The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-31

America and Europe. ard the success OF
the North over the South n the civil war
70 the fart that there were more Tree
schools. colleges ard rriverzssfss IN the
North than In tire South. lie showed the
necessity which existed for agricultural
schools normal schools. schools Of mines
ard engineering architecture. medicine
ard law He advocated military training
because ever hoy owes his service 10 the
state as q defender.
THE Teaching of English in the Gram
mar Grades was the subject OF ccryzpTe-
henssve pspe4 read by Miss Minnie Udeil
OF Tacoma SIRE advocated the teaching
az goa1 language 20 children. rot by rule
hsft by example ard correction in CONVEX
safioa and composition, leaving the tech
meal study Of grammar 10 the more a6-
vanced pupils This idea was accepted
and erIarged upon In the discussion which
followed. and was participated In by Sec
rotary A. A Barlow. OF Tacoma; Profs.
Bech6olt and Tsyior. Of the uniEer-
yfty: State superintendent c. W. Bean.
and Prof o. l.. Waller. Of Pullman.
After a short recess A. W Saunders or
this city. rendered vocal solo. which was
eacored-
Officers for the Next Year.
The election OF members OF the edu-
carfonal council, four 70 be elected.
resulted as follows. .. :. Jones.
Seattle, g, votes; Miss Minnie Uden.
Tacoma. s.: II. Il. Dewey, Tacoma, -; y.
W. Britnsif. Olympia. 81; Miss carew,
Fairhaven. ~; ex-Superintendent '. A
Pussy, Seattle 81 At subsequent meet
ing the council elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year: President, 4.
4. Getz. EIlensburg, secretary, Mrs NJ IL.
keyes Olympia, executive committee, r.
q. Kerr. waila waiIa: w. j. Spalman,
Pullman: WI. Meredith. Auburn.
The afternoon session was devoted TO
- ~ In Icrh gfnU
election OF officers Of the association,
which resulted IS follows, al being chosen
unanimously:
President, j. NJ Taylor. Seattle: vice
presidents w. j. Hughes. Fairhaven;
Kate y. Read. Spokane; O. L. Waller,
Pullman: secretary. Z. Z. Brunton. Walia
WaIla: treasurer. Mrs. IL T.. JENNIE.
Coupeyille: legislative committee. j. ii.
Hit, New ,Whatcom: W. b. Turner. Spo-
kane: r.. s. bingham. Tacoma o. ;. Jones,
Seattle: j. w. shepherd. Everett.
The selection OF the place for holding the
rext meeting then aroused the local pat
riotism of the members, and Spokane.
New Whatcon1. Centralia and Vancouver
were warmly championed in short talks
by. j. Bemiss, ", r. Turner, of Spokane;
O. Z. Waller OF Pullman. Henry Patter-
son. Of New whatcom. w. j. Hughes, OF
Tairhayen; ". II. Thompson. of Centralia;
Never BrandvIg. OF FARMLAND, and j. NJ.
ing TO vote II was decided that il no
place received a majority on the first bal
lot the choice should be restricted TO the
two receiving the highest votes.
The result OF the first ballot was: Spo-
kane. A.: New Whatcom, 10; Centralia. Il:
Vancouver, ~. On the second ballot Spo-
kane received 4s and New Whatcom s..
one member Of the executive committee
was chosen for three years. Superintend-
ent %. Bemiss of Spokane. being selected.
the two followers being c. r. Reeves. OF
Seattle. and J. w. Shepherd. of Everett.
on the report OF the auditing committee
being read, some discussion ensued re-
garding the bill for sa3. IS Of President Jor-
dan, OF Stanford university. for expenses
In attending the meeting of the associa-
tion. Complaint was madt~that while the
association was paying all the expenses OF
the trip DIR. Jordan was delivering a series
of lectures and especially because the ad-
vertising of his free lecture of last even
ing had curtailed the receipts of the paid
lecture on the evening previous. The bill,
however. was ordered paid by large ma
jorsty.
Resolutions of Thanks.
The following resolutions prepared by
the committee were adopted unanimously:
Resolved, That a vote OF thanks be ten
dered to the regents of the state univer-
sty for the use of the university build
tho ladies' and gentlemen who made our
programmes more pleasant and profitable
by the excellent music furnished: TO
Profs. Mark Bailey. jr.. Edwin Twitmeyer,
+. G. Brown. Mai. e. S. Ingraham and
Mr.. Is 5. MeaRy. registrar of the state
university. for material aid given the To-
cal committee in effecting the arrange
ments.
Resolved. That the teachers of this
state favor a method of certifcating based
upon the following general outline:
Il. That prior 10 teaching, the applicant
pass a satisfactory examination in the
branches of the school curriculum.
20. That this examination so far as
academic knowledge is concerned be final.
90. That for five years the teacher fol-
low a prescribed course of pedagogical
reading. an examination to be given each
year upon the reading for that year.
Resolved. That the teachers should
show their interest IN the work and well
fare OF the association by making annual
payment Of membership dues and thus es-
tabllsh a permanent membership.
Resolved. That the policy Inaugural ted
by the present executive committee OF
bringing great lecturers TO the associs-
ton Is hereby commended and that this
work be continued from year to year
Resolved. That the teachers of Wash
ington in their association here assem-
bled take great pleasure in welcoming DR.
Mark Harrington. the eminent scholar and
educator. into the educational work of the
state"
The meeting then adjourned sine die.
and a great many OF the visitors went out
TO sec the new university building The
meeting was one OF the most successful IN
the history OF the association. the sessions
being attended by fully 10 members, while
over loo telchers who are not members