The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-01-17
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EmToGs JoT0SAL saw in onc Nf your issues
a few weeks since notice from Mr.. Nearing, sta
ting the reason that there was no institute at the
same time accusing me of neglect Of duty, when he
stated that the teachers Of the county had not been
notified.
Now, in the first place, the citizens of Bowling
Green promised to open their doors to the teachers
attending the Institute. The NJ. E. Church and
the School-house were open to the teachers, and
very probably the Presbyterian Church, the very
same accommodations that Perrysburg afforded
the year before. Though Mr.. Callihan had made
the request that the Institute may be put off one
week. because the term lacked that muef: of being
closed, but nevertheless, very willing to give
way to the tea chers- Very early in the season
sent a request to the Executive Committee to send
me notice concerning the action of the Committee
about the Institute when and where to be held
and whom employed as instructors, so that
might give notice through the two county papers
but never received reply until the Friday be-
fore the time for the Institate. in the mean time
while Mr.. Adams was attending the examination
at Bowling Green-a little over week before the
time for the Institute he learned the result Of the
| Committees decision, and communicated the same
to me- visiting his house the same evening tor
that purpose. Knowing that there had been nc
notice given from any Official quarters, of an In
stitme, as yet ! went to work and had some bills
struck, and mailed them forthwith TO every postof-
| flee in the county, so that one week before the
tim. tor the Institute, there were bills posted at
| very near every Dostoffice in the County.
You will see that Mr.. Nearing's reason for moi
having an Iustitate, after Mr. AyeTy's resignation
was accepted, is utterly grouudless and false when
he states thai the teachers had not been notified.
Every preparation had been flushed, the instruct
ors employed and the time for the InstituG to be
held very near at hand, when two {Mr. Avery
having resigned of the members of the COMMITTEES
-Messrs. Whitehead and Nearing decided what
must be done, for they did nothing themselves
and that decision was to do n0;hing, calling it a
postpOnement of the Institute.
Mr. Callihan procured the accommodations al
Bowling Green, Mr.. Avery the instructors, aud
notified the teachers,
Now, the whole matter lies in a quarrel between
the members of the Committee. The truth of it is
each one afraid he was doing too much, and
neither was doing anything, and the rivalry was
which should do the least. The best way they car
an incumbrance 10 the Association in their pres
ent positions. 1t is very plain that they have nc
interest in the matter, and why do they want Il
retard its progress and the advancement Of thu
educational interests of the county.
We do not want an Institute in the Spring, be
cause there are male teachers hired In Snmmei
schools, in this county. They are either attending
school, or on their farms 1t would be a waste O
time and money, because the attendance would b.
meagre, besides the practical instruction obtained
| at the Institute ought and must be applied in thu
schOOl-rOom, aud there 10 for it unless il il
| so rendered. q. G. LAYMAS, SseretdrV.