The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-10-14
Proceedings Of the Doniphan County
Teachers, Association, Assembled at Sew
erance, Oct. eth, 1sSo.


erance, Oct. ssh, 1sSe.
Association convened and was called TO order by
President Edwards at 10 o'clock.
At roIl-call, twenty-seven teachers responded TO
their names; showing at the outset of this the Sec
ond year. that the interest manifested by them dur
| ing the past year had not been diminished by the
interval Of rest which the Association has had.
The minutes of the previous regular and adjourned
meetings were read and approved.
The singing of a chorus by the whole audience was
entered into with great spirit
A solo, by Miss Emma Plank, rendered in a
manner which reflected great credit upon her,
\ singer.
The subject of the death of Miss Jessie Parker be-
ing introduced for the consideration of the AssOca
ton, the following committee: N. L. MARYLAND.
Emma Toner, Z. Heeney, appointed for the pur-
pose of drafting of resolutions manifesting the
regrets of the teachers of this County in losing this
highly esteemed friend and eolaborer and rendering
to the family of the deceased our sympathies with
| them, in their bereavement. copy of said resclu-
tons shall be presented TO the parents Of the depart
ed; page in our Association Record shall be set
apart for copy of the samc and they shall also be
published in the Troy chief.
The following committee, for the purpose of draft
ing form for Certificates of Membership and
procuring one hundred copies of same, to be mailed
W VI <,eSoN ~
was appointed: J. J. Baker, Eva Wood, Berry
Martin.
The following persons were accepted rs members
of the body: NJ. L. MARYLAND, Georgia Scott. Nate
O. Evans Thomas Barrett. Emma Plank.
Then followed the regular programme, which was
responded to as follows;
Methods of Teaching Composition, was treated
in able manner, by Geo. Metz.
An essay, entitled Tho sehooLroom Bench and
Desk, by Frances E. katDer, was choice morsei
for the teachers II manifested an extended scope
OF ideas On the part of the writer and remarkable
familiarity with institutions of learning ancient and
modern; in the old world and the new. Miss Nat
ners clear and distinct enuneiation combined with
her taultess composition and sound judgment, rem
dered her essay of the most pleasing entertain
ments of the day.
Glaciers by r. G. Drake, was apparently well
received by his hearers.
Language. by L. Heeney, was treated in his
usual thorough style. In an elaborate Panegyric on
Mr. Heeneys paper, by Prof MeCarty, the AsSocia-
ton was advised 10 procure ITS publication IN the
hdHsds Educational Journal, which proposition was
not avoraby received by some OF the teachers pres
emit The question of its publication was discussed
to quite an extent, both pro am, con- and when sub
mitted to n vote it was decided. with the consent
OF Mr. H., that the paper on Language should be
puuIshcu III inc Jo"bdt, anu that u Huih''ht num-
Der of that issue of the Journal should be procured
to place in the hands of each teacher n the
County.
Miss Della Spaulding proposed that the next meet
ing be held at wathena-
Mr. b. Martin wished to have the next assembling
at Troy, and by expression of the the teachers,
the latter place received the coveted honor, which
is to be fully conferred upon her, Nov. 18th, lSS
And then the people that Josh Billings describes
boarding arorrd the naberhood, where they give
him rhy coffee, sweetened with molasses tew drink
and kodfish bawls three times day for vittlcs,"
were treated to good sqaTs meal by the Great
hearts" of Severance.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Opened by T. Ii. Marshall on the snbect Of ''PhO-
netic Spelling" which treated with much abil-
ity by him.
The Rescue of Chicago was read in II thrilling
manner by Miss Lena Lininer.
Mr.. Shaner's paper on the subject of Reading.
showed that much attention had been given TO that
branch by him. II was teeming with thoughtful
suggestions which theory alone could not have
brought out. His Of teaching reading
given in clear concise and comprehensive language.
Mr.. Shaner recognizes the fact that reading is neg
lected in the common school to n greater extent
than any other branch and recommended this sub
ject to the teachers, for their consideration.
Prof McCarty made some very appropriate re-
marks endorsing Mr. Shaners paper.
On the theme of Physical Education, Prof Me-
Carly gave one of his most instructive talks com
pariug the educational systems Of Ancient Greece to
those of the present day in this country The nd.
vantage derived from physical education by the
scholar by the Nation and as producing the perfect
type of manhood and womanhood. was dweIt upon
to quite an extent by him.
The duty of Directors in securing better Appara
tus and School Furniture was responded to hy JJ.
Baker, H. d. McCarty, and o. Edwards
1.-The Importance of Mental Arithmetic. WAS i'm
pressed upon the minds of those present by seeing
Mr. NJ L. Edwards puzzle some Of our brightest
stars with few examples from that branch. His
question: Nv hat part of two-thi-Jls is fourfthP'
mot quite fair proposition was the most difficult
an. a. all and oaII.J forth a T,,Io .sr,in-r,oL,,,
b.,oro :, 90. ,,ro,,.rI, .,.,,o-.I NJ r -. -,