The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-01
The State Teachers-Eiection of ON.


The State Observation-Disclosures OF on.
GERS.
2 Yesterday forenoon the Teachers Asss-
citation listened TO paper on Personality
in Teaching" By Els +. Munson, formerly
Of Mitchell; Professor Joseph Carhart, OF
DePauw University, led in the discussion.
Harriet {. Leonard. of Fort Wayne, read a
paper on The Element of Trust IN the Gov
eminent" which was discussed, X. A. Ozr.
of New Albany, leading. Edward Taylor,
OF Nincennes, read A paper on The CItizsn.
ship of the Teacher Following this Pro-
lessor Olcott. ss Chairman of the COMMITTEES
OF Formulation OF the Ideas OF the Pfesi-
dents ADDRESS, presented the following:
To The Honorable General Assembly OF tie State
Of Indiana;
The State Teachers Association. in convention
assembled, IN me city Of Indianapolis, December
81 -, IN tie earnest desire for the increased
efficiency OF the common schools. and for Sc
curing 10 the people better and more extended
educational privileges. most respectfully rec1m-
memo 10 yOuT honorable body tue enactment of
legs. alton 10 secure the following ends:
l. The uniform terms for all SCHOOLS Of the
same cas-, which shall not, in any cave, be les
than slsht school months.
> TIE provision o. q sufficient fund for the
maintenance Of The county institutes.
3, reform Oi the township institute system.
= Ihe Rnarany Of school PRIVILEGES 90 Al eail-
oren OF Indiana. by the enactment OF a mid and
Wel-EuarCeu compulsory education la y. apulfca-
pie 10 Children between the ages Of e,gAi aud
fourteen years.
5. The iuucducti0n among the requirements
O. a teaenerS license and the subjects Of insfruc-
ton Is district schools Of the elements OF indus
thai driving. 10 be taught as a part Of the subject
Of penmanShip. We believe fhat nv mis- rsessn~a
TIE ethciency OF teachers To teach every branch Of
study WoulQ De greatly increased BY he ac1aisf.
ton Of xiii in gTephic Illustration. and that the
psDmenshtp OF pupils would be improved 50 the
some Tine they we're gaining a skill Whicl would
be Of great practical value 70 them.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN ~. OLCoIT, J. IT. MArrrx.
GEORGE Bass. ID. 4. HUNTER
+. D. CHURCHILL.
After considerable discussion the report
vas adopted.
The Committee on Resolutions decided
not 10 report anything, which was some.
thing remarkable, IS resolutions are q part
Of every organization Of the present day.
After the election of the following officers
the association adjourned:
PIesident-E. E. smith OF Lafayette.
Vice Presioents-Mrs Sherman Cox, KokOmo:
EGwaId Taylor, Vincennes; ". J. Mallory, Dan
vile; William Mex. Blaze, Evansville; Ch aries r.
Dryer, Fort hayne5 John i. Nat1er. Warsaw. J..
A. Carnegay, Madison y. N. Rank. Lafayette.
RECORDING Secretary-Mrs. Annie Z. h. Ii non,
Spencer.
Executive Committee-W. II. Elsou. Park County
chairman; "a. A. Ogg, New Albany: J. n. Jones,
city: - u. Nelton, Rensselaer,; ". Il. Sanders.
Cambridge City.
Jt is % be said hat the association this
yesr bas bad the finest representation of
les obsrs ever collected together in the State,
2 q the good results of the annual meet
i es was 10 be seen IN every action during
Il g session just closed.