| Show teachers association ion the city teachers asso batian met in the central building buildt ng on thu tile evening of the fth prof T B lewis called the meeting to order after uter lie the opening exercises the following reports were given by tho the principals of the beveral departments r F AA A A PA FA academic dept deett T B D leals lea Is sa 81 80 grammar 11 M MB aburton urton 83 70 st 81 A N thomas 90 77 85 1 B UN N anderson And creon 81 60 71 C CJ gaunt 74 60 50 6 D I 1 T glordan n 70 69 84 first ward varda 0 ll 11 ir 75 69 second I 1 4 I 1 anrce 1 5 6 6 6 ann third 11 N hing K age 1 4 7 is 6 65 5 fourth Io iirth C chambers 17 85 67 fifth 1 I packard 75 66 lot totals ta UM 1 4 iso 7 73 3 prot prof L T D edwards reported that leons in vocal music awl halbi been en given la in all the tile de durin durl nethe the the 1 of I the birds waa was gung sung by mi 83 mau maud 2 dec eo the address on woman in her V vaiona fous characters by mrs T B lewis leis was an able exposition ol 01 the beauties of female characters charac tera the speaker commenced with the apropo i tion that the tile development of the tile higher qualities of the mind can only be attained by the wise application of educational instrumentalities she then treated of lie tile periods of infancy chil ebil girlhood and early womanhood showing allowing the qualities as which should characterize taeao biages stages and illustrating various methodi of cultivating them woman as wife and mother received special attention the lady dwelt emphatically upon tb the dutes of the wite lie and the responsibilities bailit bili ies ties of the in sha she said the great reat ahn aim of a woman should be to be a compa ion ion to her husband and a w wise i be and affectionate trainer of lier her children the speaker closed by referring ferr ilig t to 0 the tile lives of illustrious lu women as iol what woman has done and may yet do cranaford Ra naford smith commented favorably upon the leture prof T II 11 lewis instructed the teachers upon certain points of discipline that he lie wished carried out in the schools A glee rain upon the bof was sung by t the a teachers tea chera choir the following programmer pro gramme ramma was adopted for friday bearch ath and the meeting a adjourned opening exercises efort aises reports orta lecture branches thit should bo be taught in the public schools I 1 11 music ll closing r F it CH CHRISTEN RISTEN 9 SEN EN secretary |