The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-01-19
Preseedings OF the FAirfeId County
Teachers' Instituts

Teaohers' InStituts. p
Pursuant to previous notice, num-
Der of Teachers of the county met in
tho North School Building, with view
of taking preparatory steps to organize
a Comfy Teachers Institute. art
The meeting organized by appoint.
ing David StaItcr, President. and Geo.
l.. Sites, Secretary, pro TEN. .,.
Rev.J. F. Reinmund then moved
to appoint a committee to draft Con-
stitution and Bylaws whereupon the
President appointed Rev, J. f. Rein.
mund, U..C. Rutter, and Miss Anglo
McNcill said Committee.
On motion of j. c. Hartzler to an,
point committee of three TO select
suitable persons to act as officers of
the Institute, the President thereupon
appointed ]. G. Hartzler, Isaac Rouse
and Miss Sanderson said Committee.
The Committee reported the follow
ing persons as officers for the ensuing
year, viz: David Stalter, President:
il. S. Smith, Vice President G.. l..
Sites. Secretary, and Miss Jennie Pc
ters, Treasurer. .....
Said Committee was also empowered
to select three persons toact as Com
'mittce of Arrangements; whereupon
it appointed DR.. Jno. Williams, Rev.
}. +. Reinmund, and S. G. Harper
said Committee. ~'.
A number of interesting reports
from teachers in the country, were
read, and various subjects connected
with the interests of the schoolroom,
suggested and discussed by the Insti
tute during its session.
On motion, the President was re.
quested to appoint Committee to
draw up resolutions expressive of the
feelings of the Institute. The Presi.
dent thsreupon appointed N. Brobst,
IL. s. Smith and Miss Sallis Fosman
said Committee.
The Committee accordingly re-
ported the following, which were
adopted
Resolved 1st. That in view of the
increased prices of living, our Town.
ship Boards ofEducation be requested
to levy, at their nOxt spring meeting,
a tax sufficient to pay their teachers
liking salaries.
Resolved I'd. That our schools.
should be taught by efficient and
qualified teachers. and that we, as
teachers of this Institute, indorse the
action, and ,oiu sustain our County Er.
aminers in their efforts to elevate the
standard of qualification in this county.
Resolved Sd. That in the opinion
of this body of Teachers, the subject
of school discipline is, at all times, ono
of incalculable Importance, not only
to teachers but to the whole commu-
nifty; and, that We, as teachers, owe
our most sincere and active efforts to
maintain what is right and to correct
what is wrong.
Resolucd 4th. That we regard it
the duty of every Teacher to carefully
inform himself in reference TO the best
methods of nStruction-sneh as are
recommended by our most experienced
educators and teachers and apply
these methods to our district schools
throughout the county IS far as pos
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Resolred 9th. That we regard the
present meeting Of our Fairfield Coun-
ty Teachers Institute, now closing,
as an auspicious renewaE Of such moet-
ings IN our county; that we who arc
present, pledge ourselves to do our
utmost to sustain this, Institute now
organized; and that We earnestly re-
quest the Teachers Of the county, gen.
orally, to cooperate with us.
ReSofued 6. That wa- regard the
appointment of q County Supsrinten-
dent of each county in the State, n
matter of tho highest importance,
that we do our utmost individually,
and in an organized way, to induce
our Legislature to aaks early provis-
ion for said appointment
Res0lred Tab. Tha5 the thanks of
this Institute are due to the Board of
Education i'm this city, for the use Of
this building duvisg Sts session. .,
I Resolvcd Sth. That the proceedings
ofths Institute, be published in our
county papers, and also that a copy of
the same be seat to the Educational
Monthly"
DAVID STALTER, Pres.
'GEO. Il. SITES, Sss'Y.