The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-11-20
Proceedings of the Rapides Par.
iSh Teachers AssOcia-
ton.

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Rapides Parish met pursuant to q
call Ut the President. The follow.
ing members were present: Misses
NJ. w. Maybin and f.. Dnigre, Mrs.
l.. A. Armstrong aud Mrs. A. +.
Grayson, Messrs w. j. Oalvit, j.
w. Gordon. w. Il. Kreider, F. A.
Hess, J. Vaughn and Daniel 70
berts, Mrs. W. II. Kreider, Mrs.
NJ. Krcider, Misses Ada Waters,
Fannie Barrett, Macio Gillespie,
Edna Allison.
Prot. w. j.. Calvit, President,
called the meeting to order.
The President having stated
that the object Of the meeting was
to reorganize the Association and
as uone Of the records of the Asso.
citation could be found, the whole
organization would Lave to be
gone over again ut this meeting.
On motion 1t was
Resolved, That Prof. w. j. Cal.
Wit be reelected President Of the
Association.
MIR. j. w. Gordon was elected
Vice President.
Mrs. L. A. Armstrong was elect.
ed lady Vice. President; Miss Ada
Waters Secretary of the Associa.
ton, and Miss M. w. Maybin, Dor.
responding Secretary, and Mr.. I.
J. Vaughn, Treasurer.
On motion u committee was ap-
pointed to draft u suitable consti.
tuition and bylaws for the govern.
ment Of tho Association.
The following members were ap.
pointed on the above committee:
Mr. | u. Vaughn, chairman; Misses
Allison and Maybiu.
On motion of Mr.. Kreider a com.
mittee of three WAS appointed on
High Sohoul curriculum aud they
were authorized to go before the
School Board for consultation and
report to this Association ut its
next meeting.
The following committee was
appointed Mr.. W.. Il. Kreider,
chairman; Mrs. Grsysou and Miss
Fannie Barrett.
Ou motion the following resolu.
tiou Was read and unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, we, the Teachers AS
ISOLATION Of Kapides Parish, recog.
nizo the prime necessity VI iuprov.
ing and perfecting the educational
interests Ut our beloved State,
With the sole view Of the mental
and moral Improvement Of our cit.
liens; and
Whereas, we regard our public
schools az the main factor in the
attainment of this paramount end,
this constant Improvement, patri.
otto aud commendablc desire, de.
pendent for Its attainment alone
upon wise Legislation and con.
staut, able and experienced super.
vision; and
Whereas, We and our co-work.
ers all over the State are earnestly
laboring along these lii. es and
need the aid, advice and leader.
ship OF none i'll the Office If State
Superintendent but u practical,
experienced school teacher, who
has spent long years i'll practical
teaching aud who consequently
know best tho needs Of oul
schools; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, tt 9 ten. hers
of Kapides Parish, aud with US q
large number Ut educators and
others interested in this grand
cause Of public education ali owe,
our State, recognize in our distin'
guished co worker, Prot. w. j,
Calvit, all the necessary requisites
Of scholarship, experience, execu
tive ability aud administrative ca.
pacity, t" abiy aud faithfully per,
form all the functions of the high
and responsible Office Of State Su.
perintendent Of Public Education,
50 requesting him to allow biz
name to be used before the State
nominating convention at Shreve
port, We fully and cheerfully en-.
dorse his long aud faithful ser.
vices as a teacher in his native
Parish for over twenty years, biz
earnest aud continued efforts,
which finally eliminated in the or
ganization of our State Teachers
Association, Of which he WAS thu
able first President, and his cours.
al Parish Superintendent. He il
q native and tn the manor borr
aud We earnestly request our re
representatives. to accord to hin
their unanimous support and us'
every honorable effort to secur,
bis nomination before the comm,
convention.
On motion 1t was
Resolved, That . copy OF tn
above resolutions be sent to tn,
Times Democrat and other papers Q
New Orleans.
On motion it was
Resolved, That the public schoo
teachers of Rapides parish be ear
nes.ly invited to attend the meet
INCA If this Assimilation and he