Dodge City times., 1889-01-17
Resolutions Of Ford County Teach
erS' Association.

eIS ASSOCt0tIoUs
WHEREAS, The hand of death has
visited us and removed two of our mem
bers, Miss Fannie Finley and J. A.
INLAND, and in their death We recognize
the divine will; therefore be it
REsoLvED-by Ford County Teachers
Association, That we extend to the
bereaved parents our sincere sympathies
in this, their bereavement; and be it
RESOLVED, That copy of these resO-
lutiOns be presented to the family of the
deceased.
RESOLVED, That to Superintendent
Groendyke of Ford county, now about to
retire from an Office so long and honor
ably filled, we hereby tender our sincere
thanks for his uniform kindly courtesy
in all his official intercourse with US, and
his hearty aid and encouragement in all
our efforts to promote the interest of
schools; also our best wishes and prayers
for his further prosperity and happiness
RESOLVED, That we earnestly solicit
every teacher who is desirOus of being
considered live and wide awake teach
er, to manifest his energy and love for
the work by his attendance at all teach
ers' meetings.
RESOLVED, That We are in favor of
making the county the unit of taxation
for school purposes; money SO raised to
be equitably distributed to the districts,
and county tax supplemented, where de-
sired by district levy.
RESOLVED, That we believe the work
of education would be greatly promoted
in our state by legislation providing for
township or county organization sup
Elementary to the present district organ
iZatiOn.
We therefore propose this to all friends
of education. and especially to our COM
mIttee on legislation, as measure to be
labored for unitedly, earnestly and per-
sistently till accomplished.
RESOLVED, That we strongly favor
state uniformity of text books and ask
for legislation that will secure such uni
formity.
RESOLVED, That we favor legislation
requiring districts to furnish all text
books and to promote district library.
RESOLVED, That we cordially appease
the movement in many counties to estab-
lish a uniform, graded course of studies
in the public schools; and we favor leg
islatiOn requiring the measure in every
county. We also hope that this advance
will at no distant day be followed the es-
tablishment in every county a system of
graded county schools.
RESOLVED, That the state board of
education be requested to revise and
glade the course of study for normal in
stitutes, incorporating the same study,
and to supplement mental arithmetic
with a course of professional reading that
will enable self-dependent teachers to &C.
quire professional standing which will
exempt them from further examination.
RESOLVED. That the Western School
Journal, we recognize one of the most ably
conducted educational papers incur coun-
try, and believing that by reason of its
special helpfulness to Kansas educators,
it merits their special support, and we
heartily commend it to every friend of ed
ucation in the state, and we recommend
that superintendentsm make dilligent efforts
to secure its circulation among the teach
ers.
RESOLVED, That we hereby extend our
sincere thanks to the trustees OF the NJ. E.
church, for their kindness in rendering to
US the use of the building.
RESOLVED, That we extend to the citi-
zens of Dodge City, our sincere thanks for
the interest they have shown in us, and
our work, and for their hospitality.
N. D. WALL,
FANNIE THOME,
NJ. G. YARMOUTH,
E. G. FORD,