The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-11-20

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Proceedings Of the Cedar Comfy Teachers
sInstitutc.
The semi annual meeting Of the Cedar
County Teachers Institute was held in
the Union School House, in Upton,
commencing Monday, Nov. 10th, 1862.
Il. D, Parsons was chosen President,
and Joseph Etslcr, Secretary pro tenn.
The institute then proceeded to its
permanent organization, by the appoint
mcnt of the following committees:
On Permanent Officers, W. p. Wolf,
f. A. Firth and Mary N.Farland; on
Programme, 7. +. Annis, J. W. Rccdar,
and Eliza A. Rathbun; on Finance, Jas.
McClung, J. W. Rceder and Martha J.
Reed; on Questions, j. W Reeder, j.
McClung and Il. \ Rathbun.
The committee reported the following
for permanent officers: President, T. +.
Annis; Vice President, Jas. McClung;
Secretary, r. D. Parsons; Assistant Sec.
rotary, Mary Mcfarland; Treasurer, j osh
VA Hammond. The report of he COM
mittee was adopted
The following were appointed to draft
rules tor the government. Of the Institute:
JAS. McClung, Joshua Hammond and
Mary Robinson. The following were
Prudential Committee: J. Etslcr, H. G.
bradshaw and Il. a. Firth,
The Institute was conducted BY NJ.
Ingalls,, State Agent, assisted by T. T.
! Annis, instructor in Mental Arithmetic;
Jas. McClung, instructor in Written
Arithmetic; W ?. Wolf, instructor in
! Pcnmanshir; EIwool Macy, Geography
and History; and DR.. j. Maynard, in
structor in Physiology
Instructions Hcrc given daily in Read
ing, Writing, Arithmetic, Grammar, Ge-
oeraphy and History, Physiology, Or
biography, aud Theory and Practice Of
Teaching.
A committee on criticism was appoint
cd daily. The following were appointed
on Monday: f. 4. Firth, Miss +. Culver
and Miss NJ. A. Robinson; Tuesday, Ell
wood Macy, Miss NJ. NJ. Rumsey, and
Mrs. i. 3. Smith; Wednesday, II. W
Brown, Ellen Beach, Sibbcl W. May
nard; Thursday, +. Gurnell, Harriet NJ,
Edgar and Mary j. Gillespie; Friday, G.
Darlington, Sarah Harris and Anna
Frink; Saturday, j. T. T!aight, Ella R.
Lewis and My-a l.. Da~iel-.
The evening sessions, except those of
Thursday and Friday, were held in the
Congrega,ionalist church.
Mor day evening the teachers met for
an experience meeting. Tuesday even
ing the Rev NJ X Cross addressed the
Institute on "Tkoroushness in teaching
After the lecture there Was an instruct
i've discussion on the question "Should
whispering be excluded from the school
room, and ow can it be done?' We'd
ncsday evening was occupied by lee
turc from NJ Incals-sublect: "The
proper m tive to be used to inc!ee pupils
to study" and by discussion on the
question, "W hat is the best method of
securing the co operation Of parents"-
On Thursday evening the teachers met
in the high school room, for a sociable,
aud had general good time. Friday
evening the Institute met in the Metho-
! dist church to listen to lecture from
! Prof O. VI Spencer, Of the Iowa State
University. The subject of the discourse
was "Thc conflict Of life, and its infu-
cnce on the dyycIopement Of manhood"
On Friday the time assigned by the
programme, to theory and practice of
teaching, was occupied by Rev. NJ. X.
Cross in lccturirg upon that subject.
Elwood Macy, ii. W. Brown and j.
McClung were appointed to report reso-
lut rs at the close of the Institute.
The following is their report, as adopt.
cd by the Institute:
Rcso1c,d, l>t That in the full attend
ance of teachers at this Institute we see
signs of that thorough preparation which
has been SO long needed in order to sue
cessfully teach the youth Of our country
those principles which must ever control
our destiny as a nation, and our happi-
ness as individuals.
md. That every teacher take for his
motto that noble word "Excelsior,' and
never be found giving it the slants of
his opposition, but mVfully maintain the
lofty, ennoblng. higher position which a
true rendering OF i, would inspire.
/ 3D.. That those who have instructed
US with so much patience and care, have
our mos. heartfelt thanks therefor, and
that we will endeayor to profit by their
instructions.
4th. That the teacher should use every
proper means to awaken an interest in
the minds of their patrons, and always
remember that they must make the ad-
vance movement.
5th. That for his able and highly in