The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-11-04
Minutes Of the Teachers Institute, held at
0rangeVille, Monday October a6. IS6a


IN the Academy building, in This place
The meeriu9 was organized By the elsc.
lion oil the following officers viz:
Presiden'-MR ABEL MARCY
Wee Pees's-Prot II ID w aiker, Dr.. q.
w. Lot. Rev. ID c John
Secrelary-B F. Hughes,
As; Sec &C c. Hughes, Samuel Wood,
F C. Ager.
Irsasnrer-N. B. Ssntee
On Criticisms the following persons were
appointed Commiriee, VIZ:
MI Jas. Foster, Miss T. w ,gatt. Misc
NJ. f. Lazarus.
Tue Institute being now folly organized.
Prof Walker delivered a lecture on lie
RISE, Progress, Influence aud lnoorancs
OF Teachers lnslitnles
Oh mo'ion,lhe meeting adjourned 10 meet
at $50 P M.
AFTRRSoos sEss1os.
An exercise in Arithmetic was cond, cts
ed by Prof. Walker
A lecture on 'EdUcalionn wa delivered
by E. J. Bowman, Esq, ol Berwick
Prot. Walker next explained his rnsthot
OF eaching Arithmetic.
On motion ,the meeliIg adjourned 10 meet /.
al $50 P Nj
EvESrEG SESSION.
lecture was delivered by Rev. William
The subject, ''How 10 win the co ouera-
ton of parents" was discussed.
Mr. Marcy addressed The audience on the
preservation OF Order IN the school roomp
On motion benediction was pronounced
and the meeting adjourned.
Tuesday, ocr 27, 1863.
Devotional exercises were conducted bv
the Preside eni. rhe Committee on Criti.
c,sms submitted report A lesson on
Grammar was cooducied by Hfof Walker.
Mr. White delivered lecture on, and CON-
Quoted in exercise. on MUSIC.
Mr.. Marcy delivered a Ieeiure on and
conducted class, exercise IN Reading
The meeting then adjourned 10 meet at
/ the usual hour.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
! o. motion OF Prof. Walker The order Of
! business was changed. number of ,ese,-
ers came forward, snd thorough exami-
| nation in Mental Arithmetic and Or,hog- q,
| raphy conducted by Mr. Marcy
Alter prayer, by Rev. J. r O,mm, the
/ meeting adjoufnsd 10 meet a. lhe usaalhoor:
EvEEivG SESSION.
! Rev D c. John delivered lecture on
! the importance Of Introducing The Bible 10
! AL our Common Schools.
Addresses on the same subject were De-
/ livered by Revs. Dimm and G1odtich and
Prof Walker
/ After prayer, by Rev David C. John, The
meeting adjouFred.
WEDNESDAY,, Der %, 1893.
Devotional exercises were conducted by
Rev. D. C. John.
The report of Committee on Criticisms
was read. An exercise in Gfammat 84s =
coue ucted by Prot. Walker.
An exercise in Phonetics and spelling
was conducted ia part by Dir Marcy an 1
ia parl by Prof Walker. The meeting thea
adjourned 10 meet al the nsual hour.
AFTERsooS SESSION.
A number OF questions having been hand.
ed in part were answered by Prof. WAX.
er, part by Mr. Marcy, and part by Rev.
/ d Z. John.
To draft Resolutions the fo'lowing per-
sons were appointed Commiliee, w:
Rev David L I'm. Or George w Lot,
Dr. jacob Schuyler, Mss Nancy 5 Lock-
hart, Miss E W Bogan.
The question. Received that 81 Corporal
Punishment should bp excluded from re
school rooms" was discussed at some
length The meeting then adj pnrned %
meet at the usual hour.
EVENING SESSION
| Rev J. r. Dimm delivered lecture on
The subject. Our Country and her Teachers.
The following resoiuuoLs were read an1
adopted
ResOlgei Tnal we recognize the Tsach-
ers' lIsiiiu'e as one of Inc most useful and
efficient means OF making good ieachers,
and that we regard them a. ssssnlisl TO Ihs
successful oPersuoh OF The Common School
System, winch IL the pride and glory OF our
free institutions.
ResoiUed That ws believe moral and in
'tsIlsciual educ alton should go hand IN hand,
thai the combination of the TWO - ab>o-
luiely necessary TO the symmetrical devei-
opmeni OF the mind, and the accomplish
men OF the purpose Tor which education -
designed. We therefore recommend ms
inuojuciIon Of the Bible 10 some extern IN
all our schools
Resoired Tha. we regard intaIi gence a.
indispenSa Sie 10 the maintenance of a Rs-
publican form of Government, and look up.
on our Common Schools a. the oliy nsans
OF eievating the people above he sway OF
parliZaBship and gbs onniage OF ignorance
ResOiUeG, That we ten Ter our thanks 10
those who have given theIr influ7nce TO the
good cause by their presence and participa-
ton in the exercises OF the Institute.
RssoiUsd, That we tender our thanks TO
The citizens OF O'angeville, for The kind aud
| sOspnaoie entertainment theY have gwen
Us during the session o. The Insti'ute.
d. c. JOHN, Chairman.
On motion Of Snpi Birkley, an a2poin'-
: menl was m ate for a meeting fthe Teach.
ers of Columbia Co TO be held at Bioom--
ourg on Saturday, the ilth day OF Novem-
Der next. Said meeting 10 commence at
10 O'Clock, A. NJ
Prof. Walker delivered lecture on This
Management OF Common Schools
The Committee on Criticisms submitted
report.
On motion of Prof Walker vote OF
thanks was rendered TO Revs. Goodrich,
Dimm and John, aud Suph. Marcy, for the
part taken by Them 10 the exercises OF the
T institute.
On motion of Rev. J r. Dimm II was
agreed that a synopsis OF the minutes os
published in the county papers.
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