The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-11
TRAcnEns, Assoc1Ar1oN.-The regular

| IRACHERd AsSOCIATlOA.-lne regular
monthly meeting of the Teachers ASsoci
alton was held Saturday afternoon in
the chamber of the Board OF Education
In the absence OF the President professor
WilliamS) Vice President shOwdth occu.
pied the chair. The minutes OF the last
meeting were read and approved.
The Committee on Text Books, to
whom further time had been granted at
the last meeting to report, presented,
through the chairman, Prof Stevenson,
a verbal report in which changes in two
volumes I'D and 4lh) OF the series OF
readers now in use, were recommended;
also, that Kids ElOCution be substituted
for Wilson's 9th Reader, and Steele's
Chemistry instead Of Porters.
Amer remarks by Rev. Prof. Boyd and
others the subject was recommitted to
the Committee for further consideration.
The regular exercises being next in
order, essays were called for but none
were forthcoming. The Budget Box"
was examined, and it, too, failed to fur.
nish anything,
Prof.. Stevenson desired the members Of
the Association at the next meeting 10
come prepared to give their opinion on
the selIreporting system now in force in
several OF the schools.
The being the time for holding the elcc.
ton for officers during the ensuing term,
Prof futile made the motion that
ladies be chosen to ill the positions, Voted
down, all the ladies voting unanimously
in the negative.
Nominations were then called for, when
Rev, Prof, Boyd named Prot. Williams
1.-THE present incumbenO for President,
and Miss Anderson for Vice President
Both were unanimously elected. Prof
Bundey declined reelection as Secretary,
remarking that he had filled the position
about two years, and was willing to be
placed on the retired list, tsllOt bali
pay. The Association expressed It's dc.
light in doing him honor by re.electing
him without dissenting voice. Miss
Taylor was continued as Treasurer.
Miss Anderson, Vice President elect,
on whom the duty Of appointing the Ex.
ecutiVe Committee devolved in the alb.
sence ofthe President, named Miss Martin
and Prols, futile and Stevenson as con.
shutting said committee.
Rev. Prof. OydproCeeded to address
the Association on the subject of school
government and expense of maintaining
the schools in Philadelphia and Cleve.
land as compared with our own. In the
first named city there is mo Superintend.
ent, everything is managed by the local
and general boards; while in Cleveland
the very reverse is the iaCt-everything
Is done by supervision, tan enormous ex.
pense. The salaries paid in Cleveland
are much larger than those paid here.
The cost Of superintendent and assistants,
together with the sums paid the teachers
in the two high schools. aggregate attend.
ancc OF pupils about 2j0D amounts to
$22, 50O-almOst rs much as the expense
ormaintaining the entire public schools in
this district. ....E
Prof. b. reviewed at considerable length
the report Of the President Of the Board
Of Education, and the Superintendent Of
the Public Schools in Cleveland, and es.
tablislIcd by figures that the bOastctl low
rate OF educating child in that city was
a myth, there being len or twelve cities in |
the country, (Wheeling includcd) in
which the expense was not so great. He
showed, also, the fallacy Of the claim set
up for the mode Of teaching children to |
read adopted in that city; and in short,
gave the reports such scatLing review
that there was lille lett Of them when lie
finished
Remarks by Rev. Prof. Hall and Prols.
Mertz, Bundy and Tuttlc, followed Prof.
Bs address. One or two oil the gentle.
men Joined issue with the views advanced
by Prot Boyd in reference 10 the best
mode Of teaching children 10 read.
Vice President Snowden announced |
that lady will DC expected TO read IN
essay at the next meeting, and that Prof
Mertz will address the Association on a |
subject to be selected by himself.
On motion the Association adjourned |
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