, 1863-12-31
Ubttago Qribnue.
THE ILLINOIS STATE TEiCI-
ERS' ASSOCIATION.
C0EDITION AND PROSPECTS
OF TIE STATE NORMAL
UNIVERSITY,

t- 0'A "'l'es.4' vo41estenuon..t
sfH'soflEio' Dee. -, 1853.
Inc early Trains this morning brought In
largenumber of the teachers Of tho State to
attend the 18th annual meeting of the ILL.
mis- s4ota rc,c,,cre Asa,c,o1;o1 Among
49, 49, a.saH;..,,t 49, ~ ..a.a ~, .anns
Ae pto"luen. 9ea1casts VIZ aa'c uesn aeeus' =,
toned to meet at the former meetings OF the
Association, we notice Messrs. Elmhart,
Woodard. Drfers. White. and others from
c,,,..oo. 1ohnnno+ ~ 1o1,.t. Ptter ri
u,eeo, v ~" =, - =,
Wilkins, Of Bloomington; springstead, OF
Magnolia: Trucsdau, of Urbanna; Alyord.
~ Go,o.no .ra ~4ha..
" -, neaeoeo, auu otu''e'
Inc Associauon "as caled 10 oroef ut 1O>z
O'Clock by the hon. Morton Bateman, tho
President, and was opened by prayer by the
Rcr Mr. Henderson of putnarn conntv.
lug s'' pies,asaI' ~ 10 ~ opsa.us ,'entoes' ' gave
agenes@ Ms.o1J oi 1ne rise anu progress of
the Association from Its Inauguration, At
Bloomington, December 28th, 1858, up to the
present time, and showed that the progress
Of our public system Of education has been
Intimately connected with the progress Of this
Association. The Free School Law, the Of
the Illinois Teacher, and tho Normal Uniyer-
sity, are all the results Of the efforts Of this
Association.
In conclusion the President urged the nc
cessity Of q candid aud fair disc1ssion Of all
the important topics he noticed on the pro-
urged that manhood was the thing to be de-.
yeloped by the teachcr. The child has heart,
soul. sy1npath1es. etc. which ara tn hc 1c1-c1'
opcd. Tic solemn lesson Of to-day ID nst.
riotism. Let it be known and read Of ni1
men that We are under all circumstances tn
labor for Tic maintcuance Of the Union
HAT We regard the rebeilion ~
greatest political crime the wor1; ever t,aw s
ind TINT ne are willing and ready to pled"ea
our lives. our fortunes nnd our s1rred hon6,
to tie suppression OF the rebcIjinn The
teachers heart is to be right In, these. t3mce
and on these subiects. ia teacher },as ,s nns
rirht to be non-commjtta1 IN fhese tor;o:
Shame IN The man WHO Il efro;d ~ Tbaat "
cnumfftce mny say or think # I,o r,o1dlv 49,. =
claims himself patriot. The f3ar 1f tha
cnunt1v sIon11 we've nt.cr orerr - ans
IN fhc conntrv Persons NH rnowo ouss ~ ts
ihornnn1,1v inra1 ehon1d M hn aIinsa ~ ~ 9s
occnn7 any n9sition uncr Tn schnn' az, ~ ~ ~
poai ano a;si;,atiTo soa ~ an US man, Is ne
G1fr of lin tcaccr to ;ncn1ceta nI 1a i H. = aae
- 49,, ~ t1,a ,,,sn5 - o,.as aiss'S "1n
T. r. .,,1. +-,,a @o,,so,,.ai;s... ~ csni
1bis rchaii;an TIC Sonti. 1919 ~ de1us It Will
s1avcrr 1r;tS, ab1n1nro T,nco1, n1 noe ~ us. 4,a,
Tot stenhcns IN mt # "a tho corncr stoa -
rtit4o,, .eutIaor ~ ~ s1 eLoie VI
r1,ere 4 as mnt he3ard ns % = n; not stay
nftl,e Government to ifre md # r. the ~" nccnrsed
eretc1n If slavery is ern,,nd - nnnsaar T., e.,
