The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-12-22
County Teachers Meeting.
DELAYED from Last we. K

The Shiawassee County Teachers Associ-
alton held its regular semi-annual meeting
at Durand, Saturday, December o. The at
tendance was large and country teachers
were quite fully represented. The program
previously arranged was carried out. Dis
topic of Grading Country Schools" was
presented by Ii. G. DOlloff and Miss Claire
Hawley. In these papers the necessity for
grading was taken for granted and the sub
ject considered was that of how to grade.
The suggestions were practical and reached
the actual needs of the district school
teacher.
Examinations" were discussed by Jas.
N. Mcbride and Supt. f. w. French. The
points brought out had special reference to
the necessity of having examinations and
the possibility of so conducting them as to
make them of interest to pupils instead of a
burden to be dreaded and Stunned.
Supts. Dimond and McEuen spoke upon
character Building" These speeches
were upon high plane, exhorting teachers
by precept and especially by example to
make their pupils capable of leading pure
and useful lives.
Supt. II. r. Pattengill delivered the prin-
cipal address of the association. He dwelt
upon the necessity of broad culture for
teachers. "The teacher" said Mr.. Patten-
gill 'should be a reading person, a scholar,
in every way abreast of the times. He
should know what is going on in the world
aud be citizen of the world" This address
was probably the ablest and most inspiring
ever given the teachers of this county. And
of the papers throughout it can be said that
they were more directly practical than those
read at any preceding meeting. The associ-
alton was in every sense a success and the
best one ever held in the county. This is
partly due to the fact that our teachers are
now better prepared for their work and
more jealous in discharge of their duties
than they ever were before.
A new feature of the association was an
exhibit of the work of rural and village
schools. About half the country districts
and all the village districts were represented.
The principal subjects illustrated were
language and geography and the work
sho Nn is proof that our schools are on q
progressive basis. Committees examined
the exhibits and reported the following as
worthy of special communication: Village
acknowledgements rk-Vernon-G Grade
| 3, Maude Wilkinson; Grade 4, Ida Decker:
grade 5, Ella Stewart: grade 6, Blanche
Cook; grade s, Susie Alback. LaingsburR
Grade s.Maude Sheffield grade I, Theo.
Rohrabacher; grade 6, May Piper; grade 5,
Alta Rowley; grade 4, Lena ROninsky'
grade 2, Fred Writ. Morrice-Grad 8,
Tessie Brown; grade 5, Clara Worden
grade 4, Lena Ormsby. Perry-Grade Z
Lena Ware; grade 6, Nellie Gibbs.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 6, Willie
Dalleywater; grade 5, Edward Holmes
grade 4, Ida Decker; grade 3, the entire
collection, Laingsburg- 6, Gilbert
Austin; grade S. VIM. Tillotson; grade A,
Arthur Sessions. Morrice-Grade 8, Clar-
ence Sommers: grade 5, Vern s. OWENS
grade 4, Ira White. Perry--Grade z, the
whole set for its uniqueness; grade 6, Chas
Gibbs; grade 5, Birchel Green; grade A.
Flossie Smith Byron-The work from the
school of Miss Ella Stevens worthy of spec
iaI mention.
Rural schools-The work from the fol-
lowing schools is especially commended:
Shiawassee, No. o, Miss Otie Cook teach
err; New Haven, No. 1, II. G. Dolloff,
teacher; New Haven, No. 5, Miss Laura
Smith, teacher; New Haven, No. s, Miss
Lizzie Bartrem, teacher; Owosso, No. 4,
Efhe Jones, teacher; Owosso, No. 3, Mabel
White, teacher: Rush, No 3, Emma Teskey
teacher; Rush, No z, Miss Kittie Mozart
ney, teacher; Antrim, No. 8, Miss KitGy
Millspaugh. teacher; Sciota. No. 8, Nora
Bush, teacher; Burns, No. z, Maggie Pack,
teacher; Perry, No. 2, John A. Higbie,
teacher; Fairfield, No. 1. Miss May Kyes,
teacher. r,ff
From the work thus recommended the
commissioner will send specimens to the
exhibit at the State Teachers Association
at Lansing during the holidays.
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