The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

the teachers go out this year better equip
ped for their duties than ever before.
AT the close of the exercises of the day
| the following resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted by the teachers:
| Whereas We. the teachers of Sedgwick
! county, having been assembled in the nor
mai institute for the past four weeks. and
| having received favors and instruction
| from the honored and able men of our
state, be it
Resolved, That we tender our sincere
thanks TO the City Board of Education for
the privilege of using the high school
building, and for other favors during the
institute.
Resolved, That we reverence the corps
of instructors for their earnest and pains
taking efforts to make US true honest,
courteous and upright teachers; for the
great value they have been to us in i'm
parting new ideas Of education, and for
their uniform courtesy. kindness and as
slstance
Resolved, That we extend to our worthy
and efficient county superintendent our
most sincere and heartfelt thanks for his
untlring efforts in behalf of this institute,
and OF the teachers ofthe county, and that
we renew to him the pledge of our support
IN placing the schools of Sedgwick county
In The first rank of the schools of the state.
Resolved, That we extend vote of
thanks 20 Drs. Foote and McAdams for
their excellent lectures IN physiology,
which were given without remuneration;
also TO President A. r. Taylor, of the State
normal, for his excellent address entitled.
The Measure of a Man" to John Nc
Donald, editor Western School journal,
for his discourse on Robert Burns; to ID.
f. Sanders, president Kansas Normal
school, for his instructive lecture on the
Education of the Will, and to Elder 5. p.
Van Cleve for his thoughtful and suggest
i've ideas on the Force of Example.
Resolved, That inasmuch as we recog
nize and appreciate the high value of the
Teachers Reading circle, we shall endeav
or to make Sedgwick county the banner
one of the state; that we shall join this
circle and take an active part in it, and
that by so doing we shall raise our selves
to higher plane in education.
Resolved. That we heartily thank the
Wichita EAGLE and other city papers for
the kindness which their editors have
shown US in publishing the proceedings of
the institute from day 10 day.
The following resolution was also pre-
sented and adopted:
Whereas, Recognizing the ability and
success of L. s. Bailey, be 1t
Resolved, That we express regret at his
departure from among as, and we most
heartily commend him to the people of his
new field of labor
The spelling match came off in the after
noon and about 100 teachers congregated
in the High school chapel to engage in the
contest. o. V. Miller, of Furley. proved
himself the champion, missing only one
word out of the sixty test words which
were pronounced, and Miss Belle Slavin
came out second best, having missed three
words. The prize was one years subscrip-
ton to the Weekly EAGLE.
Superintendent Pence received the fol-
lowing telegram late in the day after the
close of the institute, which is a cause of
regret, as the largest institute in the state
of Kansas would have taken pleasure in
returning greetings.
GUTHRIE, Ok, August 90, 1891.
To the Teachers OF SedGwick County. in Institute
Assembled
Ninety-nine teachers of Logan county,
Oklahoma, comprising the first institute
ever held in this county, send greeting.
FRANK TERRY, Supt.
Today and tomorrow the examination
will be held and it will probably be the
most largely attended of any ever held in
the county, which means at least two
weeks of constant hard work for the ex-
aiming board