Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-30
INF TEXAS TEACHERS.
,.,,,rprvss OF THE SECOND
~ PAYS SESSIONS.
..or Hog Relieves in Edu-
100 pupils In the Duties of
c,usen-hip In Order TO
AVOID Riot, pioodshed.

,...,on Texas. June 2S-Tae second
90 s.salon OF the State Teachers as
'as IN was called to order promptly
s' 's,a n'r,ock by First Vice President Z.
n.,ra Of Calvert. and after Rabbi
c,asa offered up prayer to the Creator.
~ business OF the morning was imme-
ss,sly Commenced.
s.Iards in Education" by Superin-
.a1t Arthur Lefevre OF Gonzales.
vas treated OF in a thorough ana
S.srly manner. Beginning with the
IN when young he indicated how to
-.,la IL mind just us the sculptor takes
,a,,sh block Of stone and makes
s.,,,tif, image OF IT,. He named two
100 on education, which were opposite
/ !, chancter, one written by Rosencranz
"a a useful one, and the other IN emit
| IAN bad book by Herbert Spencer. To
IAN thing was to be able TO do IT.
=, knowledge was not TO be gained
merely for It's own sake; Education was
rsset.nlned By the mind and she iniiu-
.sre az man by man. knowledge was q
r-nnife process. ua "a result VI Which the
ss,i5's a.tenlion Is directed away from
,.,e,f In such "a way mat its learning u
| ,msr,ly superficial. knowledge Is an act
I r BE- performed. A cAild should never
. y nl,sted beyond Its proper sphere. The
|saadard 10 be liked first is wnat to do
lind In this. conneetlon he read extracts
rom a report Of tue Gonzales puzzle
asnools, Two things were important in
I,mlning The nrst was to make The
Issling pupil read iiuently and the other
vas 70 keep ~ from going 100 iasl, Inc
Iras too slow and the second three years
Ieas TOO fast. There was something pa
Ilhe.lc IN the teachillg Of girls They take
Inlnxs SO credulonsiy anu the boy. on
I Il contrary, forms stubborn desire to
Ixck out Of the sraces.
Presding OFFICER Pane raped for the
Irader to stop before the paper was mn
In.ed but ON motion the time was eN-
|issded aud he was allowed to end what
LIS an Instructive aud Interesting ar
he discussion was opened by J.. X.
Iplrr OF Troupe. VINO handled skillfuuy
lin leading points presented, after which
I'M report OF the BOARD OF niufiAgers of
I,ae Texas lteuning CIRCLE that mel yes
Isrday a. the Beach hotel was read and
usas as follows.
IN annual meeting OF the State board
IN managers of the Texas Teachers
Iieading circle convened June IS. 1874, The
Elllowlng resolutions were adopted:
4 ms hrst question before the poard was
fns adoption Of u course OF sIdy for the
{.ssulng year. From the books and prop
<,d,ons OF five leading publishing houses
HE board adopted IL course of study.
The board, also, realizing the great i'm
IDestance OF introducing the children into
Infs, adopted u course OF reauing for the
Ilexas chldren's reading circle.
The State superintendent of public In
5rfuction was requested to incorporate
8ne course OF study for the teachers into
EAe work OF the country Institutes.
n Il was resolved by the board TO ask the
Isute Teachers association TO appropriate
IL for the expenses OF furthering the
Isofk OF the reading circle and TO give It's
desperation In the work. Intended for
Ihe professional leavening OF our work.
IIhe publishers are to be requested to fur
Inlsh each teacher a syllabus OF the books
n guide in the study of the work.
The board agreed that In order to push
Uhe work this year the State secretary
Ishould visit the normals and get the
Il kork before the teachers.
4 Ii order for this to be success, the
board resolved TO hereby esls the coop
Xsr1tion OF the summer normal conductors
u furtherlng the work.
There being no further business the
OH Cooper, president; W. W. Barnett.
Nc. c. n. Glenn OF Sealy moved to re-
tye the report. including the giving OF
ths 80 asked for.
Nj. EstlIl OF Huntsville said make the
Ii1 acc5mpiish a great deal or good.
4 ~ Grlffn OF Milan moved to refer il
No the committee on resolutions, but this
was pat and lost.
rier 10 Inc fnancs committee and Mr..
4 Gyser amended with a suggestion to
Iad5pt the report and THEN refer 10 me
enmittee on finance which latter was
NE following telegram was read from
Asbury Park. y. j., where the National
rsOcla,ion OF teachers Is convening:
President State Teachers Association;
n Tha National educational committee
Tissds greetlng. Hoping to welcome tC
As5ury Park the fifty-three present al
$. Sherin, For Local Committee.
4 Veru shepard. For Executive Committee
/ The announcement was made that thi
II alumnl Of Peabody institute would holG
Ia meeting at the fremont hotel at
fo'elock
4 TIE following resolution was submitted
By Professor Hogg OF Fort Worth;
~ the President and Members OF The
l Teaehers Association OF the State o
| Texas:
I Whereas. for several years our s0cia
xequilibriufn seems to be very unstable
slfikea and other evidences OF dissatis
I action upon the part Of one class Of GU
citizens In opposition 10 another class
And, whereas, there Is wider and deepe
arrangement between those who lahn
\ With their hands and their brains to-
a against those who labor with their brain
hone. and whereas this estransemen
has grown into open defiance OF the riEh
ann security OF the property and even IN
\ ives Of the Inter class by the former
nsrefJre, be Il
Resolved That It is the sense OF mi
1 hssociation-the duty OF the teachers o
MS State to at once enter upon a sys
I iemaiio course of instruction. which shll
i smbrace, not only a. broader patriotism
~ more extended course of moral ~
j tulction, especially In regard to IN
/ flgnts and dutles OF citizenship. the RICH
4 =, property, the security and sacredn"s
human life.
Resolved, 2nd, That this association re
S Ts ne NaticIal association, son