Tombstone epitaph., 1888-02-11
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

| The Teachers Institute, which has been in session three days this week, brought together teachers from all DOT tions of the county, and will doubtless prove of great advantage to the public schools. The discussions on the various topics introduced brought forth the fact that the teachers were wide awake and up to the times, and were actuated by an earnest desire to improve themselves in their noble profession. Superintendent Monk presided over the deliberations with dignity, and to his efforts much of the credit for the success of the Institute l i, due.
 Not the least pleasing features of the session were the lecturers by Drs. Good fellow and Dunn and Prof. Farmer, superintendent of the Territorial Normal School.
 Mrs. c. L. Pearson, who formerly occupied the position of teacher in the State Normal School of Michigan, took part in the exercises, and through her ripe experience advanced many ideas that will prove of great value to the teachers. Altogether, the session was most suc- cessful and harmonious one. The committee on resolutions offered the following, which were unanimously adopted
 Whereas, The present rules and regu. lations of the Territorial School Board of Education forbid the inhiction of corporal punishment in the public schools of this Territory, and
 Whereas, Said restriction interferes with the proper discipline of the same, and subjec,ing any teacher to dishonor- able discharge for inficting such punish ment An whereas, while we do not be- lieve in corporal punishment generally, still its use is sometimes necessary in extreme cases. Therefore be it
 Resolved, That it is the sense of thi institute that we recommend that the said regulation be rescinded, and that | it be left to the discretion of the teachers as to when such punishment shall be in- fiicted.
 Whereas, After long and continued experience in the use of the present system of text books, specified by the Territorial Board of Education in their rules and regulations, we find that many of the same are impractical, unsatis- factory in every particular and useless. Therefore be it
 Resolved, That it is the sense of thi Institute that we condemn the further use of the following books, viz {: Quack- enbos' U. S. history, arithmetic, Ian guage lessons, grammar, philosophy and Webster's speller; and in the interest of education, we earnestly recommend that the Territorial Board of Education select and adopt other and better books in their place.
 Resolved, That it is the sense of this institute that the present school law should be so amended as to make pro- visions that in each district in the Ter ritory, that a special fund shall be set aside annually giv ng ten dollars for every teacher allowed by the census re- turns in said districts for the purpose of purchasing apparatus and books of refer ence.
 Resolved, That the president of this institute be and is hereby instructed to forward copy of these resolutions to each county superintendent of public schools in this Territory, asking that similar action be taken on them by their county teachers institute when assem- bled.
 The following are the honorary mem bers : Hon. J. F. Duncan, Rev. G. l.. Pearson, Mrs. G. L. Pearson, Prof. M. M. Sherman, Prof. H. B. Farmer, Mrs, E. R, Langford, Mrs. w. F. Bradley, MT. w. T. Fowler, Mrs. H. G. Howe, Mr. Beckwith, Mrs. E. A. Shattuck, Miss Clara Hawes.