The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-04-14

From all that has been said IL is safe
TO say that the third meeting OF the
Menominee Range Teachers Associa ton.
Saturday, April 3, q and z, was by far
the most successful meeting the members
Of the society ever had and from the fact
OF its being success speaks much for the
place in which IL was held and to our cit
liens who did all possible To make il lust
what it was. The {. * NV. gave the
teachers rates and on Thursday evening
about forty teachers from the several
towns along the range arrived. They
repaired in n body To the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. III. c. Kimball where an in
formal reception was held and the
teachers were met by those with whom
they would make their homes while here.
A very enjoyable time was had. At nine
o'clock Friday morning the teachers To
the number of forty-seven answered the
tolling OF the school bell and went to the
school building where the following pre-.
viously arranged program was carried
out:
Song" Battlecry of Freedom"
Prayer.-Rev. II. o. Jones.
Address President Abernethy.
public schools W. L. Morrison. Fiorsn s - '"'
Crystal Falls.
Paper-"How and what 90 Teach In Phys
iology," Amy Cole, Norway,
Literary work In the Grades II. II. Aberncthy
and Susie Hoskins, Norway.
Professionalism Temperance Instruction, .
Paper-"rhe Teachers example IN Moulding
Character Jennie Van Auken. Iron Mountain
Paper-"How 70 Teach Fractions" Abbie &.
Colwell, Norway.
Paper-"The Art OF Questioning" Amelia
Blasdel, Crystal Falls
Following the reading 81 each OF the
above mentioned papers were lively dis
cussions OF a highly interesting and in
structive nature. The carrying out al
The program as printed occupied all day
Friday and part of Saturday morning,
following which was a business session
during which the following new officers
we're elected: +. +. Auernethy, president,
Norway; Miss Agnes Hawley, vice-presi-
dent, Iron Mountain: w. d. Moon,
secretary, Hermansville; III. T. Wilcox,
treasurer, Mastodon; executive com.
mittee-John Dwan, Vulcan; q. Graham,
Iron River; Miss Kate Kea ting, Norway
The names OF those who attended this
splendid meeting as members are: Prof
o. III. Chamberlain, Iron Mountain; Al
bert o. Chamberlain, Bagley Frank d.
Chamberlain, Commonwealth Miss ELLA
Lynch, Iron Mountain j. w. Bird, Me.
nominee; III. M. Bird, Menominee; Miss
Kate Heating, Norway ; Miss A. Talmage
Iron Mountain; Miss M. Breen, Wauce.
dab; Miss Hattie Fitzgerald, Stambaugh
Miss Mamie Hoskins, Norway; Mise
Abbie Colwell, Norway; John Dwan, Vul
can; Miss Eva Monroe, Metropolitan
Miss Lizzie Selden, Stambaugh; Miss
Jennie Grandy, Iron River; Miss Della
Coatwane, Norway; q. j. Graham, Iron
River; Miss Arzelia Vandandaigue, Crys.
tai Falls; Miss NJ Winzinger, Iron Noun.
tain; Miss A. Blasdell, Crystal Falls; G..
l.. Woodwork, Crystal Falls; Miss
Agnes Hawley, Iron Mountain; Miss
Martha Parmenter, Commonwealth
Miss X. Flaherty, Iron Mountain; Miss
j. Mason, Norway; Miss N. Stockdale
Vulcan; w. ID. Moon, Hermansville
Prof y. +. Abernethy, Norway; Miss
Kate Newbery, Iron Mountain; Miss
Baird, Florence; Miss Sutherland, Flor
ence; Miss Burns, Florence; Prof. w. l..
Morrison; Miss Myrtle Rowley, Crystal
Falls; Miss Alice Morrison, Iron River
Miss Eva Morrison, Crystal Falls; Alex.
Mcdonald, Iron River, Ella Spencer,
Mastodon; Mrs. Doolittle, Florence
Harry Wilcock, Mastodon Miss Minnie
Flaherty, Iron Mountain; Miss Susie
Hoslxins, Norway; Miss Amy +. Cole,
Norway; Miss Alice Wicks, Iron Noun.
tain, Miss Burden, Iron Mountain; Miss
Matte HOLSTER, Crystal Falls. During
the session many ladies and gentlemen oil
this city who are deeply interested i'm ed.
ucational matters were in attendance
and listened with much pleasure and in.
terest to the proceedings OF the institute
THE RECEPTION.
On Friday evening the teachers were
rendered n reception i'm Doucet's hall by
the citizens of this city. The reception
was not an invited affair but was given
by the people and for the people and by
nine o'clock the spacious hall was well
filled with people who came there seeming
!. at peace with themselves and the world
generally, and with no other purpose in
view than 90 enjoy themselves and make
things AZ pleasantfor others I'm attendance
AZ they possibly could and they succeeded
most admirably, making the reception
one oil the most pleasant social Affairs
our people ever attended. The attend
ants one and all seemed in the very
realm Of happiness and the faces OF all
was evidence sufficient TO show that they
were happy and contented and fully con-
scious OF the fact THAI they were having
a good time, the like OF which, the chances
are, never TO again be encountered. At
any rate the attendants seemed 10 look
mt It IN the light that IL was the last
chance they would ever have TO enjoy
themselves and RS anatural consequence
were making the most OF IL. After n
season of introducing and social chatting,
Mr.. A. Justified, as master ofcercmonies,
announced that n musical program i'm
tersperscd with speeches and addresses
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