Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-05-19
Teachers' Association.

The Shenandoah County Teachers Az
sociation met in the Graded School build
ing on Saturday, May 18th. The meetin
was we'll attended, showing that teacher
are willing to give their attention T.
school work, even'while engaged other
Wise during vacation. From this poin
of view the meeting was success
The Association was called to order 10y
vi e-Presdent Funkhouser and opeuc'
with prayer by the presiding officer.
The following new members were On
rolled during the morning session: Mise
Lucy McInturff, Ada Tallhelm, Gerii'
Teller, and Messrs. John Bowman, }
! l., Zirkle. L. l.. LOnas and }. l.. VIII.
The roll was called and the minutes O.
the preyions meeting were read AMI ap
proved after correction.
The chairman Of the programme com
mittee reported the following to- les ioI
discussion, wi ich were adopted:
LIST. How sball the Association be made
a SUGGEST 2nd. How should teachers
spend their vacation. 3rd. The necessary
qua fcations Of the successful teacher
ith. improvements in furniture and by
gienic arrangements, 4eedcd, in and about
our school houses.
The following amendments to The Coz
stitution were made:
Sec. l, Art. ", amended to read "The
members Of this Association shall be life.
active. nominal, aud associate"
no following was inserted in Art. ",
as Sec. .: Life members shall be snch
teachers (having paid the amount as fixed
1. l.. - a .k at,, no % N
constitution and bylaws and conform TO
the requirements of the same.
Sec. l, Art. VI, amended TO read thus ::
"The regular meetings Of the Association
shall be he'd on the 2nd Saturdays of
March, May and October, and the Nit
winter meetings shall be held on the two
school days preceding the Christina,
holidays"
Art. VIII, amended thus: "No amend
ments shall be made TO tits constitution
without the consent (by yeas and naSs) #
two-thirds of the members present Ans
motion to amend shall be submitted Ia
writing aud laid upon the table tor one
quarter, when by concurrence of two
thirds OF the members present it shall
become a law.
The con,ti'uti,n was adopted as a
whole.
The bylaws were rad item by item,
and adopted as a whole after making the
the following amendments:
Sec. l, Art. VI. Every teacher before
becoming an active, nominal, or associate
member of this Association shall pay 20
the Secretary an initiation of ten cents,
ard anv teacher may become a life mem
her of this Association by the payment of
81 80 to the Secretary, 10 further dnes
being required
Sec. ?. "At each quarterly meeting all
active and associate members shall pay
five cents as dues"
The following delegates to the State A.
ISOLATION wero elected Hugh A. Funk,
c. "A. FunkhOuser; Alternatei Johu L.
Shaefier, Miss Bessie Hotel.
The char appointed the following com
mittee to draft suitable resolutions on the
death of our esteemed co laborer, Miss
Ella V. Hotel Jno. L. Schaeffer, J. L
VIII, Hugh A. Funk and A. S. Will.
The Association adjourned to meet at
1880 p m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Association re.Assemb'cd at 1870
p. m, ). L. viii presiding.
The committee on resolutions snbEitted
the following preamble and resolutions
which were alOptel /:
WHEREAS, In the providence Of God,
our esteemed friend and fellow teacher,
Miss Ella Y. Hotel has been called away
from her earthly home and labors, we, the
teachers of Shenandoah county in Associ-
alton assembled, cherlsbing her memory
and desiring to express our sorrow at her
departure and our appreciation of her
merits "a teacher, do adopt the follow
ing resolutions
ResOlrcd. l. That ia the death of Miss
Ella Hotel We have lost one of our best
friends and ahlest co-werkers, and that
the county has lost che of Its most efficient
teachers
Rcsolred, p That we hereby extend our
heartfelt sympathy 20 the beTeayed family
and friends.
Rsolred, 3. That the above preamble
and resolutions be entered upon the min
utes of orr Teachers ASSOCIATION and
published Herewith, and that copy be
sent to the famiiy Of the deceased.
JNO. L. SHAEFFER,
]. L. WILL,
HUGH A. Funk,
A. S. WILL,
Committee.
The literary programme was then taken
MP. Trof Hotel opened the discussion Of
the question, GLOW shall the Association
he made a success Pref. Hotel said that
individual effort was necessary for sue
cess, that teachers should think, read aRl
write on educational topics ana give the
benefit Of their labors to the ASSOCIATION.
Mr. Hugh a. Funk thought that regular
attendance was great factor III infringing
ahOut success.
Mr T. NJ. Fravel spoke Of the value of
united effort and his experience IN The in
stitutes Of West Virginia
Prof Hotel, A. 5. Will and +. NJ.
Fravel took part in the discussion of the
question, How shonld teachers spend
their vacation - All agreeing that the
teachers should make some etf3rt to i'm
prove themselves IN a professional way
It was al-S suggested that Summer In
stitute held in the county during vaca'
ton, under the auspices Of the Association,
would be a profitable way to spend part
Of the vacation.
The following names were enrolled Mt.
- Lambert, Misses Julia Abbott and
Annie M,reland.
The Association adjourned to meet on
the Pad Saturday in Oct. 1893.