The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-07-16

Rayburn. w. IN. Oates, j. 4. Pncket.
|J. NJ. Krnmseik, A. r. Bowden and
Miss Savannah Sharp Pfof. H. Z.
Rayburn county examiner took his
place as president The Subjects OF
Orthogrsphy. Reading aud history
being disposed OF the Institute ad
jonrned until s o'clocksp. m.
s o'clock the Institute called to
order by President III. i. Rayburn.
Music. A welcome address was de
lllvered by r. H. Sewell. Response
By H. L. Rayburn. Miss Sava5ah
Sharp read an essay on the Impor-
lance OF Character. English Gram
mar being next on programme was
introduced and discussed at szs.s..
length, after which the Institute adj
Ijourned = meet at s o'clock a M,
June Esd.
s o'clock a. m. June 23.-Honse
called to order by President H. L,
Rayburn. Music and Prayer. Min.
utes of previous day read and sp-
proved. Committee on programme
reported the following: School Gov
ern1nent--by j. w. Hudlow, j. II
Norman and w. N. Oates. Mental
Automatically J. 81. Krumseik, ]
| A. Pless and j. 7. Pucket- Morals
| ia school--H. L. Rayburn, Miss Sa-
lvanah Sharp and VIM. York. How
| to teach the fundamental rules Of
Arithmetic-N. w. Kuhn, Z. w.
Bond, j. I. Bullock and L. H. Ey
ants. Simple and compound mum
bers compared-B. A. Kuhn, w. G.
Bullock and j. I. Pucket How to
teach fractions w. A. Baird, A. +.
Bowden and S. w. Type. The sub
ljects of written Arithmetic and Ge-
ography being disposed Of the Insti-
tute took recess of ten minutes,
which time was enlivened By some
good music. The house called to
order by the President. S. w. Type,
Mrs. Nora Frye, 0. G. Bennett and
w. 7. Brown (col). we're enrolled as
teachers during the forenoon. The
subject of Mental Arithmetic was
then taken up and discussed at con-
siderable length. Recess to 2 O'Clock
p. m.
2 o'clock p. m.--House called to
order by the President The sub
ject OF school government was fully
discussed. f. NJ. Hudson reported
and was enrolled as teacher. The
order of programme was dispensed
with temporarily for the purpose Of
considering the time and place Of
holding next meeting of the Insti-
tute. Appleton was chosen as the
place and the last Wednesday in
November the time of commencing,
to continue in session three days.
N. w. Kuhn, j. A. Evants and j. A.
Pless Jr., we're appointed commit
tee on programme for said Institute.
On motion of w. N. Oates, the In
stitute was required to meet at s
o'clock a. m. on first day of next In
stltute. The subject of "Morals in
school, was presented by H. L. Ray
burn, and freely discussed by all,
after which some very appropriate
suggestions were offered concerning
Teachers wages. The Institute then
adjourned to meet at s o'clock p. M.
s o'clock p. m.-House called to
order by President Rayburn. "Mor-
ais in school, and Teachers salary"
were again discussed. How to teach
Fractions was next presented BY A..
+. Bowden, followed. by S. w. Type,
and then discussed by the Institute.
The time for closing this session Of
the Institute having arrived the CON-
mittee on resolutions reported the
following, to-wit:
Whereas, We the teachers of Pope
county now assembled in Teachers
Institute, at Gravel Hill school
house, and having been welcomed
and entertained by the good people
of said locality, express our regards
in the following resolutions, to wit:
LIST. That we tender our hearty
thanks to Profs. II. L. Ray burn and
N. w. Kuhn for the able and eflic
lent manner in which they have pre-
sided over our meeting.
I'd. That we as Teachers Insti-
tute extend our sincere thanks to
the good people of Gravel Hill neigh
borhood for the generous hospitality
manifested in receiving and enter
tanning us during our stay among
them.
Sd. That copy of these resolu-
tons with the proceedings of the
Institute be furnished the Russell
vile DEMOCRAT, with request to
publish the same.
On motion the resolutions were
adopted as read. The minutes of
the Institute were then read and APP
proved. On motion the Institute
adjourned to meet at Appleton, on
Wednesday, Nov. 25th 1885, at 8
O'Clock p. m.
III. l. RAYBURN, Pres.
j. +. BULLOCK, Sec. pro TEN.
Addenda: The teachers and all
others interested viii please pardon
us for not having the proceedings
ready for the paper last issue. j
now ask of Prof. n. w. Kuhn, chair
man of committee on programme to
furnish me with said programme
when completed, and / will have it
printed and mailed TO the teachers
of fhe countv In time