The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-08-02
Proceedings of the Pope County
County Teachers Institute
held at ScottvIlIe on July
the 1911 Il IL. 1883.

Examiner not being present, and D
motion Hon. e. L. McCracken wa
elected president pro tenn, and M. Il
Baird secretary. On motion, Mis-
Sue Gibson, S. I. Patrick and j. I
Bullock were appointed a COMMITTEE
to prepare a programme for thi
meeting Of the Institute. The In
stltute then adjourned for one hour
| 4 o'clock p. M, Institute called t,
order by President McCracken, ant
the committee on programme report
ed-which report was, on motion
received, aud committee discharged
The programme, as arranged pre-
sented no work until s o'clock p. n,
and the Institute adjourned to thai
hour.
s o'clock p. m, called to order by
President, and address Of welcome
by Dir. c. Belknap Of Scottsvill..,
response by NJ. II. Baird, and short
address by w. r. Mckinley. Inst.
tute adjourned until 8 o'clock a. M,
July IL.
s o'clock a. M, July 1lth, Insti-
tute called to order by Hon. +. L
McCracken, president. The County
Examiner, ii. L. Rayburn, having
arrived and appearing in the Insti
tute, stated that he desired to go in
TO a permanent reorganization OF
the Pope County Teachers Insti-
tute-as there had been no meeting
of this body for two years or more,
and the following officers were elect.
ed for the next two years, to wit:
II. l.. Rayburn, president, J. I. Bull
lock, vice president, NJ. H. Baird,
secretary. Miss Sue Gibson, treas
urer. Prof. II. L. Rayburn then took
his place as president, and Hon. E.
l.. McCracken rendered his thanks
to the Institute for the honor con
ferred upon him. Prof Fl. L. Ray
burn made some remarks relative to
the work of the Institute and the
objects ofsuch meetings, after which
the roll was called and the following
members were present, to-wlt: II. L.
Rayburn, County Examiner, Atkins,
Ark, J. L. Bullock, vice president,
Scottsyille, Ark, M. II. Baird, sec
Rotary, Russellville, Ark, Miss Sue
Gibson, treasurer, Russellville, Ark.
Members whose postoffice Is Russell
vile. r. B. Gordon, $. I. Patrick,
w. r. Mckinley, Miss Clemmie
Holmes, Miss Alice Harkey, w. A..
Baird, G. II. Dodson, w. II. Patrick
FROM Scottsvill, w. Z. Linton. J.
B. Pardew, j. II. Fry. L. p. McCane,
j. Nj. Campbell, NJ. +. Birch, L. +.
Linton, j. L. Hale. Miss Laura Nc
Cracker, James McCracken, w. r.
Hale.
From ATKINS, j. r. Brewer.
From Dover, w. G. Bullock and
J. Fl. Linzy.
From Potts Station, w. n Oates.
From Appleton, A. B. Lawrence.
From Berlin, johnson county, j.
A. Pless, Jr.
On motion Dr. G. Belknap ard
Hen. f. l.. McCracken of Scottsvllle
were enrolled as honorary members
Of this Institute.
The president then appointed w.
G. Bullock and Miss Sue Gibson as
critics for the term of the Institute,
and the work of the programme was
then taken up.
photography was presented by W.
n. Oates. Discussion by j. A. Pless,
Jr., and Miss Clemmle Holmes.
Reading by S. L. Patrick was pr,
sented, and his method fully shown
by calling a class. Discussion by
L. 3. Gordon, Ii. w. Patrick and :
T. Bullock.
Pcnmanship by w. A. Baird, was
presented by giving very forcible
lecture upon the necessity Of this
branch, and insisting upon one sys
tenn being adopted and closely fol-
lowed and taught in all the schools.
Discussion by G. II. Dodson and
others.
The Institute adjourned until 2
! o'clock p. m.
( 2 o'clock p. M, Institute called to
order by III. L. Rayburn, President,
opening exercises, music by Insti-
\ tute.
Mental Arithmetic by M. II. Baird.
Discussion by. W. r. Mckinley and
w. G. Bullock.
/ Written Arithmetic by j. +. Bull
lock. Discussion by NJ. III. Baird,
T. B. Gordon and others.
English Granimer by Miss. Sue
Gibson. Discussion by S. L. Pat
rick, w. A. Baird and others.
Report of critics and Institute adj
journed until s o'clock p. m.
! s O'Clock p. m, Institute called to
order by president, music by Insti-
tute.
Address by II. L. Rayburn County
Examiner.
Subject, proper Education.
There being some time not occu-
pied, Orthography was called, and
discussed by NJ. II. Baird, Miss Sue
Gibson, L. p. McCane and others.
On motion Nj. III. Baird was re-
quested to continue the subject OF
| Written Arithmetic by presenting
some Of the principles Of the funda-
mental rules.
On motion Institute adjourned
until O'Clock a. m, July II.