. w.
Lee.
The Secretary then called the
roll and the following members
were found to be present.
| Names of Members.
Jas. Greenleaf, Grace Craig,
T. W. Lee, Rhoda Cray,
H. w. Partch, ss.. Jane Cray,
A. StJohn, Lucinda Tibbles,
N. S. Craig, E, StJohn,
A. Starkey, H. G, Van Leuven.
On motion of H w Partch the
following resolution was adopted.
RESOLVED, That our County Su.
perintendent be requested to call
the next Teachers Institute at such
time as shall best secure the attend
ance of all the teachers in the coun-
ty and that he also notify them to
procure boarding places for them
selves during their attendance.
The chair then appointed N. S.
Craig auditor pro tenn, to settle the
accounts with II. w. Partch former
treasurer. -...
The Institute then adopted the
following resolution on motion of
HI. G. VanI.euven. -
Resolved, That the county Su-
perintcndent be authorized to pur-
chase two dozen glee books with the
money ofthe Teachers Association to
be kept especially for the benefit of
the Institute, and also that he pur
chase blank record for said In
stitutc.
On motion of N. S. Craig the
following resolution was adopted.
Resolved, That it be the sense
of the teachers present that it would
be beneficial to continue this Assa-
for a day or two
On motion Of Nv partcb
adopted by the Institute.
RESOLVED, That our county Su.
pcrintendent be requested to cor
respond with the Superintendent of
Public Instruction to ascertain
whether the teachers Of this county
can hold more than one Institute
in one year provided they furnish
the necessary funds above the ap-
preparation made by the state, and
whether the teachers would have
any control Of said Institute.
On motion of Ms Craig, rcsolv-
ed that the President be requested
to furnish an order of exercises for
this evening.
Chair appointed II. W. Partch,
H. G. Van Leuven, N. S. Craig,
committe to furnish the programme.
A resolution offered by Miss
Grace Craig was adopted.
RESOLVED, That, we the teach
ers of Howard County request our
county Sup erintendent to spend a
whole day in visiting each school
instead of one half day as has been
his practice heretofore.
The following programme for the
evening was then furnished by the
chairman ofthe committee.
1st. Prayer by the Rev. A.
Craig.
2nd. Music, "The Temperance
Sheop.''
3rd. Lecture, by Professor II.
w. Lee, subject, temperance.
4th. Music, Hurrah for Prohi-
bition.
The following motion presented
by H. w. Partch and seconded by
T. w. Lee, was unanimously ad-
opted.
RESOLVED, That the best inter.
ests of education in the county re-
quire that the salary of our teach
ers be graded to correspond with
the grade of their certificates; in.
cluding their qualifications in Theo.
ry and Practice and to discipline a
school, and that the highest wages
be sufficient to induce persons of the
highest qualifications to enter the
teachers profession. -s
On motion, adjourned until
P. NJ.
Evening Session.
j In the absence of the chairman
on motion Of the Institute H. w.