The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-10-25
FROM PROF. i. j. POWELL.
GALEu. Oct 2ath. 1870

| FALLEN, Oct. 10th, 1879.
! To the Teachers OF Douglas county,
Believing that you are ready and
willing in every reasonable way To
aid in advancing the educational in-
terests of your county and that you
will gladly avail yourselves of every
means Of improving yourselves and
Others, SO far as possible, in the art of
teaching, and In the most approved
methods of imparting instruction In
the various branches, together with
the most effective methods of govern
ing and conducting schools, with the
advice and cooperation of the County
Superintendent, aud other leading
educators of Douglas county have
appointed a Teachers Institute to meet
ia Roseburg, at 8 A. NJ, Wednesday No
vember 9th, 1879, and to continue in
session four full days, to the attend-
ance of which you are earnestly in
vited. Please allow no trivial excuse
to keep you from attending this Insti-
tute. Do not place so low an estimate
upon yourself as to think you will
not be missed, and that your presence
would not ada anything to its success.
No teacher will be required to take
part In the discussions, nor to present
subjects. unless he is perfectly willing
SO to do but is sincerely hoped that
every one will be present, especially
the young teachers.
The county Superintendent, Mr..
Heard, and his very efficient deputy
Mr.. u w. Strange are working "might
and main TO make the gathering sue
cesssul in every particular. Free
return will be granted to all who may
attend by way of the railroad. Do not
fail 70 come No not excuse yourself
on the plea that you are not now
teaching.
The programme has been prepared
with care and cannot fail to interest
and profit all.
Rule 29th made by the State Board
OF Education for the government of
Public Schools and School Officers In
Oregon. and which has the force OF
law, reads as follows:
Teachers in the Public Schools are
required, If possible, to attend all
Teachers, Institutes held under au-
thority of law in the counties in which
| they reside. County Superintendents
| are hereby instructed and directed TO
ask all applicants for teachers certifi-
Gates, who have previously beon en-
gagged in teaching In the public shoots
in this State, whether they have at
tended the Institutes held under au-
thority of law in the counties where
they were employed, If not why not.
Ii any candidate shall reply that he
has not so attended, and shall fail to
give satisfactory excuse therefor, the
ounty Superintendent shall mark
down his standing In theachingp y
accordingly. 1t is earnestly urged
upon School Directors to afford to
teachers every facility for attending
Institutes and TO allow them a reasou-
able time for such attendance, with
out any deduction from their wages,
and without requiring them after
wnrdS to make up the time so spent.n
Last winter the Teachers and peo-
pie of Douglas county responded
nobly to the call for an Institute-es-
pecially did the good people of Rose
burg give it hearty welcome and
did all that could be wished to make
it success-and 1 am well assured
they will do even more to make the
forthcoming Institute profitable, and
in every way to contribute to the we'll
being of the schools OF Douglas county
aud of the school system of the entire
State. Respectfully,
L. ]. POWELL.
Supt. Pub. Instruction.