Nebraska advertiser., 1868-05-07
Meeting OF the Nemaha County
TeacheFS'S Association.
NAV 2nd- IRRQ

TeaCherS'S Association.
PERu, May End, 1868.
The Nemaha County Teachers Asso.
citation met pursuant 10 adjournment, in
The chapel of the State Normal School
building al Peru, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
to-day, and was called to order by the
President, Prof. j. VI. Mckenzie The
Secretary, w. d. Blackburn, being alb.
sent, P. M. Martin was elected Score.
tary pro tenn, and instructed to faithfully
record the sayings and doings of the as
ISOLATION.
The printed minutes Of the proceed.
ing meeting were then read and ap-
proved as read, (lncluding several mis-
takes in pronunciation by the Secretary,
which we're undoubtedly made for the
attentive ear of The critic.
The sentiments of the members pres
ent were that the ASSOCIATION thank its
absent members aid the teachers of
Nemaha comfy generally, for their
manifesi interest tn the cause OF Educa-
.i5n.
After a few able remarks from the
President and others, the executive COM
mittee reported the following programme
for the next meeting.
q. B. Hewett-Short Address.
w. D. Blackburn-Essay or Address.
Miss Lottie Giles-Select Reading.
Miss Jennie Riehardson-TwelVe
Words for Spelling.
Moses Thompson-Essay on Habit.
w. E. Maiors-Short Defamation
and three examples in mental arithmetic
w. E Dorrington-Two Sentences In
False SynIax.
F. Nj. WiIliams-Essay on Duties of
Young Men.
Miss Melissa Huntly = Essay on
Grammar.
Miss Ale Myers-Six Questions in
Geography.
Mrs. G. B. McKenzie-CFitic Re-
port.
Miss Anna Swan-TwO Questions in
Arithmetic.
J. M. Observation-Disclosures.
Thos. j. Majors-Essay on Importance
of Political Education.
w. H. Winlers-Two Questions 10
Grammar.
j. w. Williams-Two Questions on
Orthography.
H. Roberts-Study Of History.
j. Swan-DecIamation.
d. H. Hufman-Short Address.
Miss Maggie Tinkham-Sentences of
Spelling.
Miss Almeda Bagley-QuestiOns on
Sounds of Words.
MISS Carrie Fisher-Questions on
Reading.
P. M. Martin-Criticism on Reading.
Leonard Kinsey-ExplanatiOn of Sub
traction.
Albert Neal-Explanation of Com
mon Denomnator.
G w. Heywood-Cause of Zones.
Z. Haydeh-Longitude and Time.
The following resolution was then
offered and adopted:
ResolUed, That the Secretary be in
s%tructed to furnish a copy of The minutes
of this meeting TO the .AdUertiSer and
Journal for publication.
On motion, the association then ad,
iourned to meet at London June 9Th, at
10 A. M.
Quite a number of names were added
to the list of members. If the organiza
ton of this society and its first meetings
were a success, the second was indiS.
putahly a successor and, fellow-teach-
ers, if you will only evince a little more
interest IN your association, its aims and
objects, and not evade your w duties
by absenrng yourselves, but give us a
general attendance in June, We shall
hope to be successful in b~enefling you,
be cheered by your presence, and exert
a telling influence upon the schools of
Nemaba county.
Come, then. one and all, let US en-
deavor to profit by our organization aud
evince to all that we are not fossilifer-
Gus lfeless formations, but that we are
wide awake, energetic teachers, bound to
advance the interests of our profession By
all lawful means.
p. M MARTIN. Sec.