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Show MINUTES of SOUTH KltN D'STHICi tlOVENTION. Tho members of the Southern District Convention held their monthly meeting in th Stake Academy Bluhhng, Cedar City at 2 .30 P. M. Dec. 27, 1800. Glial' man Mahow 11. Pulley called tho meeting to order and announced , In behalf of tho teachers atsi milled, their p'eusuro at meeting with the vi-ltors present among whom were several of lh" btiike Board of Kducutlon. ulso theCoun ty hupt. of Di-trlct schools und enme of tlir teachers of the same. Boll call show od un uhtenvo of tho (acuity f the hi, O 'orgn Stiike Ac demy. A letter from tho principal. Elder Nephl M, hnv g-, ii toi-tt'1 ti elrinuu inn to be pits' nt 1ml they woie unnxoidably detained 'l.m chniiinun im.ouuieit ti at Br . N. M Suviige' exorcino thotinh mailed In i'i:e tlmo Tailed to 'each him In time for tho Coiivcntii n. tirbul txitifct-otleied by tho faculty i f Beaver r-tuko Academy lo'r iiliscme Iroinlutt niei lini. were icceiiled Cliolr. cond tn ted by Joseph Coslett. sai g sup 1'llcutiui. Invocation by Hro John Parry. "Improve thb shining moments wan n-xt sung by tho choir. Minutes of previous m etitig wero rend und uccepted. A lecture. "Necessity of cultivating tho moral power us well as tho mental and physicul" waa g ven by Miss Tura Biulth of Beaver Stak- Academy, An fxercise on Division i'f Fractions by Keplii M. Savage pi in, ot bt. Ueome Stake Acudenty ui read by the secretary secre-tary and u few lllu tru'ions given on hs black board A beautiful soi g, ' If ull our hearts wero good and true"vwjis vory crodlulily rendered by Prof. Jsoph Coslett of Puiowuii Stui- e Academv. MlfBharah A Iligbeo of Paronan stake Academy ollcrcd u crltichm on u .question .ques-tion read nt lat session, and the same wiib adopted by tho unanimous voto ot the ltouto, Question. Wliy .should tho toachcrs not bo lato for school? AiiBWrr edby M. II, Dalloy. ItemarkB pertinent to tho object and boneflt of meeting wero made ny Uro. John Parry andllrlah Jones of tlio Slake Board, Co. supt, Henry Lclgli. Hon. Thomas Adams of Suit Luko City, und Bro. Win ltudd of Iluruiony, Progrum noxt meoiing was rend und a'copiednftcr which the con ventlo" adjourned ad-journed tn meet next at 2 30 p uj, Jan, 31 1801 nt L. D. H. Semlnury Parowun, Choir sang "Olorioua Things of the uro spoken." Benediction by Edwin Cutler, At the close of the mooting the chairman chair-man announced that arrangement- hud been mado to hold a parly in the even Ing for iho entertainment otthe teachers assomblcd and extended uu Invitation to ull piesoutto attend, |