The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-11-12

The Institute Of tho Seneca County Teachers
Association, convened In tho chapel room Of the
Seneca County Acadomy, ON Monday, Nov. let,
a. 10 o'clock, A. NJ. The meeting was called to
order by A. Schuyler, and temporary orgauiza
ton effected by choosing w. H. Sheffield, prcst,
pro tenn, and w. II. poarco, Seoy pro ten.
Mr., Q. s. Royce gave some appropriate intro
duotory remarks, upon the subject OF Teachers
Institutes. Tho Institute then proceeded TO elect
permanent officers, which resulted as iolluWs,--
President, W. II, Shoncldi Vice pros'L q, NJ.
Stones Secretary, Il. W. Clark, j..
Aftcr choosing financial aud question commit
tees the regular exercises were begun. Tho ex
ereises OF tho Institute were carried ON by leoture
During the week, Z, $. Royce treated upon tho
following subjects by lecture Elocuton, Elo.
mCnury Sounds, Geography Physical Theory
and Practice Of Teaching, Elementary lns,ruo.
ton, Photography.
A Schuyler dc lvorod lectures on Arithmetic,
embracing the whole subject Of fractions, ratio
proportion, aud square and cube roots, geography
mathematical; Philosophy. embracing tho essen.
hal properties OF matter, tho laws Of falling bod
les, &c,
Exercises were held every evening Ia the
Town Hall, they consisttd of lectures, followed
by discussion, On Wednesday evening A Sohuy.
ler delivered lecture ON tbs subject Of Common
SCnso, On Thursday evening, Judge J H. llord
was expected TO address the Institute, but tailed
10 be present. Q. S, Ryan occupied the evening
with lecture on The responsibilities Of Teachers.
The discussions through tho week were anima.
ted and interesting, They resulted IN tho adop.
tiun OF the following resolutions
lat. rhat the sexes shoalA be educated together.
End, Tint exercises In Composition and Douama ol
should he repaired Of scholars Ia our Common schools.
sri. That, addition 20 branches required by law
Toaoht shaulibe required 20 pas an Nsminao Ia A.
gctra, Human phisiooN snd Natural Philosophy,
ith ihs, reaoher should go,va their schools, ~ m
Hu L.. IN ii u lima
The fourth resolution was adopted as a suhsu
tWte for the ono discussed; "ltesOl,od, That
Feathers should govern their schools exclusively
by moral moan3,'
The committee on resolutions, cousistngof r.
w, Clark, in, Smith Motley, Miss $, Il. I homp.
son, z, j Wilson aud Miss NJ +. Haxton, pre-.
sentcd their report on Friday afternoon. Tho re.
polt was adopted, and after discussion, the lnsti
tute adlpted the following resolutions.
Rfsotysn-lhst Il should be- tho chief object OF h,
fuahef 10 develop The physical intellectual more and
ialiauultlgi Oi the pnpil,
RI Rraotvsn-That, sinoe knowledge Is more easily ep
nrahendr BY, and indoh impressed upon tho mud
by being plcenlcd 90 the eve therefore, oarhcri
a branehss wheo pael ablc, by means Of eassihcaol
up1n ho hlack,bnafd
ResoLvan-Thet we eame,tly press upon parents n,
necessiy otbcing guarded ia hgit covetsaon relative
The teacher u the rs, o their chldcn, and that he
hFiuf tolr ohtctpas against hm ur DIE caehnf, directly
hsrs him. ader hin msntog iho sauie 10 The prsscno
OF biz pupil1,
-whorcas present System Of oflhogf aph
h unnatural aud defective me hoi 0t representing speech
tncrlofr, Resolved, That We tcachc, recommend h,
in'1duciion OF PhonOopy ipo rfinnty schoosi and
that we will use our best cndeavo 10 accomplish
pflcucahle, ts desirable un-+heheeing "a 10 Do th
aautnl and therefore, reasonably and oply fse tyson
REolyrn-rhut itis the houn,cu doiy Of pafca,, an,
goatlans visit the schools tho childrcu auoud oe
us once uyey torn.
Rsso,vg-Thp, 100 little attention "a bestowed upon th
cnhYau OF good mgunVrs aud tho physical s1vncih
beauty ourpuphi therefore iniist upOn etiquette BE-
tween tahiat', aud gymnasuv ekernics an lmpufsn
/ ruilplslic IN thr school rolais
fREAuaK-n Niew ofdhe incre,sine demaAd lorthc Gle
Vaun u to sandant VI ieachgrt qualifications, and ih
great holirs nntrd ~ well couducted noarhers ust
ute Cor fitting teschers ff iheit ca acting ducs th lorc
kc ulfrd ihat Ne teVpnend 10 cXtcnd lhe time OF hold
/ ing our insiltutr, in tuiur', 10 two weeks,
RrsoLVEn-Sinrc tho Teacher shonld bO a pattern O
ptopreiy 90 As tchool tha teacher who uses tahacoo
whO,o cNampu very pcmciouti therefore, we "a,
! coauteaHuco its uso among tpaohere.
REsoLyRp-Ihat ~ hrrrby eKeud our HiceJo thanks
Mes r e. ~ Royco anil Aaron chuyert io thrif able aa
/ ms suctiye lcstures heiore thV Institute,
/ Notwithstanding the very uRiayorab Q weather
| the Attendance uponthe Institute wasQuite larg,
One hundred and twenty names we're enrolled 4
members. The utmost uuanindly and the mos
I, lively iutprest were manifested during the Who'll
week, and tho opinion was general In favor ,
longer ses>ionR Members generally expresso
I that theyhad enjoyed "good time"
E.W, CLARK, Jr, see'y'