The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-07-10
THE EDUCATORS.
First Days Proceedings of the
Ninth Congressional District
Teachers Institute.

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Congressional District Institute was
called 70 order by Gel. Leon Trous-
dale, State Superintendent of Public
Instruction, in the Baptist church.
Rev. ] P Weaver opened the exercls-
es with prayer.
An organization was perfected by
the election of J NJ Coulter, of Gibson
county, and r b Thompson, of Crock
EFT county, Vice Presidents, and Louis
J Brooks, j P Weaver and W E
Faucet, Secretaries.
The following delegates were en-
rolled and responded to their names:
S Y Caldwell, Leon rrousdale and
G A HALEY, Nashville; j c Wright,
Madison county; B F Hooker, Mrs.
Fannie Davis, E A Collins, Mrs.
Williamson, NJ ID L Jordan, p M
Manning, A NJ Brown, j s Gladney,
&C Hall, ] H Maxwell, j @ Pearce,
Mrs. HUTCHINSON, William Algea, w
E Faucet, w A Wade and j P Wea-
yer. of Gibson county; w F Shrop-
shire, Sup't of Obion county, Misses
Alice Sims, Mittie and Dissie Willie,
Lizzie Perry, of Milan, G r McGhee
and wife and Miss Grigsby, ofTrenton,
Miss Cora Williams, of Humboldt,
o l. Haley, Prof Stanford, and NJ
J. Fields, of Gibson county, Prof. j
+ Scobey, of Murfreesboro, Miss Au>
gusta lowell, of Memphis, Miss Helen
Hoadley, of Knoxville, Prof J r
Ho lges. of May6eld, KY, DIR. W
Leroy Breun, of Vanderbilt Univer-
sity, and w A Goodlum, of Henry.
The chairman read a telegram from
Rev. DIR. Fitzgerald. announcing that
he could not be present until TO NOR
row Thursday night, at which time
he would deliver an address,
A committee on arrangementof pro-
gramme was appointed ard is COM
posed of the following gentleman:
SY Caldwell, B f Hooker and g A
HALEY.
On motion the hour for the evening
sessions was changed from eight to
eight and half o'clock.
A sufficient number of delegates
not having arrived. the Institute adj
journed, emitting the regular pro-
gramme, until the afternoon session
at two o'clock.
The Institute convened, as per adj
journment, at two O'Clock, when a
large number of delegates reported.
The Rev. w + Faucet delivered an
elegant and appropriate welcome ad-
dress to the distinguished guests. Col.
Trousdale replied in few well>timed
remarks, during which he took occa-
sion to urge the Importance of educa-
ton to the people in a moral and ma
terial point cf view, and showed what
great strides in impro cement the
world has made since the people were
allowed to educate their children. He
also compared the condition of civil
lied and uncivilized countries, showing
the great preponderance of crime in
the latter.
After music by the choir, Prof.
John q Wright. of Mason Hall, read
paper entitled GLOW can our public
schools be made more efficient ?" The
essayist took the ground that parents
should not be allowed to interfere with
the studies of their children or with
the discipline of the school. They
should surrender their children to the
teacher entirely as to the course of
study and conduct. He also favored
graded schools and trained teachers.
lie therefore favored the encourage
ment of normal schools. He also
urged that teachers be paid better SAL
aries for their work-then we could
command better talent. He sugges-
ted, also, that the state ought to levy
taxes sufficient to run the schools ten
months in the year, thus taking the mat
ter away from the counties and putting
it into the hands of the state officials.
Sup't Shropshire took issue with the
essayist on one point-the pay OF
teachers. Mr.. S. said that most of the
teachers were paid too much: many of
them were really worth nothing. He
advised teachers toqualify themselves
better, then their pay would be better.
He agreed with the essayist in the
main.
Prof. Hooker endorsed the essay in
a few remarks.
Sup't Coulter was opposed to trans
ferring the control of the schools from
the county to the state, but was not