Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-01-08
TEACHERS CONVENTION.
The Oniccrs Elected and the Rcso.
iutIons Adopted.

On the last day OF the meeting OF
the State Teachers Association at
Des Moines the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
Presldcnt-H. II. Freer OF Mt, Vernon.
First -presidcnt--Mrs. +. II, Rogers,
county Superintendent Of Mahaska county,
Second Nlce-president-Miss Mtrgaret Doo-
little, OF Ames.
Third vice.president--A. B. Warner, OF Har.
Ian.
Secretary-J. NJ. Mchan, of Des Molnes.
Treasurer--D. W. Lewis, Of Washington.
Member Of Executive Committee @.
l. Miller, OF Boone.
Members OF Educational Council--Dr. W.
7. King, Of Cornell College, President G. A.
Gates, of Iowa College.
Delegate to National Assoclatlvn--Prof.
Calvin, Of the State University,
The following arc the resolutions
adopted:
Resolved, |. That the thanks Of this associ.
alton be returned To the loo Il committee and
the citizens of Des Moines for their earnest
and successful efforts to render pleasant and
profitable this annual gathering Of Iowa
teachers; TO the daily press OF the city for its
full and accurate account of the convention.
and to the railroads of the state for courtesies
conferred. We desire to congratulate our eN.
ecutlve committee upon their succ IS IN SO ar.
ranging the work of the association and pro-
viding lecturerers Of SO dis ,ingushcd ability as
to re der this annual meeting one Of the most
profitable In the history OF the association.
:. That this association rejoiccs IN the
growing strength of public opinion IN favor OF
the development Of moral character as one OF
the chief ends, II not the chief end of cduca.
ton: and that We individually recognize our
duties US teachers In this direction.
y. That this association understands full
well that there arc many important rduca
tlonal questions that eau only be solved by
legislative action, upon many OF which there
is agreement among the leading men of all
political parties; and We do most earnestly
recommend that such questions sha | not be
made matters Of poiil. cal controversy, AMI
that to this end they shall not be included In
party platforms.
4. That this association realizes the great
Importance OF thoroughness In the attain
mertS of our students, both In our public
schools and higher institutions, aud that we
deprecate any tendency to 50 shorten their
courses Of stuJy as to lower the present
standard Of scholarship.
8. That we reafllrm our belief In the value OF
free text books and regret that the Twenty
third General Assembly did not provide some
measure by which the children OF Iowa might
be supplied with the most necessary equip
ments for their education.
o. That the teachers OF Iowa rejoice In tn,
location of tae Columbian Exposition In Chi.
cago; that we believe Il to be the duty OF Iowa
to make at the Worlds Fair such display Of
her material resources ms shall do honor 10 the
state and esp .cial y such exhibit Of her elucB.
tonal progress as shall he commensurate with
her splendid attainments,
Z. That we most earnestly request the man
ayers o. this Worlds Exp ,sition TO make pro
visions for the closing IL SAID exposition ON
Sundays, and IN making this request we be.
lleve that We voice the unanimous christian