The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-10-26

ton Will be organized at Dallas, Saturday,
October 27th. Let Benton county teach
ers look we'll to their laurels.
In spite ofthe stormy weather. the fol-
lowing rural teachers attended the 3. T.
A. on Saturday: Mrs. Nelms Miss Car
rie Woods, Messrs George Denman, w.
7. Lee, and Frank Watkins. This should
speak volumes in their favor to the pa
irons and officers of the schools they
teach.
Miss Eunice Alexander began the win
ter term of school in district No. 50, near
Summit, on Monday
On Saturday evening of last week Miss
Carrie Woods organized a local reading
circle in district No. s. We have not
learned what books will be read, but feel
sure that, under an earnest teachers S
guidance and the hearty support which
the parents of this district are giving Miss
Woods, the circle will be a decided sue
cess. Who'll be the next?
w. T. Lee, of Bell Fountaine school,
has two very interesting literary socie-
ties in progress in his school, one of
which is under control of the pupils, and
the other is conducted in the interests of
patrons and cold folks" generally. This
is something to be commended, and we
trust that other teachers will take up the
good work.
The Benton County Teachers Associa-
L. -. Co+, 1oet
The forenoon session was devoted to
queries and discussions on Whites School
Management to page 43. the work of
the afternoon was devoted to scanning
the coming months reading in Cathcart's
Literary Reader, a study of methods in
percentage, and general discussion of
topics of interest to teachers, and of
importance to our schools.
Quite an interest was manifested in the
subject of grading the country schools,
and the sentiments expressed were favor
able to the adoption of course of study.
Owing to inclement weather, the attend
ance was light; but the few who were pres
ent manifested an interest in the proceed
ing that augurs we'll for the success of the
association. The next meeting of the
association will be held in Philomath, on
Saturday, November 18TH, for which all
interesting program has been prepared.
Next months reading circle work is from
pages 48 to Sc, inclusive, in Whites
School Management, and in Cathcart's
Literary Reader, from the beginning to
page 1856. This will be reviewed at the
Philo1nath meeting, and we trust that
every teacher in the community will take
I'D the work For information, CORES
pond with Prof S. I. Pratt, or the county
superintendent.
The following, which we clip from the
Oregon School Journal, received today,
is in line with the remarks in this column
last week: California has law provid-
ing that teachers shall be dismissed only
for violations of the rules of the school
board, for incompetency, for unprofes-
sional Or immoral conduct. Districts
may however, employ teache rs for a
definite term, thus making the law virtu-
ally optional. This is a move toward
greater permanency, and shows that
teaching islbeing more and more regarded
as profession. When teachers are EN-
ployed nine months in the year, and it is
generally understood that they are to re-
tain their positions so long as they ren-
der faithful service, the ranks will be
kept full of ambitious and better educa-
ted young men and women"