Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-11-10
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WIN county Teacher. In..,.ute.


VIII County Teachers Institute.
Pursuant to arrangement the Will c0un
~ Teachers Institute in the college Chap
81, in Plsinfeld. on the 26rh of October.
II was organized by elecing :. o Simonds
School COMMISSIONS, to the Chair. and
II II. Rassweiler. Secretary. A few in
troduetory remarks were made by the
chairman on the object of the Institution
By motion, Prof. JohOnnot was "ppnintel
conductor lie began the exercises with -
short, but instructive lecture on the ph,'~
osnphy Of teaching. The names of those
present desiring TO become members Of
the Institute, we're then enrolled. The
Institute then adjourned til 7 M, at
which time Prof, Johonnot, lectured on
the subject Of school arrangement Dis
cussoin Of questions, suggested by the lee
.ure followed. On the morning Of the
tecoud day. the conductor apnouuced the
programme Of exercises for tho week, US
follows:
FoRENooN-OPENING EXERCISES
Roll call, Secretarv's Report and Crti>
cIsms. ElOcu ion conducted by Prof A.
A, Smith.
Arithmetic " Prof. Rhodes
Geography d Prof. Johonnos
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON.
Grammer, conducted by Professor Miller
photography " P."f. Haniord,
Lecture on School Government by Prof
Johonnot.
Miscellaneous business.
Adjourne'.
Evening sessions were held, at which
lectures were delivered as f,llows:
Tuesday evening, Prof. Smith. on Quail
iications of Teachers.
Wednesday evening, Prof. Hantord, on
Ventilation.
Thursday evening, Prof. H. c. Smith,
on Music in Srhoul.
These lectures were followed ench even
ng by general discussion Of questions
pertaining to school government,
AT the opening of every session short
ime was devoted to criticisms, many of
which were full of spicy wit, and they
produced great merriment.
A committee was announced by the ,.ha +
consisting of. G. T. Fem, Chus. Boves.
and p. C. Royce, TO draft resolutions, to
be presented to the Institute.
The following were presented
Whereas: We recognize QUO "bigati, IN
TO aveil ourselves Of ever facility for
promoting the intere-ts If our res :ective
schools, ard Of education, therefore:
ReSot1sd, That We COMMEND the or.
ganizatIon uf Of the tea hers of " i'll coun
~ into permanent association.
ReS0{rcd, That we esteem i. the duty {
every teacher. 10 read regularly som. cuu.
oatiOnal work OF jnuruai. aud attend if
practicable, the meetings OF the Illinois
State Teachers Association.
ResolDed, That We do endorse the eff
Gent prOmptuess with whirn our pr, coed :
iDgs have been conducted.
ReS0Lred, That our thanks are due. es-
peciaIIy u Mrs o, Simonds, for his Ell
forts in organizing, and conducting this
Institute, and for his UnrirrnS diligence
IN prumuting the welfare Of the schools
throughout the county,
Resolre6, That our thanks are due the
citizans Of PainfeIi, end the Trustees
and faculty E the College, for their cour-
tesy to the Institute.
Adupted.
In accordance with thu rec pmmenda .
ton, as contained in the first resolution
committee appointed, to devise p plan
for the permAuen organization # the " II
Co. Teachers institute. j. Jokounnt IF
Joliet, F. Uanf1rl of L ckpor \. 9 Royce
of ChannahOn, j L. Miller. Of Pai..fi..d,
Josiah CARPENTER, If Franklin, and the
County School Commissioner were appoin~
ted as sucn committee.
On motion IF Mr. Hauf1rd. tie Secreta-
~ was instructed t. prepare an ahstrao;
Of the proceedings If this Institute, for
publication in the county papers, tbe Hi
nois Teacher, and the Chicago Tribune
The whole number # members enrolled
and in attendance from day to Day, was
ia, besides a large attendance o. ci,izaps
and persons from abroad, who manifested
deep interest IN the exercises of the In
stitute, Notwithstanding the inclemency
Of the weather during the last two days
Of the session. The regular exercises from
day to day were conducted by men Of abil
ity, qualifications and long experiences i"
teaching. Much of the succ SIS and mani
Test interest may be attributable to this
eause, The ,aehers present, eFinced a
desire For improvement worthy of their
responsible calling. All were we'll salts.
ned, and went away melted to greater ems
Orgies, and renewed determination to leave
no method untried whereby they might
promote the cause e education ana ella
gate the teachers profession in general.
HENRY u RAsswElLER.
Secretary Of the Institute.