The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-01-04
of the Proceedings
Of the Hancock 90. Tcnch-
Cra. Institute.

Cfs InSttiutc.
According to q call of the Execu.
tive Committee of the Hancock
county Teachers Association, a
large number of teachers met in
Findlay, on Tuesday, December 25,
1866, for the purpose of holding an
Institute.
The house was called to order, at
0 o'clock, A. NJ, by Mr.. Bowman
A reorganization was then effected
by elec,ing Mr.. f. Miller. President,
and L. Tussing, Secretary. The
Institute then proceeded to business,
continuing in session four days.
The lectureres on the occasion were
Messrs. T.W. Harvey, OF Painesyillc,
Ohio, c. c. Ncstlcrode, of Fostoria,
Ohio, and j. S. VanIlorn, OF Find.
lay, Ohio. Their labors were divi.
ded as follows: Mr.. Harvey gave
instruction in English Grammar,
Geography, and Theory and Practice
of Teaching; Mr.. Nestlcrode, in
Orthography and Reading, Pcnman.
ship, and Mental Arlthmatic; Mr..
VanITorn, in Written Ari'hmatic.-
No time was devoted to the higher
branches, rs it was deemed advisa
bic to give the entire time to the dis
cussion of those branches used in
common schools.
Sessions were held during the
evenings, excepting Tuesday even
ing. These were devoted to lectures
and discussions. Mr.. Harvey de.
livercd an able and interesting lee
ture on Wednesday evening on
Storms" Thursday evening was
devoted to the discussion Of several
questions. Mcssrs. Miller, Nestle
rode, Peaseley, Vanllorn, jameson,
Lease and others participating. On
Friday evening Mr.. Harvey deliver
cd another lecture, at the Lutheran
Church. Subject" Physical 1nflu.
ences." This closed the exercises
of the Institute.
On Friday afternoon Messrs. Van
Horn, Peaseley and Bowman, Commit
tee on Resolutions, submitted their
report, which was as follows:
l. Resolred, That in our opinion,
the efficiency Of our common schools
would be greatly increased by Coun.
ty SUPPLEMENTARY; and we would
most respectfully ask our Legisla.
ture to mature and pass law that
will secure to each county an efficient
and well qualified Superintendent.
2. That Teachers should use all
possible means to acquire such
knowledge as will better qualify
them for their responsible positions.
3. That Teachers Institutes afford
rare advantages for Improvement;
therefore it is the imperative duty of
every teacher to attend all Institutes
within his reach.
4. That we respectfully ask our
Legislature to make an appropriation
OF money sufficient for the establish.
ment of q State Normal School, and
the support of a Normal Institute to
continue at least four weeks each
year, in every Congressional District
in our State.
). That the Ohio Educational
Monthly contains q vast amount of
useful instruction to the teacher; it
should therefore be read by every
teacher in the State.
6. That we return our heartfelt
thanks to Prof Harvey and the as
sistant instructors for the interesting
and instructive manner in which they
have conducted the exercises during
the session and also to the officers
of the Institute for the faithful per-
formancc of their duties.
I. That we tender vote Of thanks
to the Lutheran Society IN this place
for the use of their Cherch for eve
ming lectures, during the Institute,
also to District No. 9 for the use of
their school room.
s. That q copy of the above reso.
lutions be presented to the HANCOCK
JEFFERsoNIAN,H Hancock Courier and
the FoStoria NeioS, with request to
publish.
The meeting was well attend, one
hundred and ten names having been
registered. While large per cent.
of the teachers of our county were
present, it is to be regretted that
many others were still absent. 1t is
hoped that on all similar occasions
in the future, none will fail to avail
themselves of these valuable oppor-
tunities of instruction, and of quail.
flying themselves tor the proper per
formance OF their important duties.
BY order of the Institute.