Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-06-19

absent on account Of sickness, his place
was filed by essayists. Several Rotations
were given, half an hour was given to
the query box. The superintendent con-
tinued his examinations, and on
THURSDAY
Morning he examined in arithmetic and
geography. In the afternoon Mrs. Buck
occupied part Of the time in presenting
the subject of temperance to the teachers
Mr. Y. f. McGee, opened the discussion
on the subject Of teaching arithmetic
The superintendent presented sevsral
methods for the consideration Of the teach.
CTS. In the evening the exercises opened
with an address by Prof. j. A. Gardner,
on the subject, "The object of the Public
Schools is to make good Citizens. This
was presented from three standpoints,
that of pupil, that Of the family and that
Of the public school as an agent of the
State. Essays and recitations and query
box followed.
On Friday morning the examinations
in the history Of the United States and
in grammar finished up the work for Ger.
ti6cates. The examinations were not diff
ticult but were exhostlve, and practical
for their respectivegrades. In the after.
noon, school government was taken up by
Supt. Evans and after being opened was
debated generally by the teachers.
A TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Was then entered into. The new organ
ization is known as The Teachers Asso-
citation Of Me- Perez county, Idaho Ter.
ritory. A committee had been previously
appointed to draft constitution and BY.
laws and their report was received and
adopted. The election of officers then
being in order, the following was the re.
suit: President, j. II. Evans, x-officio
vice President, u. F. McGee; Rec. Sec,
Miss Hepsie Bean; Cor. Sec, Mrs. Belle
Buchanan, Moscow; Cor. Sec, Miss
Kittie Thatcher, Lewiston; Treasurer
Mrs. Viola G. McConville, Critic, II. V
Grub; Orator, J. A. Gradiner, Poet, j
A. Buchanan; Historian Miss Hepsie
Bean. 1t is the Office and duty of tn,
historian to write up the history of educa
ton in Nez Perez county from its very
beginning reaching out into the Territory
Of Idaho and surrounding country, if nee
essary, for clearness and fulness of detail
and to complete such history as far a
practicable down to the present time, ant
it will be the duty of each succeedin,
historian to write up condensed histor,
of education in Nez Perez county durinI
his own year of Office; The names and ad
dresses Of all the teachers in the count
must appear in the history; the history
to be put in permanent form and is to b
preserved as basis of the educations
literature of Nez Perez county. tn
Association was entered into with energ
and this guarantees the success of the en-
terprise. May it meet the hearty ap
probation of every citizen of the count
and be helped on in the great work o
educating, lifting up and making bette
both teacher and those who ar
to be taught; in the rise O
the one is the rise of the other; In tn
efficiency of the one is the efficiency an
success of the other. The Association
then, upon the request of Supt. J. II
Evans, passed resolution asking tn
Legislature Of the Territory to make tn
SUPPLEMENTARY an elective Office. A rest
luton of thanks to the citizens of Levi,
ton for their kindness and hospitality VIZ
then passed by a unanimous rising vot,
and the Secretary instructed to furnish
copy Of the same to the Lewiston paper.
The members of the Association the
came forward and paid their initiation
fees, so the Association starts ont on
sound financial basis. The Superintend
ent then declared the institute adjourned
VISITORS.
During the entire Institute there was
considerable sprinkling Of visitors. Anon,
these may be mentioned Rev. Mr.. Tarr
Mr.. Thatcher, Mr.. Morey, Rev. Mr.. 7
M. Boyd, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Leger ant
daughter, of California, Miss Bell ant