The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-12-22
For the Spirit of Democracy.
TO SCHOOL TEACHERS.

Mr.. EDlToR-I again take pleasure in
announcing that there will be meeting
Of the "Monroe County Common School
association" hold in the town Of Le,cis.
vilze on the last Saturday Of the present
month; commencing at 10 o'clock A. M.
In order that those concerned may fully
understand the object Of the above meeting,
it may be necessary, here. to insert res
olulion which was passed at the last meet
ing of the association, and which, through
sheer neglect on my own part, was not
published among tho other proceedings Of
the same. 1t reads as follows:
"Resozped, That each teacher present,
be considered committee Of one, to solicit
the names Of other teachers throughout
the county to PETITION, praying the
County Commissioners to appropriate cer-
tain sums OF money from the public reve-
nue, TO help to defray the necessary OK
penses incurred by a" Teachers Institute,"
TO be held in the fall of fiity.three."
Hence it will be seen that the special
object of the meeting is to compare the
petitions in the hands of the several teach
ers, and transfer all the names to one,
which is 10 bo sent forthwith to the place
of its destin nation; providing, that the mum.
ber OF names OF teachers which the law
requires to constitute an institute can be
obtained. But as some of the teachers
who were present at our last meeting have
gone out of the county to teach, and those
who remain in the county are nearly all
in one neighborhood, busiIy engaged in
teaching, and have not time to visit the
teachers in the different parts of the coun.
ty, it is hardly probable that the required
number will be obtained in the way i'm.
piled in the above resolution.
We therefore, feeling over-anxious for
the success Of this project, do extend an
other invation to every teacher in the coun-
ty to attend the above meeting. Will you,
my strange "brother chip" whose eyes
have fortunately lighted upon this notice,
do so much toward the accomplishment
Of This much desired object, as to furnish
us with convenient opportunity Of pro.
curing your name TO our petition? Should
the question arise in the mind of any,
what good can result from the holding Of
"Teachers' Instituts?" Or what is the
specific object of such course? Or what
thing can exist in the contemplation Of tho
advocates Of institutes" which calls for
so much emphasis, sacrifice Of time, accu.
mutation Of talent, &c.l To such | would
answer, read, read.
Take the "Journal Of Education" !"
Read the "Annual Report Of the Secretary
OF State, on the condition of common
schools" Then ask. Do you not know
that the present code Of laws regulating
common schools in this State, is an incon-
gruous mass Of "unintelligible sounds
50 much 50 that it is impossible for the
subordinate school officers to learn from
them their respective dutiesl That re-
piston Of the whole is Indispensable to the
prosperity of common schoolsin our State?
That the cause Of education has suffered
much from the low estimation in which il
has been held in our o,on county7 That
the great profession Of teaching has been
looked upon as even disrsputable? A
consideration Of itself sufficient TO crush
to atoms the "jaded spirits and shattered