Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-04-14
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Susuuehanna Collegiate Institute.

Susquehanna Collegiate Institute
The Committee appointed by the Presbytery
Of SlSquehanna, at their meeting In January
last to attend the first annual examination in
the Susquehana Collegiate Institute, at To
wanda, respectfully report:
That they attended to the duties Of that
appoutment. The examination commenced on
Monday, 10Th of March, and closed on Thurs
day following. The whole number of scholars,
who have attended since the school opened in
September last, is 10. The number during
the last term was Is. Of these, 50 were
males and 80 females.
The faculty of the Institution has consisted
Of three males and three female teachers, with
some assistance in teaching, from two OF the
scholars The services of a gentleman have
been secured as professor of modern languages,
music and drawing, who will take his place in
the Institute, at the beginning OF the Spring
term, on the 4th of April.
The members Of the committee present were
unanimous in their opinions OF the high credit
due to the teachers, both in the male and fe-
male departments of the school, for the Halter
ing success which has thus far attended their
abors and should their health and strength
hereafter prove adequate to the severe labor
they have performed, during the past two
terms, the institution cannot fail to receive the
patronage of those who are able to appreciate
the advantages of thorough system of in
struction The ordinary daily exercises are so
arranged as to avoid confusion and loss of time,
as much as possible, in d:smssng one set of
classes and calling another. Much is obviously
gIined by sub.ecting the exercises to well di-
gcsted system.
The examination was conducted in a way to
exhibit the real progress which has been made
in the several branches OF study, without any
attempt to make show in branches that were
not understood The committee were highly
gratified with the thoroughnesS of the instruc
ton given in the school, as well as with the
progress which the students generally have
made Most of the students seem to have
mastered the subjects studied, as far as they
have advanced, and the advancement Of many
seems to have been quite rapid 1t was no
part of your pan in founding your Institute,
to make superficial scholars, and send them out
into the world with the name of having been
educated The faculty of the school do not
wish to act upon such plan. Glasses were
examined in all the studies usually pursued in
the higher schools in this country-and should
the youth in those classes go on to still higher
advancement, they WILL without doubt, find
what many have already found that the ease
and rapiditv, and pleasure of their future pro-
grcss, especially in mathematics, ancient Ian
guages, chemistry and natural philosophy, and
indeed in every other study, will be an ample
reward for all the toll and discOuragement and
hindrance it costs to cultivate thorough ac-
quantance with the elementary principles at
the outset.
As the experiment of starting school, of a
higher order, among us, has been so successfully
made, it is extremely desirable that the plan
on which it was founded, and which its founders
have never lost sight of should be carried more
fully into effect, as soon as possible. Other
buildings, and more apparatus, are much need
ed. Appeals to the generosity of its friends
and public generally, have not been in vain
and if that generosity has been somewhat large
lv taxed, it has been taxed in good cause
Generosity loves to be appealed to in good
cause and it will not refuse to respond to
appeals while it has means to give and objects
upon which its means can be worthily bestowed.
II we look upon those persons as doing good
work for the public, who construct canals and
railroads, certainly we may regard those as aim
ing at higher object, who invest funds in well
conducted schools of learning, which are to act
upon the minds and hearts of many, for success
sive generations, for time and eternity He
who has a mind and heart educated as they
should be, has done farmore noble work than
he who takes city or wins kingdom. The
value of a well endowed and well conducted
school cannot be over estimated.
As the school is yet in its infancy, and as
much depends upon the wisdom of its manage
ment at the first, it is to be hoped that so far
as it is found necessary to have positive regula-
tions for the school, and for the conduct of the
scholars in and about the buildings out of
school hours, such regulations may be adhered
to both by the scholars and teachers and no
law allowed to become dead letter
(Signed) In behalf of the Committee,
CHARLES &. CoRss,
Chairman.
At the close of the exercises alluded to
above, one of the partrons of the school Offer
ed the following resolution -
Resolred, That we hereby express our graft
fcation at the ability with which the school
has been conducted, in both the male and fe-
male departments ; at the proficiency of the
student in their several studies and the thor