Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-04-05
The Teachers Convention.

The incoming teachers to the pro-
posed convention held a preliminary
meeting OF welcome, congratulation
and good cheer at Columbia Hall Tues-
day evening.
The regularly prepared programme
was somewhat changed on account OF
the absence of several parties adver-
tised to appear.
After a few Introductory remarks by
the chairman of the evening, Supt. B..
w. Brin'nall, an elegant organ solo
was performed by Prof. w. II. Roberts,
the exercises having been virtually
opened by the harmony of sweet
sounds.
Mrs. p. c. Hale delivered very
pretty address of welcome to the teach
ers from abroad in behalf of the Thurs
ton County Teachers Association.
G neral r. H. Milroy was then in
troduced, who also spoke few words
of welcome in place Ct his Honor, the
Mayor of Olympia. The Generals
speech was full of such good things as
the hale and hearty old solder is capa-
BILE of giving.
Next came Hon. P. ID. Moore, u no
spoke for his Excellency, Governor
Semple, who was unavoidably out of
town. Mr.. Moore's address was char
acterstic of his reputed Olden-time elo-
quence, and elected much applause.
Hon. J. II. Morgan, Territorial Su-
perintendcnt of Public instruction, re-
sponded to the hearty words of vel
come in behalf of Eastern Washing
ton. He also dwelt largely on the
good time coming, when our new State
should have a school system second to
none in the land.
Prof. ]. NJ. Taylor, representing the
University at Seattle, then came for
ward and entertained the audience
with one of the most wide-awake
speeches he is ever credited to have
made on any occasion.
Prof. F. B. Gault, of Tacoma, fol
lowed in some racy, witty remarks for
the benefit of the County Superin-
tendents generally.
Lastly, though by no means least in
the category of eloquent illusions,
came Prof. o. S. Jones, of the Seattle
Public Schools. He, too, dwelt warmly
on the grand possibilities OF our future
Statehood.
After another piece of music by
Prof. Roberts, the meeting adjourned
to assemble at the Capitol this morn
ing.
The meeting at the Hal, Wednesday
night, was like the breaking up of n
booming political convention after
having successfully done a great and
good work. The programme was
somewhat Irregular and broken, but
not lacking, at all, iii the liveliest in
terest. As on the evening Def, re the ex .
ercises were interspersed with instIu-
mental music, by Prof. w. II. Rob
erts, and several vocal pieces bv
Messrs. O'Brien, Cowles, Mills and
Gilbert.
The first paper read was that by
Prof. L.. Lrach, Superintendent of tie
Vancouver schools, entitled After the
Deluge, what?" This was mastery
appeal for lettering the present at
titude OF society and constituted law
towards the common schools.
Alter quartette by the cub, Miss
Kennedy, of the Seattle public schools,
read an excellent paper on the posi-
bilities yet in store for both teachers
and pupils. She thought that it was
not always sufficient that a teacher
should successfully pass the examina-
tlon OF County School Superintendent.
Other and far weightier qnalifi.
cations were required. Then a vocal
500 Was rendered by Mr.. O'B.ien.
Mr.. +. B. Gault, Superintendent of
the Tacoma schools, next came TO the
front, and read an exhaustive diserta-
ton on "The Hoodlum-a Social
Stu'y.' This paper was one of the
gems OF the convention, and provoked
much good feeling and merriment
from the listening and appreciative
audienc". At the conclusion of Mr..
Ganlt's essay, the quintette club ad-
vanced and gave "The Wolf is on the
Hill" which was vociferously encored.
A fitting conclusion of the even
ing's exercises was the "Airs of all
Nations" by Prof. Rollers, on the Or
gan.
ny unanimous vote, on motion of
Mrs. +. g. Hale, NJ. w. II. Roberts
was made an honorary member of the
Teachers Association of the State
of Washington.
The next annual meeting of the As
ISOLATION will be held sometime du.
ridg the holidays, at Ellensburg, that
city being considered one of the most
central and convenient points to be
reached by the teachers of Eastern
washington, and the Puget Sound
basin. The names of the newly
elected officers of the Association and
other salient matters connected there.
with Will be published in due time.
Altogether the convention was bril-
iiant success and full Of hope for the
future, nearly one hundred representa-
i've teachers came in from abroad,
each one bringing full ierorts from
their respective fields OF labor. II is
10 be hoped that these pleasant re-
unions may often occur in the Capital
city.
Wednesday the following officers were
elec'ed: President, J. H. Morgan, OF
Ellensburg; Vice Presidents, r. C.
Kerr, OF Walla Walls, r. B. Bryan, OF
Montessno, H. o. Hollenbeck, of Sc
attic; w. B. Turner, of Spokane Falls
and l.. II. Leach, as Vice President
at large; Secretary, Nettis Moore, of
Spokane Falls; Treasurer, A. Bush
mau, OF Tacoma. The executive com.
mittee as follows: F. B. Guilt, Of Ia.
coma; Hilda Engdahl, Of Yakima; J.
N. Dowell, of El!ensburg. The COM
mitt' @ TO secure legisl on favorable
to the association, is composed of P. C.
Hale, of Olympia, R. E. Ryan, of Port
Townse.d, and O. S. Jones and Miss
Kennedy, OF Seattle Elensburg was
select d as the next point of meeting
OF tie association.
MRS. Thompson, the wife OF settler
near Crescent Bay, was instantly killed
near that place last Monday night, by a
tree falling on her, crushing her body
in an unrecOgnizable mass of flesh and