Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1881 — Petition to Trustees. [ARTICLE]

Petition to Trustees.

To the Trunhea of Jasper Comity : ViEerea*, The county superintendent has seen fit to give the teacht.rs of the county encouragement to attend institutes, associa lions, take cdticaUHiial papers nnd do other professional work\ by giving them an increase of grales; and Whereas, The teachers of the county have organized an association for their mutual benefit and improvement; and Whereas, It was found to be impossible to hold a meeting of the said association during holidays; and Whereas, W'-feel that the holding of such an association will result in great benefit to the teachers and schools of the county; Therefore, We, the undersigned, the executive committee of the Jasper County Teachers’ Association, do humbly and urgently request t'-ul you.grant to each teacher employed by you, the 18th of March, 1881, as a holiday for attending a meeting of the Association, t hat day to be given only to such teachers as shall be reported to you by the secretary as being present, and charged to al) others. Hoping for an early and favorable consideration oi the above, we remain Your servants, E. R. Piebcb, President, A. W. Osbohnb, Rec Sec’y, Clara Cokx, Cor. Sec’y, L. 8. Mitchell, W. Boyd Jonxros, Executive Committee