,;rnresa ~ c7,co-1r,nH fIis ;doo r. ,ran1I 49,,
!tGod bc nra;srd = and let nj thc ncon,o sa sa'
uemen ), ,@'1 ~--~ 1'~ot'.~ o1''
Mr Wooaard of f.b;caoo ,,or.a +,,t +,e
lnitfcc Of thrcc. MotIon carried. md hIessrs
Wooi7ar5 Etfer md Eher;,art Wsra .nno;nt
cd ths+ Cr,rr,;t+.a '~Ae "FtoAA'
prof su! FdWords ~ TIN s+.+. nox., IT,,
vrrs,tE msde r,.no+t ~ m ~ cnn5itian oalf "
t],c I;1;rers;tr shaw;n1 t1,st i,et ;ns4it,tt,e. "
has heer constantfr inS-e.a;nr .1 ~ 14s rant
ness and iniInence. lie snoke If The Va,ne
IF 5he Moae, Sc%oo, ~ ~ Nort ~ stnSarts Saus
in fraininF them for feaehing: o>NA~9
Mr.. FdTarx1s said fhcre were mt mora
than tEo-tlliriIs as many counties nnrenre-
ee,1tod as there ,yere one vror .un and 1nnvnd
lint eaeb connty shonid aTaii M II ifseIf of tho
iall benefits conferred upon it by The State,
He snrrcstad the ouestion: How can The in
flncnce Of lie University be more wide1v
diffused fhrouph fhe Sfsfe and he f,rnurht t.
hcar iiircctiV mon the educational ,,T6rreSs
OF each and eyery county Of fhe Stat,
The Prcs'ionf onnnn1ca5 fhn nsrt enh,o,+
n 1a shoa7d s,e4a,o W ~ ~ nas sug]fct
sfitufes be be Connected with tf,e Norma1
Untye1sityy Mr. Roots, Of Tamawa, said
nye to The question. He thought some teach
crs could be called to such an Institute from
every county Of the State. It is too late to
inquire in regar6 to the necessity Of Insti-
tutes, and hc thought the best place to hold
such an institute was In connection with the
Normal University:
r,;1,ra T., ,ocn;r,ns -, n+tot - ~ eas
a'aH r4 - .t:4. ~ IsIe - g ue es;s-
sa,iemar d S iaat ~ ~ Icy aena. as ny ;a ~
1nant II 1s 1yas Us .ot ,fais ~ y a.sToqr e.
n;1ns "o' ''" s11'0@1 " eA'''4 oss'an~
"'SEe' II cos+rnsr of naca+,- s,ooaz+aa 4h.t
fnnatc es iii the fsoche1s ~ the sfafe I nona
ttas. $1,000 ~ "a - +,a;r sniaais ."e o'ate "e1s
~ SGrSnHetaoa - ta' - Tsa1,o ,r,,, ,,,..
~ horo sn,9s ~ t1a tcocfSrs ~ TN Mn,,uas
estr @ attond tIe ronrtS 11,sti9nta ~ LIZ
is- Ena-ha-. nr TT,caao .ras r. far, &c
~ and 1ro,IS a1s, bora :,.s4a,1, g. ~ inat
tStss ~ IN a;%ron1 ,o,+s ~ tha sta3 ~ As'i-
prof = Ed.srr1e 4,,n.sad ~ u ~ NJ enno;,,+. -
rna,.;t+"a eS +t;s+nn ~ ~ ~
,tsant ~ fee,;.tns ~ -. III ~ sahe ~ "no1e
~ Tl,,ta Gnn,r,3ttaeo @ on Pro1rau'n,a ~,
nonncei enTne c1,annas ~ W t1,n 7,r;ntaa ~ ~
a.",nnn c;rn11s1ed s1non,, ~ TN na,1,,rIp ptoff ~
tns sdianpncd nsnprtIt nnt;1 ,,c,ock = m
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AFTERNOON SESSION
Called to order by Vice President HanfoEd.
The Committee to whom was referred the
Presidents address, reported the following
resolutions through the Chairman, Mr..
Noodard:
1ctsoltsd, That We cordially endorse the sonti-
Eents contained in Eaid address,
EGsclrta. That re We request z copy thereof for
p4nea.@,on ps LOT IN tns lno!s 1S1snef that ne school
nssons a1 " 1oe.'V as g may pfoat oy s
M hSpolt & aooptea: c..n.,...
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