Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-08
CORRESPONDENTS.
McM1NNyILLE, April 3. 1871.

McMlNNvILLE, April 3, 1871.
OREGON, REPUBLICAN,.
Sir: Perhaps the friends of educa~
tien in Polk County would be glad to
hear of the prospects of the Yumhill
County Teachers Association.
Pursuant to call of the County Su.
pcrintendent, few devoted and ener-
getic teachers met in Lafayette, on the
18th of August, 1870, and made
arrangements to meet on the both OF
December following for permanent or
ganization. According thereto, goodly
number responded, and on the 30th of
December the organization was COM
pleted, DR.. L. Henderson. County Su>
perintendcnt, was chosen President
Charles NJ Blake, A. NJ of Amity,
Vice President; Ill. FL. Hewitt, A b., OF
McMinnviIle, College Secretary "A. S.
Watt. Esq, of Lafayette, Treasurer
An Executive Committee, consisting
of Prof l.. w. King, Principal Lafay-
cite Academy, j. w. Eddy. North
Fork Academy, and V. NJ. Olds were
also elected. The Session at Lafayette
was profitable and interesting to all
The citizens of Lafayette kindly enter
tanned all who attended. The zeaI
shown by the people of Lafayette in
assisting the organization will most
surely be rewarded. The Lafayette
choir rendered ihe session attractive by
their fine music. BY special request Of
the citizens of Amity, the Association
adjourned, to meet at that Place on
Thursday the 3lst of March, 1871
Well. the 3l>t has come and gone, and
with ii a successful session of our Asso
citation. The people Of Yamhill County
seem on this occasion to have mani
tested most worthy solicitude for the
welfare of their schools, and for the
Association. From all parts of the
county they cane-a warm hearted
generous community enterpined them
for three days. On. this occasion
aside from the intellectual exercises
We were entertained with music from
the Amity Brass Band. aud McMiun.
vile and Lafayette choirs.
The subject Of arithmetic was taken
up aud discussed, and, to use the phrase
so often heard on tho occasion, the
teachers literally "went down after the
reason way" These exercises were
conducted after the manner Of classes
generally in the schools. a teacher
being called to take charge of the
the class while considering a lesson
Not unfrequenlly, the teacher would be
obliged to :. run mp BUSH" but would
good naturedy conclude not to be
I" caught on the same hook" on another
OCCASION.
On Friday. quite a number os teach
ers, many of them quite young, made
application for certificates. \ written
examination required. OF course. many
Of the young ladies and ecgtlenrn felt
somewhat abashcd at the idea; bn,
they came OF vietorious-all but one on
two obtaining certificates. On Thurs
day evening, Mr. Blake delivered a
very interesting lecture on the subject oil
teaching. On Friday evening, DR..
Marsh. of the Pacific University, de
livered lecture replcte with practica
sentiments; after which several decla-
nations were rccite1. During the even.
ing the County Superintendent submlt-
ted report ot the condition of the
schools
" The spirit perhaps that Of mirth
moved one George, of the tribe OF
McMinnvilleites, to write sundry chron-
icles. The people laughed much there>
at, and with one accord, adjourned, to
meet again on Saturday.
The session of Saturday concluded
the Investigation of arithmetic as far as
multiplication of common fractions. An
advisory committee was chosen by the
County Superintendent. The time of
meeting fixed for July 9Th, 1871.
Adjourned to meet at McAlinnville,
to continue three days.
YAMHILL.
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