Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-12
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
A rev Departure By which 80
Gees - work fer she Bsasas Or
virginia.

The Teachsrs' institute Of Storey
County met today pursuant to adjourn.
ment.
Superintendent Boohsr. Chairman.
said the bylaws o .the Institute required
the Secretary to keep a record Of the
attendants.
The Secretary was unable to call the
roll, as all teachers had not signed II.
A recess was taken to supply the omis-
sions.
Miss NJ. F. Hurley and Miss Tate
favored those present with . very hns
duet.
The roll-call showed some twenty
seven teachers present.
Professor Willis asked and obtained
leave to bring up . subject out Of order.
II related to the grades In Virginia and
particularly a. to geography and arith.
metic. He ended. by moving that oil
teachers from the lowest Primary De.
partments up to and including the
Second Grammar Departments b ap.
pointed committees to report in forty.
Ave minutes how much and what work
they could do In their respective depart
ments In those studies.
The motion was seconded.
Mrs. CASTOR thought the matter did
not concsrn the Gold Hill teachers where
such matters were always discussed and
decided at teachers meetings, nor did IL
concern the Institute.
Professor Willis would like to have
the Gold Hill teachers participate.
Prof. Baker would Of course like TO
have the Gold Hill teachers give their
views on the subject. but they could
hardly be expected to do 30. and he
thought the objection to the proceeding
as stated by Mrs. CASTOR to be we'll
taken. Besides, the work could not be
done In forty.hve minutes. It would
take q month to do 1t we'll. Moreover.
it could not take effect ill the commence
ment Of the next school year.
An amendment was offered that the
committees report at the next meeting
OF the Institute. Seconded.
Prof. Willis opposed the amendment,
and IL was lost.
A vote on the original motion was de-
clared lost BY the Chairman.
Prof. Willis-I call for u division.
Chairman B~ooher-You are too late.
Willis-I am not.
Chairman-That il my decision.
willis-I appeal from the decision.
The Chair was sustained by all but one
vote.
Chairman-I do not wish to DO arbi.
trary in this matter. prefer the iusti.
tute to do as 1t sees fit in all such mat
ters as this. The proceeding is entirely
out OF order any way. and I have been
waiting for ome one to object to It. l
give the gentleman notice that hereafter
he must act 10 time or not at all. ! am
willing. however. to put the original mo-
ton once more II the Institute wishes It.
willis-Not over half a dozen voted.
Prof. Gray-I move to amend, and
that the committee be allowed to report
next week.
Chairman-The motion Is out Of order.
I sm willing to entertain II, however, a.
q new motion.
Professor Gray made 1t as q new mo-
ton.
Professor Willis arose to o point OF
order-ths new motion did away with
the intent OF the original motion.
The Chairman sustained the point Of
order.
Professor McDonald-I move to re-
consider the vote on the original motion.
Chairman-Did you vote with the
majority
Mr.. Mcdonald did not. hence could
could not move to reconsider.
The foregoing will suffice in Its line.
but similar proceedings continued for
some time. and finally Mr.. Willis orig
iual motion was put by the Chairman
and was carried.
The committees then retired % did
also this reporter.
II only such special business as the
above is to be done at the Institute, Gold
Hill will do well to excuse It's teachers
from attending 1t. There Is no head to
the schools in Virginia now. or. rather,
there are three partial heads, hence NO
head. really. II by the disagreement Of
these heads, heels are brought into play,
II will be as well for Gold Hill TO DO at o
safe diatance.