Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-18

held ct the Masonic Institute. Tay.
lorsville, johnson county. Tennessee.
on the 2lst Of August, 1873, under the
supervision OF A. r. DonneIly, County
Superintendent. The following teach
ers were present, to wit: James H.
Church, r. N. Donnelly, w. r. Don.
nelly, T. A.. Wills, Fl. A. G. Bad
feeie, J. D. Wilson. D. A. Mitchell,
Rev. ]. 81. Duncan, w. w. Adams,
Thos. J. Barry, Jas. N. Jenkins, A. D.
Hill, Joseph 8. Jenkins, J. w. Gross
wife, J. w. Cole, L. n. Shown, J. w.
shown, Geo. o. Butler, Smith Wag-
ner. The institute was opened by
prayer by Rsv.J. II. Duncan. A. 4.
Donnelly thsn explained the object of
the meeting, after which the follow
ing proceedings were had:
A. d. Hill was appointed Sec
etarys and ..Critlc. superihtendsnt
report OF IS the state Saperin-
tsndsnt. +. H. Church, A. d. Hill,
and w. w. Adams were appointed q
COMMITTEES 10 prepare tue procee 1iDgs
for publication. w. w. Adams, john
Adams, Thos. J. Barry, =. s. jenkins,
anu J. H. Church were appointed .
committee to recommend M uniform
system OF text books 10 be adopted ID
the public schools of the county. j.
d, Wilson, r. N. Donneliy, and r. A.
Wills We're appointed committee to
prepare O Programme tor the use of
the Institute. After which an address
from w. +. Shropshire, delivered at
| Murfreesboro', Tennessee, before the
Yeschers' meeting, was read by W. w.
Adams. John 2. Smith, A. d. Hill
aud j. H. Duncan were appointed
| Committee TO draft resolutions and
report during the evening Of August
22d, 1879. -f@s1
l. TIE following teachers were
then appointed to exhibit class
drill on the following studies: w. W..
Adams. Orthography; J. IL. Church
EiOcutiOn; Jno. Adams, Grammar; A.
D. Hin, Arithmetic. 49,. .s.-y
Recess was then taken for one
and . half hours. Er
At the expiration Of the
time, the meeting was called
to order, Supt. A. Z. Donneliy in the
chair. when az address was read by
j. IL. Church on Culture and Kuowi
edge. ~
After which w. w. Adams deliv.
cred lecture on matters pertaining to
| Schools.
A lecture was then delivered by j.
W. Crosswite on Theory and Practice
Of Teaching.
After winch Jno. Adams exhibited
class thrill opGrammar; j. w. Cross
wife on Rhetoric.
The COMMITTEES on resolutions then
reported the foiiswing:
]. That the County superintendent
De re q TESTED to use ALI the means at his
command to compel every teacher 10
attend the Institute when IN session.
2. That every available means should
be used TO Introduce q uDlf0rm sy stein
OF textbooks Ia tie Common Schools
Of this county.
3. That every teacher should receive
q salary la proportion 10 his true
grade, Is exhibited in his certificate, rs
| follows: LIST Grade, $50; 2ud Grade,
$50; I'D Grade, $40 per month.
Alb. That we deem it essential to the
successful operation Of the com mon
schoOl system that the prompt culiec
LIOn anu disbursement Of the public
school money should be figidIy en-
forced. and we earnestly request the
superintendent OF PubiIc Instruction
to- call the officers charged with kuch
duties 20 o strict account under the
law. - E.s
9Th. That we think the exercise of
thIs Institute highly benefielaE 10 the
interest OF The common schools, and
that every person engaged in teschiug
should give it his atteBdance.
The meeting then adjourned to con-
vene on Friday, Aug. ~, 1879, at 8
O'Clock q. M.
The meetingswas called to order &C.
cordiEg to a0j ournment. and Inc min
utes of yesterday read: Class drill v as
Reading aud Orthogrsphy. A lecture
was then delivered by 8. s Jenklus
GA the subject, why some eAchers
Fall." Glass drill was then exhibited
oy L. a. Willis on Geography. A lee
ture was then delivered by j. d. Wal
son on Regular Attendance" A lee
lure was then delivered by j. II.
Church on Esocution." Class drill,
Ciark's Grammar was then exhibited
by Joseph =. Jenkins, after which u
fecess was taken for one aud q half
hours. WsE r.ses z%T ,-Ee
The meeting met at the appointed
hour, W hen the following proceedings
were had :e A lecture by j. w.
Cole oon "Grsmmar," and
lectnre by j.. FL. ) Church on
How School should be. Conu acted"
Glass drill was then exhibited by Jno.
Adams, on Mental arithmetic; also
by J. w. Cross wife, on Orthogrsphy;
Glass drill then by A. d. Hill. ON
ArithmetIc.' The Committee on Text
Books reported, aud the following se%
Iies were recon mended, to.wit
OrthogIaphy-Webster's Element.
airy Spelling Book. gait 81 li-s
Reading Waison's TndependentSe-
ries.
Writing-Spencerian System.
Arithmetic-Davies' series.
ton.
Grammar-Ciark's Diagram System.
U. q. HIstory-Q asckeubos
Geology-Iennssse Eastion.
They were adopted unanimously. The
following resolution was then offered
by WV Adams, te-WA:
ResotUed, That we tender our thanks
to our superintendent. A. Il. Donnel-
~, who has presided over US with 60
much efficiency and kindness during
this meeting, aud that this resolution
be made . part of the record, which
was unanimously adopted.
The meeting then adjourned until
the 3lst OF October. 1879.
A. ID. HILL,
w. w. ADAMS,