The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30

plans for establishing and improving school
libraries.
PUPIL STUDY AND EDUCATIONAL
PROGRESS,
Truc educational progress cornee Of In
sight into pupil nature That We may
lead them. we. muat know our pupils. PUB
Ito study Ii fundamental. strongly rec
onmend tho appointment by this associa-
tiou OF a permanent public study commits
tee, to report at this secession plans for or
ganyng and managing a State pupil study
circle and for organizing and managing
| local pupil circles in all parts OF the STATE.
| This movement Will, AZ think, do most
| OF all TO promote real educational prog
| ress.
Some bclated brother may ask, why have
| 80 many committe<xY Will answer In
| advance: In educational movements as In
Legislation, the real work must be done py
committees. Weary teachers. amid torrid
heat, can not push Investigation 10 its
| limits. During our brief sessions we can
adopt reports and plan progress; but We
| must look to our committees to work out
during the year our educational problcHe.
| ADVANCED PUBLIC OPINION CoNDI-
1 TtONS EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS.
The pooplo must te led TO form higher
educational ideals. Our people are SOW
creigns, and we can elevate our schools
| only as wc elevate public opinion. This
must be done largely through the school.
| Pupils Influence parents. Tho library ana
the best periodicals. and tho recalling cluDss
and the literary societies wonderfully help.
Good lectures arc Invaluable. The semt-
annual educational sermons OF all the MN
listers ara powerful for good. The news
papcr contributes most to fostering nign
| school ideals. The teacher works through
MI tn use AGENCIES TO create healthy pub
|, | lie sentiment In favor OF sustaining mo
hest schools and OF making all schools bet-
ter. so
TEACHERS STAND For EDUCATIONAL
PROGRESS.
or all workers, teachers alore devote
/ themselves exclusively TO school Improve
, mept. When our 5000 Texas tearhers
learn TO work as an organic unit they can
command all progressive educational meas
ures Fellow teachers. II seems cminentiy
sttinr that n few earnest words TO YOU
should conclude this address,. We have
). | these long vacations that We may ahhuh'y
he born again, Above all he ntosiessN,S
and nrst OF oil lay aside last years meth
oda lust Az YOU lay aside last NuArs VI
: ,,,,nsc p,pin over again Look to nee
what the educational world IL DONG. Gre.
Q | ate for Texas an ideal schooi syste''' au.
, | for yourself as n working modei' M Wea .
school having the best school heips, iou
will visit the best schools YOU VIII Iehu
4 | ,ha host thinrs. you will consult the pest
- educators; YOU will think and imagine ahc
:, | invent and experiment, Your Ideal srowe
u and grows and becomes a thing OF pchu.y
!. an we'll IA utility. Your school ENVIRON
u m,n,s are the universe, for all things on
= nar,h md In thu, heavens aro school helps
% Your school grounds abound In edueatve
, devices and elevattug Influences. tour
a schoolbouse with Its furniture, and its pro-
u visions for purc air and heat and light ana
,. exercise and school work. ~ inueom
u model Your apparatus. laboratory ana IL
= brary are The best now available An yos
" work on through years to make your iueai
" school n reality you Will wonder AZ tne
n continual growth OF your Ideal. the pest
II yesterday gives place to the net'ot VI 70
.r anv Your success educates the people, In
IL snires other teachers and. above All,
n. doubles your power TO help you pupils. you
a hccome n living force TO work educationAi
&c progress.
m sup.rintensicnts and Principals.
N Waco Texas Juno 29.-Tha Association
IN of SuperintendeDis, Teachers and principals
met this morning In the Baptist tahernacle
Il Prof, v. NJ Sulton OF Cieburne. president
nr tho nssociation. calling the convention
- tn order. The exercises were opened with
o. music and prayer.
nv President Addison Clark OF Add. Ran uni
re vct,ity delivered tho welcome address and
he Precedent Fulton responded.
o. After the address of welspme Il half hour
JIG w,ss given to the enrolment of members
II The first paper was by Superintendent Il
H. Cousins 0f MeNia ON THE Groltest
=" Good to the Greatest Number" This paper
az was discussed by Dr. o. II. Cooper OF Car
nc ,hage followed by Professor W. W. Lar
"A nett of Houston. -,
~ The convention then took a recess fol
nj dinner.
M citation was opened by Professor ii. IT,
~ ~. Estiil OF Huntsville with paper or
w ''Couipos Of Study for Secondary Schools
w In history. Superintendent j. ). Kendall
ei' Of Honey Grove opened the discussion, fol-
NY lowed by Professor II. G. Hall OF Cleburne
". The same topic In Latin was treated In q
NV paper by DR.. Thomas Fitz-llugh OF the
~, university Of Texas. Discussion by Pro-
feseor X. a. Berry OF Hillsboro.
.aa The third topic was The Teacber Wh<
W Nest Influenced Me- paper by Mrs. AIMS
nv ]. II. Pennybackor of Palestine. The dis
cusslOn was opened by Superintendent
c. Glenn of Sealy.
he officers were elected this afternoon fo'
NJ. tho ensuing year as follows: President, w
" r. HogaIs OF Colnanche. vice president
Oh w. a. Palmer of Calvert; secretary. Misl
ra- Flur6nce Brook OF Austlni treasurer, "
GUS W. Roach OF Abilene.
ma Temple was selected for the next plac
of meeting.
rt- RELIGIOUS.
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ct The West Texas Epworth League
ia- Conference al BeeyiIie.