The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-11-09
THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

The Teachers Association of the Sixth.
Seventh and Eighth districts met At the
Pult Deposit High school. on last Satur.
day. November line End. The meeting was
called To order with the president. MI. F.
=. Everist, III the chair, and was opened
with prayer 10y Rev John Squicr
The roll being called. - members were
found present aui 10 absent.
The committee on text books being
called upon to make their report on drifi-
.a,tirx. the Chairman. Rev. John Sgu!cr.
stated ne had not been able to call the com
m,rtrr together, but tina, they would lie
ready To report 1T the December meeting.
There was an Informal talk. however, on
lie merits aud dement's of Robinson :.
Whites, Brooks Normal. the New AmeiI-
can and the Normal Union series.
The 10y law. article :: No member shall
speak the second Time "n any question be
tore the Association until all shall have had
IA opportunity II expressing their views.
which was suggested al the October meet
ing. came upt To h. acted upon aud after
some expression Ut opinion, was unau!.
m"usly adopted
Rev. Joan ~guirr read Az EXTRACT from 4
icItcr written I" TIE cal Viz. III which
he was criticised for certain uttcranccS said
tn have been delivered by him before the
association III ihc June meeting lie de
MED shat be hid ever used such expires
>rnr.s, al held such opinions, and that none
bat i person idlnJIc could have 81 distorted
ms remarks.
Nj Y. II. Watts stated that Dr.. Il. Il
CrnihrrE had expressed willingness Ia
lecture before the Association. and Mr.. !.
~. 1
II K Tulbr;t nd consented TO address the
Association at the u .c"mber meeting on
" The origin uf the Public Schools " Re
icrrrd - the executive committee.
The executive committee reported the
following ptngranmr uf literary exercises
fnr the December meeting: Address. Mr.
H. Il. T"rhert: select reading. Miss Fan
me IIIstir: question for debate. " Does tie
pcructuIty al our civil institutions depend
upon the success Of ouy public SCHOOLS -
psputauts. MeSSrs. George ". Hanna, r.
VI. Rawlings. !. l.. CIulhcrs John Camp
hril. j. Thomas llyncs and {. :. Reynolds.
The literary exercises being next III %
der. MI .i"Srph IuTurr read a practical
rud pleasant essay IN " The Proper Method
pf Irachlug." OF the readers. Miss Fan
me Cusiic was indiSpp>.d, aud Mr.. W. K
Maxwell was absent. The question for
debate 80 Was Cromwell! truly great
man was then read, aud the debate
was participated in hy Nh. VI. :. McNa
NEE. Nj. !. G. Warner. Mr. John D. G..
Hanna, Rev. John Squier and Mr.. J. T..
ilyneS
Mr.. John ID. {. Hanna was appointed
crit,r for the next meeting.
1t was suggested 10y NJ. Hanna that it
would IL. well la spend half an hnur ut
each meeting On practical questions that
meet uS IN our actual school life and IN
order In give the plan trial he would
refer the following question III algebra to
Mr. John l. CrnthcrS: II is between aud
; o'clock, aud the hour and minute hands
are live minutes oi time apart. What time
Is I:' Md the following To MI George
". llama: have dress crsH ynu would
admire; II cost cool thousand IA France
Parse crsH.
OF the honorary members, Revs. !. ID.
RiEg aud 6. W Easter aud DR. y A.
Hanna were present.
| gnu motion. adjourned To meet at Port
Deposit, nn SATURDAY December 7ih. i~.S
Al 30 l.. NJ. JoHN ID. G.. HANSA.
Secretary.