Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-05-18
Teachers Convention.


KNOXVILLE, TENN, May 18th, 1870
Te the teachers and friends Of Education IN
East Tennessee
GREETING;-In the name and on the behalf
of the Knoxville Teachers Association, wo in
yite you to meet in convention at the Female
Institute in this city, ON the 10th day of June
next, at Q o clock, A. NJ, then and there to Or
ganize ourselves into such m Association as we
may deem best to consider and devise means
for promoting the interests of education in the
State Of Tennessee Let us confer together
upon this vital interest of our people. In the
multitude of counselors their is wisdom" We
desire to secure the fullest and freest expression
Of opinion upon all the important educational
topics of the day among which the following
arc suggested
ReSolrcd That the State owes it to the child
rem of its people to give them such moral train
ing and mental culture as shall prepare them
for the faithful performance of their duties rs
citizens
Resolred That il is the duty of all parents to
give their children a good English education
under healthful, moral Influences and that if
they be too poor to do this, inasmuch as igno-
rance is serious social evil and q clog to ma
terial prosperity the principle of self-proection
and the law Of neighborly love unite to require
that the rich should assist the poor to do it,
ResoIred That free schools are cheaper, bet
ter taught, better governed, and are moro pro-
ductye of good scholarship and character than
private schools
ResolUed That the sexes should be educated
together in schools of all grades lower than the
college.
Resolred That County Supervision. County
Teachers Institutes, District Normal Institutes,
and State Normal School, are essential to an
efficient system of Free Schools
TOPICS FOR INFORMAL DISCUSSION.
What should be the course of study in the
Common Schools of Tennessee for the present
What are the duties, qualifications and re-
sponsibilties of the Common School teacher?
What proportion of their time should the
young spend in school up to the age of sixteen?
What are the objects and advantages of
graded schools?
What are the objects of study and proper in
centivcs to study?
What are the leading objects of the recita-
tion2
What are the best methods of conducting the
recitation?
What is the best manner of conducting Couh-
ty Teachers Institutes?
Please forward your names and such of the
subjects above mentioned or others which you
may wish to have considered, upon which you
will address the Convention, cithor in open dis
cussion or in writing. The Convention will
open with an inaugural address by Prof H.
Nicholson, and the remainder of the time will
be devoted to the discussion of the above named
topics, and such other educational questions
as may be, from time to time introduced
Lady teachers attending the meeting will be
Hospitality entcrtaind by the citizens of Knox
vile, and we bespeak for the Association most
cordial welcome. Let no one stay away for fear
there may be lack of Accommodations. Arrange
ments have been made for the entertainment and
comfort of all who may attend, be the number
one hundred or five hundred When Knox
vile fails in hospitality and public spirit other
city of the same size need try. We hope to see
n rousing meeting; one worthy of this great
cause one that will rouse and fire the cduca-
tonal spirit in this part of the State The meet
ing will continue two, three or more days. accor-
ding to the will of the Convention. Let every
live teacher and friend of education in East Ten
nessee report at Knoxville the 14th day of
June. Delegates to the Convention can procure
Return Tickets free by making themselves
known to the Agents of the East Tennessee and
Georgia Railroad and Knoxville and Charleston
Railroad, and paying full fare TO Knoxville.
Please forward your names to the undersigned
at once and the appropriate committees will
make all needful arrangements for your receipt
ion.
By authority and direction of the Knoxville
Teachers Association.
NJ. c. BUTLER, President.
Papers in East Tennessee, please for the pub
lie good insert the above gratuously