Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-06-12
KNoXYILIE TENN. THURSDAY g
The Teachers Of, washingten, County In
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The Teachers Of, washfngten, County IN
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.5os4g E,1Ar1g JOHNSON CITY, June 10.
= The Teachers Institute of Washington
county met in Science Hill Academy to-
day at 10s O'Clock A. NJ, and was called to
order by the County superintendent, Prof
IL. Presnell. 80 GA d ssi7ss sszss 80 bsa j
S E'a g; s.. .iss ORGANIZATION. - }
Profs. w. II. Perkins and r. HI. DUNCAN
were elected Vice Presidents. Prof A.
M. Jervis, and DR.. M. Need were elect
ed Secretaries, and Treasurer was also
provided for. The chair then announced
the following committees: Reception, j.
M. Johnson, Esq, Hon. III. III. Carr, and
Prof. Lenoir; Programme, Profs. DUNCAN,
Lenoir; and Templin Resolutions, Profs.
Yoder, Peoples. and Cartright; Executive
son Prather, and DR.. Need committee on
Text Books, as announced in the afternoon,
Profs. Presnell. DUNCAN, Lenoir. DR..
Need afterward substituted in place OF
: After the report Of the COMMITTEES on
Progress the Institute adjourned to meet
at u o'clock P. NJ. ss:r5 81 iseSsai ~ +
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'.1sogsa l.nb AFTERNOON SESSION. ssa - - =
Z Prayer by Rev. Atwater. Prof. Lenoir
reported that Hon. p. p. c. Nelson, who
had been selected to deliver the address OF
welcome, was SO indisposed as not to be
able to be present, at the same time assur-
ing the teachers and friends of education
that the citizens of Johnson City were, in
deed, proud of their presence and would do
all in their power to make the Institute a
success. hig-l yl';fiqa -, ,l9sHssl /.
- THE PROGRAMME / s es@s ~ =
was then taken up. Prof. L. G.. Peoples,
of Cherokee Institute, read paper on
ON /" Our Educational Prospects.
The reading occupied some eight
minutes, which had been prepared with
care, took retrospective and prospective
glance at the school interests in Tennes-
see, advocated free schools, and gave the
requisites for their maintenance, and for
our educational prosperity. % i'1fq'Tea - =
- 8 ii b THE SPELLING CLASS, al n
conducted by Prof. j. C. Yoder, of Bethesda
school, in which a number of test words
were assigned the teachers, which was in
teresting and at times mirth-provoking.
The reading class, conducted by Prof. 8.
Y. Cartright, Boon's Greek Seminary, and
Prof. o. F. Brabson, Campbelps school
4OuSCs "A kSucId1 ulcClkSSiOA 1O11OWCO Ou
this subject, in which Profs. Presnell,
DUNCAN, ct al, took part. iss1 IS
49, , a' V THE QUESTION FOR l-2 .'ti e. :.
Was then handed around. Each of the
teachers present, handed in a question and
quite lively time is anticipated when, on
they are to be answered.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. =
Several Items Of interest were disposed
of under this head, among others teachers
from other counties and the friends of edu-
cation generally were cordially invited to
in the discussion. The Insti-
tute will meet tomorrow at 8 o'clock. 4
The prospects for the success of this Or
ganization is very encouraging. Twenty
teachers of the county are in attendance
and others are expected. There are several
also from other counties, among them G..
G. Collins, superintendent of Carter couf-
ty.
The citizens of this pleasant little vii
lage are doing well the work of entertain
ing the teachers and all present.
Methodist preachers can not eat
more chicken than the Washington
county teachers, while in matter of get
ting away with strawberries and such like
things, there is no comparison. They are
the. healthiest of men, and (only . few
ladies, they of course form an exception
with whom have ever met. OF their fur
Their work move hereafter. &