Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-15
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TEACHERS DISTRICT ASSOCIATION.

pr Shannon, the State Superintendent
oi Public schools. has issued an address
.o fine teachers OF the state. We fud II
IN ib, jefferson City Tribune, OF the ist
INST There is in the address no request
for the papers OF the state either to copy
or ll cal. attention to the contents. ~
fine matte 1t the letter Is 0t interest IA
orr ,t.;r educational work We Will
briefly hut urgently cal, the attention "i
our teachers IL It,
The doctor needs a blue pill, tor his
digestion : evidently somewhat dlsor-
der,.!. " any rate, he thinks that "
Missouri >olou> are not exactly
tlrv ought 70 he. 1t seems that me
s.r,,n' law OF 1874 dispensed with thr
C.sr!y Teachers Institute. The doct"r
think, that lhi- WAS 4 crushing blow I"
r..r schools The damage done by tn"
Withdrawal Of the pow"rto organ'T" and
e~atarce attendance upon institutes | am
unable to estimate"
We a-rcc with til, doctor. that the
r,rufy institute is a good thing wisely
and curr.eticllly w"rkcd. We are hard
" prepared. however, 10 consider 1t one
OF h Aiouudation> or corner-StoncS OF our
educational system. Indeed. unless they
are well handled, they are 4 farce, and
sometimes a positive injury. 1t was MOI
= thing uuheard OF. that they were made
the occasion Tor the airing of the sell
,.,rr-lt II some very weak men.
But we believe in the county institute.
It, advantages are very great. Its evils
ave lew. and. by no means, unaFoidao4e
|, was 4 serious loss to our educatlonh'
machinery. when it ceased to exist. Is
il necessary. however, that the !eglsia'
tar. should compel the teachers TO no."
tines, Institutes Does the law torbI'
,i,rm No. it simply no longer make
it imperative upon the pubic Schoo
teacher to attend them. Dr.. Shannon
ha> put his rensure in the wrong place
Il belong, to u>. the tC6"hrT> al IN
statc. Ii was cur fault that the institute;
were not continued. What has thcr'
been 10 prevent us from perpetuatn!
them. save our own Indifference t" tn
matter We rather approve OF tit
omission II the compulsory statute. lie
the teachers be thrown upon their OWL
Judgment, rs To the Importance and ne
ccssity OF the institute.
The doctor makes the ~castlgatlou @
our Lawmakers the prelude to the rea
purpose OF his address which IS, to Al
Uounce to the teachers tina arrangement
have been made ior holding three Asst
,.at.g.>. tor the discussion OF edncation7
U.c-,.gu-. One Of these, for SoUthea=
. Missouri. !, :, be at Piedmont. A>econo
Tor ,h- benefit 81 Northeast Missourl.w wi
be "a, Nioberlv. The third, in which W
are directly Interested. is to organize
KANSAS cTY. The time Tor the meeltn
OF nj three i the same, 26th-2sth day
Of the present month. December.
l. ! our urgentcouu>el to every teac;
or in tAi> portion OF the state to be pre-.
eut a Kansas City At the time design,
ted. As".roa -harpeneth iron, 50 a ma
~sharycueth the countenance OF II
friend If We are tull of practical wi
dom. A. teachers. let US go that we Ill
benefit others. 1t we are sensible
our deficiencies, a every true teach
*. ,et Is 70 that we may be benetite
by some counsel OF hint from the lips
Others Gather up your good point
and be ready to give them. Put yo'
hIr! nu,- iato : basket and carry .he
there. it may be that some Il t;
cr..ca them to- Eou Let every teach
OF . pub.ir or i private school. who 90
to -. be there.