The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1870-02-19

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BALTIMORE COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
At the Young Mems Christian Association
| Rooms, in Baltimore, on Friday and Saturday,
4th and 5th inst, with President Samuel Ring
gold in the chair, the Baltimore County Teach
ers' Association held its regular quarterly ses-
sion. @9A-
Subjects of general interest in studies and
school management were discussed.
In consequence of meeting held by the
Commissioners, there was no session of the As
ISOLATION on Friday afternoon.
Saturday morning the Association was called
to order by Mr.. E. M. Jackson, Vice President.
After the transaction of the regular business,
Mr. E. NJ. Jackson offered the following pream-
BILE and resolutions
Whereas The State School Law makes it the
duty of the County Examiner to aid in the or
ganization of Teachers Associations, to encour-
age attendance, secure competent lecturers,
and to impaEt such information as shall encour-
age teachers in their work, and fit them for the
performance OF their duties therefore,
| ResolUed, That the County Examiner of Bal
timore county be, and he is requested, in future
to attend this Association in person, to secure
the lecturers for it, and to perform such other
duties for the good of the Association as are
prescribed in the law. tN
RESOLVED, That the Corresponding Secretary
be instructed to forward a copy of these resolu-
tions, properly signed, to DR.. Samuel Kepler,
incumbent Examiner.
A motion was made and adopted requiring
the Executive Committee of the Association to
perform faithfully that portion of their duties
relating to the having printed and distributed
among the teachers at an early period preced-
ing the meetings of the Association, the pro-
gramme of exercises to be performed at its ses-
| sions.
At this juncture, Prof. Newell entered the
Association in company with DR.. Kepler, both
of which gentlemen addressed the Association,
ture prosperity. DIR. Kepler explained why,
by reason of the multiplicity and pressure of
his other duties, as Secretary of the Board, he
has not been able to be present at the meetings
of our Association as often as he ought, and
wished to have been. He promised, however,
to be present at our next meeting, and to en-
terrain the Association with a lecture on Che
English Language.
Prof Newell Il livered a very interesting lee
ture on "Little Things" urging the teachers to
work by Gath"
Mr. Jos. Trainor offered resolution that, as
the Association needs every influence that will
promote its prosperity, and that, as he believ-
ed, that if the Commissioners were present,
more teachers would be encouraged to attend
the Association /; therefore,
ResoIred, That the Board of Baltimore Coun-
ty School Commissioners be requested to SO dis
pose of the business OF the Board on Friday
morning, if possible, as to enable them to at
tend the sessions of our Association, either
collectively or individually.
The attendance of the Association on Friday
morning was not very large, owing to the diff
Guilty many of the teachers experienced in get
ting to the city SO early, but the number con-
tinued to increase, until on Saturday morning
the Association presented quite a respectable
sight. Several new members were admitted.
Among the visitors present on Saturday were
noticed several Commissioners. The Assoca-
ton will hold its next meeting April 22d and
23d.