The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12
THE PRESS GANG. -
Annual Meeting of the Missouri PreMEh
sociation-The Ofacers Elected and Prize
Awarded-Oh to Mackinaw.

war shlu OF tnem tnS morning, 30 lilly .
they are represented by the Missouri ye me
Association, convened in the new cha ont~5
the State University at ten o'clock. Fi9xl
dent R M. White, of the Mexico Led%F
called the body to order. Prayer waf SS
fered by the Rev. s. F. Taylor, and an ar
pirate address of welcome rendered bX,,, Il
Woodson Moss, Mayor of Coiumblz q,
sponded to by President White. AftsH 2 q
call and the appointments of the c{lie' v,
tees, the association adjourned till theLQn !
noon. ,.Sa
At the afternoon session Joseph Fl. II i
ner, of the Carrollton Record, read q pafo1
on "The Duty of the Press Toward the Psh
lie School System" There were, he said
higher duties connected with weeklynews
paper than running it for what it is worth II
dollars and cents, and one of the highest Ct
ties was to encourage the public school sys
tenn in every way possible. "Having don
all they could heretofore, through sunshin'
and storm, through good report and evil re
port, to build up the school system, it WI
time now for the newspapers to atten1t!
to make that system better and bette,
until It should accomplish the graf
work for which it was inauguratsl
universal education. Having always bee{
friends of the schools, the newspapers mie]I
be conceded the liberty of pointing out soIrl
OF the defects OF the present system, and hqfz
to remedy them. First, every county lnt,z
perintendent, with salary sufficient to 81
HIM to fulfill the duties of his office faitg y
fearlessly and impartially. We shou4 fffyS
for school directors the best, most p.sss1Ss
sive, live men in each district, hft1 E1 sX
should be paid reasonable compSS4&E&3
for their services. Newspapers d4K%E%a
courage sufficiently the formation "
OF teachers Institutes. Most fmpt4 lfW] ~
all is the question of the proper qua i'll n
of teachers" {eFfF&4l
The speaker did not advocate cd n f
the course of study, but did believk4 &&S9
ing the foundation broad and detHTy@d&5.
primer. SIN order that every cEHjWNA
State should have a good comn{3 #HX T..
education there should be comTXHBf&N
ucation, and books should be fusayF61S i
those pupils whose parents are tSk13&fE \
pay for them. The country sf53&N4#}
should be made the most attractS' #$SWlX
the county. There should be a9pAx#lX u
nigh school in every township inW3HB&s
where the pupil can get at homet3 3d&Z ) 2$
education for the ordinary dutshtEE fE#
The public schools Of Missouri &ik4fMX k@<S k@S
State universities in miniature, 8a4{X FasS3
State University ought to be q Ms#H24 <{S
on grander and more magnifs4
idea and principle. Z
In discussing this, Mr. Turnefl ~ l
that he knew he was treading on Hif
ground. He said the State Universsf5ysi,
Missouri ought to be the best educatioA FS,i5
stitution in the world. But was it the va
"Have its graduates taken prominent<afdk
in the ranks of their fellows men? Ifdss[,,al
any old fogyism In the methods Of asss5y
versity it should be rooted out. &t%3
modern ideas and live, progress4f
Conservatism may be good lfSa< 49,
place, but we don't want any.aX &sz
State University. 1t seems t4# s186. e 2E
been a strange kind of mus4 fl H.
the University, kind of suts*{&#R% Il S}23z6
webs and silver threads, of ,s8sS4tRs ~ sE#|
tiquated theories, with pate tESs94 as%
dogmas hanging about tho aiSASyg&aSSfss
dors. 1tseems that there have 'bSSs %&& a
old ruts about the University. B9sSSl z<Sl
men afenna and women are aaee e z
they are old ind have tpo much prt IN
against new things simply because tl sSf|
new: The instltution neads stIrriuef s j
and some Misses I.s II ~ can be dofiB wtf}3 y;
present officers, all right; II not, turn ti1f
| out" fApplause.T %
by request, Miss Gen6vi8ve Rogers aav23
The next exercise on the programme ID
| announced to be the reading Of a poem Il
thestpoet laureate of Cheyenne, 2 and a.
swering to this description appeared GoI
onel j. 4. Child, OF the Richmond Consc5ra
tor, who was received with great applaus.
| as was his poem. =
The committees not being ready to repor
| morning.
