Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1880-02-16
Teachers Association.

The Bradford County Teachers Assoct-
ton was in session at Ulster Friday. The
Association wax organized in the church
Crawford in the chair. Mr. Green, of Sayre,
was appointed Secretary, pro tenn, until the
arrival OF the Secretary, Miss Spalding.
Opened with music by the choir. after
which th' minutes were read and approved.
The committee on resolutions reported the
following for discussion;
l. NeSOtoed, That the teachers OF our com
mon schools should have III" power 10 rXpul
from their schools scholars whose conduct is
detrimental 10 The harmony OF the school.
=. HeS0t0eG. That the present practice OF
changing teachers is Injurious 80 the progress
OF The common schools.
3. ReSOICed, That our teachers should be
paid according 10 the grade OF their ccrtiti-
cate, and 10 their success, in teaching.
t. He%Otced, That public schools should be
governed BY moral >u&>ien only.
.. {.eSotred, That in many Of our Town
Ships Of Bradford county, tho Boards Of Di-
rcctOrs are crippled in their ,l.or,s to promote
he efficiency Of the schools by the fact that
, their predecessors have ERECTED too many
Schou-hOuSc> and >tho0l-dj>lrctS and, that
they should herafter pursue the policy OF con.
>0ildatInG the Sch0Ol-diStrictS as far as pUsS-
bic, taking Tor granted tha most parents
would f"cj better accommodated with good
ocnooi mr and Il half away, than with u
/ poor - indifferent school at their doors.
! Discussions being in order, it was moved
| tha, the fourth resolution be adopted-dis-
cuSs"d by McSSrS. ". II. Benedict, &. T..
Garrison, j. b. Harding, liu,c0mb, Kinney,
Elliott. Eugene Thompson and ". a. Plum
mer. The points presented louchrd slightly
upon thr first resolution, and were in the
main against The resolution. Pubic opinion
! is opposed to corporal punishment, but the
! teacher should hay" the right to iutlict it if
necessary to preserve Ms authority, R"sou-
ton lost
After music by thr choir, the Association
adjourned To meet al 80.
The afternoon session was organiz,l AT
! 30, with music
/, was moved that the second resolution be
adopted. But two gentlemen spoke ON the
resolution, and they expressed the opinions
of all present by thrr unqualified cnd0rSc-
ments. Resolution adopted.
Moved that the fifth resolution be adopted.
This called forth a spirited discussions
reporter did not learn, ascl,ed for in nformation
on the subject, a. the division Of district
was being agiiatrd in hi, ncghborhood.
Messrs. Pummcr, Campbell, Director, Ben
cdict, Elliott, Huston, Burguu, Brown. f.. +.
Thompson, Hills and Ryan discussed jhc
resolution. The directors must regulate their
own localities, but il was ugcd that, as far as
possible, schools should be consolidated, and
moro than one teacher placed in school,
where necessary. Resolution adopted.
Defamation by Fred Mathcr: Lesson III thC
! Metric System, by Mr.. BoyinGdon; Miss Gil
Ictte gave an excellent exercise in geography
having her class prcScnt-the lesson was the
middle states. MrS>rS jluinan, Ryan and
Burgan followed with brief remarks, urging
the teachers 20 give more attention 10 lh,
metric system, and commencing the work il
Geography. Music. "a,