Show TEACHERS association the association convened at the a appointed ted time march jtb W H 11 jones n presiding the usual opening exercises completed the teachers then reported the work accomplished by their respective departments during the past six weeks tae tle foll following pre present enrollment of pupils was rendered CENTRAL school aca lemic dent Dep tV V 11 jones Jo neg im grammar st ii hall all lot F I 1 27 dept II 11 Tre geder 71 klepar atory dept U L fellows 75 PRIMARY department first ward A waldram 5 second K K lineree Pl nereo third J gamble 80 90 fourth N X dana prof L D edwards gave forty eight vocal and seventy flye instrumental music lessons durin during tho the past six weeks and he eased to report that the music department apart was in a very prosperous condition the chairman desired the teachers in connection with their reports to make a any remarks or suggestions which t their experience experience of the last few weeks would woul dictate mr al hall stated that his strongest efforts had bad been directed for several months past to the establishment of proper discipline that owing to there having been an average of one hundred pupils in the room and much confusion oc oas casio ned by four classes going out aad and four coming in daily to recite this object bad been difficult to accomplish com he was convinced convince fi that any teacher acher e who lacked discipline a 1 would I d prove a failure miss F P wood followed with brief remarks her department was progressing a as well as circumstances would permit A few statements were then made by miss lizzie fellows the fine flie weather ortho of tho past two weeks had awakened a truant s spirit pir I 1 it among abny pf af the pupils notes had been sent to the parents but in several instances without effect if lf the parents were not sufficiently in ted to send excuses excuse for pupils when absent the ica teachers chers 3 could do but little to overcome this evil A duet entitled the Shower peals pearls waa pleasingly rendered by ek and rosa brown i Za Georgina fellows created much amusement in reading mr Pick wicks proposal to mrs bardell chairman V H janes endorsed the remarks made he ile further stated that the teachers should study to become excellent readers for the pupils through imitation form cither either correct or incorrect conceptions of this import important ani subject depending upon the proficiency of the t teacher ea cher in teaching ge geography facts outside of the book should be given and parrot like questions tio n s aud and answers should be discountenanced the teachers should not be too lenient in govern ment and when pupils are suspected of playing play ing truant insist on haw hav ing excuses furnished and if the parents do not feel disposed to send excuses suspend the pupils from school until excuses es are pro procured curbed the duet 11 where are the plains of zions was remarkably well rendered by the misses rachel and maggie Bur tori miss laura rogers then delighted the tile audience with the recitation too much of a lad lady and this was wits followed by miss nellie dana who read mrs caudales Caud les Lec lecture thre evoking roars of laughter from all present the secretary cr elary then thea read zead the contributions tri buti 0 alls to the Kox 0 X tha program for the tile next meeting was ai as follows 1 ope opening ping exercises reports orts Song Prof edwards 1 lecture duet jalio misses calgren Ual gren garnimae Gar nimar 31 hall essay nepal Ai AnJer iderson sou recitation mary critchlow song amiss and company AT HALI HA LI secy |