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company TO- the use of the bath houses, 10
rroiessor Gwyn, Mr.. IL. Sellers
Miss V. +. Garland and Mrs
NJ. II. Henderson for their efforts TO make
the convention success.
| san Antonio, Plot Point and Bolton were
placed IN nomination as the place for hold.
ing the next annual meeting OF the associa-
tion. San Antonio received 90 votes and
was declared elected.
Professor Rote then made some pertinent
, remarks on the Texas Journal Of Educa.
tion.
The regular order of business was then
resumed, and Miss Mollie Malone read an
excellent paper on behalf OF the normal in.
stitutes, and suggested that they be
divided into four departments and
certificates to each be graded
as to the efficiency displayed by the appli.
cant Tor the certificates. The paper was
pertinent with happy suggestions, after
which Professor Mister read q paper on
Literary Culture" at the conclusion OF
which the association adjourned until s
p. m.
THE surxRISrKNpENrs.
The fourth meeting of the superinten-
dents association was called to order by
President II. b. Gwyn, in the reading room
OF the Washington hotel.
The subject under discussion was, allow
best TO Conducta Summer Normal School
Institute to Secure Attendance and Make
Them Beneficial to the Teachers 2'
Professor Baldwin opened the discussion
with some well-timed remarks, and said /,
was about time tor Texas teachers and edu
Gators to get out Of the haphaEard manner
OF doing business and get down to u system
OF active. harmonious work, and
have good summer normal insti.
tutes ON correct and thorough
principles that the time was fast
approaching when Texas W., uld need
10000 active teachers, fully equipped, to
educate the mass OF children that would
be crowding the schools-houses OF the state,
that now only onehalf the chill
dren OF scholastic age were in at
tendance upon the schools; that the
plan agreed upon to establish normal
schools In each senatorial district was an
excellent one, and he hoped to see 1t sue
cesstully carried out.
Professor Gallagher agreed In all Pro-
lessor Baldwin advanced, but said the
country teachers were ignorant of the de-
signs and intentions Of these summer insti-
tutions, and the first step to be taken
to get the teachers in the districts whe,
these institutes are held interested, anu
thus secure their attendance and coop.
Grafton.
Professors Harris and Mcclure empha.
sized the argument and suggestions of
Professors Baldwin ami Gallagher with
their own experience, and Superintendent
John Hand and Ragsdales names were pre-.
sented for membership and elected.
Professor Ragsdale animadverted upon
the law which gave the county Judge au.
thority to issue certificates, and said
that often 1t was in politi.
cal way and inefficient men
were given authority TO teach, but that
4 there was no way TO counteract this
abuse until the law was changed,
! and the only way to mitigate the evil effects
I; was to secure the attend ance OF such teach
!, ers on the summer institutes and make Il
= obligatory upon them to attend II they de-
sired to teach.
Professor Coleman, Of Palestine, then
!, read a paper, 1.-THE Teachers Library"
which was well conceived. He held II was
n requisite Tor teachers to have as we'll &C..
~ Iaaected library as tie lawyer, doctor or
.r.spther professional man.
We Professor Rote seconded the ideas and
views advanced by Professor Coleman, but
,s differed somewhat in his conclusions,
.elis remarks that the profession
nhf teaching did not meet with
,n.sts full recognition, and 1t would not until
y, nneeachers became more independent, and
Ise,emanaed that teachers should be Judges
and examiners Of the qualifications of
ID ,sir profession, same a. was accorded dsS
y, ~ 10 legal and medical AroiepiQns.
~ Professor Gwyn forcibly showed the aabs;,:
If ite necessity OF teachers library, and
~ o benefits to be derived therefrom by .
re- stemstic course Of reading and study.
"a The question was further discussed BY
~ ofess0r Harris and others.
~ Professor Waggoner was then invited to
Y, y. dress the association, and delivered
~ eloquent address on Normal
~ ltitutes; How. They Should be
"a Cnducted and what had to be done to
"a nke them Successful" He graphically
= = Rats. pp'
i he association then adjourned to meet
q Austin December 18th. 1884.
b. Gwyn, W. c. Rote, Smith Rags.
y "a, I. X. Harris and A. X. wilkins we're
!. cited directors for the Texas Educational
Jdnal for the ensuing year.
NIGHT SESSION.
: ie State Teachers association convened
. at rtillery hall, President Franklin in the
chg. Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Conneriy.
lofessor W. Q. Rote was then introduced
! ano spoke on the subject. "Proper
i Stuy OF English" II was an admirable
! addsss and replete with good, sound, prac.
ticasuggestions as to the use of correct
Enish and how important II was that pu.
pilshould be well grounded In the princi.
plehnderlying the study OF grammar.
Nv. s. ID. Pitts was then introduced. and
deliered an excellent address on "School
Govrnment," at the conclusion of which a
rece' Of fifteen minutes was taken.
Aier recess Professor J. 8. Brown intro.
ducd the following amendments 10 the
constitution
Fint.-Resolved, That article 4 section 1.
De so amended as TO read that the associa.
ton meet annually on the FIRST Tuesday in
July.
SecRd-Resolved, That the board Of
education be requested to defer opening the
sumner normal schools till the second
! week n July,
The. resolutions were animstedly dis.
oussed pro and CON-, and put 10 q vote.
A motion was made that the incoming
president ascertain whether the board Of
education can be prevailed upon 70 extend
The time Of holding the state summer nor.
nal school. The report was read and
ldopted.
The Sweet Bye.and Bye" was sung,
When the Teachers association adjourned
y meet In San Antonio on the last Tuesday
| IN June, 1884,