Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1881 — Jasper County Teacher's Association. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Teacher's Association.

J Association convened on Friday, March 18, 1881, at 1, P. M-, at the -school house in Rensselaer. The president and vice-presidents being absent, C. P. Mitcnel was chosen president pro tern. After miscellaneous business, Miss AIHe Johnson read an excellent paper on “The School as a Home.” The next exercise was also a paper by Miss Alice Irwin on the theme; “That bad boy." This subject v. as quite freely discussed by some of the members. W. Boyd Johnson followed, giving his views on “Rewards and Punishment as Incentives to Study,” after which several of the teachers expressed their ideas concerning the subject. The query box was then opened and the amusing and practical questions found therein, elicited quite an animated discussion; On motion, adjourned to meet on Saturday at 9 ©clock.

Saturday, March 19, 1881Owing to the storm the association did not meet untill 1 P. M. The first exercise on programme was “That ver bad Fraulein,” a paper by J. E. Alter. We next listened to the reading of an interesting paper on “The Seven Wonders of the World” Miss Anmnda Osborne. 0. P. Mitchell then read a story illustrating a portion of the science of geology. The query box was again opened and a lively discussion followed. On motion a committee was appointcd to zdraw up resolutions

relative to the death of Mira Clara Adams a member of the Association. There being no further business before the bouse, adjourned to meet again at the call of the executive committee. Owing to the disagreeable weather, bod condition ot the' roads, and failure of some of the trustees to allow a day to the teachers for that purpose, the Association was not as well attended as it should have been. Next time we hope to meet all the members, and hold a more ineresting and profitable session..

C. P. MITCHEL

Clara Coen . Cor. Secty.

Pres, pro tern.