The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-11-30
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

The Friday morning session OF the
teachers meeting convened at the Capital
City Business college. The exercises we're
opened by singing Nearer, My God TO
Thee"
Mr. C. C. Brown. principal Of the city
high school read a thoughtful and able
paper on the subject. How to Encourage
the Study OF Literature In the Rural
Schools"
-Four considerations were broesht 20
bear in Mr.. Browns discussion. J. The
time: @ the teacher; g. reading mother,
and 4 the question, Is It worth while
TO develop a love for hteratdref
In the case Of home two things are
TO be considered, heredity and environ
ment. over the first we have no control,
in the second tendencies II bad, may
be corrected, II good, fostcred by read
good where literature Is esteemed and
children are taught to revere the good.
the true, and the beautiful The teach
er may and It his duty - AID tre cause.
BY giving his timely help and influence
to disseminating good books in his school.
He must know the difference between
good and bad literature il is the duty
Of the state to teach what should be
read as well as how 10 read. else the
ability TO read may be harmful rather
than beneficial
Miss Pulliam and Mr.. BOwefsoN spoke
Mr.. l.. VI. Baxter. territorial superin-
tcndent Of instruction. and President II.
II. Umholtz. followed in impromptu re-
marks on the subject each giving wise
words Of encouragement to the teachers.
Ii were well could every teacher in the
territory have heard the paper Of Mr..
Brown and the words OF those who later
discussed IT, and It is TO be hoped that
the ones hearing the discussion shall go
back 20 their work with renewed deter
mination to do more along the line Of lit
erature in our schools
The committee on compulsory educa-
tion composed OF Messrs. Calvert, Wood
worth. Greenlee and Cabell and Miss An
derson reported the following resolutions
which was adopted:
Report OF committee on compulsory edu-
cation:
Whereas, since the daily attendance at
our schools is so small compared to the
enrolment In the same, and the enroll
ment Is so small compared 20 the enumer-
alton of persons OF school age residing in
the various districts and cities Of Okla
homa, and all states and territories Of
the United States, and, believing that the
school Is a proper and mt place for the
training OF our youth for citizenship and
the higher duties of life; and realizing
that the laws of our territory are not
sufficient at present TO compel attend
ance at school Of large number ef per-
sons who should spend their time in
schools instead of haunting the places
where such things are learned that win
tend TO destroy their usefulness as citi-
in idleness, and realizing the fact that
NA-A-~
such persons usually grow up ignorant,
debased. and criminal. providing subjects
for our reformatories Jails penitentlar-
les and the halter, and believing that
such results might be avoided by stat
udtory law, If properly enacted,
Therefore be Il resolved, that we, the
teachers OF Logan county In convention
assembled do hereby recommend and PEE
titiOn the next general assembly Of the
Territory Of Oklahoma to enact sucn
measures as viii meet these ends ard
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lation and that the governor Of the ter
ritory in his next annual message re-
spectfully be requested TO call the atten-
tion OF the legislature TO the need OF
such a law and advise its enactment: that
COPY Of these resolutions be sent to
the Oklahoma School Herald, the official
organ of the teachers of Oklahoma Ter
ritory for publication and that the press
OF the territory be requested to kindly
copy the same, and county superinten-
dents, teachers and others interested in
better education are also requested TO
take the matter up in each county and
agitate the same until the meeting OF
the next legislature, and TO select COM
mttees 10 aid the legislature In formu-
lating such measure as win compel all
persons OF school age To attend our
schools except where from physical or
other sufficient reasons they might be le-
gally excused.
Respectfully submitted.
j. c. WOODWOhTH
W. S. CALVERT,
j. B. GREENLEks,
NELLIE ANDERSON,
N c. CABELL
Committee.
The afternoon session was opened with
the reading Of an original poem COM
posed Ky Miss Jennie Harris, subject:
''Oklahoma."
The first paper OF the afternoon was by
Mr. G. j. Martin, Jr., the subject was
Patrons, Pupils, Visitors, Characters
tics and the Essential Duties Of Each.
He handled the question deity and drew
a true picture of the visitor at the school
who comes to criticise and that not m q
friendly spirit. This species of patron cI
visitor. the speaker showed, usually llas
an Aunt saliie an Uncle Joe, brother,
in-law (or perchance a mother -ln-laWl
who far excelled all teachers OF the pres
ent time in the ability 10 disseminate
knowledge and preserve the dignity Of u
country school MT Hoag followed II
some short but pointed remarks and alsC
Mr. Greenlee discussed the subject briefly
Mrs. Smith spoke at considerable length
on the subject OF the w G. 2. o., stat
ing the claims OF u In education: Miss
Carson and Professor Campbell discuss
ed the question I'm neat short speeches
On general discussion Mr.. Calvert offer
ed some remarks
In the course OF discussion the subject
Of tobacco and It's use came up and evok
ed numerous and spirited speeches
The Oklahoma pedagogues Is agains
the habit tobac and the spirit Of th'
body is that II should be kept out OF th'
schools.
Prof Campbell delivered an address 4
the teachers along general lines, dealing
with practical applications In the work o
the teacher. II was listened 70 with In
This closed the exercises Of the day.
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