Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
A Reminder to the Members OF the stat
Teachers Association.

A Reminder to the Members OF the StaN
Teachers Association.
MoRRILLroN, ARK, March 10, 1884.
To the County Examiners IN -Arkdnsds:
By authority and in behalf of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Arkansas State
Teachers Association, composed OF Hon.
W. Z. Thompson, State Superintendent: !:
Prof q. A. Hays, Hot Springs; Prof. y; \.
arkana, and yself, l address you this cir
cular.
At the last annual meeting of the associ.
alton, held at Little Rock, June p, " and
-, 1888, the following resolution was
adopted.
Resolced, that the county examiners in
the various counties i'll Arkansas be soilc'
lie to awaken an interest IN the teachers
of their various 10 calities, and suggest tC
them the Importance of Identifying them
selves with the educational system or the
State by attending the State Teachers AS
socation; and that The county examiners
be requested to appoint meeting OF the
teachers about the 1st of April, or as soon
thereafter practicable, for the purpose
of electing delegate to the State Ieacu-
ers' Association, who shall be considered a
regular member, and present an education
al report to the county.
Now, feIlow-examiners, L desire to urge
YOU to give this matter immediate atten'
ton. 1t is greatly desired that the AsSo.
citation be made repre- sentative body, ana
that every county in tho State have at
least one delegate. In addition to this, we
wish to enlist the cooperation of every
teacher and school officer in Arkansas,
and to secure as large an attendance as
possible.
We rely on your cooperation in making
the Association a potent factor IN the
educ ational growth of the State, and one
whose Influence and work shall be pro
ductive OF grand results. We have good
reasons to believe that well-digested plans
for the improvement. of our school sys
tenn will, if properly presented by our
ass, citation, have considerable weight
with our LesisIatNre. We wish to en-
hance this power. Your local influence
and your opportunities for presenting the
claims of this work to your teachers, ena
BILE you to give material AID IN securing
their attendance at the Association and III
promo ing its aims. -
The next meeting of the association VII
be held June 18th, 18th and 18Th, at Nor
rillton, Conway County, on the Little
Rock & Fort Smith Railway, fifty miles
from Little Rock. Free entertainment
will be provided for all members, and all
il.oads in the Safe will be asked for re
duced rates.
1t is thought that this will be the most
important educational meeting ever held
III the State. Mca ,urcS VIII be presented
and discussed looking to the improvement
of the school law by our next Legislature
Most of the leading educators of the State
have promised to attend and aid in the
work.
lespeciallv request you to send me al
once the names % all teachers and schoo
officers in your respective counties, VINO
you think III ;ght he induced to attend, Sc
that | may send them programmes as soor
as published.
Discussions will be free to all members
of the assoc iatlOn.
IeNtcnd Il most cordial invitation to cacf
of you to be present and aid us IN making
the coming meeting a practical success.
!. +. HOWELL,
President State Teachers Association