Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-08-26
STATE TEACHERS, ASSOCIATION.

the Pennsylvania State Teachers Association,
was held at Scranton, Luzerne County, week
before last, commencing on Tuesday the 10th,
and continuing til Thursday evening
The members of the Association were vel
coined to the pleasant borough of Scranton,
and the hospitable homes of its citizens by a
short, but appropriate and eloquent address
! from Hon. Gro. SAHDERsoS.
| The attendance was unusually large, there
being between six and seven hundred teachers
and friends of education present. The whole
proceedings were marked with that friendship
and kindly feeling that should ever character
ize the doings of body Of teachers. The sub
jects for discussion, were thoroughly examined
and rigidly anayzed by the several speakers
The proceedings were not interrupted by at
tempts to force " lo0maR'S rights upon the
action of the Association, rs has been the case
with a similar organization in an adjoining
State Great credit is due to the president,
PrOfJoHN +. SToDDARD, for the fairness and
promptitude with which he discharged the du-
ties of his Office
All were greatly disappointed, that Hon.
HORACE MANN was not on the ground to fulfil
the appointment made for him. The gentle
man who made the arrangement not being
present, no one appeared to know why Mr..
Mann was advertized, or why he did not come.
Addresses were delivered by the President
Mr. LEWIS of Chester, DIR. BURROUGHS, Hon.
III. C. HICKoK, Judge JEssuP and G. r. Co
BURN. An essay was also read by young la
dy from Wayne, whose name we did not learn
On the afternoon of Thursday, the AsSocia-
ton by invitation proceeded to Hyde Park,
village about two miles from Scranton, for
the purpose of defeating the new brick school
house, which the enterprisng citizens of the
borough have just completed for a graded
school. The house was crowded long before
the time for the exercises to commence, aud
hundreds went away, not being able to find a
place to stand where they could hear
Addresses were made by Hon f. B. CHASE,
of Wilkesbarre, the State Superintendent the
editor of the School Journal, and Prof WICK
ERsHAM, Of lancaster The Scranton Band
being present, enlivened the proceedings with
several well selected and skilIfuIy executed
pieces Of music.
If some Of our friends in the villages of this
county would have been present, and examin;
ed that building, aud similar one in Scran
ton, and noted their solid, substantial archtec-
ture, their exterior beauty, and the superior
then compared them with the school houses in
some Of the villages of our comfy, | think
they would not have felt FILTERED by the com
parson. The people Of that section of La
zerne are taking hold of the graded school fea-
ture Of our system and they know how to prize
its superiority over all other systems. Would
Let one good thoroughly graded school be
put in successful operation aud be suSj aimed
one year, and there need he no fears for the
result others would be started in spite of all
opposition.
The last session on Thursday evening was
sort of social gathering, where each speaker
tried to make himself especially witty and
agreeable. The Association finally adjourned
at ten o'clock on the evening of the 18th, to
meet next August at West Chester, Chester
Co. A appeared pleased, and the pleasant
associations there formed will be long remem-
bered.
The people of Scranton took especial pains
to make the stay of the teachers among them
pleasant. Females were entertained gratuit-
ously at private houses, and males ct greatly
reduced fare at the public houses Mr. Rich
ARDsoN, the County Superintendent, and Mr.
JENKs, the Secretary of the board of directors
of Scranton, are entitled to the hearty thanks
of all concerned, for the liberal and perfect
arrangements made to accommodate all.