The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-11-06
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF BED.
FORD COUNTY TEACHERS ESSfl-
TTTE.

FORD COUNTY TEACHERS ESSRI-
TUTE.
Monday October l2-M01mi3lg Session.
Pursuant to a call of the County Supt.
the Institute met in Union School
Hall and was called to order by Prest.
Session was opened with music by
Prof. R. A. Mcclure. The County
Supt. then delivered an address of well
come to the teachers.
Minutes of last meeting read and
adopted, after which a number of
teachers became members of the Insti-
tute.
An election of officers was held which
resulted as follows Vice Pres, w. S.
Lee; Sec. A. Slayer; Treas, G. C.
Long Cor. Sec, Miss Amanda
Leany; Bus. Com, Messrs. H. B. Zim-
norman, F. B. Berkheimer and Miss
Maggie Mower.
Afternoon Session.
Institute met and was. called. to or
der by the Prest., minutes of previous
meeting read and adopted. Instruc-
tiOn was given in Vocal Music by r.
A. Mcclure. An essay was read by
Miss Maggie Mower, Subject :-"Du-
ties Of the Teacher" Exercise in Or
biography by County Supt. Glass
drill In Reading by Miss F. N. Haley.
Institute adjourned to meet at o'clock,
p. NJ.
EUeniRq Session.
Convention was called to order by
County Supt., minutes read and adopt
ed. Business Committee reported a
programme for the next session which
was received. The exercises of the
evening consisted of Lecture on As
trOnomy by Professor II. B. thinner
man. On motion the Institute ten
dered the Lecturer a vote of thanks
and adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock a.
NJ. on Tuesday.
| TtesdGy-HOJning Session.
Institute met, County Supt. in the
chair. Exercises were opened with
prayer by Rev. J. Q. McAtee, Minutes
Of previous meeting read and apprOv-
ed. An essay entitled ",Sacrifce" was
read by S. d. Middleton. A class drill
| in Grammar was conducted by III. B.
| Zimmerman after which lecture on
Elocution was given by Miss f. NJ.
Haley.
An essay entitled "T6aching" was
read by Miss Ettie Irving. Glass drill
/ in Vocal Music was continued by r.
A. Mcclure. Report of Business Com
mittee was received, and Institute adj
| journed to meet at /! O'Clock p. NJ.
Afternoon Session.
County Supt. called the convention
to order, minutes of previous session
read and adopted. An essay was
read by w. S. Lee, Subject = The Ed,t-
cation Of the Heart" An exercise in
Vocal music was continued by r. A.
| Mcclure. The Institute was then fa-
/ vored with lecture upon "The Guilt
vation of the mind" by D. st. George
| Frazer, who afterwards received the
| thanks of the Convention. OrthOgra-
phy was continued by Fl. W. Fisher.
Business Committee reported, and In
! stitute adjourned to meet on Wednes-
day at O'Clock a. NJ.
Wednesddy.-M0rHiag Session.
Convention was called to order by
| County Supt. Exercises opened with
prayer by Rev. II. Rizer, Minutes read
and adopted. Glass drill in Noccl mu-
sic by r. A. Mcclure. An essay enti-
tied - Common Schools" was read by j.
W. DIETRICH. Class drill in Mental
Arithmetic was conducted by j. NJ.
Reynolds. Miss F. NJ. Haley then
gave lecture upon the methods OF
| Teaching Reading. An essay upon
''N0Uel Reading," was read by Miss
Annie Arnold. The discussion of the
essay was postponed till afternoon Ses-
sion. Convention adjourned till II o.
| clock P. NJ.
Afternoon Session.
| Convention was called 10 Oruer Dg
Vice President, minutes read and ap
proved. On motion the Vice Presi
dent and Secretary were appointed
Committee to revise the list of Honor
ary Members, and report only those
who were friends of education. The
essay read at the morning session was
taken up and discussed by HI. w. Fish
er and J. NJ. Reynolds. r. A. Mcclure
continued the class drill in vocal mu
sic, after which an essay was read by
Miss Maggie McCleery, Subject
'FFiendsAip.' A class drill in Menta
Arithmetic was continued from morn
ing session by J. NJ. Reynolds. Pro
fessor Stevens, of Pittsburgh, was theI
introduced and briefly addressed tn
convention. Report of business Com
mittee was received, and Institute ad
iourned to meet in the Court House a
IT P. NJ.