Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24
LOCAL ITEMS.
Teachers, Association.

The annual meeting of the Bradford County
Teachers Association was held at the Collie
giate Institute, in this place, on the 9th and
10th inst. The sessions commenced on Friday
at III o'clock, A. NJ. in the absence of the
officers of the Association, Mr.. e. GUYER
was appointed chairman, and Mr.. c. WRIGHT,
Secretary. The business committee presented
a report which was accepted and adopted and
Mcssrs. c. r. Coburn, Holmes, Whitney, Guy
or, and Thos. Youngs were appointed a com
mittee nominate officers for the ensuing year.
After singing by the choir of the Institute, the
Association adjourned till ? o'clock, P. M.
At the afternoon session the committee ap-
pointed to nominate officers, reported, recon-
mending that the following persons be cho-
sen -. .Ff.
Presidcm-DR. G. r. BLISS, of Leroy.
P1ee PSesidents-O. j. CHuBBUck, of Orwell.
" c.. G.. WoRTHING, of Rome.
W. DAVIS, of Pike.
Recording Sec'v.-J. M'WLLIAM, ofTowanda
Corresponding Sec'y-T. YOU'VE, of Warren.
Ifeasurcr-D. B. CorToN, of Athens.
An election was held which resulted in the
choice of the persons nominated. Therefore,
DR.. Bliss took the chair.
1t was on motion, Resolved, That in view
of the valuable services rendered by the retir-
ing officers in their official connection with the
Association, we tender to them our thanks for
their care, promptness and efficiency as officers
of the Association.
Mr.. Morrow presented the annual report Of
the Treasurer, which was accepted as ~satisfac-
tory.
The Association then took mp the considera-
ton the question, " What is the best method
of teaching the Alphabet ?" The discussion
was continued for some time, and with consid-
cradle interest, conducted by Messrs. Colt, Co
burn, Wright, Corbin, aud others-when it
was
Resolred, That Misses E. Preston, F. o. An
drews, and Mary Britton be a committee to
prepare a report on this subject, to be present
ed at the next meeting.
The following Resolution was then taken up
for consideration
Resolred, That Government should be taught
BY Teachers as a science.
The discussion on this embraced the subject
of instruction in the principles of moral obliga-
tion-in the nature of our relation to the State
the subject of civil government, and espe-
cially the Importance Of instructing the young
in the particular political constitution of the
States. The debate was participated in by
H. DE-, NI.ec,, GaI,.a ,.l RI>-.or- o,J
in the progress of the debate the Association
adjourned till 7 o'clock this evening.
The evening session was opened with music
by the Musical Association of Towanda. The
unfinished business was resumed, and on mo-
ton of Mr.. Coburn the resolution was amend
ed and adopted as follows
Rcsolred, That pupils in our common schools
should, when practicable, be instructed relative
to their duties as citizens of the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, and of the United States, as
we'll as the duties they owe to their teachers
and their parents.
The Association then took up the considera-
ton of the following resolution =
Resolred, That when the scholar is commenc
AhS ihN oidb VI Tx 5HOuIu
use much oral instruction and many more and
simpler illustrations than are generally contain
ed in our textbooks on the subject.
The discussion was introduced by Messrs.
Coburn and Corbin, and postponed to hear the
essay and address when Miss Pitcher read
necessary qualifications of the Teacher" At
ter music, the Rev. Mr.. Hendrick, the Presi-
dent of the Association for the previous year,
delivered an address-subject, Discipline of
the mind the great object of scholastic Educa-
ton"
On motion, it was
Resolred, That the thanks Of the Associa-
ton be rendered to Miss'oPitcher for her APP
prOpriate and interesting essay, and to Mr..
Hendrick for his eloquent address.
The discussion on the subject of Grammar
was resumed, and carried on by Messrs. Colt,
Corbin and Morrow. Messrs. Macfarlane,
Booth, Bartlett, and Rev. Mr.. Foster took
part in the debate.
The discussion was throughout animated and
interesting, presenting and illustrating impor-
tant principles and facts on the subject. The
peculiar abstruseness of the study of Grammar
its importance--thc iuexpediency of prema-
ture attention to this branch, a study which
belongs rather to advanced than to elemental
~ education-the Importance of regarding it
as an art and teaching it by exercises in Eng
lish composition, and the close study Of the
best English writers-the ineficacy of all at
tempts at extreme simplifcation these and
other interesting aspects of the subject, were
presented by the speakers. On motion, the re-
solution was laid on the table.