Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-24

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Prof Piper offered an amendment TO me
report cfthe Committee on Normal schoois.
asking that u committee ni ihree bs appoint
Ell 70 me.neriaiize the legislature " pass
law, which shall secore the esfsoiisaihen.
ii one Normal Scho3l in each Congrcssiona!
District, as soon as $50 900 shall be secured
from the people for building site Tor each.
This was adopted alter . lively diseuss'on,
An essay on .The Inhuen OF 'oou
Msnners in the Scnool Room. was fead
by Mrs. l.. +. Parker. which. on mctoh:
was requested for publication IN the ',e"oo,
Journal motion Was then msae sno
carried, requesting copies OF the o'ne' a"-
dresses for publication in the same paper.
A committee wss then appointed 10 soiicit
subscriptions to the Journal
A favorable report from the Coinmi'see
on Reform Schools Was received ana eoops-
ed.
Mr.. .. r. Smith. President Of tue WIS
consin Teachers Association, invited 'he
members to be presen, at the next session,
Of that body. The invitation was accepted
| and delegases appointed.
A favorable rerost from the COMMITTEE on
the Introduction Of Natu,sl Sciences was
received and adopted. also tavorso'e re-
port from the Committee on Institutes. .
The Committee on Nominations reported
the following: For President. Proi, !. ,.
Parvin, Vice Presidents. G ". Frost. =.
+. Calender. S. j. Buck, J Root. aud y. +.
Harlan Recording Secretary, I. Mos'er;
Corresponding Secretary. Miss Mary Love>
lace Treasurer. Miss p ". Sudlow Ex>
ecutivc Commute, L. ~ Hastings, >. y.
McLane, Miss Phnbe Schofeld. A. Hull
and .. NJ Schee.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
favorably on the subject OF the American
Journal Of Education On motion the re
port vas adopted. They also reported ap-
propriate resolutions.
The report Of tbe Executive COMMITTEE
was received and adopted Adjourned.
The evening session began with music
and prayer.
Prot. Perkins Of Iowa City introduced
series of resolutions favorlng the teaching
OF vocal music in public schools.
Messrs. Magoun, Piper. flamill and Horns
BY. Mrs. Maeonegal and Miss Nellie Moore
were appointed delegates to attend the Wis
consin State Teachers Association. Messrs
Edison. Hamill and Piper werc appointed
committee TO memorialize the Legislature
on the subject of Normal Schools.
Song, by Prof. Perkins. Address or
} ",Female Education by Rev. q. +. Ma
goun.
; The installation Of officers followed, the
new President, Prof Paryin, delivering
very happy inaugural.
The Treasurer reported the receipts FOL
membership amounted to Slo9.
On motion President Parvin appointed nj
y delegates 10 attend the Illinois State Teach
) ers' Association, Messr.. ingalls,, Edison
3 Leonard. Bemis, Miss Shelton, and Mrs. L
F. Parker
! -Four delegates seve appointed to tie Mis-
souri, State Teachers Association. One q
+ two committees on suhjects Of l.inor i'm.
portance were appointed.
] Ehe books OF the Enro lment Commute,
. show the following number Of delesatel
b present from the different counties:
c Audubon. 5; B nton, !; Boone, !; Chick
: asaw. ?; Clinton, ?, Dallas, 2, Delaware
j: Dos Mones, Henry. 4 Iowa. >
. Jasper, Q; Jefferson, 5; Johnson, 6; keokuk
8: Lee, 10: Louisa. .; Madison, Ma
haska. %; Marion. II; Marshall, 8; Mills
.; Monroe. :; Muscasin.. .; Polk, 90
, Pottawattame. | Poweshek, %; Scott
l6; Story, 8; Vim Buen, Wapelo, 2
Warren, 2; Washington, i Wayne, L.
Besides these there were seven visitors from
abroad, making the number l79 Oihcl
visitors not enrolled swell the number {
: about 800.
The proceedings have been characterized
throughout with entire harmony and th'
. best of feelipg; much Va cable information
, has been oicited, and popular education j,
our State has hsen much teneftted by th
deliberations Of the Association. The mex
\ Convention will he held at Clinton.
Most Of The delegates return TO thei
, homes this morning. cannot close with
=. ont expressing a sense Of gratitude to III
people Of Des Meinc- for their hospitals,
and for the MANY iavo.s shown.