Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-10

The Tobacco District Teachers Association
met pursuant 10 adjournment in the school
room of Prof. Yarrell on Friday and Satur-
day, 25th and Goth insts. Those teachers
present on Friday were formed into a body
and passed the day in visiting our city
schools. noting the leading features of oar
schools, modes of teaching, etc.
On Saturday morning at 10 o'clock the AS
sociation met again promptly, and the en-
rollment of the teachers present was COM
pleted, there being present some fifteen
teachers, both male and female. DR.. Wright,
as temporary President, took the chair and
Prof. Yarren was appointed Secretary in the
absence of Prof Hall.
The Constitution, raftded by the commit
tee appointed for that purpose, was reported
by its Chairman, Prof. DInwiddie and
adopted SeriGtiTn.
The election of permanent officers of the
Association being next Ia order resulted as
follows:
President-Dr d. F. Wright.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Pointer, of Trenton,
Ky.
second ce-President-Prof Mourning, of
Third e-President-Prof Dinwiddie, of
S. w. P. University.
Secretary and Treasurer-Prof w. w. Yar-
reiI
Executive Committee-Profs. Gold, Whit
field and Alternately.
The next subject before the Association
was that of text books in our schools. The
discussion was opened in a very forcible
manner by Prof. Brooks and argued at
length by Prof. Dinwiddie, DIR. Wright and
others, affirming that at present we were
using entirely too many books, and that as
we now have four books two would do bet
ter, thereby saving considerable expense 20
parents. Prof, Brooks offered the following
resolution, which was passed:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this AS
sociation that the text books as they now
are can be greatly improved and simplihed
by consolidation. and that we pledge our
selves as an association and as individuals
TO carry out this idea.
The Association then adjourned until p.
NJ, at which time DIR. Wright delivered a
lecture on the subject of history, stating also
its deplorable neglect in the schools gene
rally and urging upon teachers present
more careful attention to the matter. DIR.
w. grounded his position on the necessity
of qualifying scholars for the political duties
of after life, reminding his hearers that
whatever the occupation for which they are
to be prepared, whether farmers, mechanics,
professional men, merchants or even day
laborers, all of them would in a few years
vote, and so form the basis OF our future po-
litical destiny. A sound historical educa-
ton, he oontended, was the only means by
which they could beprepared for this heavy
responsibility.
The next question before the Association
was the selection of place and time for the
next meeting. After some discussion this
question was decided by appointing Ha-
densville as the place and the 3lst of May as
the time for holding the next meeting.
The following resolution was then offered
by Prof. Grant, of SaddleFsvilIe, and unani-
mously carried:
Resolved, That the warmest thanks are
due and hereby rendered those citizens Of
Clarks7ille who so kindly and pleasantly
entertained as while here in your midst.
The Association then adjourned.
w. w. YARRELL, Sec'y and Treas.
DF WRIGHT, Pres't.