, 1874-12-29

MEETING OF COUNTY EupEn1STESDESTs.
Tho County supcrinscnaonta' section Of tho
Illinois Stnte Teachcrs' Association assembled
yesterday afternoon in tho rooms Of tho noara
Of Education. Tho occasion waR tho observance
OF the twcnty-firht anniversary Of tho formation,
Of tile Association. Tho object OF tho assembly
was to discuss educational matters Of intcrest.
THERE WE'RE PRESENT
Mrs. Mary L. Carpenter, OF Winuobago County;
8. i. Wilson, Champaign County; 3. i. Dargo,
l1onr7 County; Daniei Cnroy, Leo County
Georgo .. Plant, Coax County; r. Niilliamp,
LaSallo County; c. T.. 11aun, hnno County ;
Mrs. satal @. Mcintosh, Hill County +. Il.
Wells O{;lo County J. !. Ward Perry County;
Nettio Al. siucair, Kankakeo County; 4. A.
suppigar, Madison County; o. II. Crnly,
Whtesitlo County; J. II, scaton, putram Co,,l,-
ty: tho Rer. john 1iieby, Grnndy County Miss
4. Z. Frazcr, Mercer County Henry Higgins,
Morgan County; d. i. Donnclt, Warren County ;
Mrs. n. i. Crazy, Boono County, aud others.
Alr. Wells MAS elected temporary Chatr1nnu,
and aliss Sinclair was chosen to net US Secrctary.
THE PROGRAMME or EXERCISES
Tor tho Afternoon consisted Of discussions On tho
mbjecsB: !" III What Manner ia tho Ttn,o III
Visiting Schoola Most 'pro6tably Spent p md
How Can Wo Best Classify md Grade County
srhoo1s 7" Owing 10 tho ahaence Of tho
'e,sons act down for opening tho discussions
su .Aeso Subjects skip was made iu the pro-
!,anne. and tue subject How Shall Teacllers
nas tnkcn up. alr. Crary rcatl puper Oh 1t
liic@l Haa very tarorab}y received by tl1a Asao-
:iAtiUn.
san,os 3. Donncll. Of Warscn County, fol-
ossa wv 1s,pn pae' d'Sfnssg a tns ansHtio @
mont being purely technical in character do not
need fui tllcr notice here than to any Tint the
paper contained good many valuable sugges-
Guus.
Tho meeting adjourned at o'clock.
Tile Superintei,deNtB assembled again ut 7:3D
.. III. lilo exercises embraced tho reading of
papers on ten different subjects, nil tcchnica. iu
Their llasuro aud treating Of tho conduct Of
school business.
THIS MonSlSo
seEsion will ho heltl, commencing Mt o'clock.
Thers are four subjects on tho programme,
which promlso to he Of considerable interest.
This afternoon at SO O'Clock The Illinois School,
1aaclcta' Association will meet in tho First
Methodist church. Tho programme consists Of
music by n cornn OF first md second grade pu~
r!!s Of Chicago aehools, lcl BY e. i. Whlttomoro;
address OF welcome by j. C. Rchherg, President
Of" the Board Of Education, Chicago; response
by tho President OF tho Association, John Huil,
and paper OH the .'Usoa. Methods, and IleHnlta
o. tho Study Of Natural History" BY Elliot
Whipplo, bunker Hill Academy. 1t llalf-past 7
o'clock p. H., tho lcr. II. ". Thomas j, D.,
pastor Of tha First Methodist Church, will deliver
Il lecture heforo tho Association. Tho pubiie
arc invited to attend tbe Lecture,
Tho Convention Of tho State Teachers will
continue on Wednesday, WHOM two sessions will
bo l1old, aud OIL Thursday, whom the observance
OF tue anniversary will clo6a.
l'cslaoa taoaa who veto present ut tho after
noon session there were prosont Mt tbs evening
seslon q. >. Edwards, Jr., Of M!arahail county
ind II number Of visitors residents Of the city,