The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-21
THE KING COUNTY TEACHERS.
Monthly Discussion Of Current Topics
Teachers Terms Of once.


Teachers Terms Of once.
The monthly meeting of the King
County Teachers Association was held in
the main hall of the high school building
yesterday with about 300 teachers present.
President ]. NJ. Layhus in the chair and
MISS Alice Staempfi as secretary. The
programme of exercises proved as interest
ing as instructive and tho meeting gener-
ally was declared one of the most enthusi-
astic of any yet held by the association.
The most interesting features of the exer.
cises were the drill in physical culture by
class OF about twenty children of the
Fourth grade under the leadership of Miss
Adelaide l.. Pollock, and similar drill in
primary reading on the synthetic system
under the leadership of Miss Emma c.
Hart. The children in both drills acquitted
themselves with great credit to themselves
and their teachers and secured hearty ap-
plause from the teachers of the association.
The programme as carried out was Is
follows:
Talk on music by Prof f. X. Hill.
Singing class. led by Miss Lille White.
Talk on the synthetic method of teach.
ing how 10 read. illustrated by the class.
Miss Emma c. Hart
Literature in Country Schools" paper
read by Miss Ii. X. Becker.
Elementary Science" paper read hv
Miss Adelaide l.. Pollock. This paper
brought out general discussion that was
participated IN by Prot; Charles Pagan,
J: ID. Curtis, +. X. Hill, Miss A. r.
Nichols. Miss Coffin, Miss Devoe, Miss
Amour and Prof Storey.
topography Made Interesting" a paner
read by Prof. Smoke and discussed by the
association
Literature in Country Schools" dis
eussed generally by the association.
Owing 20 unavoidable absence P. V.
Davis did not read his paper on The
Nineteenth Century Teacher"
The legality OF the law relating To the
right Of retiring boards TO elect teachers
for the ensuing year. and which is now be-
ing tested IN the Pierce county courts.
brought out an animated discussion. tend
irg 20 show that the association was a
amt on the question of standing by the
teachers throughout the state and seeur-
ing better legislation for seIf-pro.ec,ion.
As a result. Prot. Meredith was appointed
committee of one to secure funds BY
contributions with which to aid the
Fierce county lawyers in pushing the case
20 . satisfactory issue and 10 make more
secare by law the teachers present uncer.
tam tenure OF Office.
NeS officers FOR the ensuing month were
elected as follows: President, Prof. VIII.
ian Head, of Kent: vice president. Miss
Ctagston, Ballard; secretary, Miss Mary
Hayes, White River: executive nraittee.
J. NJ. Wldmer. W. G. Mccarthy. Miss
Helen DeVoe. y. +. TicAaor ana Miss II.
X. Becker
Seattle Was chosen as the place for the
next meeting, TO be held On SATURDAY..
February L. Mr.. ". d. Girard wa,
elected IS local committeeman in connee-
ton with the coming meeting.
AZ the close Of the meeting the visiting
members Of the association, a. the guest.
OF the Seattle teachers. were invited over
10 the Rainier hotel. where a banonet Was
enjoyed by al. Superintendent Barnard
acted a. master OF ceremonies. and th. fol-
lowing ioasts were given AMI responded to:
Oar Guests" Prof Meredith.
The Only Board OF E4aeation. IA !,
eeaoosmas'eF's salnsle," PROT G. II. DE-
Bonds and Discounts: M.y the FRS
Succeed and ths Second VANISH" Prof.
Charles Pagan
TO the Memory Of the Boarding
Around Teacher frof. Z. X. Hin.
10 Those 10 Whom All Honor ana
.fetit Is pae-The Lady Teschers." Miss
Big Bugs and Little Ones" Mss Mary
C4uEssan.
10 iThat Neglected. but Useful Men,
Der. me Hand. = Prot. C A. Taylor.
To the King County Teachers, As.or4.-
aosa,. superintendent '. A. pusey.
10 tie Utter Confusion of the Rrie
r0kslosans ihe Employment of Married
La es," Mrs Gertrude Whee.sr
tie slcces % the Rule Reoui-inr
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