The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-05-11
THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

The Teachers Association of the Sixth
Seventh and Eighth districts met at Port
Deposit, on Saturday afternoon May 4th,
1878. Twenty members responded to their
names.
After the reading of the minutes, the
Association was entertained with music
Miss Bell Knight, Mr.. Willard +. Abra-
hams and Master Clarence S. Nesbitt sing
ing Beautiful Bells
After hearing communication from DR..
4. X. CrotherS and the announcement of
the programme for the June meeting, the
literary exercises were then entered upon.
The essayists appointed for this meeting,
Messrs. r. S. Maxwell and v II. Watts,
were absent, but Mr.. F. NJ. Rawlings,
whose essay had been postponed from the
April meeting, read an interesting paper
on "Self Culture" Miss NJ. Dora Brum-
field read a selection from the Grinder Pa
pers, "Charity Takes a Ride
Miss Knight and the gentlemen named
above then sang medley, to which it
would be impossible to give a name. Both
the piece itself and the rendering of it were
greatly enjoyed by the Association.
The question for debate was then read
"Should prizes be awarded for superiority
in Scholarship" OF the appointees, Rev.
J. Squier and Alessrs. j. L. Crothers and
J. G. Warner we've absent. Messrs. Cal
houu and Tammany spoke on the negative,
and Miss Bell Jackson read an article on
Rewards" The question then being
open for general debate, Messrs. Hanna and
Nichols took part in the discussion. The
question was one of practical value to all
present, and much interest and " waking
up " was shown in its discussion, though
it was subject of congratulation with one
of the members present that in the grand
waking up" he was rot scared aud that
after the battle he was still alive.
Mr.. S. ]. Tammany introduced the fol
lowing preamble and resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t is & fact, known to all con-
nected with the workings OF the public
schools in the county, and especially to the
teachers, that the text books at present
used in said schools are not in all cases the
best that might be secured as aids to the
tutor in his work, aud as it is time that
some change should be recommended by
this Association; therefore, be it
Res0lued, That committee, to be known
as a committee on text books" be APP
pointed, and that it shall consist of Rev. j.
Squier, county examiner, Mr.. i. s. Everist,
school commissioner, and five teachers of
this Association.
RESOLVED, That it shall be the duty Of
said committee to examine carefully the
text books in use in the county, as well as
any others that may be brought to their
notice, and to report to the Association
their opinion of the same, giving 10 each
their endorsement or condemnation.
The president appointed as the part of
committee not named in the resolutions.
Messrs Samuel j. Tammany, John y. G.
Hanna, and John A. Calhoun, and Misses
Emma w. Moore and Mollie Christie.
Upon motion of MIR. J. Turner, a rising
vote of thanks was given to Miss Belle
Knight, Mr.. Willard F. Abrahams, and
Master Clarence S. Nesbitt for the rich
treat afforded the Association by their de-
lightful music.
OF the honorary members, the Associa
ton was pleased to notice the presence of
DR.. A. A. Hanna and Mr.. Geo. W. Nichols.
There were present also several ladies and
gentlemen not connected with the Associa
ton. They have at all times most cordial
welcome, and it is hoped that even a more
general interest will be felt in our meetings
Upon motion adjourned to meet at Port
Deposit, on June 1st, 1873, at 1:30 p. NJ.
JOHN ID. g. HANNA, Secretary.