The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-07-16
Correspondence of the 1Sandusky Register
OHIO STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIA-
TIOA.
MANSFIELD. Wednesday. July 2.

DEAR REGISTER The Association
met in the Congregational Church at
10 A. NJ, and was called to order BY
President Smyth. Prayer was offered
by Rev. Mr.. Walker, of Mansfield. Mr..
Smytb made a few opening remarks.
j. S. Norris, of Eaton. Mr.. Whitney,
of Lancaster, and S. NJ. Barber, were
appointed Secretaries.
Delegates enrolled lis names being
given.
Mr.. Smyth, as President, gave the
opening address. It was characterized
by some pleasant "reminiscences. He
adverted to the great changes in the
School System, comparing it to what it
State School Law the wisest and grand
est enactment of the kind hat ever
blessed any people. In adverting to
the Journal Of Education, he said it did
not yet support itself-only one twelfth
of the teachers in the State are sutscfi-
bers. Referring to the debt of the as
ISOLATION, be advised the members to get
out of debt and keep out. About eight
hundred dollars are yet due from the
Association. He alluded to the Normal
Schools, and said they were doing we'll.
He did not like the repeal of the Libra
ry clause of the School Law and thought
q large majority of the people in favor
Of that feature of the law. He advised
that a committee of three be appointed
to prepare a report On the question.
He heartily approved of tho books Sc
lected by Mr.. Barney, and closed by ex-
horting teachers to be faithful to their
trusts.
So much of the address as related to
the State Library, was referred to
Messrs. Lynch, of P~ickaway Co, Har-
vey, of Stark Co., and Edwards Of Mi
ami Co.
Adjourned to 2 P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Met at 2 P. n. Mr.. Bittinger, of
Cleveland, gave an address, by appoint
ment, on viii as an Educational Pow
err" It was very fine, in analysis and
application. He proposed that the Will
should be cultivated just as any other
faculty.
Mr.. John Ogden, of the McNeely
Normal School, at Hopedale, reported
in writing on the condition and pros
poets of his School. 1t was a long doc
ument and very interesting.
The committee on Normal Schools
was not ready, yet, to report, and asked
for further time. The committee on
Union Schools, not being ready to re-
port, were instructed to report at the
next December session.
A Committee on Moral Instruction
was appointed, viz: Messrs. Eaton, Cow
derv, Hancock aud Robir son, of Ash
lard.
In the evening Prof Hitchcock deliv-
cred an address which is variously COM
mented upon, as an able and as a very
weak effort.
THURSDAY MORNING SESSION.
Most of the morning was consumed
in discussion of the resolution, intro
duced by a committee to consider ways
and means to increase the circulation of
the Journal Of Education. The reso-
luton proposed a commission of l63 p
cent. to agents. Teachers Indignantly
repudiated any payment for their ser
vices, and made some very patriotic
speeches. The warfare was amusing ;
but, after all the bluster, the fact stood
out that the Journal does not "pay ="
and something must be done 1t was
finally settled by amending the report
SO far as to repudiate any commission.
The editor of the Journal was author
lied to appoint agents in every county
to work for the interests of the Jour-
nal without pay. We will wager a guess
that the whole scheme will not "pay "
what is to be done must be paid fer
in m way.
President Lorin Andrews reported on
the condition of the McNeely Normal
Schools. He adverted to the necessity
for sacrif ;es, and sad this S-h 'ol was
accomplishing a great work, in preparing
teachers for their calling. 1t needed
SIC, 0o0-sha.l teachers make sacrifices
to raise this amount?
Prof. Andrews of Marietta, opposed
the levy of contributions, until he knew
more of the School, its work its wants,
Sc.
Lorin Andrews explained and again
urged the necessity of the teachers tax
ing hold of the matter. He called for
contributions.
Mr.. Cowdery, of Sandusky, adverted
to the Office of the School and said there
was an actual necessity for such a School.
He was mortified hat the State had
been asked for n aid in the matter.
The teachers should control the school
and they should support it. He urged
that the $4,000. should be raised with
out delay.
MI. Rolf, of Cincinnati-Hopley and
others, spoke. They quite generally
disclaimed having the State do anything
in the matter-they approved the prop,
osition of individual subscriptions.
Mr.. Royce, our Phonetic friend. made
a short speech, subscribing 500.
Mr.. -DeWolf, of Tifin, did the same
thing.
Others spoke, urging the necessity of
material aid, and about $1,000 were
pledged by both men and women, who
decidedly to go in fer supporting
the Normal School. Up to adjourn
ment, at noon, nothing else was consid-
thursday AFTERNOON SESSION.
The opening exercise, this afternoon,
was an address by Mr.. Hill, of Massa-
chusetts, on Phonetic Reform" He
had a large audience, which listened at
tentively. Mr.. Hill ably presented the
claims of Phonetics as an aid to a thor
ough primary knowledge of reading, wri-
ting aud spelling.
Mr.. Cowdery then made a financial
showing that the Association had
got sacrifices to make to sustain itself