Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-12-08
Teachers Institute.

Teachers Institute.
To commence December 26th, and cor
tinue one week, at 81. Clsirsviile, Ohio
| Weare rejoiced in announcing that th
efforts on the par, of those who have sug
ested the holding Of a meeting of tn
Teachers of the county during the holiday.
have not been unsvailing; but on the con
trsrt. have resulted in the most eheerin,
prospects: fsF
IL is scarcely necessary to argue the bene
fits, that must grow cut n meeting of thi'
character. We think Il Is generally admit
Ted ! that none Of our schools are Whist they
should be, and that none of us ss teachers
have attained anything Ire Perfection in tn.
vocation. EF FF fFTF syF
Our schools ife not thorough-our train
ing is not practical; and as result. oul
pupils 60 forth iato life, "sickli'd DER with
q pale cost Of ,hought"-mere nenta
dwarfs. As teachers, we lack originality
we lack heartfelt devotion to our .Profes
sioa-wS lack eficisney-we.ar are wanting
in knowledge. -
To give N enlarged views of the m.gni.
tade OF our calling-to highten the stand
ard Of qusli6cssioss-asd to make Us better
teachers, 10 the object Of this Institute. Al
before said, elassss will be formed in all the
branches, viz: Reading. Writing, Arith.
metie, Geography. Grammar, Algebra, Phi
losophy, eeometry. &C., &C. And suitable
| teachers, some Of whom We shall name
below, will conduct these classes as they
! would in any other school. ,.,.y
1t ID intended particularly in these recita-
tons, to encourage discussions, q ways
recurring to Ere: principles-the why and
the wherefore Of the topic in question.
/ The Institute will open each morning q,
9 o'clock, and continue till q in the eve
ming, withi1 hour of 4 recess at noon.
We announced in q previous Issue, that
we had written to several distinguished
educators Of the State. to attend with US at
our Institute. We ore nov prepared to give
= ~ PsSlic ~ sssponsss OF these gen
tisnea. is "'ao Haas-7s - fee1
Fsoa Arson Snyth, the State Commits
sioner. in reply to two letters addressed to
him or the subject, we received the follow
ing: - .s-4, 4ss .s.eas.isa, - .r,-,
OFfIcE OF STATE SCHOOL CONF
a. CoLUhBUs, o, Nov. &c, 1859. {.
w. r. PueH, ESQ: Dear Sir: Your
fsvors of the 7th and 2sd inst, have tsen
received. have delayed reply, with the
hope that could SO re-arrange my engage
mcnts as to render il practicable to be with
you. according to pour request. l am truly
desirous Of meeting the Teachers OF BEL
mont; and regret to find that cannot do
SO at the time mentioned. A highly impor-
tsnt engagement for Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday of the week in question, made
before hearing from you, cannot be post
poned.
lam sure that my inability to be with
you, cannot be cause oe deeper regret
with you than with me. ! lectured in
Bernesviile last year, and will visit st.
CliirsvilIe, as soon as cad consistently
do so.
trust you will have pleasant and profit
able time itsyour Institute. am happy to
know that in all parts Of our noble State.
the interests OF Education are making pro-
gress. Not; many of our schools are sil
thst they should be, but the improvement
which has been made since the enactmen.
of our School Law in 1853. is most encour-
aging. During these six years, all educ a.
tional forces in Ohio. have advanced more
than one hundred per cent. The greatest
necessity now Is, 4 larger number Of
thoroughly qualified Tesc hers-teaehsrs Of
higher culture-of more earnest an1 loving
devotion to The great work of training our
children for the ends which they should ac-
CON slish in life. Very truly yours,
,.ssef AHsoH SMITH.
From w. Coppshall, Editor of the
School Journ al and one Of the frat lee
turers Of the country, the following:
srArs L1.aAnr COLUMBUS, o.
November, 2s, 1859.
w. R. PueH: Dear Sir: It will give me
pleasure to address the Teachers Of Belmont.
will be with you in the holiday week, un-,
less prevented BY circumstances, which l
cannot control. ] win lecture on the eve
ming, most convenient to you. e
Suhject:-The neeessity-ind purpose
of Common Schools. Respectfully,
RI TF FFo q w. 7. CoeasHALL.
DR.. Williams of Lancaster, Ohio, author