The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-08
Teachers Association.


Superintendent Thomas called the
meeting to order Prin. f. l.. Calklns
was elected president and l.. }. Chapin
secretary. Supt. Thomas gave SNORT
talk, setting forth the object and aims
of the association. Principal Calklns
then followed in an interesting talk on
the workings of teachers associations
in Illinois, then followed a general dis
cusson as to the necessity for county
association in which teachers pledged
their support and devotion to the I'M
dertaking.
The following committees were ap-
pointed
Permanent Organization - w. A.
Thomas, w. w. Kernodle, Miss Frank
10 Farnham.
Program-W. G. Thomas, l.. j. Chap
in, Miss Bessie Blanchard.
1t was decided to hold the first regu-
lar meeting in the Office of the county
superintendent on the third Saturday
in February, beginning promptly at
the hour of 2:3O p. M, after which the
association will meet ut the same
place on the first Saturday of every
month, the first Saturday in May be-
irg the last session for the year, then
beginning again the first Saturday in
September.
The following is the program for
Saturday, Feb. 10, at 2:30 p. IN.
l. Roll CALL by current topics
2. "Memory''-W F.. Wilson.
3. "What Shall be Menorized IN
Arithmetic. &C. Il. Weatherby.
4. "History. Geo. NJ jenkins.
5. Question Box
Explanation: In answering to roll,
each teacher is to relate some current
event. All who have any questions
that they desire explained, should write
them on slips of paper and designate
some one to answer.
The program committee request talks
from notes or memory. Formal papers
are not the best means Of self improve
ment.
Program, Saturday, March lst, 1902.
l. Roll. Current Topics.
2. Experimentation in the grades
and country schools, Prin. Calkins.
3. Memory work in Language and
Grammar, Carrie Mcdowell.
4. Memory work in literature, Opel
Heller.
5. Question box.
Fellow teachers, | entreat you to at
tend these meetings. | expect you to
take an interest in them. School
boards demand your presence at all
these meetings. No teacher can ignore
such means of self Improvement, and
continue to grow; and when a teacher
ceases to grow he becames dead teach
err in a dead school. There are now too
many dead teachers in this world |
| There are great educational questions
OF national importance to be settled. |
The people are demanding better
service and are willing to pay for it,
| need your cooperation in Kittitas
county and believe you need mine.
shall give preference to home teachers
SO long as they are qualified to do the
work required; but teachers who fail to
grow and keep up with the procession,
will surely be left behind. Soon as you
receive the program, begin at once to
prepare yourself that you may take part
in all the discussions. If for any good
reason you are unable to attend, | shall
expect written excuse.
am making arrangements to have
section of the teachers association to
meet at CleElum or Roslyn. This will
help the teachers in the upper end OF
the county and save them the expense
of coming to Ellensburg.
These meetings are to be held in the
examination room connected with my
Office. am collecting a teachers H.
brary, and all teachers who attend the
association, will be allowed to use books,
l sincerely trust that these meetings
will be both pleasant and profitable.
Cordially yours,
w. Il. THOMAS,
County SuDorinfandapt