Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-18
The TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
Resolutions Adopted Commenting the
Present Institute Law and En-
aersiHg supf. Wolfe.

Among the visitors at the Institute
yesterday were Hon. ]. u. Hutton,
Afr. J. N Cross Miss Nettie Brown, of
jefferson City, Miss Carrie Baldwin,
Mrs. w. I'll. KEENAN, and Miss Hat
tie Kennan. A business meeting was
| held In the afternoon to receive the
reports of the committees and to de-
termine the time and place OF hold
ing the next Institute. Conductor
T~orreyson was not able TO be present,
having been called away from the
city. and his place was taken by
| Mr.. j. Il. Jesse. There was a heated
discussion over the report of the
committee on resolutions. The orig
inal resolutions were adopted by
clauses, after which Mr.. Cunning
ham introduced an amendment en-
dorsing the general import of the
present Institute law and commend
ing the plans of Supt. Wolfe. This
amendment called forth several
earnest speeches for and against the
Institute law. After the matter had
been thoroughly discussed by the
teachers a vote was taken which re-
; suited in a tie. A compromise was
effected in regard to the wording Of
the amendment by means OF which
it was made acceptable to a MAORI
ty of the teachers and was passed
1t was evident from the speeches
, that there are many details OF the
, present Institute law which are no
favored by many teachers. Never
theless the vote shows that the Instl
tute was in sympathy with the spirii
of the law and that they recognized
it as one of a series of educationa
: measures by which the teaching
profession is to be elevated and the
!, district school is to be improved ant
perfected. The following is a copy
of the resolutions as amended:
/, We, the teachers ofAudrain Coun.
ty Institute, now assembled in second
annual session in pursuance of the
: new Institute laws of the State o.
! Missouri, feeling that we have beer
favored providentially and otherwise.
: deem it a duty and aprivilege to ut
! ter our appreciation of the same
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Institute COM
! mends the action of the Institute
Board in making all necessary ar.
! rangements for the success and
/ pleasure of the Institute.
! That it is with great satisfaction
: that we speak OF the marked success
! of Mr.. B. w. Torreyson as our Con-
ductor. Redistribution given through
! him and Messrs. ID. l.. Roberts, w e.
! Veerkamp and ]. E. Jesse has been
: a vigorous, faithful, pleasure-giving
: and appreciated performance of duty
+ That our heartiest thanks are due
; the citizens of Mexico, especially the
School Board, for gratuitous favors
indispensable to our happiness and
success.
That the thanks of the Institute
, are due to the editors and reporters
of the LEDGER and Mtelligencer, for,
by the aid of their columns and tai.
: ent, they have helped to make this
: session of the Institute unsurpassed
: in interest and worth.
, That we endorse the Missouri
School Journal and recommend il
to the teachers of the State and APP.
:. plaud Mr.. FL. A. Gass in his noble
' work.
!, That we deem it our duty also to
= commend the general import of the
. Institute law and we especially
. thank Mr.. Wolfe for his speech dur
ing our Institute.
J. NJ. BARNES,
. MARTHA G.. SHEA,