Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1895 — The Teachers’ Association. [ARTICLE]

The Teachers’ Association.

The Jasper County Teachers’ Association held its sixth annual session in the coart house, last Friday and Saturday, its proceedings being presided over by L. H. Hamilton, vice president and acting president of tbe association. The fact that, in spite of the disagreeable weather, 109 out of the total of 123 teachers in the

county were present, speaks wonderfully well for their zeal in their work,—• '• ' / . Dr. Frank Fetter, of the State University, was the principal instructor, and gave six addresses on the general subject of Socialism, viz, “Utopias, or Romance of the Ideal State;’’ “The Utopia on Trial;’’ “Socialism and the Declaration of Independence ialism in France and Germany,” “Socialism in England;” “Social Reform and Social Regeneration.” Dr. Fetter also gave a public lecture Friday evening, on the subject, “ What is a Hoosier. ”

Supt. Sanders, of Rensselaer, had a paper on the subject of Herbartianism. E. O. Holland, principal of the Rensselaer schools, one on Shakespeare. “Primary Language” was Miss Aetna Kennedy’s subject; with discussion by Misses Ella Hanley and Celia Irwin. “What I Expect of My Teachers” was the subject of aiiaddpessbyTrusteeX QTXamborn, of Carpenter township; discussion by Trustees S. R. Nichols, of Barkley, R. S. Drake, of Hanging Grove, and D; H. Yeoman, of Uii ton ; “What I Expect of Trustee,” by Robert Mannon, of Tefft. “High School and District School; Their Relation,” by Supt. Murphy, of Remington. Discussion by Geo; E. Mitchell. Election of officers of the Association for the ensuing year, resulted as follows: President, Miss Maggie Lang; Vice President, E. O. Holland; Secretary, D, W. Shields; Treasurer, J. F. Warren.