Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-11-20

tendeat upon the assembling OF the
Teaches Institute Of his county,
shall cause a roll Of members to be
! prepared which r)ll shall be called at
least twice every day during the ses-
sion Of the IIrlitute and all absentees
be carefully parked, and from which
upon adjourn lnent Of the Institute he
shall asccrtaf the exact number Of
teachers whSwere in attendance and
the length oytime each attended, and
upon the ptentatlon of = certificate
at the closebl the session of each an
nual Institte setting forth these facts
and signedby the County Supcrin
tendcnt, tothe treasurer of the proper
county h.is hereby authorized and
required % pay Immediately out OF
any monty in the county treasury
not otherwise appropriated to the coun-
ty Superintendent, one dollar for ev-
cry three days spent by teachers ol
The county in attendance at the lnstl-
tute for thlt year or as much Of 1t as
may be needed, such money to be eX
l,SA,iai by the County Superintendent
m procuring tho eor~iros of lecturers
and Instructions for the Institute, and
in providing the necessary apparatus
hooks and stationery for carrying on
its work: Iroc6led, That the amounts
which may be drawn from the coun-
ty treasury shall in no case be more
than two hundred dollars but may in
all cases be sixty dollars If it shall ap-
pear from the vouchers presented by
the County Superintendent to the
County auditors as required by the
fourth section of this act, that this
same has been actually expended FOX
the purposes herein specified; Provid-
ed further, That al! boards of direc-
tors may allow the teachers IN their
employ, the privilege OF attending
such Institutes without making any
deduction from their salaries. and that
any teacher who absents himself from
the Institute of his county without a
good reason, may have his want OF
professional spirit and zeal indicated
I by lower mark on his certificate in
tie practice of Teaching than he would
otherwise have received.
SEC t. That each County Su?eru-
taudeut who may draw money fro'a :he
cnur'y treasury Tor the parFo.e n.i. ed in
his act, shall ie his accoun, OF .Il ex-
penditures under the act, in the Office OF
the county treasury, with vouchers for
the same, which shall be examined by the
au iitors Of the couoty in Ike manner as
other county expenditures, and any mis-
application Of the fuads sL.li be punished
IN the same manner as collectors of State
ADD county taxes for like offences are no.
punished.
SEC. ,. That all County SuFerintend-
en:s, upon the adjournment of the Teach
ers' Institute in their respective eoun'ies
are hereby required to report to the Su
perlntendent Of Common Schools, the
number OF teachers 10 attendance, the
names o: the lecturers or instructors who
oi.icis,ed, the subjects upon which the IL
struction was gwen, and the degree IF
popular interest awakened BY the proceed
ipgs
Hence the Teachers Institute is now
established by law, and has become pat
of the machinery c. the Common School
System. 1t is no longer optional whether
such meetings are held or not, hut it is
made obligatory upor the County Super
lntendent to call together the teachers OF
common schools in his county once in
each year for the purpose Of holding az
Institute. The same high authority war
rants the deduction that the privilege OF
the teacher to attend such Institutes, OF
remain at home Is nl.y seem most conve-
nient no longer exists II Is made part
of the duty Of every i've teacher to az
tend and take an active part in the exer-
cises, or at the very least to be an atten-
tive listener. This supplement- to :he
school law of PENNSYLVANIA was enacted
by the Legislature for the benefit Of the
teacher; common gratitude to the Geu
eral Assembly ior such r,uuificelce in
thus providing for their welfare and I'M
provement should impel every teacher o.!
common schools in the county to be in a..
tendance at the Institute.
Directors too can aid much in this ed
ucational enterprise, and contribute 20
wards making the Teachers Institute
success by giving the teachers the time
to attend the Institute without reduction
Of salary or requiring them to rake up
the time speat in attending the Institute.
Such Eberality on the part Of Directors
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