The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-10-31
For the Upton Advertised
OUR TEACHES INSTITUTE.

The first official act of our newly elect
ed County Superintendent has been to
invite the Teachers Of Cedar county to
meet 10 the capacity of a Teachers H.
stitute He could rot have introduced
himself more favorsbly. 1t is highly
commendable that he should seek so early
an opportunity to form the acquaintance
of those over HON he has been called to
preside.
trust every teacher in the county will
accept the invitation, aud report himself
promptly at the Union School House in
Upton on Monday, November 4th, 1861,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
But the meeting is rot only to give
teachers an opportunity to become ac-
quaintcd with the County Superintend
emf, and for the County Superintendent
to become acquainted with the teachers
but six days are to be faithfully devoted
to special preparation for the duties of
Of the winter schools.
There is not a teacher in the county
that docs not need to share the advan-
tsgcs of the Institute We should all
be better prepared to perform our respon-
sib'e work.
1t is my earnest desire to have every
man and woman that expects to teach in
Cedar county the coming winter, attend
The Institute from its opening to its
closing. l am fully persuaded that our
schools will be treaty .fre per- cent. better
if the teachers will do so.
Elbow teachers, want to sec you who
have grown gray in the service; l want
to see you who are expec'in. to make
your first effort as teacher IN the winter
school, and want to see you who have
! stood shoulder to shoulder, through evil
as well as good report in building up the
schools Of our county, one and all, at the
Institute Come, let us reason together
We should have a general consolidation
we want unity Of effort. and uniformity
! in mpthods Of instruction.
Oar members are small in comparison
10 the work before US. Some of our best
co workers have gone to assist in settling
the question, whether we hare country
or not commend them for their pat,
rintism and courage bu. while | rejoice
at their noble response to our country 3
call. would not 10 get that their absence
has increased the amount Of educational
! labor, necessary for each one of Us, who
remain, to perform. An increase in the
work requires corresponding increase
in our abilities TO insure this increase.
we must rely upon preparation. special
preparation. The Institute is The place
to make lar:e share Of this preparation
We shall have competent Instructors,
and Lecturers for the occasion. Mose>
Ingalls,, agen. Of the Iowa State Teachers
Association, has been employed to con
duct the Institute. lie is an exceilnn
TEACHER. and an able lecturer Iii, dc
Tense of teachers against Their ossGifunts
which he will make on Wednesday even
ing Will De worth more 10 J''u tHah your
whole outlay III at'cndioc the Institute
risk nothing 10 saying that it will be
good for every teacher in the county t.
attend The Institute If you attend. yo,
will 90 to your respective fields Of labor
with stronger hcorts, and mare ritin5
hands to perform your responsible work
The State has kindly made provision.
to defray the expenses Of the Institute
Will you portake of its hospitality.
c. G. NEsTLERODE,
President Cedar Co. Teachers Institute.