Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-12-02
Eastern Ohio Teachers.


The Eastern Ohio Teachers Associa-
tion began its regular SESSION In this
place on Friday afternoon, with about
l25 teachers, mostly from the town and
city schools. in attendance. The country
schools were very sparsely represented.
Possibly the disagreeable weather, which
made travel a burden, had something
to do with the absence of the teachers
in the country districts, yet this will not
satisfactorily account for the absence of
such large per cent of them. They
we're the very teachers needing the in
struction and encouragement of such an
association, and should have strained q
point to 6e present.
Superintendent Charles Haupert, of
Dennison, who presided over the meet
iugs of the Association. delivered very
timely opening address on Friday. after
which the regular program, as indicated
last week, was carried out. with single
exception-M J Mccoy, of New Athens,
failing to put in an appearance. The
evening session on Friday was devoted
TO a short address by State Scheol Com~
missioner Leroy d Brown. followed by
an admirable address, plea for more
general education, by Hon John Eaton,
ex-U Commissioner of Education. Mr.
Eaton was formerly Of Toledo, and after
the war, in which be took prominent
part, he was appointed Commissioner Of
Education, which post he filled with
great distinction, until deposed by Mr.
Cleveland, when he was called to the
Presidency of Marietta College. He is
fine, intellectual old gentleman. with 4
pleasant face and a long, patriarchal
" hite beard. His address was replete
with hints on education, and the evils
resulting from a lack of proper educa+
ton, which should afford food for
thought for every reflective mind.
After the regular meeting of the asso-
citation, the teachers In attendance. and
d few invited guests, repaired to the
Masonic ball, to a banquet rendered by
the teachers of st. Clairsville schools,
where a right royal social time and an
elegant spread were enjoyed.
AT the business session on Saturday
morning it was decided to hold the next
meeting at Steubenville. and officers
were elected as follows, for the ensuing
year:
President, Sup't. Elijah Burgess, of
Cambridge; Vice Presidents, w H Ray,
New Philadelphia, Miss Martha Les
lie. Steubenvllle, Miss Nellie Battelle.
Bellaire; Secretary, c E Gullett, Free
port; Treasurer, Jas Duncan. Bridge
port; Executive Committee, A NJ Rove.
Steubenville, 5 K Mardis. GuadenhutteD,
Miss Maggie Davies. St. Clairsville.
The ST. Clairsyille Glee Club delighted
the teachers immensely with their excel
lentmusic. Following are the resolutions
adopted thanking everybody but the
press of this part of the State, which
gave from quarter to half column
per paper free advertising;
RESOLUTIONS.
1. Believing that the efficiency of our
common district school would be greatly
increased and the cause of education
advanced by submitting the township
system for the complicated and unsatis
factory one we now have, therefore re-
solved: That we most heartily endorse
House Bill No. S, known as the Albaugh
Bill, and urge our senators and repre-
sent8tives in the state legislature to use
all proper and honO, Die means to Sc
cure its Passage.
g. In consideration of the very pleas
ant and profitable session we have had,
resolved: That our thanks are due and
are hereby rendered to the president.
executive committee and other officers
for the prompt and faithful manner in
which they have discharged theii sever
al duties; to the pastor and officers of
the Presbyterian church for the use of
their house; to the Masons for openirg g
up their hall for our entertainment; TO
Superintendent Waters and the st.
CIairsvile teachers for the royal BAN
quet prepared by them for the members
of the association; to the st. Clairsville
Glee Club for the excellent music 10
which we have listened. and to the sew
eral railroads which have so generously
furnished reduced rates to those attend
ing our association.
JNo. MCBURNEY,
B. M. Rowe,
Miss ADA V. JOHNSON,
j. G. TAGGART,
JAMES DUNCAN.