The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-11-20

tute met at Kalama, w. r., Nov. 9th
1879. The Institute was called to or
der by Mrs. A. b. Huntington, County
supt. of Cowlitz Co. Roll called and
Mrs. A. b. Huntington and w. II.
Peter were the only officers answer
proved. Constitution and Bylaw,
read. w. II. Peter then arose and said
that as there were but seven present
and majority of those present had
expressed wish to leave on the ll:20
train and two o'clock boat they felt
somewhat disappointed in not meet
ing more at this Institute. That he
felt that something should and must
be done to arouse an interest in the
| teachers and elevate the common
schools of Cowlitz County; that this
| was the third Institute he had at
tented in Kalama, and that he had
never failed to meet Mrs. A. b. HINT
| ingtou here, but had never met any
other teacher here the second time;
and that there are Teachers in this
county who have been teaching for
| two years that have not made an APP
pear&nce at their county Institute,
and sorry he was to say that same
teachers have been teaching Off and
on for two years with only permits.
| These teachers are imposing on the
| Superintendent. The Teachers who
attend their county Institute get the
same pay aS if they were actually
teaching and arrangements were
made last Institute whereby their
| board was free, and half-fare on the
different routes, and yet they fail to
attend, and suggested that under the
circumstances, under which our
County Supt. has t. contend WITH
| perhaps it would be betterto discharge
the present Committee to propose
programmes, and Il Committee of four
| living in different parts of the County
| be chosen to confer with the County
Supt., at least one month prior next
Institute, and prepare Il programme,
and that a copy of said programme be
sent to every person in this and adj
joining Counties who are interested
in the cause of education requesting
their personal attendance; and further
| that this Institute meet at different
parts of this county, and to carry out
,t,.in tl,-., ri Ia, * Of
Judson, Supt. Of Public Instruction,
which is, to COMPEL the Teachers of
the county to attend their county M
stitute under Il penalty of a forfeit of
their certificates. The principle Gle
ments of School Teachers are 'Pluck-
Observation-Disclosures y and if Il "bird
can sing and will not it should be re-
quired To do so.n The Teachers Insti-
.utes that are being held all over our
country are not solely for the teachers.
Parents should attend and require
their children to do 50. School Direc-
tors should more especially attend
and see that their teachers attend, for
then they can see and fully realize
the pluck of their teacher, and return
home better prepared to select Il
teacher than before. The teachers In
>titutes OF our county were not intro
duced by number of old topere of
school teachers for the purpose of con
suming time, n some have supposed,
but for the edilication of teachers and
others that may attend and to estab-
lish uniform system of teaching so
that our teachers will not be contnu-
ally undoing what others have done.
The Institute proceeded to elect otli-
GERS, which resulted in the election of
Mrs. A. b. Huntington, President; c.
c. Bozarth, Vice President; W., \.
Peter Secretary; and fredric Saun-
dcrS, Assistant Sec'y.
On motion, section First and arti-
ele First was changed 80 rs To read,
''rhis Institute shall be known and
styled The Cowlitz County Teachers
Institute 'pnd shall meet at least once
each year, subject to the order and
call of the County Supt. of schools.
On motion, "a committee consisting OF
Caroline i. Miles, Sarah +. Pyle, W.
Glendye and Geo. +. White, were APP
pointed To assist the county Supt. 10
prepare programme for our next In
stitute, and that copy of said pro-
grammee be sent to each and every
teacher and to all Others Interested in
the cause Of education, Time prohib-
tied further business therefore tho nj
stitute adjourned SUBJECT to the order
OF the County Supt.
t'DEpRIC SAUNDERS,
Assist. see.