The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-01

TEACHERS PIcNIo.-We. accepted, yes
terday, kind invitation from Prof.
knight and the, ladies in attendance at
the Teachers Institute in this city, to join
them in a picnic at the Crescent City
Springs, as the browning and closing exer-
cises of the Institute. The roads were very
dusty, but all arrived safely on the ground,
where, upon calling the roll, about forty
eight teachers and q few invited guests,
including representatives of the JOURNAL
and Bugle, answered to their names The
party, for an hour or two, amused them
selves in various ways, until about half
past twelve o'clock, when dinner was an
iaounced. A regular fieId-fun of baskets
were brought into requisition, and the
choicest viands were piled upon the tables
in the grove, of which all partook bounti-
fully, and an abundance for another meal
was left. vr
After dinner the members of the Insti-
tute unanimously adopted the following
aoa3auga RESOLUTIONS:
WE, the attendants of the Teachers In
stittIte of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, at
this its second annual session, deem it our
duty TO pass the following resolutions:
Resolved, That this Second Annual SeS-
sion of the Institution, held by REQUIRE
ment of the School Law at Evansville,
Ind, has been a complete success !; and has
shown that the interests in the cause of
education are greatly increasing 9. 80 niE
ReSoLUed, That the manner in which our
worthy Examiner, Mr.. Knight, has con-
Quoted the exercises of this session, has
proved to all present his untiring zeal in
Resolved, That our hearty thanks are due
to Prof. Brown, for the many suggestions
and beneficial instructions he has impart-.
ed to us, and that We consider his method
of imparting Primary Instruction, the
clearest and most simple ever presented to
US, and that his motto, to teach the pupil
to do, as we'll as hOao to do, be adopted by all
teachers of public schools. .,.sE
ResoLUed, That we tender to Col. Butter
field, superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton of this city, our sincere thanks, for the
active part he has taken in promoting the
best interests OF this Institute. 1870
ResolUed. That our thanks are due to Mr..
Byers, for his many lessons in Calisthenics,
and that we continue to practice them in
our public schools. ssf-sffl
RESOLVED, That we shall remember, with
gratitude Rev. Mr.. Sims Capt. :. r. Horn
brook, Profs. Perkins and Hough, for the
eloquent lectures they delivered to us, and
the many good suggestions they intro
duced. a. 49,
ResoEued, That we feel grateful to the edi-
tors of the Evansville JOURNAL and COu-
TteT, for their attendance at our Institute,
and the interest they evineed in our sue
cess. ru8a WIN. III. WOOD, Chairman.
MARY FL. HEADEN, See'y.
Rev. Mr.. Pentecost made a short and
highly appropriate address on the dignity
and responsibility of the Teachers profess
sion, after which the company dispersed
through the beautiful grounds, and en-
joyed themselves by swinging and other
pleasant,amqsements until a late hour in
the day, when they returned to the city
highly delighted with the day = recreation,
Business, which with us, is always impera-
tive, compelled as to return to the city at
an early hour, which we were enabled to
dothrough the kind courtesy OF Mr.. Dana
/ ron and his very excellent LADY, nssu fF
We should have been highly pleased to
haye remained all day. for in additionito
the. natural beauties that surround the
Crescent City Springs, it is seldom we have
the privilege Of meeting with so pleasant
and Intelligent crowd as that assembled
/ at the Crescent City Springs yesterday.
! Evansville is not only blessed with the
best of schools, but has also highly gifted
and pleasant corps of teachers.
] The agent who is canvassing the city for
the new work which we noticed some days