COLUMBIA, Mo-, June 3.-The session of tn
| Missouri Press Association closed to- day
q 5ne m0ss in5erssssing papers read va
| Printer" ~ =
"The Practical Printer,ss sa discussed
J. "A. Hudson, of the nj
i In connection with Me- Y orkst0f1 occurrf
the most spirited debate<pf tha session (
the adoption of a resolution dil
him to the President for the offices Ut Publ
| OF the Conway Aduaslcex &aid that he cou
| not support the resolutf0fI, not Because
any objection to Mr. Yopkston, but becau
he thoughtit beyond the province OF the A
Mr. LingIe, of the Clinton Densocros, warn
ly favored the resolution and said he thoug
Missouri should come up ana have some
the apple pie that had long been. going to t
East. If Colonel Yorkston got the office a
| speaker said he felt sure that beforess1o
many Missourian printers would be hoidf
ernment Printing Office. MI
The resolution was adopted with onl y&fQ
dissenting votes, and was afterward ma
unanimous. I
The first prize for the best general displ
of Job printing, S25 in gold, given jhSk k1}6S
sociation, was awarded to fhe {3fji{ {ff,1]
Herald, and the second prizeS the Sf3Sler
| Holmes gold medal, to the T8dapan{3er
Sentinel. The Richmond DemocfjFe cax5fits
the same amount for the best sf38Hfxff a5is.
job printing, and the Montgom8ry S3ds}3i
| retained, for second prize, the GSntfaI iF2
Foundry gold medal now In ita posseAsidn
Votes of thanks were rendered the u3tfzf
of Columbia for their uneQpaled h68bitl
sSSsa iS aea emn no n shs s
| for the Association. M s.s &; 2g5 a
The election of offio&rs fosulteti as folio,
President, j. A. HutfS6d Baoou Fsn1es o
First Vice Presidents n Stsphensl
second We -Presidea slmar. 81,
Third iySi.c,ss,.,Presidep{ p. 'li Bssle. oassh,
Democrat. siF 81 "A 81
: gomery Standard. ss s. a s}9 E
, w. III. Kerns, CorresH 1{& Il euretary. d
w. L. II I<x1
were re elected A Ff "a
! Colonel Norman j. Colman, TIL two "
President OF the Associatio Tassed
the State University ff 3z& III d s11r3SB
1t was resolved tha$ $th6 X8f6ciaf Dill afd
not consistently supp 1X4 in xp ND III n
lie position any class Uf&& rs Oh 6otsf3 Ss3sE
GERS who permit honest labor to besd64pSSz33
by the convict labor system, aud af31t4
tee, consist ng OF the President electXs I
members, was authorized to wait H "a Il
spectors of the State feaiteRtsalASzz II. II
: memorial 3f - 4
| Ing to General Grant, In tokeRf E2J rs
probation of his vast serflf NH a B,
greatly pleased to learn ofk,fi u Ill
toration to health, and we III d. M
entirely restored to health. 8 III. S$S7{ y
Mention was made of th74 -
| Mcfarland, late of the But&& NJ ~
the most active membeEs NJ E,fi- I
After hearing reports o4& IL A
3 tees, the Association adj9H zslu /. =
q COLUMBIA, Mo-, june 6kSed III
5 Missouri Press AssociatioIi 4z4sT9 44s N, IN
their excursion to Mackinal IN "yC
: firing President of the A& "a
: White, of the Mexico Ledger, &GA
rith silver service by tie mHN&
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Imp aoable Bismark. u ~
9 ST.. PETERSBURG, Dune Thug 4
! sees cause for grave fears "a tha ancs
n ing German influence at Tehefan. y