The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-11-22
For the Jeffcrsonian Democrat.
Teachers Associations,

| AedCutTS ASS0claJl0DS,
Many Of the old teachers of Geauga have
enlisted in the war for tho Union, Men IN
tho prime OF life and vigor of youth. who
have hitherto labored assiduousiy TO pro.
moto tho interests of Education in our
midst, arc no longer with us waging blood
less warfare with tho hosts of Ignorance
They have gone to fight othor battles. and
| TO add new laurels to the wreaths of famo
| they have nObly won as teuchors in our
common schools 1t is said to be a fact
that the profession is largely represented in
the war. Professors in colleges, the bost
educators in tho North, and students from
every school and academy in tho land have
laid aside their cherished pursuits, and are
adapting themselves to tho usages of the
battlefield. Such men givo character to
tho army, and elevate the tone of patriotism
by combining enlightened understandings
with tho motives of conscientious hearts.
But, while tho war for tho maintenance of
the Vory institutions for which these teach
ers aud others aro sacrificing their lives, is
being prosecuted, those to whom is com
mitted tho cause of education in tho schools
OF our country the coming winter, should
bear in mind that theirs is no common labor
Pecuniary considerations should, of course.
havo their due weight, but tho teacher with
his soul ia tho work is assured of a higher
and nobler reward.
Tho Legislature, at its last session. passed
a law supplementary to an act passed Fob.
lS47, which was designed to assist in or
gnn'zing Teachers Associations throughout
tho State. When tho teachers of two or
moro contiguous counties desire to form an
Institute for mutual improvement, tho com.
missioners of such counties arc authorizoh
TO appropriate ono hundred dollars for tho
use OF such Association. For number of
years, such Institutes havo been in success
ful operation on the Reserve and in other
parts of tho State, A Few practical toachors
havo arailcd themselves of thoir benrfi s
but, on tho whole. thoy are found unadapted
10 the wants OF the common school teacher
When an area of torritory composed of not
less than Two or moro contiguous counties. +"
can only enjoy the benefits of tho late law.
but very few in the Immediate vicinity OF
the lnstitu'c can afford the expensu of at.
tendance. Tho teachers in remote parts of
these counties and obscure districts who
teach only third or fourth of the yenr. at
from Els to $50 per month, can i'll afford n
joufneyof GU or 70 Inios, besides board, in.
cidentals, &c And wo loarn from school
statistics that, from tho twenty thousand
seyon hundred and thirty-ono teachers en-
ployed in the State. during tho year 1860
only ono thousand two hundred and ninety
four attended Teachers Institutes. And,
when we consider that many of these, prob
ably majority, are from high schools and
academies, we see at once tho necessity of
adopting some schome that will better roach
the demands OF the great mass of common
Schoo' 'eacho'S'
The teachers OF Burton and vicinity set
Th; 1ro eHa'np'o, aG"ut year ago; OF forming
io"nsn,P AsS"c'o''o"s' Inc ueslgn was to
P,aeo '.e cna'ng UPON more oievated