The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08

make it the Prosecuting Attorneys
duty to prosecute upon information,
whenever the law is,not obeyed. AS
It is now it rests with any volunteer
citizen of the township to begin a
suit, if he wishes to know what has
been done with the public money.
The most refreshing thing about
the meeting OF the State teachers
association, in Plymouth church,
Thursday morning, was a little
warmth displayed by a school
ma am, who took offense at a
statement in a paper on "The new
geography" read by Prof. Charles
r. Dryer, of the State normal, in
which he said it was unfortunate
that SO many women teach geog-
raphy, because they know so little
about nature, and are hence untitled
to do field work.
Mr.. Dryer said that boys, and
especially country boys, are trained
to be good students Of field geogra-
ply by the life they lead in the
country. He dwelt on the value OF
study Of geography in the field,
instead Of memory geography
cramming lot Of facts that mean
nothing.
After he had finished and the
time for general discussion came,
the school-ma'am arose and shook
her head viciously while she defend
ell her sex against the charge Of be-
ing unfit by nature to teach geogra-
ply. She asserted that the first
teacher in Indiana to carry out the
/ field work idea was a woman, and
! that the reader of the paper must
te an old bachelor to say such
{ things. Mr.. Dryer knows a thing
{ or two about women's tongues, and
remained discreetly silent after this
, feminine assault.
, The nominating committee re-
l ported r. A. Ogg, OF Greencastle,
: for president Of the association for
1 next year, and j. r. Hart, of Leba-
{ non, as permanent secretary and
l treasurer. Miss Emma Sheally, OF
: Delphi, was re-chosen recording
l secretary. The report OF the COM
t mittee was adopted.
g A resolution was passed endorsing
!, the action of the State board of
e charities in asking that the girls re.
, form school be separated from the
women's prison. The general as
I sociation adjourned at noon.
HERE Is GEETING's IDEA.
During the morning session the
, following report was submitted by
: the Legislative committee appointed
:, at last years session. The report
was read by d. M. Geeting, state
superintendent of public instruction
!. and chairman Of the committee:
"It is the judgment of this COM
6 mittee that the general assembly
/. should be petitioned to enact the
; following legi'lation: Making the
minimum school term of the district
schools six months; that education
al qualifications for county superin-
tendent be required; that the term
be extended to four years and the
Office be made a salaried office; that
educational qualifications for city
and town superintendents be re-
I quired; that the term Of said super
intendents be for four years; that
all teachers licenses hereafter issued
be declared state licenses, the rules
u governing examinations and the
+. grada.ion of manuscripts to be un-
der the management Of the State
board of education; that the State
board be enlarged by the appoint
: ment Of two county superintend-
ents, such appointments to be made
by the governor; that a district
school library system be enacted"
The report Of the committee was
adopted.-Ind Sun.