Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-01-12
Correspondence Of the Lewi.turg Chronicle. |
From Center County.
MnLLMEIM. Jan. ). lS5.

MILLuEIM, Jan. ;, 1855.
Inssmuch as you have goodly nun
Der Of subscribers i'll this county, it Nigh
he "f some Interest to them and others O
your readers, to know something of wha
is going on in this portion Of Pcnns Valley
As regards the Railroad movement, which
is the most important on foot among us, il
is not dad, but Gas was recently stated in
your paper,) is OIL! y resting, and will in
due time be walked up, and pushed forward
with rcdout;cd energy.
The Centre County Teachers Institute
held its annual session in our town this
week, opening on Monday and closing on
Thursday evening. Ii has been an inte-
resting week to most Of our citizens who
attcuicd their meetings, which were held
Ia the Evangelical Church. This institute
has been organized about four years, and
numbers about fifty members, male and fe-
male, with VIM G. Waring Of Harris Tp.,
at its head, (whc by the way is possessed
with talent and scientific aitainments such
as render him man Of wEom Center or
nny oihtr county mi ght well be proud J
this institute includes in its number, most
of the best teachers in the county and
some i'll the adjoining county of Clinton;
among whom are those who have been
teaching for many years, and again others
who are less experienced. Rev. Mr.. Glib
son, our County Superintendent, and Mr.
Allison, the Sup of Clinton county, were
in attendance; Prof A. r. Brown, of New
York, Mr.. Baker of Birmingham, both
eminent teachers, we're also here during
the whole session. Their deliberations
and discussions upon the best modes Of
teaching the different branches Of educa-
tion, on school discipline, and many other
topics bearing directly upon the grea.
business Of teaching, were truly interesting
and instructive. Mr. Warnings address on
Wednesday evening, t. large and atten-
tive audience, on the Common School sys-
TEN. the State interest in the same, the
teacher as an officer, the County Superin-
tcndcnt, &c., was most worthy and noble
effort, and by Resolution of the Institute
copy is to be furnished them for publ
cation, many other addresses were delivered
during the evening sessions BY Prof Brown,
Messrs. Noble, Mitchei, Baker, Allison,
and others, that were truly interesting and .
highly credi'ablc to those gentlemen. The
holding of this session of the Institute in
our place, has conferred lasting blessing,
by giving a new impetus to the cause
among US, which will We doubt not tell
favorably in future. The establishment
of this institute in our county is deemed an
important era in the history of her COM
mon schools, and has already accomplished
much in elevating the teachers profession
and bringing into moro general use, the
hest and most approved method of teach
ing and governing schools. Such Institu-
trs established in all the counties in our
State, and encouraged as they should be by
every friend Of education must result in
great public god. 1t may no; be amiss
30 state, that our worthy Superintendent,
Rev. Mr.. Gibson, is Vice President, and
J. c. Mitchell; Esq, teacher in Howard,
Secretary Of the State Teachers Associa-
ton, which recently held its session in
Lcwstown. The hospitality of our citizens
in entertaining the members Of the Ipsti-
iute, was warmly rcciprocated by them
and heartily expressed at the close Of the .
ression, and in leaving us, to return to
their respective chalges, they carry with
them our best and warincst wishes for their
future success in the great and glorious
calling in which they are engaged. verify
believing that in great measure they in
common with their fellow teachers hold in /
their hands the destiny of this great Re
public. S. IL, jr.
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