The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-07-05
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The regular order Of business was then
resumed, and Miss M0llle Malone read hil
excellent paper on behalf Of the. normal 10.
stltutes, and suggested that they DC
divided into four departments sna
certificates 10 each be Rraoed
as TO the efficiency displayed by the appli-
cant for the certificates. The paper was
pertinent with happy suggestions, after
which Professor Mister read paper on
Literary Culture" at the conclusion OF
which the association adj ourned until
p. III.
THE sUPERIYTENDENTs.
TIE fourth meeting If The superlnten-
dents association was called to order by
President H. B Gwyn, in the reading room
OF the Washington hotel
The subject under discussion was, "How
Best to Conduct Summer Normal SCHOOL
Institute to Secure Attendance and Make
Them Beneficial to the Teachers y
Professor Baldwin opened the discussion
with some well-timed remarks, ana said IL
was about time tor Texas teachers and edu
Gators to get out of the haphazard manner
of doing business and get down to system
of active, harmonious WORK ,n ana
have good summer normal insti-
Principles rTin that the time was fact
approaching when Texas WI 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 one'half 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
cessfully carried out. =,
Professor Gallagher agreed in all FRO
lessor Baldwin advanced, but said the
country teachers were ignorant OF the de-
signs and intentions of these summer lnstl-
buttons, and the first step to be taken
to get the teachers in the districts where
these institutes are held interested, and
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 Ragsdale's 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 it was in a politl.
cal way and lnemcieht M thnt
we're given authority to t eaShe DSt t tbs
abuse until the law was changed,
and the only way to mitigate the evil effects
was to secure the attendance OF such teacn
ers on the summer institutes and make IL
obligatory upon them to attend If they de-
sired to teach.
Professor Coleman, of Palestine, then
read a paper, 1.-THE Teachers Library,
which was we'll conceived. lie heid ~ was
requisite for teachers to have as well Sc
lected library as tie lawyer, doctor or
other professional man.
Professor Rote seconded the ideas and
views advanced by Professor Coleman. but
differed somewhat in his conclusions;
and stated in the, course OF
his remarks that the profession
of teaching did not meet with
its full recognition, and 1t would not until
teachers became more independent, ana
demanded that teachers should be judges
and examiners of the qualifications OF
those seeking admission into
their profession, the same as was accorded
the legal and medical professions.
Professor Gwyn forcibly showed the abso-
lutte necessity of q teachers library, and
the benefits to be derived therefrom by
systematic course of reading and study;
The question was further discussed by
Professor Harris and Others.
Professor Wagon er was then invited TO
address the association, and delivered
an eloquent address on Normal
Institutes; How They Should be
Conducted and what had to be done to
Make them Successful" He graphically
described his own experience and its happy
results.
in Austin December 26th. 1884.
dale, T. X. Harris and A. X. wilkins were
elected directors for the Texas Educational
Journal for the ensuing year.
NIGHT SESSION.
The State Teachers association convened
at ARTILLERY hall, President Franklin in the
chair. Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Connerly.
Professor W. @. Rote was then introduced
and spoke on the subject. Proper
Study OF English" II was an admirable
address and replete with good, sound, prac.
tical suggestions as to the use OF correct
English and how important 1t was that pu-
pills should be well grounded in the princi'
pies underlying the study of grammar.
Rev. S. ID. Pitts was then introduced, and
delivered an excellent address on school
Government" at the conclusion OF which
recess of fifteen minutes was taken.
After recess Professor J. s. Brown intro
duSed the following amendments to the
constitution
First-Resolved That article section 1,
be SO amended as to read that the associa-
ton meet annually on the first Tuesday In
July. -,
Second-Resolved, That the board oil
education be requested to defer opening the
summer normal schools till the second
week in July. 81,
Ihe resolutions were animstedly dis
cussed pro and con-, and put to vote.
81 motion mas made that the incoming
president ascertain whether the board Of
education can be prevailed upon TO extend
the time Of holding the state summer nor.
NAL school. The report was read and
adopted.
The "Sweet Bye-and.Bye was sung,
when the Teachers association adjourned
to meet in San Antonio on the last Tuesday
IN lima 1874