Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-11-25
Bradford County Teachers Association.
TOwASDL, November II.

TOwASDA, November II.
Association met in the public school house
aud was called to order by the President, w.
T DAVIS.
Prof. D. CRAFT, chairman Of the business
committee, reported the order of business to
be observed at this meeting. The Association
then adjourned till half-paSt one o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Association met pursuant to adjournment at
halfpast one o'clock, and after an announce
ment of the order of business by the President,
was opened with singing by the choir.
The minutes were then read and approx ed.
Prof. d. CRAFT next offered the following
resolutions
Rs.oJred That after the word Provided" of section
q Of the School Law which is: That the County Su'
perntendent may annul any certificate gwen oy MIN or
bis predecessors in office, when he shall think proper ny
giving at least ten days previous notice thereot III writing
10 the teacher holding it, and to the directors and con-
ioers of the district in which he or she may be EN-
yl0yed should be repealed "
Resolred That males and females should be educated
in the school, and to the same extent.
The first resolution was taken up and dis
cussed at considerable length on both sides !;
the Affirmative was sustained by Messrs. d.
CRAFT w. Il. DAVIS and o. S. DEAN ; the
resolution was opposed by 2. ID. Morrow, DIR.
Bliss G. d. MoNTANYE, and j. u. Is. BAB-
COCK.
Some of the principal considerations adVan-
ced by the affirmative were, that it was grant
ing too much power to one man, and that this
power might, from prejudice, or from personal
considerations, be abused in annulling some
teachers certificate from unworthy motives and
sending them from their places of employment
dsgraced before the world some instances of
such abuse were cited.
On the other hand it was strongly urged,
that it was necessary that such power should
be rested somewhere and that it could not be
left in better hands than in those of the Coun.
ty Superintendent 1t was also argued that
the fear of being removed from office would act
as a salutary check upon the Superintendent
were he disposed to act unjustIy.
The debate then continued till four o'clock
when it was arrested by the order of business.
The President then called on Mr.. CHUBBUCK,
D. CRAFT ard DR.. Bliss to give their several
methods of teaching English Grammar, which
they did They all agreed as 10 the necessity
Of rendering the study practical by applying 1t
TO the correction of errors in common conver-
sation; they also spoke favorably OF the oral
method in mpartng instruction in this branch.
Association then adjourned to meet at half
past six p. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
The Association was called to order at half
past six o'clock by the President, and was
opened with singing by the choir.
The resolution relative to compelling parents
and guardians to send those under their charge
to school, was then taken up and the debate
was opened by d. CRAFT c. r. COBlRN, Rev.
D. FOSTER and Rev. d. Cook followed in the
discussion.
The order of business then arrested the de-
bate and after the choir had performed an ap-
propriate piece, the President introduced Miss
ELIZABETH TIDD to the audience, who read an
excellent essay.
Mrs. l.. l.. LAMoREUx followed with an able
aud entertaining dissertation.
Subject Unrest and Rest
The choir here enlivened the exercises with
music, and the Presidentilhen introduced the
Lecturer, Mr. E. GUYER who entertained the
audience with an instructive address.
Subect-The Tendency of the Times.
The speaker discussed at large the import
ant question of whether the moral and relig-
Was element in our country will prove itself
adequate to overcome immortality, and to main
'aa and Increase the purity Of our institutions