The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-07-14
COUNTY ITEMS.

THE BALTIMORE COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
The Baltimore County Teachers Association
held its regular meeting at Rechabite Hall, Fay
cite ST., Baltimore on Friday and Saturday, 9th
and nth instant There were two sessions on
Friday and one on Saturday. More than eighty
members answered to their name when the roll
was called Mr.. F. Foy, the Vice-President, oc-
cupied the chair, the President Mr.. Ringgold, be-
ing absent on account OF sickness.
The programme prepared for the occasion en-
braced twenty subjects. Eleven of the appointees
were absent two offered excuses, the others faith
fully discharged their assigned duties. The
opening address by Mr.. j. j. Starr, was highly
instructive 1t exhibited, in the form of letters,
how teachers mode of assigning lessons chang
es in geometrically decreasing series as his ex-
perience increases. Mr.. r. @. McGinn made
some remarks on teaching mental Arithmetic,
and by request of one of the teachers, on the use
of Walton's arithmetical Card and Key. Mr.. s.
p. Bosley, addressed the Association his meth
cd of teaching Reading, and Mr.. H. G. Crockett,
on School Management. Both handled their
subjects in practical manner. Mr.. ID. Curtis,
presented an excellent article on Text Books /;
Mrs. Barnes, ON School Discipline Miss Hus-
ton on The Teacher and DR.. Harker, on Men
tai Discipline Mr.. II. D. Reese made few very
appropriate remarks on the external surround
ings Of the School Room. Articles were read
biography and Penmanship. Miss Emily Day
presented able article on Moral Instruction, in
which she delicately alluded to the condition OF
some of the schools by too free use OF tobacco
by q the lords of creation Her production
elected a very animated and profitable discus
sion on the extent Of a teachers duty to impart
moral instruction, participated in by Messrs w
G. Griffith, r. M G. Trainor, s. P. Bosley, Fl
d. Reese and f. Foy. Mr.. Foy addressed the
Association on the Social Qualifications of Teach
ers'. The amusing anecdotes which he freely
used to illustrate hissubect, called forth frequent
applause. An instructive lesson in Algebra was
given by Mr.. n. f. Armacost. The subject do
Public School Exhibitions pay" was fully and
! practically discussed by Messrs II. D. Reese, r.
NJ. G. Trainor, W. O. Griffith, s. P. Bosley and
H. G. Crockett.
Professor Leakin urged upon the Association
at the State Convention. The following are the
delegates from our Association. Messrs. Ring.
gold, Harker, Stansbury, Reese, W. G. Griffith,
Bosley, Curtis, Foy, Crockett, Mrs. Soper, Mrs
Miller, Misses Harrison, Day, Reese and Down.
ing.
Mr.. Sparks and Misses f. Dorsey 4. Kelley,
l.. Barnard, and NJ. Reese, became members Of
| the Association.
1t was announced that Teachers Institute
would be held at Towsontown, during the last
week in August, at which all ofthe school teach.
ers of the county will be present M r,,f
The meetings of the Association have been in
creasng in interest since its reorganization un.
der the present school law. s@ 9&
1t was a subject of general remark that the seS-
sions of last Friday and Saturday were the most
interesting practical and instructive Of any vel
held by the Association. ~