The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-08-26
TEACHERS AT EAU CLAIRE
Opening Address Of the President,
Prof J. @. Emery, Of Fort
Atkinson.
A General Review of the History and Work
of the Association in the State.


days session of the Teachers Association
opened with an increased attendance
over the session of yesterday evening,
and prospect Of still more by the day
trains.
After the opening exercises, the Pres
ident, Prof. J. @. Emery, of Fort Akin
sen, delivered the annual address, which,
though largely historical, was full of
interest, and heard with marked atten-
ton. Prof Emery spoke as follows:
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
Ladies' and Gentlsmen: The objects
of our Association, as stated in the con-
stitution and charter, are:
l. The seIl-lmproven ent of the mem
bers.
2. The advancement of the cause of
popular education throughout the State.
There are good evidences that the
Association has been successful in good
degree in accomplishing its objects
1t is quite impossible to bestow the la
Dor and thought necessary to the pre-
paration OF the papers read here from
time TO time, without beneft;ng those
who do IT, The debates, animated and
incislve, here engaged in, where man
meets man, are peculiarly adapted to the
teachers needs. How many concerts
have been taken away at these meetings
How many new impulses to more worthy
achievements received HOW many
enlarged conceptions as to the work of
the educator. have been a, CURED The
social relation, too, the mutual inter-
change of thought. the acquaintances
formed, are not without prcfit.
As to the second object. the advance
ment of popular education throughout
the Sta,e, it is not too much to say that
the Association has been largely instru-
mental in making known our educa ION
al wants as State, and in securing our
great educational achievements. I have
been greatly interested in reading the
records of the Association from its organ
ization. ThoY show that its voice had
been heard in proposing, advocating and
successfully accomplishing Yearly all the
I'M RI M mo al,
system, which are source Of pride to
the State. 1t Was, at first, my purpose
In preparing this address, to review
somewhat briefly the TRANSACTIONS of he
Association from its organization to the
present time, but | found that not even
an outline that would be at all satsfac.
tory, could be given in the few minutes
that it is expected will occupy. !
here raise the question, whether it would
no. be wise, upon The part OF the Asso-
eiatien, to appoint some suitable person
or persons to write its history and pre-
sent it either at the mex. winter or sum
mer session, or Rave It printed in the
JourLal of Education. Such histery
was prepared, under the direction Of the
Association, by j L. Pickard, assisted
b. j. Il. Magoffin, and printed in The
Journal in the year 1859 60. At the
meeting Of the Association at Mllwau-
kee, 10 1860, the following resolution
was adopted, relative &c that production
Resolved, That the history of our AS
ISOLATION affords encouragement, which
far overreaches the depressing influences
brought to bear against our school sYs-
tenn, and lLduces us to still greater exer-
tlons to elevate the Wisconsin schools.
With the more recent transactions OF
the Association many of US are familiar
With those of its earlier history, doubt
less NEST of us are ignorant.
The organization was effected in 1858
There was then no educational journal
published IN the State. There were no
Teachers Institutes, 10 county superin-
tendency, no normal schools, no graded
schools. At the second meeting at Mad
ison, in 1854, the Association gave ex-
preston to the following as lis opinion,
viz.
1t is highly important for the interests
of education in Wisconsin
l. That an educational PAGER should
be published.
2. To ask the cooperation of the
State Superintendent, and allow him
part of the PAPER for official ana other
communications.
At that meeting committee was ap-
pointed to publish aD educational iourn.
al, should it be deemed expedient. At
the meeLing in 1855 The 49,. e..