Show county teachers association hureu ant to a call of tho president of tho neove organization about twenty teachers from various parts of the county convened at alie east schoolhouse school houBe provo on saturday lust the 1 etli dinst iter the customary opening exercises resident hardy read the circular letter gaining tho meeting and briefly men 11 the defects of the present of tho territory this being the fai for consideration by consent the president alao read the plan propped oy dr park for a school system now in vogue as outlined by him in a delivered somo tune ago and recently published in newspapers of tao territory Terri tor the plan was frealy and finally on motion it was expressed as the engo of tho meeting that the flame be approved except tho last paragraph referring to independent city schools ach ed to the favorable consideration of our representatives in the legislature vice reported that certificates of promotion prepared in accordance cor dance with the institutions of trustees at their meeting last summer were now ready these certificates are to lc used whenever pupils are promoted from ono grade to another commencing with the second and are intended to aid teachers in a proper gradation of their pupils and to act as a check against the undue ambition of pupils and sometimes parents seeking promotion beyond the capacity of the child the executive committee was instructed to prepare certificates of graduation for pupils who may graduate from the district schools the president stated that special railroad permits could be procured for certified teachers only vice president brimhall Eri reported that a certain testimonial in reference to prof heretofore adopted by the association had been printed an appropriation to cover the expenses incurred was made spanish fork teachers were ready to oser other suggestions in regard to the school the time for adjournment having arrived the meeting adjourned E A cor sec JANUARY |