Washtenaw Teachers' Association

The meeting of the Washtenaw County Teacher's Association wa3 held at the High School on Satui-day, about löOol' the teachers of the city and county being in attendance. The exercises of the day were highly interesting andinstructive and will prove of beneiit tö those preseut. Prof. W. S. Ferry gave an interesting talk on "What the Teacher is Before the Class," and in closing spoke of the excellent work done by School Coinmissioner Cavanaugh, who in introducing a system of gradinginto the district schools, had done for thern a great deal of good, and that the scholars who graduated from district schools under this system, come betterprepared and made better scholars tb au had been heretofore received from the district schools. Miss Nina Vandewarker, of the State Normal School, also gave an excellent paper on "Seeing, They see Not,'' which referred to the teaching of science in the schools, before the pupils reached the 8th grade. After the af ternoon session, offlcers were elected for the ensuing year, as follows: President- Prof. A. A. Hall, oíChelsea. Yice-presideut- Miss ïsellie ilomer, of Ypsilanti. Secretary- Prof. E. D. Walker, of Dexter. Treasurer- J. G. Leiand, of Northfleld. ExecutiveConimittee- Commissioner M. J. Cavanaugh, Ann Albor; Supt. W. A.Whitney, Ypsilanti; W. N. Lester, of Saline; Prof. C. L. Blodgett, of Manchester; Miss Josephine Costello, of IJexter. Musie Cbmmittee- Misses Eleanor Hagard, of Ypsilanti; Janet Y. Van Dusen, Ypsilanti; Nettie Storms, Chelsea; Edith Case, Manchester; Lillie Süfaiee, Ann Arbor.