The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-30
JOINT TEACHERS MEETING.

The meeting was called to order at
1880 by Supt Sproat. Quite a large
number Of teachers and friends of ed
ucation were present; among others
Myr0n A. j. Cheney, of Chicago, and
Mr.. Colby, of the Union Grove Enter
prise.
The first exercise was conducted by
G. r. Smith, Principal of the Burling-
ton school. Mr.. Smith took up the
subject of Business Paper. Promisso-
ny notes, checks, drafts, negotiability,
liability of endorsers, days Of grace,
protests, &C., came up for discussion.
The exercise was a spirited one, and
much was undoubtedly learned from
MI. Smiths manner of conducting it
1t was an exceptionally good exercise
in every respect.
MI. e. w. Helms, of Salem, then
took up the subject of Novels i'll &C
cented syllables. Immediately a dis
Gu ,SiOn arose as to what governed the
pronunciation of words. Mr.. Smith
ami Supt. Mahoney contended that
custom governed pronunciation, while
M Helms and Maj. Cheney would
ta-h DR.. Webster as authority. 1t
Woald be impossible to note all the
&C Il points of the exercise. Mr..
III rs received q thorough drill on
TIL subject under Prof. Graham at the
o. ,osh Normal; besides this he has
nj . it a special study, SO that there
az eW young men in the State as
qu fed to handle this subject of the
sound of yowels as he is.
.ta he hour OF noon had arrived, we
ad burned for an hour and a half TO
reEanish the inner man.
ne first thing after dinner was a
spa!ng exercise, conducted by Miss
Is" vi Monroe. The two Supt's chose
Sioes, mixing the teachers from the
tW counties. The spelling was "trap-
pc style; that is, the teacher said
nc, ing when the word was misspell-
ed lat gave the opposite side chance
to lrect it if they noticed it.
S pit. Mahoney's side missed IS and
SUI. Sproat's g.. They then proceed
cd spell down. Down they went
liz grass before the sickle. Supt.
Mahoney succumbed to 0queduct,
sp ing it acuedetct Supt. Sproat sur
he" cred to deli1iatn, spelling it deli
TeG u. E. r. Smith and Fl. w. Phelps,
tn asst two on the floor, went down
on .c-dOu-lou-reuX.
l.r. W. Z. Lee then took up the sub
jec of Distribution of Moisture.
E} ap0ration, yaporization, trade winds,
co and warm air currents, rainless
ne rs, influence Of mountain ranges,
Nc came up in order. MI. Lee han
de the subject in fine manner.
NJ D. S. Gibbon then considered the
a cultural products of the United
Sta~s. First the amount of each pro-
due was considered then it's Uoy4e;
thl"t, its relative value as an export
an last the State which led in the
production OF particular product.
M Gibbon was not appointed to take
charge of this exercise, and had ONLY
al minutes in which to prepare, he
co4ducted it in a way that was salts
fac Try TO the meeting, and creditable
TO bimself.
re evening session was held in the
Te pie of Honor Hall. The room
Wa packed full. The exercises were
opmed by a song by Mrs. Mahoney
all Miss Dora Cronk. The discussion
of he question "Reso.ved-That q
COlHmon school education ought to be
made compulsory" then followed
supported by Supt. Sproat and ". E.
LIE and negatived by D, A. Mahoney
anH d. S. Gibbon. Misses Sarah and
Diaa Browne. of Salem. then sang in
thar usual fine style. Miss Mary Z
GoIdsworthy. of Paris. read well
WTtten essay entitled "a Little
W1ile," which was well received
Deotamations by j. N. Evans, and
Robert Pollock followed. Both were
god. The meeting closed with sons
By Mrs. Mahoney and Miss Cronk
TNo Supt. wishes to express his
thaaks to the people OF Kenosh;
eo9oty who attended the meetings and
helped to make it interesting anl
profitable.
TEACHERS MEETING.