The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-20
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According to previous notice theteaeh-
ers of Kenosha County met at the school
house in Wilmot, Monday evening, Oct.
Sd, for the purpose of organizing a
County Association. Dig
Supt. Barns occupied The chair and
Miss L. II. Patterson acted as secretary
The report of the committee for draft
ing a constitution was accepted, and
after due deliberation the Constitution
as presented was unanimously adopted.
The Association then proceeded to
elect offers for the current year, which
resulted in the choice of Hosea Barns for
President; W. g. Spence,Vice President
Eastern Division; j. F. Briggs, Vice
President Western Division; Miss L.sH.
Patterson Secretary; " " Barnes Asst.
Secretary, and Miss L, Il. Pienkowsky
Treasurer
On motion the Association then adj
journed to meet Friday evening Oct. 7.
so ~ LIZZIE H. PATTERSON, Sec
PROCEEDINGS FRIDAY EVE OCT. rs
The members of the Co. Teachers
Association to the number of sixty, or
seventy assembled with large concourse
of the good people of Wilmot in the
nj abura1. fho-
named. rIe .. ..,...' =
The house was called to order by the
President. The exercises were opened
by singing, followed by reading of the
Constitution by v. V. Barnes for the
benefit of such as wished to join, who
were not present at the time of its adop-
ton by the Association.
A very interesting paper was then read
by J. P. Briggs on the subject of ''Pri-
mary Reading" Miss 1T. Pienkowsky
followed with an essay on that old famil
lar subject, "History.n v. Y. Barnes
rerd paper which abounded in good
sense and strength of argtDent.
The chairman of the "Committee on
Resolutions" being called upon presented
the following:
"Since it has pleased the Almighty
Maker of the Universe to remove from
our midst one through whose long contin-
ued labor as teacher, affectionate counsel
as friend, and eminent Christian ex-
ample had endeared himself to all who
knew HIM therefore be it
ResoJoed, That in the death of Milton
M Rice, we recognize the loss of an
earnest worker in the field of moral and
intellectual education
Resot0ed, That we request the near and
dear friends of the deceased to accept
the sympathies of the Teachers of Keno
sha Co. who feel that Divine Providence
will comfort them in their present Attic.
tion. el.
These resolutions ha wing been adopted,
the Chairman of the Committee offered
the following which was also concurred
in unanimously:
Resoloed, That the thanks of allf mem
of the Institute are due J. P. Briggs,
" V. Barnes, j II. Colt, T. V. Mcguire,
W. G. Spence, Supt. Barns, Miss L. T.
Pienkowsky and Miss Anna Rhodes for
the able manner i'll which they have
conducted the various exercises assigned
them
Resolced, That to Prof j. H. Colt we
give especial thanks for the many ser
vices rendered us as an Institute
ReSOIUed, Tha5 we tender our heartfelt
thanks to the generous citizens of Will
mot and vicinity who have rendered us
such timely assistance in so many WAYS )
and we assure them that we fully. appre
ciate acts of kindness and words ofencour
agement from whatever source they may
come. rr H~as t-rsres Fvt
w. G. Spence
Emma Briggs : Com.
Jane Smith
The Treasurer of the Association then
became the cheerful recipient of $14.251
which was disposed of according to the
constitution"
Miss L. H. Patterson, in due and an
cient form, til en- read the "Chronicles''
Of the Institute. The Supt. now an
nounced the close of the exercises for the
evening, whereupon Miss Emma Briggs
in behalf of the members OF the Institute
presented to him copy of Webster's
New Unabridged Dictionary and copy
of Byron's Complete Works, as a token
of their appreciation of the earnest en-
deayor and uatiring exertion manifested
by HIM during the session, and wishing
to reveal to him their feelings in this
direction.
1t was a complete surprise to Mr.. Barns,