Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-09-22
INSTITUTES.
TO the .Schocl Directors and School Teachers
Bradford County:


T,HE recent Convention of School Directors of this Couu.
IL ty, adopted a resolution requesting the County Su-
perintendent to hold, or cause to be held, Teachers Insti-
tuteS IN the different townships Of the county. In COM
piiance with this resolution, | now give notice, that tie
necessary arrangements are il progress for holding a Sc
res of these Teachers Schools. 1t is not deemed advisa-
bic to hold one il each township this fall. In many cases.
not enough would attend to give them interest and utility.
| have accordingly. selected such points for holding the
nrst series, as has appeared tn me most suitable for the
different divisions OF the county. The places named are
only suggestive. If the School Directors Of either ofthesc
divisions prefer another, | viii cheerfully acquiesce in a
change. The list is given at the foot of this notice.
These Institutes are intended for Teachers only and
their leading object Is to improve teachers in the Art of
reaching. 1t Is expected that the Teachers and Directors
living near the place OF holding these Schools, will get
the School House which is to ne used, in order, keep it
SO, have fuel supplied and make provision for boarding
The incidental expenses of these Institutes, such as the
board OF the P~receptor, fuel, liglt-for the evenings mast
be occupied with Lcctures-&c., the Teachers must bear.
The amount to each, will, of course, depend on the NUM-
Der attending. -Four dollars, will probably, be the out
side expenses Of one Of these Institutes. This to be equal
forty.
Timely notice will be given in the papers, of the com.
mencclncnto OF each of these Institutes, accompanied by q
programme Of the exercises, The first will be held in To-
wanda, early IN October, and will be under the direction
OF Professor c. r. CoBCRS. In the management of the
others. the Superintendent will have the assistance ofable
teachers.
Teachers wishing to attend these Institutes. must renort
themselves to the ScCretaTicS of the School Board of the
township where held, before the 2jth day of September
rms officers name and address is given in the list below.
4 Ah'fS ~ tltHf 10 TpDDlL 10 ME n num-
Der a. soon as practicable after the 25th.
School Directors are arnes:ly requested to give this en-.
tcrprise all the encouragement and aid they can. These
Institutes can be made useful.
SCHOOL ~VISITATIONS.
Owing to the irrcgularity in the time of opening the
schools, and the shortness of the time a large majority are
Kept open, the superintendent cannot visit all the schools.
This Is the sole cause Of this failure. 1t is my desire to
remedy this, and have a proposition TO make to the
school directors, which will obyiate the cause aud its re-
suits.
If the directors of Monroe, Albany. wilmot, Overton,
Durell and Asylum, will commence their schools in the
first week of November
The directors OF Standing Stone, Wyalusing. Tuscarora,
Hcrrick, Pike and Warren, theirs in the third week in
The directors of wysox, Rome, Orwell, Windham,
Litchticld and Sheshequin, theirs in the first week in De-
cember:
The directors of North Towanda, Ulster, Athens, Rtdg-
berry, South Creek, Wells, Columbia, Springfield, Smith
field and East Burlington, theirs in the third week in De-
cembcr
And the directors of West Burlington, Troy, Armenia.
Granville, Canton, Leroy, Franklin and Towanda, theirs
III the first week of January, | can visit every school house
IN the county, that has a school in it, during the winter
and if the order | have marked out, or something approxi-
mating it, is observed in the opening of the schools, and
then remain omen one month. I will agrce IN visit MI
Now, what say you, school directors? There is nothing
to prevent this arrangement ; will you go into itE
Inc best way t. commence the work is, for each district
10 advertise Tor teachers, and give notice in this advertise
ment, OF the time of commencing the schools. The cost
OF Advertising will lie one dollar, and if any board of di-
rcctors feel unwilling to take this much out of the school
fund, will pay the dollar for advertising, on the condi-
ZION thit all lle districts OF the county 90 into this ar
rangemcEt.
hope the different boards will cooperate with me, in
every effort made to advance the schools. Complaining
VIII not mend them. This has been tried for twenty wears,
and still they are very poor ; and we may find fault twer-
~ years more, and they will be no better unless we take
hold. We cannot get rid of the school law. This is set
tied. The question then is, shall We suffer it to be a bur-
den without any advantage, or shall we second the efforts
OF our Lawmakers to improve it? The latter seems to me
to be the only wise course. Let Us try it, only for a few
years. But to make it better we must look after it. We
must order out OF chaos, or the fruit will still be bitter.
INSTITUTES.
In T0WANDA for Tuwanda borough. Towandl and
North Towanda twls., Monroe and WysoX. \. d. Mon
tanyc. Secretary, Towanda.
In ALBANY, for Albany, Wilmot and Overton. O. L..
Emery. Esd, Secretary, New Albany.
in F~ltENClTOWN, for Durell and Asylum. +. r. De
Long, Esq, Secretary, Towanda.
In H"EitRiCkNILLE for Herrick, Standing Stone, wy
abusing, Pike and Tuscarora. &. W. Elliott, ESD, Sccre-
tary, Herrick.
In ORWELL, for Orwell, Windham, Warren and Rome.
D.. Chubhuck, Esq, Secretary, Orwell.
In ATHNNS, for Athens, Smithield, Litchfeld. Ulster.
Sheshequin and Ridgbury. Fl. o. Allen, Esq, Secretary,
Athens.
In TROY, for Troy, Springfield, Armenia, South Creek.
Columbia and Wells. n. NJ. Carnochan, Esq, Secretary,
Troy.
In LEROY for Leroy, Franklin. Granville and Canton.
Robert NJ kee, Esq. Secretary, Leroy.
IN BURLINGTON. for Burlington borough, and East
and West Burlington. DR.. VIM. Corycll, Secretary. Bur
lington. Z. GUYER, County Stunt.
Highland, Pa, August %, 1855.