The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-06-25
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
SECOND DAYS SESSION OF THE STATE
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
Nature OF Business Done Reading Of Essays and
Discussion Elocutionary Exercise by Miss
Heliy ssblett, OF Austin.

state reochers, association was held
This merning at the High school. The
dav,s proceedings were opened by
prayer by the Rev. Thrall. after which
professor Ualbert played selection on
tho organ I'm n mastery stole. DIR. Col
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l'er' Tue res'uen' '"e' o".eu '"e me-.
ing TO order. II was decided that the
reading Of the minutes Of the last meet
inc was disnensed with temporarily. and
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an opPor'uniy was '"e" o''oio" W
those members VINO were not present NJ
last meeting to enroll themselves. The
President again on,oupced TINT n VIVA
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necessary ior 'nose VIM uesiiou W NC
come members to pay an annual sub
scription of 81.
proFossor Ro,o naval that tbe mann
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perhhiP pe ihaue oon'Inuous, o"' 'na'
member might be excluded for the non
payment of dues. There was no action
tatan ON ,b,s motior h,t I, nrodpced
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some diverse uisoussion'
DIR. Baldwin proposed that the organ
izatlon be made more permanent until IL
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e"'oi"oe" "ii '"o sie" O0"s VI
In the state. In ruling on the clause IN
the constitution the President decided
film, teocbing was N eontinuous profes-
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s'on'
Professor smith kagsdaie moved 10
take up the question regarding the state
superintendent OF Education, which
was placed on the table yesterday.
A division was taken upon the ques-
tion and the motion lost by maJorityof
two, there being ~ ayes ana "a nays.
General Moore asked the question
whether the teachers were expected to
pay for their own board. III TINS were the
case, he for one could not do IT,.
Prof. hote SAID IN reply that the teacn-
ers were not required 10 pay ior ther
board ana lodging; the committee on
Reception had located all such as had
reported to them. But as some OF the
teachers had seen NJ TO go to the Menger
ana the Maverick they could NOT expect
the Executive 10 pay ~ 10 - DAY; lie
further stated that II any had not been
assigned 10 lodgings Inc committee
would AT once 10 SO, ana Irof. Rote
asked them 10 report immediately.
Inc PRESIDENT then called upon fro-
lessor D. H. hanson 70 reau paper on
grammar ~ ilb iorHlhl hpplcatlon 10 eu-
ucation. Ihis was listened to with an
attentive appreciation by the audience.
Az the conclusion OF ihe essay inc Tres,
ideht called upon PROFESSOR j. ii. Hand
TO open me discussion. Professor iiand
excused hlmseli on the ground mat the
suDJect was OF u nature 100 aDstruse ior
MN 10 DISCUSS Deiore SO cultured ana
CRITICAL an audlence without having
properly matureu ms thoughts.
Jonn H. hlchardson, OF Leesburg,
Gandldaie ior superintendent OF state
instruction, stated u was one Ihihg 10
possess the scientihc khowieuge, put
another 10 nave the skill. MT.
hioharusoh cited an amusing aneodote
IN support OF MS assertion; A morton
was mere msde 10 suspend the I'VE MIN
utes rules lor discussion, ~ ORDER that
me meetlhg mlght near the theses OF
PROFESSOR route, OF houston. Inc theses
presented some mover anu original lueas
concerning me use OF grammars In
SCHOOLS, ne alleging lhat there uiu not
exist grammar OF the Englsh tongue,
an inc present text books peing imita-
lions OF me Latin ana Greek gramnars.
PROFESSOR Blcknell sald ne thought FRO,
lessor fontes dissertation MADE thlrd
morn 10 the dllemma already existing.
A recess OF 10 minutes was then called
by the PRESIDENT.
oh reasseinoiihg tue fresldent stated