The Mena weekly star., 1910-06-16
TEACHERS "RESOLUTE." 7"
At Meeting Friday Night Demand That All Attend the Institutes s-New
 Officers Elected.

The regular summer session of the Polk County Teachers Asso- citation was held in the High school builting Friday Il g h t. About one hundred teachers were in attendance and the session was one of the most interesting the teachers in Polk county have ever held. The first feature on the prog ram was piano solo by MISS Lillian Rector which was rem dered in a very effective manner. The following feature was mon ologue Aunt Deborah" by Miss Floy Allen, which kept the audi ence roaring in laughter from be- ginning 10 end. The vocal solo oy Miss Eva Covert was also very much enjoyed. Miss Willella Crowson closed the regular pro- gram by reading, Patsy"
 The association then took up the round table dis ;ussions. The first topic for discussion was Non Attendance" Prof. J. B. Earle introduced the resolution printed below and very sharply criticised the action of some of the teachers in not attending the institute and stated that the teachers should be reported 10 the county examiner with request that their license be revoked. The resolution was adopted unan- imously and J. B. Earle, E. w. Hamby, Dora Parish, Lou Dur ham, Joe Allen were appointed by tbe president as a committee to furnish the examiner with a list of teachers who did not at- tend and furnish him any infor- nation ia their possession that the examiner might act intelli- gently in the matter.
 The circulating library was discussed ia a few words by Prof, w. T. Adams. The teachers seemed to take much interest in that line of work. The election of officers proved very exciting affair and every teacher put forth his best effort electioneering for his man. It resulted in the cleo ton of the following officers for ensuing year:
 John Trainer, president.
 E. w. Hamby, vice president.
 Miss Beulah Davis, secretary and treasurer.
 Prof. E. D. Means made short pointed address in retiring as president, speaking particularly of the signs of advancement in school work during the past year,
 After the election of officers the meeting adjourned and all the teachers went away feeling that it was good to have been there. The following is the res olution adopted;
 Resolution.
 Be it resolved by the teachers ol Polk county in association as. sembled:
 Whereas, there is class oI teachers in Polk county who do not attend the teachers in stitute which is held in th, interest of their work, Therefore, be 1t
 Resolved, That we believe tha' 1t is to the best interest of tho child, the teacher and the com munity at large, that the teacher attend regardless of his grade o license even If the law did not re quire it, and we condemn any other procedure on the teachers part and request that the county examiner be very particular as tC the nature of the teachers excuse for non-attendance and that al certificates be revoked for non attendance unless satisfactory reason be given. We further pledge the state superintendent and our examiner our support 1T enforcing the law regardless ol the person upon whom the penal ty may fall. We further ask tha1 the directors ot our county assis' us in the enforcement of the law by not employing such class oi teachers. Be 1t further
 Resolved, That 1t is the wish ol this body that copy of this res olution be spread upon the min. utes of the association and pub, lished iu The Star and News Democrat.