The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-07-16
Normal school.


BOwLiNG GREEN, July 10. 1862.
FRiESD BAILEY - At the last teachers Asso.
citation held at this place, the subject Of holdii
Normal School, was discussed, and commit
tee Of FIVE persons, viz Messrs. T. Elliot L.
Black, and the School Examiners, we're appoint.
ed to make inquiries respecting the feasibility Of
opening such school ia our county, and secur.
ing the cooperation of teachers. That commit
tee authorized me to correspond with some OF
the prominent educators OF our State, and re-
port progress through the columns Of our local
papers. In accordance therefore with my duiy
allow me to introduce to the notice of your
readers, the following letter, recently received
from the Editor Of the Ohio Educational Month
iy, who had alec at my request, consulted with
our School Commissioner, Hon. Anson Smyth.
OFFICE EDUCATIONAL MONTHLY
COLUMBUS, o., June 2sth, 1862.
FRIEND WOODBURY. - Yours OF the sth inst,
enclosing $500 to apply on subscriptions to the
Monthly, was duly received. l thaRk you most
heartily for your valuable assistance in bringing
Kontbly before your teachers and school officers.
am pleased to learn that your Teachers Associa-
Wood county in August next.
There ought to be such an effort made in
every county 10 the state during the present
season and see no reason why each Institute
should not be successful Very many of our
teachers who have not the means or the time to
go away to rchool to prepare themselves better
for their work, will attend with great personal
profit like your idea of providing for regu-
lar class drill in the several branches. Such
course viii afford advantages for reviewing the
several branches of study, and at the same time,
impart in the most efficient manner practical
knowledge of the art of teaching.
The inexperienced teacher needs to see tie
mork done. | have found by experience that
can give Il better idea of teaching, reading for
example, by actually drilling class at an Iusti-
tute than by any amount of mere lecturng Lee
lures, however, have their place in Normal In
stitutes and cannot well be dispensed with. One
practical lecture a day on school management,
school discipline, etc, would be of great service
to young teachers ! fear you will find two
weeks too short time. You need at least four
weeks to accomplish what you design. ou can,
however, make partial review of the different
studies i'll two weeks
Two competent instructors will be able to at
tend to the instruction, and will really give bet
ter satisfaction than half dozen. They must
of course, be skful in their work The course
Of lectures eau be given by third person.
l believe have now answered all your in
quiries except the one relating TO my services
1t would afford me very great pleasure to meet
the wide-awake teachers of the Northwest in
suck an Institute and have delayed my answer
with the hope that might see my way clearly
to promise you ,sssrancr. fear that l cannot
be absent two weeks ut that time. J will, how.
ever, uy tu be present two or three dnys, but
you must NOT depend upon me. Should several
Institutes be held in your section of the State, |
can come. Commissioner Smith speaks encour-
agingly in regard to his being able to make the
Institute a visit
Wishing you the highest success in all your
efforts to promote the great cause, remain,
Truly yours, E.E WHITE.
Teachers OF Wood County!
TINS is no song for higher cages, 'hey are
nlBn enough now, hS Senclal tbiIlS Ou1 al ei-
fort for higher attainrnents anda more thorough
knowledge of duty.
Do you wish to organize such al Institute
If so, attend the Teachers Association to be
held at Tontogany, the first Saturday of August
next, and there give expression to your views
upon this subject, and take such action as will
secure the desired result 1t has been suggcste d
that the Institute be held ut that point, where
the teachers are the most numerous and active,
some little regard being had respecting the ease
and rapidity with which our friends from abroad
can reach US. 1t is said also that board for such
purpose, can be obtained in most OF our vii
lagos for about 81, 50 per week. this with mod
crate fee for tuition, would he about the amour >
of expense incurred, making it really the che ap-
est and most expeditions mode of preparing for
your winters work. l am making inquiries in
other directions of which you shall hear more
anon. Very respectfully,
j. W. WOODBURY.