The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-10-09
The Teachers Association.

The Teachers Association of the 9th, 9TH,
and Sth districts met at Port Deposit, pur
suant to adjournment, the President Mr..
f. 5. EveriSt, in the chair The meeting
was called 10 order at 10 T. NJ. and opened
with prayer by Rev. John Squier.
The roll being called % teachers respond
cd to their names and ten We're absent.
The minutes of the last meeting We're read
and approved.
The literary exercises were then entered
uDon. The reader appointed for this meet
ing, Miss Emma Moore, was excused, but
Miss Mary Sauter kindly consented to ill
the vacancy, and read i'll her usual mastery
manner "Annie and Willie's Prayer" +.
NJ. Rawlings read an essay on The Feudal
System"
The resolution introduced by Mr.. Croth-
ers at the last meeting was then taken up
and discussed by the Rev. Mr.. Squier and
MeSSrS. ). j. Tammany, w. NJ. Foulk, W.
f. Coale, j. L. CrotherS. and &. X. Stephen
SON Mr.. Foulll moved that the vote on the
resolution be taken by ballot, and that Il
two-thirds vote be required to constitute 4
ma jority, which motion was carried. The
resolution was then put to vote and lost by
II vote of u 10 8.
Mr.. Stephenson introduced the following:
ReSoired. That the teachers of the 9th, 18th,
and Sth districts, in assembly, do reSpec-
lively petition the Board of School Commits
sioners of Cecil county to grant vacation
of one or more days to allow the teachers
and pupils to attend the SeSQui Centennial
Celebration in Baltimore.
The referred question We're then taken up.
Mr.. Foulk was prepared TO solve the one
referred TO him, hut Mr.. CrotherS objected
| to his method The question was held over
/ 'rnf hNr
was absent.
| The Executive Committee reported the fol-
| lowing programme for the November meet
ing: Select Reading, Miss NJ. \. f. Phil
lips: ESSayiSt, w. L. Coale; Question for De
bate-Ilustr.ltet the principle of subtraction,
or how should it he taught, and where. To
be opened by Mr.. w. NJ. Foulk.
| The following questions were referred to
| be answered ut November meeting: To Y.
| H. Watts by j. l.. Crothers-An iSosceles
! triangle has its two sides II each, and its
base 10: what is the altitude of Il right an.
| .led triangle ON the same base having an
/ equal area? To q. X. Stephenson by J. l..
| Crothers-What are the sides of a right
anged triangle having the least hypotenuse
/ in which, if square be inscribed, its side
will be II?
OF the honorary members, Mr.. T. l.. Ora,
ham, Principal of Elkton Academy, was
present and made Il neat little speech criti-
| ciSiug the Association and expressing the
/ pleasure he had derived from his visit. Mr..
| Graham kindly volunteered to appear be
fore the School Board in behalf of Mr. Ste.
phenson's resolution, for which the ASSocia
ton returned its thanks
On motion, TO meet in Port Deposit in
November, 1880, at l.3o L. NJ.
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