The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-14
Communication.
For the Conservative.
REPORT OF THE PROCEED
ENGS OF THE MORGAN 90.
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

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TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
EDlroR CONSERVATIVE - The FIRST reg
ulNr meeting Of the Morgan County
Teachers Association was held, on the
3lst Of December last, at Malta; and
thirty.fve teachers were in attendance.
In the absence Of the President and
Secretary, the association was organ
lied 10y electing Mr.. O. W. Chandler
President pro tom aud Sir. W. L.
Porter Secretary
The programme Of exercises FOR the
afternoon session was read and adopt
ed. after which remarks by way Of on
couragcment were made by Messrs.
Tickercl, Brounon Ball, Rusk and 9TH
crs. Adjourned
The association was called TO order
az one o'clock, r. NJ, when the wei
coming and solutatory address was
made by Dff.. y. N Mclaughlin.
Remarks on "Methods Of Teaching
Geography were made by J NJ. Rusk,
concerning which Mr.. Pickcrel took
exceptions and made some pretty see
we're structures after which he proceed
ed to expound an old theory in new
way. Quite spicy discussion tool,
place upon this subject, participated
in by Messrs. Mclaughlin, picborel
md Rusl,, in which the Expansion
Method was so perfectly cryandei that
all present felt that il existed in mag.
ina.ion only.
Nj Brannon next addressed tho
association, subject "What Shall We
Teach Children, and How % The od.
dress had been carefully prepared,
was we'll delivered, and the position
taken heartily endorsed by the asso-
citation.
Remarks were then made upon the
same subject by Messrs Pickcrcl and
Ball. Miss Painter, and others, when,
upon motion, the further discussion Of
this question was postponed until the
next regular meeting.
The programme for the evening se7-
sion was read the time Of the next
meeting May 18th and 10th and the
place Chesterfield fixed; an
executive committee, consisting Of A.
Pond, J. r. Foullc and James Bran
non, was appointed; after which the
Association adjourned until holt-past
six o'clock, p. NJ
The evening session opened wi h the
reading orn racy and an instructive
paper, edited and read by Miss Ehio
Townsend.
This was followed by on address by
Mr. Pickerol, subject School Exami,
ncrs."
An essay, School room Manners and
MORALS was read by Mr. Joseph Lent,
thercading ofwhich was followed by
Mr.. Brannon, who heartily endorsed
the position taken by Mr.. Lent.
An intcrrogatory essay, entitled
Primary Schools was read by Miss
Sarah McCoslin and answered Mr..
Mclaughlin.
Conference exercises, or General
Glass" being next in order the asso-
citation was humorously entertained,
as well as highly edited, by listening
to the recital Of School-room expert
cnccs by Messrs, Lent, Brannan, Ball,
Pickorel, Chandler, and Miss MoCas-
lin, and to "Why l Am Teacher by
y. NJ. Mclaughlin.
The following resolution was then
offered by Mr.. BrannOn;
Rcsohtd, That the Teachers Of this
association deem it for the good OF
the schools, that the use Of Wilson'S
Readers and Spoilers be discontinued
and that the Eclectic series be made
the standard.
On motion, the consideration Of the
resolution was postponed until the
next meeting of the association.
On motion, it was ordered that the
proceedings ofthe association be pub,
lished in the County papers.
Closing remarks were made by j. NJ.
Rusk. Il
Jan. 10, 1870.