The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-20
Teachers Meeting at Dutchfawa.

f. The New River branch Of the parish
j teachers association held an Interests
ing and instructive meeting at Dutch
town last Saturday, with q large num-
Der Of teachers and patrons Of the
various schools in attendance. Prof
B. w. Hensley, president of the branch,
called the meeting to order at $50
o'clock a. m. with a few appro-
pirate remarks, and in the absence of
the regular secretary, requested Miss
Herminie Nicaud to officiate in that
capacity for the day. The following
program was then carried out:
song-"Columbia, the Gem of the
Ocean
Address of welcome-Prof. D. j.
Donovan.
Response-Prof. N. K. Foote.
Roll eall-Responses from aJean
Mitchell's School, =
sChar acter of Jean Mitchell''-
Misses Herminie Nicaud and Florest-
inc Daigle.
Address,. N. Pugh.
Prof. J 3. Keeney, state institute
conductor, was on the program for an
address at the morning session, but
| found it impracticable to attend. E.
N. Pugh, president of the parish
school board, consented to take Mr..
Keeney's place and made eharac-
! teristically eloquent and interesting
speech, which brought the morning ses-
sion to close. The hospitable people
of Dutchtown had prepared quite a
feast for the teachers, and the abund-
ance Of good things were partaken of
with much enjoyment at the noon hour.
At the afternoon session the follow
ing program was rendered:
Necessity OF Teachers Knowl-
edge of Psychology PROF. B. W.
Hensley.
Teaching Composition - Misses
frankie Nieaud and Idle Barman.
Elementary Agriculture Miss Lea
Blouin and Prof. D. J. Donovan.
Jean Mitehell's First Day in
SCHOOL, miss zada Mcdowell and
A. J. Marchand.
christmas Gifts in Jean Mitchell's
school'-Miss. Cornelia Walker.
"Fund amental Principles in Teach
ing''-Miss Cora Bowman.
Address-Prof. D. B. Showalter.
Closing song-ssAuld Lang syne."
Several musical selections inter-
spersed in the program and an adj
dress by Hon. Walter Leman were
greatly enjoyed.
At business meeting held at the
conclusion Of the afternoon session, it
was decided to hold the next regular
meeting at ST. Amant on the second
Saturday in June. The following res
olutions were read and adopted:
We. the teachers of the New River branch of
tbs parish teachers association. in institute
assembled, do hereby extend our sincere thanks
to our worthy superintendent, Prof. D. B. Sho-
walter, for his most excellent addresses; to E.
n. Pngh. president Of our school board for the
interest he has manifested in our meeting and
for his interesting address, and to our worthy
representative, Walter Lelnann, for his very en-
couraging words.
We extend our thanks to Misses Idle Barman,
Luella Van Vrancken and Lydia Landry for
their choice selections of music and to y. 4.
Marchand, Jr.. and Sidney Harris for their WELL
rendered solos.
We thank Prof. o. J.. Donovan and his worthy
assistants fnr the kind reception extended to
the teachers OF this association.
Last, but by no means least, we extend our
thanks to Mr.. Picard and the most hos pitable
people of DutchtoWn for the cordial reception
rendered us, for preparing for MS such a bounti-
fnl feast, and for many other courtesies shown
us,