The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-05-28
Teachers Institute.
PLAIN DEALINGS, Ia, MAY %; 1891.

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ing teachers answered to their names.
Miss Cora Hollis, Miss Carrie
Rabb, Miss jamie Sanders, Mrs. L.
E. Delaune,. j., J. Stubs, VIM. Ora
ham, L., e.. Wallace. j. b. Campbell,
j. NJ Mading,, j. N. Russell and J.
E. Johnston.
Pursuant to special invitation from
the Town: Council of Plain Dealing,
this body and the Council of Plain
Dealing with several members of the
School Board, met in jpintsession for
consultation relative to arranging
programme for the reception Of the
State Institute party, and alse.a sup
Elementary programme of exercises
for the State Institute to be held at
this place on the % and % of June,
by the State Superintendent and the
President of the State Normal School,
assisted by able educators.
On motion, the Superintendent ap-
pointed ]. M. Mading, J. j. Stubs
and Miss Cora Hollis, of the Institute,
as a committee to meet with J. N.
Bryan and J. E. Adger, of the School
Board, and W. B. Boggs, j. E. John
ston and S. II. Cochran of the Town
Council, to arrange the above men,
toned programme.
After brief consultation with the
cnmmittee, Prof. j. E. Johnston In
stitute manager, proceeded with the
regular exercises.
The minutes of the last meeting
were then read and approved.
Mrs. L. E. Delaune being called,
gave an interesting lecture on Punct-
uation and Capital Letters.
j. NJ. MaidDg followed with an in
structive Lecture on Equations of
the First Degree.
Miss jamie Sanders then gave a
Lecture on the Analysis of Sen
tence containing an object and OBJ
jective complement illustrating the
same in the active and the passive
voice; using the diagram as a species
of shorthand analysis to picture
readily to the eye the offices and re-
lations of the different parts of
the sentence as the words change
position in passing from one voice to
the other. This part of the work So
licited considerable discussion, which
proved quite interesting.
The committee on programme for
the meeting of the State Teachers
Institute, then made the following
report:
We, the undersigned committee
appointed to arrange programme
for the State Teachers Institute, to
be held at Plain Dealing on the 22d
and 23d of June, respectfully report
as follows to-wit:
First. That commute consisting
of Hon. W. B. Boggs, L. T. Sanders,
H. L. Boggs, H. D. Kelley and S. 81.
Cochran, meet the State Institute
party and teachers from distance,
and conduct them to the homes as
signed them.
Second. That the Superintendent
A. J. Murff, meet the Institute party
at the hall of the Pioneer High
School, at 8 o'clock A. NJ, June 22d,
and extend them welcome on the
part of the Parish School Board, and
the people of Bossier.
Third. That Hon. w. B. Boggs,
Mayor of Plain Dealing, extend them
welcome on the part of the people
of Plain Dealing and vicinity.
Fourth. That Hon. W. K. Baten,
President of the Farmers Union of
Bossier parish, be invited to deliver
an address in the afternoon of June
22d, and that one of our most prom
Snent teachers be invited to address
the meeting at night.
Fifth. That all the rest of the time
not herein provided for, be left for
the State Institute party, whose pro-
gramme win be printed in few days,
and during which time Col. w. II.
Jack, State Superintendent of Public
Education, will deliver an address on
the Public School System of Louisi-
ana.
Sixth. That the people of Plain
Dealing and adjoining country unite
and prepare a basket dinner on the
ground each day.
Seventh. That the Council of Plain
Dealing prepare suitable stands, seats,
&c, for the accommodation of the
speakers and the people generally.
Eighth. That Prof. J. e. Johnston
procure suitable music for the occa-
sion.
Ninth. That the ministers of the
town be invited to open the exercises
each day with prayer.
Respectfully submitted.
A. j. MURzF, Chairman.
MISS Coma HoLLrs,
]. NJ. MADING,
j. j. STUBBs,
Of the Institute.
]. N. BEYAN,