Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-17
Iron County Teachers Association.

The ninth session Of this Association was
April 18th, the meeting being called to order
at 10 80 A. NJ by Pres. A. =. Vance.
Music, followed by an earnest prayer from
Rev. A. w. Wilson, were the opening eXer-
cises, preceding an interesting and we'll eX-
ecuted programme.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
Miss Fannie Markham, our model primary
teacher, did we'll with her subject: "Ditfi-
culties to be Met With in Primary Teach
ing" The subject was presented under
several heads: 1. The prevailing idea in a
great many communities that any one can
teach in the primary department. =. Any
thing in the line of broken states, pencils,
torn books, scratched seats, ETC., will do for
the little ones. This was shown by the es-
sayist to be erroneOus.) 8. To be successful
the teacher must have love for the little ones
not the fondling love that is practiced by
some, but the sympathy for the children and
their little troubles. 4. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ing plans for presenting the same truth in
various ways. 5. Patience, 6. Keeping the
The discussion was opened by Mr.. U. A.
Medley, Pilot Knob. He endorsed the
above and added that absentees were a con-
tinual source of annoyance to him; also,
amusing the children on rainy days caused
some anxiety.
"County Supervision" was then presented
to the. Association by Prin. E. J. Martin
To ~ III
United States had county Supervision, but
five, and Missouri is one OF the five that did
not have it; Missouri has 1900 teachers
and no county supervision. The superin-
intendants, he claimed, should be appointed,
because if they were elected unqualified men
would often be elected and it would be made
a matter of politics. Every county should
have a regular course of study adopted and
books adopted by those who have examined
them.
Rev. Wilson opened the discussion, He
said the people should be thoroughly inter-
ested and informed in the matter, and there
should be no central power 20 appoint su-
perintendents over the different counties;
that county superintendent should beIelect-
eG although unqualified men mightbe elect
ed, but public sentiment would compel he
man to better. qualify himself and things
would get right. He was followed by S. L,
DeHaven, and the discussion was closed
by Prof. FoX,..who agreed with Mr.. Wilson.
After song, "Wait and Murmur Not"
the meeting adjourned till 80 p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The chairman called the meeting to order
at the appointed time. After song, Prin
B. Fox introduced his subject, "The Teach
er Il Politician" He claimed that a teacher
should not be an active pnrtisan; that his
usefulness as a teacher would be impaired
by INDUCING too freely in politics; that a
teacher can not always dodge politics and
when it came to the test, be candid. He
closed his subject by saying that patriotism
should be enthused in the children. Mr..
DeHayen discussed the subject in a prac-
a politician to the school board, children and
patrons by being good in tactics, but a
teacher should not hesitate to take part in
any social or political scheme.
A lecture, 1.-THE Teacher" was then deliv-
cred by Rev. \. W. Wilson, president Elm
wood Seminary, Pennington, Mo. This was
an able lecture and all present expressed
themselves much pleased and profited by it.
County Commissioner Vance then EXTEND
ed the Rev. Mr.. Wilson, in behalf of the
Association, vote of thanks, which met the
hearty approval of all.