Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-30

troublesome, and n some cases, how hope
less is the task of searching out teacher
suited to any particular station, AMI it oc.
Cured to those who instituted this assocla.
! ton, that it would be of great benefit 10
the community, if plan could be adopted
| by which those who wished 10 employ
teachers, could make their selection from a
large number Of applicants, whose charac.
lers for scholarship, capacity and good
morals, were sustained by sufficien! testI-
nonials.
!, 10 the teachersnot less thanto the par.
isents and guardians Of youth, would the
.t+nefts q such plan be great for as on
ff,e one hand, the selection Of Il teacher
would not be confined to- any4 particular 10.
cality, nor to the extent ofan advertisement,
so on the o;her, would the range of our
whole country be open to the teacher, and
amid the multitude of situations, he might
select his field Of service.
The city Of Philadelphia. as central
point of communication with the rest ofthe
Union, being well suited for the seat of
such an institution, the plan was adopted by
few gentlemen, and has thus far been
conducted with success. Our object is to
make known to the parties Interested, their
mutual wants, and 10 furnish an instrument
tality by which difficulties incident 10 re.
motenesS of situation and want of person
al acquaintance may be overcome. Of the
manner in which we propose TO do this, WE
submit the following general outline.
l. By receiving and registering apPica.
tons for situations from all classes fteach.
ers.
2. By receiving and registering apPlica.
tons for teachers Of every grade cf learn
ing, and every variety of instruction.
3. When the wishes of the applicants
correspond, by making this correspondence
known to the parties, and passing the
teacher to the situation as soon as Prac-
! ticable.
| The society has now been in operation
! three years, during which period the extent
VI its action has been constantly increas-
iqg. It's first attempts for promoting the OBJ
ia cts for which it was founded were made
as on experiment., and its correspondence
and other daily business were graluitously
a,ten,I.d to by one of the members who
acted NJ secretary. 1t was soon found that
il, ,laps Ssre entirely practicable, and that
the mos, sa.,guine hopes Of its founders
might be accomplished under proper
agency. 49,,
To the great interests Of Education, the
designs Of this institu; ions are devoted. To
elevate our country ry the enligh'ening
and purifying influence cf learning, is lis
chief aim: and it is the happiness of the
Managers to inform It's patrons, that past
experience gives encouraging testimony to
the feasibility and efficiency of ,',e plan.
The correspondence shows many iratances
in which the solici,ude of parents and guard.
ians tor the education of their children Is
expressed, while at the same time are pre-.
sented the anxicties of talented, accom-.
plished, and pious teacher, seeking employ.
ment. It's truly gratifying, under such
circumstances, to accomplish the wishes
of,he distant parties, and by mediation
enioyinr the confidence of both, to furnish
the parent an instructor and guide for his
children, and to provide for the deserving,
but needy teacher, an honourable employ
ment, a competent support, and what he
often aspires after, more than either ofthese,
the means of usefulness and the employ
ments ofthe faculties with which Providence
has blessed him. TO female teachers. OF
whom there are many applicants, qualified
to teach not only the elements of an Eng.
lish Education. but its higher branches, and
course embracing the sciences, and both
modern and ancient languages, the above
remarks are peculiarly applicable.
From teachers who have obtained
situations, and from those who have pro.
cured them through the agency of this As.
socaton, frequent letters are received, ex-
press ng their sense Of the good thus be:
slowed, and in some cases, in Terms too vivid
but from heart overhowing with graft.
tude. Extracts Of this character might be
given for the satisfaction of the contrlbu.
tors to the institution, who may rely upon
,he assurance Of the Managers, that the
funds bestowed by them have been produc.
tive ofgood, and tha. future contribution
will, it is hoped, be equally blessed. TO a
community deeply interested in the u'tl.
mate efec:s of the society's operations, they
look for occasional pecuniary aid. and
commend its Interests to The friends Of Ed
uca.ion. throughout our land. Certain ex-
penses are unavoidable in sucl. an enter
prise, and those who are friendly to lis OBJ
lects, are invited to contribute the means
of defraying them, under the hope that be.
fore long, the institution will be able to sus.
, tain itself.
The Association is prepared to receive
and answer applications from teachers, and