Show TEACH association FRIDAY sept 22 teachers met according tt to appointment after being called to order by tho the chairman trustee Stat stanford iford stated that the board of trustees had met with the teachers to examine their certificates from the examining board of the county lie ile instructed those if there were any who held no certificates to pass an examination and proc procure tiro one ono at the earliest opportunity as without that their services could not be continued by B the tb e regulations of the elamin examining ing board board those who passed an examination at the last session could have their certificates renewed without charges while these whom the board considered competent but held certificates that had bad been issued within the past school year could get theirs renewed at the nominal charge of fifty cents those ih who ho had passed pawed no examinations or oe held old od certificates would of course m pay the regular elamin examining ng fees mr stanford further spoke at some length on the benefits derived fio from annual examinations showing that the object was to stimulate tl the ie teacher to higher attainments and thus become progressive in the great res responsibilities resting upon him and therefore no ambitious teacher would be satisfied until he baase had secured at least a first class certificate with this object in view they the board of trustees heartily sua sus tainie the county board in their regulations trustee pingree then followed follow ed in in dorsin dorsing the remarks of the previous speaker agn er fo following lowing is the en enrollment roll ment and average attendance Eh enrolled rollel Ar average A crage hattie critchlow 74 04 marian 73 67 07 lizzie lizzle stanford 70 76 56 emily newman 90 70 76 john hill 58 47 wm jones jonesi 99 81 ruthia burch 97 07 prof L F R monch made some very excellent remarks concerning teaching and the teacher letter writing to bo be introduced into our schools a as s a brall branch ch of special i instruction action S ool govern men to kindness to be used in the correction ti on of pu pupils ni Is ac the soni song dreaming eyes eyet that 11 haunt a me still by miss lettie hall was duly appreciated air john hill read an essay entitled Indus nd wm 11 jones followed with a humorous selection par paradise adise a hindmo legend which was heartily appreciated prof L F P monch lonch gave his first ofa of a series of lectures on penmanship advising that the primary r i mary pupils be instructed how to print on their slates this exercise would serve not only as the first step towards penmanship by teaching a correct conception of form and unwittingly training the muk ces es to I lo 10 c used in writing but by printing printing down their lessons it wi aiu aid in learn learning g them and kee keep the little ones b busy insy and interested interest eT A beautiful duet followed entitled the shaking of the hand by miss rosa brown and marian larian song by the choir the dear old home when the critics report and the program for the next regular meeting were presented benediction was pronounced by wm II 11 jones WM II 11 JONES joves secy |