The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-10
THE TEXAS TEACHERS.
Meeting OF the Middle Texas Assoc
CIufiou.


citation.
Bellvnlc, Texas, December 9.-The meet
ng Of the Middle Texas Teachers assoc
citation occurred here today. The attend
auce was not large, the cause attributed
TO the near approach of the holidays
The following members were present:
President ~. G.. GLENN assistant Soc
rotary, ". 4. Pitts Mrs. Laomla Hines
Miss Lila Howard, T. f; T2y.or, Miss
rerle Perkins, MISS Rosa Williams, Miss
Cuny Lester, Miss sue Thomas, Mrs. NJ.
j.. Kennedy L.. w Tarraut, Il. NJ. Can
non j l." Ncu, Professor Wur2!ow, Eu-
gene Nauworck.
rev members enrolled: Lucy Burns
Fannie MeGlameE roberta CLEFT w.
iaul Hagemann, G. f. W. Reinecke'
puu u. Hauft. j Gerstmnnn, y. W.
kloss, r. ki$los5. +. G. L"gflkins' H.
George Amstrong Professor kiehle.
The morning session did not convene
unui IL o'cloclS awaiting me arrival OF
state superintendent Cdrlisle, who ar
rived on the morning train.
At the hour above referred TO President
c. {. Glenn OF Sealy raped the meeting
to order. In the absence of secretary
Fqstes, Asss tant Secretary Pitts OF Bell
vile presided.
The meeting opened with a devout in;
brennan. An address Of welcome by
County Judge 5. X. Blake Of BellNtile
followed, who acquitted himself eloquent
dress was responded to leeingly by Pro-
tessor {. G. Glenn, principal of the Sealy
schools and president OF the association
Professor NuwICK OF washington county
took the stand and read a paper on Ike
latiOns of the Public Schools to Our
Churches the writer taking the aitirmh-
tive View, believing religious training es-
sautial to early education, barring sec
tIriunism, The paper Was discussed free
ly by Professors Narrant Taylor Can
non, Judge Blake aud others. The discus
| Inn ~
To the purpurt of the paper declaring
against the unity of church Of schools.
one speaker WAS wrought up to such an
extent to unVcu the picture of the
Christian era, depicting the horrors OF
war and pestilence brought on by the
, inJudiCious use of religious ianaucism.
III the sentimen expressed on this question
by the association today is Il criterion
OF the opinion of the majority of the vot-
ers of the country, the church and schools
will remain forever disunted. AT the
conclusion of the discussion the morning
session adjourned.
The afternoon session opened at 2
o'clock. a chorus was sung by the pupils
of the local school.
Professor II. NJ Cannon Of Brennan
took the stand and read paper ON the
Duties OF Patrons to The Schools DIS
cus9On followed by Professors NawiCk,
Taylor, ktehle, Glenn, Pitts and others,
There were wide differences of opinion on
this subject, Professor kichle maintain
ing that it was the duty Of the teacher
TO visit the patrons and share his loaf, or
rather, as the gentleman put II. his Saus-
age. Professor Pitts held that he believed
IN reciprocity in the matter Of visits, that
N was so much and more so the duty OF
the patron 20 visit the school than for the
teacher OF visit the patron. The SiSt Of the
10 discussion was that the teacher was an
abused and neglected mortal and was
entitled 10 and ought to have more CON
sidaration and encouragement
Following was a paper entitled, 'What
Is Primary Work" by Miss SIZE Thomas
OF the Bellville graded school. The subject
was especially well handled BY the young
lady She believed that primary work
was pre-emiuently the work of habit form
in@. There were to be laid the foundations
OF those habits of conduct and character
that marked the true man and woman.
. Discussion of the paper followed by Pro-
fe4sors rlrrant and Taylor, both agreeing
with the writer in the man end highly
compementing hey Tor the maturity Of
The association then took up the order
of business. The secretary, MISS Foster.
resigned and Mrs. Kennedy of Brcnham
was elected in her stead.
IL was decided that members who did
not attend at least one OF the four meet
ings last year should be dropped from the
1t was decided to determine on a loca-
tlon for summer normal to be held under
meeting, the second Saturday In February
A vote was taken upon the location Of
the next meeting ana iellvile was sclec-
4 contribution OF S5.75 was raised to de-
! fray current expenses
The president appointed Professor Tar
rant, Miss Armstrong and Professor
Nurtzlow committee on resolutions.
The meeting closes tonight with the
following programme:
/ Chorus. ......,.......B elvillc school Pupils
Are the Public schools a Financial Benz
fit TO the State .Supt Il W. Tarrant
( Discussion, led by sqpt, " A. Pitts
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