The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-11
Proceedings ofthe Rapides Parish
Teachers Association.
ALEXANDRIA, La,
Nov. 80, 1895.

The Teachers Association OF
Rapides Parish met i'll the school
house at Alexandria, at IL o'clock
n. ILL.,, Saturday, Nov. yOth accord
ing to a motion adopted at the
first NEE. ing.
The roll IF the members was
called and the following uew mem
bers were received: Miss Bonnie
Wood, Miss Annie Wilmington
and Miss Cora Ware.
The minutes OF the preceding
meeting wer read and approved.
Mr.. L. j. Vaughan, chairman OF
the committee for draughting ii
constitution and bylaws for the
Association, read the different sec
lions of his proposed constitution
and bylaws which then were put
before Association for deliberation.
After a short debate they were
unanimously adopted.
Mr.. w. Kreider, chairman of the
committee Oh High School Curlic-
ulum, reported progress and re-
quested to be granted further
time to make a tiual report, which
request WAS granted.
mir. l. }. Vaughan, chairman CT
the committee appointed to confer
with the School Board regarding
the enforcement OF the scholastic
school month of 20 days, reported
tuat that Board had not yet been
in session and asked for coutiuu
ance until said Board had met;
granted.
Mrs. "A. +. Grayson, chairman
Of the committee for taking Into
consideration the making Of the
Association Il mutual aid asso-
citation; reported that her time had
been too short and asked for more
time, which was granted.
LII regard to The resolution to an.
tHorize the corresponding secreta-
~ to correspond with Mrs. II. II.
Williams, President Of the Louis.
i,sna Clatsuqua, concerning the
interests uf th,s Association in the
Chatauqua; Il letter was read at
Mrs. Williams, referring to Mr..
Thompson, secretary Of Chatan-
Qua. Another letter from Mr..
Thompson to the President of the
Association was read in regard to
this matter. The corresponding
secretary was instructed to cores
pond further with Mr.. Thompson,
requesting him to enter the amount
due the Rapides Association as
stock in the Chatau4ua.
+ Prof. j. w. Gordon made Il mo-
ton TO print the constitution and
bylaws in pamphlet form, which
motion deemed premature was
withdrawn tor the present.
a letter from Prot. Pearce, OF
New Orleans, to the PERSISTENT OF
the Association, was read ia re-
gard to The Chatauqua reading
circle, to which the following re.
ply was proposed and adopted
Having considered carefully the
substance OF DIR } W. Psarce's
communication on tue latest devel'
opment of the Chatauqua idea, as
the outcome of the various educa
tional congresses at the Chicago
Exposition, We the teachers O
Rapides parish, endorse mostheart
lily the idea aud declare ourselves
in full accord with Dir. Pearce's
/, plan for carrying this idea into ct
feet and in order to further him as
far as We eau, we herewith submit
to him the following named mem
bers Of this body as well qualitiet
to aid him ably in his work: PROT
j. w. Gordon, |. }. Vaughan, W
w. II. kreider and Misses L. Bar
. rett, Cora Ware, Eloise Daigre
, 1t is understood that this action /
!, not binding upon the Association
The following motion WAS mad
f and unanimously adopted:
!, Whereas, several candidate
, have come forth from differen
parts of the State for the Office Q
State Superintendent, who hav
beeu carefully proved upon thei
merits 10y this Association, anh
+ Whereas, uono of the ditfereu
i, candidates have been found eQuf
in al! respects to Prof. w. ). "a
Wit, therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the Teacl
ers Of Rapides parish, again una'
# imously endorse Mr.. Calvit's cal
didacy fer State Superintendent
r. aud urge our delegates to back b
=. nomination with all their ~in1uent
Ie before the Convention.
Tue President appointed the te
loving Executive committee
Messrs. w. H. Kreider, J. '
Gordon, Miss Nj. W. Maybin.
~ A motion to have au article pr
f pared and printed setting for
" she aims and objects of our Ass
n citation, for the information of Il
If teachers, was adopted; commit
appoiuted: Mrs. A. f.. GraJso
Miss +. Barrett, +. A. Hess.
is The following programme "
a. submitted by the executive col
tn mittee, for the next meeting al
of adopted:
I'd Essay by Prof. /. J. Vaughan
School discipline; Is minutes.