The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-29
TEACHERS AT DILLON
Pfeeeedin6s Of the First Session Of the
State Association.
Iasssssssag Fsper Read and the Cenvea
stoa . usroaouac~d succe~s In Every
WeaPect --B'rorecdtwgs 81
The Cl0stag hay.


Special COrrespoudence Of the Standard.
DII.IAON, Mont, Dec. 3e.-The first an
nual meeting Of the Montana State
Teachers' association was held I'm the fine
new high school building at Dillon, ON
Thursday, Friday and to-day, and was No
markablok for It's success in almost every
particular. Over 100 teachers and educa-
tors from all parts of the state attended
the sessions and all took a lively interest
i'm the proceedings, which were conducted
with much ability by Mrs. NJ.
=. Cumtnins, of Helena, president Of the
association. The programme was n very
lengthy and interesting one. Many OF the
papers elected discussions which cannot
but be productive of much future good i'm
Montana teaching CIRCLES.
On Thurday morning. IN the absencc Of
pleton. OF Miles City, was unanimously
elected. DIR. QUINN. OF Helena.
saSjecs 81 ahe S %niversasS .nSn one
"A committee consisting OF Sdpcrintend-
ents Hord. Cox, Turnkey, Coaley and Rus
Quinn i'm regard to recommending the
plan proposed by him To the association.
M iac; Si. dr, %f Bna nsd aS My- pr@ ,%mins' M Mi s.S,
Reifenrath and Turnkey and Messrs. Mil
Ter and Tcmpleton conducted n discussion
Miss Hanks, on behalf of the people of
Dillon, extended n cordial invitation to
the members of the association tn accept
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entertainment was generously offered to
all workers in educational affairs i'm at
ternoon the consultation of the Montana
md di-ss.;od. Mr.. Russell q
upon the subject. of compulsory education
which was discussed by Misses Hoard and
Hadker Miller. Ryder. Paiterf and Tenn
pleton. Superintendent Stone of Dillon
discussed the best way in which to famil-
of mcmbers joined i'm the discussion.
rCivics" was the title Of a paper by Mr.;
Patterf. ''Necdcd Legislation" furnished
intrndcnt Hoard. MIR. lines OF Marys-
vile gave notice that he would introduce
isia,uro 10 appropriate one fourth ms much
money Ia the Montana Teachers associa-
ton IA IL gives to the malitia.
was held at which Judge Milton. on he.
half OF the people Of Dillon delivered an
n Dssr Ta. 10 w "Siy rs.pon .syi NJ vos Rfea aa 81
and music were provided by
Misses Cattnach, Sells, ConRer, Rife, and
On the second day the association was
called 70 order by the president. Mrs.
S s,,.n ling IA" az * The %im";ss were
iect discussed was arithmetic. p'cscntcd
by Mr.. Paxton, of Butte, and biac < board
exercises in arithmetic given 10y Messrs.
lines, Compton and Tcmplcton..
The president then appointed the fol-
towing committees: On resolutions. Mr..
Seper, Of Burlington. Mr.. Reid. of Deer
Lodge, Miss Reifenrath, Of Helena, Mr..
Ryder, of Glendale; on Legislation, Super
intendent j. II. Russell, of Butte, Mr.. j.
w. Imes, of Marysvillc, superintendent
Horsi. of Missoula, superintendent Cooley,
Of Custer county. Miss Hanks, of
of Butte, j. e.. Tcmpleton of Miles City,
superintendent Carrie Cox of Silver Bow
county, Tom II. Miller. principal Of the
Dillon public schools, superintendent
TURNKEY of Lewis and Clarke county.
Morals and Manners" The subject of
primary reading was presented by Mrs.
Carpenter of Helena. Miss Reifenrath of
Helena presented n paper ON primary
arithmetic. The meeting then adjourned
To 1 30 ID. I'm.
The afternoon session was called tn or
der at 1:ass, the president i'm the chair.
Mr.. Tom Is. Miller of Dillon then pre-
scented % paper on what Shall the Pub
lie Schools Teach" after which Supcrin-
tendent TURNKEY OF Helena presented q
Mr.. Frank A. Fitzpatrick of L~cavenworth,
Kan, was invited To Address the convention
and gave u very able talk on the subject
of manual training. Rev. Mr.. Reid, of
Deer Lodge, next presented ~ paper ON the
sociation then took mp the round table
topics. with State Superintendent Gam
mon in the chair.
Mr.. Rceder of Dillon, on behalf of cx-
Governor White, the mayor of the city, the
president of the board OF education aud
invitation to the teachers present and the
citizens of Dillon tn attend u reception at
the residence of Ex-Governor White. The
association then adjourned till . n. m. to-
day.
Fatal Case of Influenza.