The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-02-21
TEACHERS MEETING
At longwood Last Saturday
Largely Attended.

! spu uI,tTiCt, >tfiooi ilDu-t. He Duilu-
ing was filled with teachers and pa
irons. At twelve o'clock the meeting
was called to order. Rev. Worsham
offered prayer.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The meeting was dismissed until
l:3O p. m.
A table, improvised out of large
barn door, occupied the rostrum.
Upon this table was spread feast,
every dish known to the good house
wives Of Missouri being served to the
company. Rev. Worsham said grace !;
Rev. j. X. Stewart acted as toastmas-
ter at the conclusion of the dinner and
the following toasts were given:
"Auld lang syne-The days when
hickOries grew and Cody children
too"
Prof. Tussey made the response in
his happy and inimitable manner.
The country school ma'am.-the
ruler Of the land, the hope OF
every child, and Of countless young
men,
Responded to by Mr.. Chas. Ellis in
very sprightly way.
"Our country schools-'Tis no won
der they are good, bad or Indifferent,
the wonder is that we have them
at ALL"
Responded to by Miss Eudora Cart
wright in most pleasant and happy
way.
'.Our Pupils-Thc boys the father
of the man.
Responded to by Prof. X. NJ Scot
ten, who said many instructive a. well
as merry and ENJOYABLE things.
At 1:30 p. IN. the meeting again
was called to order.
70 lowing is the program:
The Teachers Influence" Chas.
Ellis handled this subject in a logical
way, deducing the conclusion that
the teachers influence is al, unless
he receives the hearty and unqualified
support OF the parent
Here followed a lengthy discussion.
Prof. Tussey. sliced the subject by
both horns and all four feet. He
gave the first speaker to understand
that if he thought like he did
he would walk right out of
the door of his school house and never
come in to it again, adding to the
utter CONSERVATION of all the married
men present, that he considered him.
self right next to the mother"
Prot. Scotch agreed with the first
speaker in u few things.
Misses Cartwright and Black sup
ported the views OF the first speaker.
Messrs. jenkins, Lower, Stewart,
Worsham and Others spoke and the
conclusion reached in the first argu-
ment was generally admitted.
The next subject, geography was
presented by Rev. J. X. Stewart in a
mastery manner.
Prof. Scotch occupied some time
in an address touching upon various
matters relating to school affairs.
The executive committee resolved
Ia adjourn sine die.
The following resolution was for
mulated by the committee, and pre-
scented to the meeting.
Rrsoirei. that We. the teachers and
patrons ut Heaths creek township
heartily apProveof county supervision
and indor-e the methods and work Of
Prof X. NJ. Scotch, and believe that
the hest interests of the county will
he served BY his reelection To the
office OF Supt. of schools.
This resolution was unani-
mou>ly adopted and upon
motion the county papers Were re-
que-tel to publish it.
Prof. SOFTEN thanked the meeting
for this mark of confidence.
The resolution was Il complete sur
prise To- him and, therefore. all the
more appreciated.
He was Il candidate for reelection
and believed he should he allowed III
complete the work he had begun.
Supervision was new in the county
and to all the teachers as well as HIM
self.
He had been at great pains TO in
form himself as to the best methods of
supervision in the east. He had sue
ceeded well the short time he had the
SUPPLEMENTARY and believed if re-
elected he could do more good tor the
schools than man who had no en-
perience in the office, could do.
The teachers extended vote of
thanks to the people of the Anderson
district for the handsome manner in