Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-08

in the United States and the Relation oF
the Schools thereto" The paper WAS
| interesting and instructive and the or>-
portunity Of renewing their acquain-
lance wish DIR. Pickard warmly appre-
ciated by Wisconsin teachers.
The session was assumed Wednesday
morning. w. D. Parker suggested thace
II possible the next summer meeting OF
the Association at Racine be arranged
SO as not to collide with the session OF
the National Association. He said that
ia common with a good many other
teachers in the state he felt that it was
desirable to be present at the National
meeting wherever it might be held.
The chair nn9unced as the csmmik-
tee called for by the report on Sup
Elementary reading, J. w. Stearns. w.
II. Beach and H. D. Maxson.
L. g. Pray presented a report on 'sTha
Best Means to Recure the Publication
! and Distribution of Papers. Reports.
aud Discussions of this Society,"" Te
was announced that the present pro-
! prietors of the Wisconsin State journal
/ of Education were willing to transfer
! that periodical to the State Teachers
Association for slight consideration
The committee recommended that the
offer be accepted and after an explsna,-
w. II. Chandler, the recommendation
was, by vote, adopted. The power tz3
select an editor ana arrange other mat
tiers connected with the transfer was
given, by vote of the Association, to it's
executive committee. The Journal has
been hitherto the joint organ of the
State Department and of the State As
ISOLATION, though under the direct
editorship of the former, 1t is generally
understood that DR.. J. w. Stearns, whCs
assumes the chair of didaeties in the
State University az the middle of tbs
school year, viii be chosen editor under
the new regime.
a paper was read by W. c. Sawyer,
on 1.-THE Duty of the School to the
Community, and tx subject discusses
by DIR. Steanrs.
Then followed report ON Oral In
struction" by Miss Rose @. Swart.
The subject Of "ArbOr Day. therq
came up for further consideration, ana
on motion of A. r. Sprague, the sec
Ond item Of the report was amended So,
as to consist of 3 recommendation tha&
the State superintendent be requested
TO issue to the different schools of the
State circular requesting q form OF
| exercises to be used in celebrating
"ArbOr Day" and that the State Agri-
cultural Experiment Station be request
ed TO issue a Cir cUlar to the differenA
schools OF the State, including such in
formation upon the subject OF tree cu3-
ture as may seem desirable.
A cOngratulatOry telegram from the
Kansas State Teachers Association was
read and the sentiments express sci
ordered TO be Teciprocated.
w. Il. Chandler mPde announcements
respecting projected permanent edp~
catiOnaI museum for which room was
to be solicited from the State Govern
ment and of which it was designed tp
make use OF the Wisconsin exhibit at
present at New Orleans as a nucIes. Mr..
Chandler solicited from the teachers Of
the state contributions of educational
material which would be service liza
illustrating the chars cteristic and pro
gressive features Of this work
The usual resolutions Of thanks NJ
various individuals and interests were
passed and the Associated adjourned
Kentucky is beautiful State, bub
there is something wrong with lis IN
habit&nts Witness the following
from the Louisville Commercial
''The fact is, and there need be no
winking at it, that lynch law does its
work better in this State than the lazy
Of the commonwealth. During the
past two years there have probably
been dozen Iynchines in Kentucky
every victim of which amply deserved
the fate he met. Within the same
time have been upward of 200 killings.
large number of which We're cold
bIooded murders, the perperator os
which fell into the hands Of the law.
Now, how many executions have
there been? Perhaps half dozen
Ia Lexington, few weeks ago, q man
was executed who, under the beautiful
mode of administering justice in the>
Court Of Appeals had had four Or five
trials and convictions, as many ap-.
peals, and was finally hanged after
lighting with technicalities for five
years"