Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
DAHO'S EDUCATORS.
The Tenth Session of the State
Teachers Association.
A Pleasant and Beneficial
Mingling of Intellectual
Minds at NTH Home.

Minus at MI II Home,
The little city of Mountain Hom
during the past week presented ;
very classical appearance, which
was strictly in accord with the oc
casion Of the tenth annual session
of the Idaho State Teachers Asso
citation, held Dec. 26, q and %.
Ten years ago the association wa
organized in Boise, under call o
Hon. j. E. Harroun, then state su
perintendent of public instruction
to which three county superintend
ents and the teachers of Ada county
and adjacent counties responded
when the constitution was pre-
pared and the organization per
fected. Of those who attended the
first session but two were present
here, Mrs, S. H. Mann of Boise ano
County Attorney Sinnott of ours
at that time county superintend
ent, and who drafted the constitu.
ton of the association.
Everything was done by the va
rious local committees, the teachers
of our school and the Mothers club
to make the stay of the learned Wis
itors most agreeable.
Professor W. A. Mullins, our able
and efficient principal, showed an
unusual zeal and most untiring
energy to make the affair a bril-
liant success, and the efforts of all
our friends Of education resulted in
making this the most successful
session held since the organization
of the society.
Wednesday morning the sages,
venerable and youthful, assembled
in the opera house and the session
was opened by the singing of the
national hymn by all present, fol
lowed by an earnest prayer by Rev.
G. E. Mason. Next followed Miss
French, state superintendent, who
delivered an eloquent address OF
welcome to the state. The address
of Hon. j. A. Purtill, our mayor,
was next, welcoming all to our city
and was eloquent and hearty. This
was responded to by representa-
t!ves from all parts of the state.
The annual address was then de-
livered by Prof. M. E. Church OF
Caldwell, president of the associa-
ton.
A pleasing instrumental solo was
then rendered by Miss Ora Mullins
of Bliss, after which the association
went into an educational session at
1 p. M, at which the following pa
pers were read:
Meaning of Individuality" by
Prof Aldrich of State University
Education and the State" by
Hon. H. s. Hampton of Albion.
Progression and Retrogression
in Teaching" by Mrs. Mary E.
Mason of Mountain Home.
These papers were discussed ably
by all present, and the literary ex-
ercises were interspersed with
musical selections by Prof. Cogs.
we'll of Moscow and Mrs. Reed Of
Mountain Home.
The evening session was opened
by an instrumental solo by Miss
Mabel L Payne of Min Home.
Then followed vocal music by a
double quar- tette of fine singers
President James Mclean of the
State University, read an able pa.
per on the "Recent REIMBURSEMENT
in Economic Theory" which was
ably discussed pro and con by va
rious delegates.
The vocal solo, "Hosanna to tbs
King" by Mrs. w. T. Montgomery
was sublimely rendered-the sona
and the singing being of high or
der; Miss Payne playing piano &C
compartment.
Miss French's address, "Tht
Schools of Idaho," was able and
instructive and we'll received. She
clearly showed her ability for be-
position in defining the duties O
school superintendent and princi
pals.
A vocal duet by Miss Matte
Swami and M. E. Reynolds, and al
instrumental solo by Mrs. Oar
Reber, all of our city, concluded thu
first days session.
Thursday morning the seconc
days session opened with music ant
song, and Prof. Bonebright of thu
state university read his paper
"Physics in the High School" |
was most able educational docu
ment and was thoroughly discussed
Mrs. K. l, Perky, one Of the mos
active, energetic and valuable mem
bers of the Artemesia Mothers elul
of this town, and formerly an in
structress of great superior merit
entertained the session with he
able, eloquent and instructive pa
per, Mothers Clubs for Bringing
People in Touch with the Schools.
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