Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-25
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| the state OF Texas VINO have behind them
| s160, 00O, 900 of school fund. Texas, grea,
in heart as in territory, sends greeting.
| Come and abide with US"
| While this will impress every thinking
nan In the world that our teachers and
Btpils are thoroughly progressive and pa
| triotic, yet in view Of the great service we
| expect from them. and the desire to
| arouse spirit of generous rivalry between
| the superintendent, teachers and pupils In
| this great work. We propose to recognize
| their efforts by Offering the following prizes
! for meritorious work:
| To the school superintendent whose dis
| trict shows the best average results in get
| ting subscriptions, a four weeks trip to
| Chicago and return, expenses paid.
| To the teacher In charge Of school show
| ing the best average results in gathering
| subscriptions in each Congressional district,
| eleven in all,
a two weeksl trip to Chicago and return,
| free
Ia the male scholar in the state having
| the best individual record in the state, in
amount OF subscriptions obtained, four
years scholarship in any university in the
United States which he may select.
To the female scholar having the best in
dividual record in the state in amount Of
subscriptions obtained.
A four years scholarship in any female
university in the United States that she
may select.
To the girl student gathering the most
| names on her subscription list, a gold
medal will be awarded.
To the girl student gathering the next
highest number of names on her subscrip-
ton list silver medal will be awarded
To the boy student gathering the most
names on his subscription list, gold medal
will be awarded.
To the boy student gathering the next
highest number of names on his subscrip-
ton list, silver medal will be awarded
The directors have also arranged for
word contest for the public school teachers
Of Texas. The expenses of four-weeks'
trip to Chicago and return will be paid for
any bona-fide public school teacher in
Texas who will send in by the 1st of No
vember, 1891, the greatest number OF words
lowing sentence: "What are the teachers
doing for Texas at the Worlds fair" The
contest will be subject to the following
rules:
I. AL words must be numbered
2. All the words found in the English part
of Webster's or Woreester's dictionary will
be accepted, excluding the appendix.
3. No proper or geographical names are
allowed.
4. No letter can be repeated in any word
oftener than it is found in the sentence
D. Hyphenated words, like sea-coast, will
be accepted.
8. A list containing more than twenty five
errors will be rejected.
{. Words spelled the same are counted
but once, no matter how different the mean
ing is.
s. Words spelled differently, having the
same meaning, will be counted as separate
words.
6. No plural worms allowed.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Hurley's address
Governor Hogg, who occupied seat on the
floor, was invited to seat on the stand, and
TO address the teachers, which he did,
cheerfully complimenting the teachers and
especially the lady teachers on their work
in the school room. He promised that as
long as he should remain in Office the teach
ers may count on his aid in the
cause of education. The shibboleth of
the day should be education, law
and order, and 10 cents school tax The
latter, he said, would be possible before
long.
On motion of Mr.. Harris vote of thanks
was rendered Col. Hurley for the address
delivered by him.
A vote of thanks was also rendered to
Governor Hogg.
A resolution was proposed by Professor
Cooper and adopted requesting the man
agement of the Texas department of the ex-
position TO accord to the educational inter-
ests of the state corresponding place in
the exhibit, and in the management an en-
thusiastic and progressive educator.
A committee of three was appointed to
select q man for the place
DR.. Wagner of the university invited the
teachers to visit that institution, and DR..
Rainey extended an invitation 10 visit the
blind ASYLUM
Adjourned until p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION
At the afternoon session the association
divided itself into two sections, one of
which went into the south chamber and the
other remained in representative hall The
first concerned itself with college and high
school matters, and the other with primary
and intermediate work. The latter section
was presided over by Miss Minnie Raw
lings. who read an excellent paper on edu-
cational matters generally.
Miss Stella Anderson of Waco read val
liable paper on practical problems of the
primary course.
Miss Rosa Brinkley of Calvert read pa
per on 1.-The Moral and the Spiritual in |
Work. |
One Of the best papers of the day was
read by Miss Jessie Dunlap of Houston on |
The Importance of Honest and Trained |
Workers in Primary Schools
After some complimentary words by Pro- !
-essor Harris baltimore and Mr. Rogers of |
he School Journal the meeting adjourned |
The section that met in the senate cham |
Der was presided over by DR.. Waggener of |
he university, in the absence of Professor |
3ringhurst of the A. an. college Professor |
fountain of Bolton read an interesting pa /
Ter on college Culture" in which he pro-
ested against the habit of misnaming edu- |
,ational institutions and calling boarding |
chools colleges. The college proper was |
more important than the university. He /
lso advocated moral training in the schools |
IS necessity to perfect and useful edu-
alton
Several professors took part in the discus
ion that followed.
Professor o. H. Cooper read a well-prc-
jared paper on university, College,
School" The first is the leader of educa-
ional progress. Without the higher institu-
ions of learning there could be no good
ystem Of public schools. At present there |
5 not sympathy enough between the two
he universities have done but little for |
he public schools. Schools of pedagogy |
Mould be formed in the universities in the
interest of universal education
DR.. Waggener took the floor and dis. |
used the relations of the Texas university |
D the public schools. and instanced the fact |
hat the former admitted the graduates of |
ne.high schools without examination as an |
violence that the university was friendly |
nd helpful to the public schools He |
hought, too, that a chair of pedagogy |
'ould soon be established in the university. !
lie favored it.
A resolution was adopted for the appoint |
lent of committee of five. consisting of |
lessrs. Fontaine, Cody, baltimore, CocSreu /
nd Burleson, to confer with the National !
sSociafiOn of Collef,e profercnrc