Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-08-14
sunbury Letter.


z MEssRs EDIToRs.-It was nay pleas
ure to spend two days in the pleasant
Village of Sunbury, during the late ses-
sion of the Delaware County Teachers
Institute. 9 a H
The Institution was a decided success.
1 understand it was organized last May,
by q few earnest teachers who have
long felt that such an Association was
essential to the educational enterprise
of the County. The originators of il had
many fears, and trem bled lest it might
prove failure, but when on the first
day of the session sixty young ladies
and gentlemen enrolled themselves as
members, all fears disappeared. The
nun Der still increased until over one
hundred enrolled. have attended
many Institutes in different parts of the
State, yet / have never met a more in
telligent class of teachers than saw at
this Association, and / confess to feel
ing OF increased pride and love for my
adopted county.
discussion of Theory and Practice of
Teaching during the day, and lectures
in the evenings. 5a
Rev. J. S. Campbell, the excellent SUI
perinCendent of the Public Schools of
Delaware, was President. He filed the
chair well. and proves himself an adj
miTHbla officer.
Recitations were conducted by Prof
w. g. Williams, Teacher of Grammar :;
w. H. Cole, Esq, Teacher ofGeography
and Elocption Col. Frambes, Teacher
of Arithmetic and Mr.. Wagner Teacher
of Penmanship. r~
Lectures in the evening by our excel
lent State School Com missioner. Col.
Norris, Rev. J.. y. Campbell and Prof.
w. G. Williams. Mr.. w. II. Cole gave
select readings one eyen1ng'Wn[l.c [l. were
eompli limented very highly. The only
one OF the lectures L heard WAS that de-
livered d5y Prof. Williams, subject
"The history of language y tits not
necessary to say it was good $ he is
known by all, 10 be masteH,of that SUBJ
ject, and all his productions eFince a
high order of intellect. sz7 ~
The. Executive Committee were wise
in selecting Sunbury as the place of
holding the Institute. They found a
people who have the eintelligsnee to ap-
pFeciate such an institution. A more
hospitable or intelligent class of people
than these Of Sunbury and Berkshire
Township is hard TO find. They show
by the way they vote, that they can and
do read. Then SunbuEy is She seat OF
an Academy that is a1i honor to our
County. It is conducted by that gall
liant soldier and scholarly gentlemen,
Col Enamb6s. p. =s ,4a ---f l4
The people are eviucing their educa-
tional enterprise by erecting = beauti
full building on their Public Square, for
the use of the Coils. Academy.
But the Institute like all other good
things of earth musb7 have an end.
was at the endingg Mr.. Editor, and
when tell yOu what a nice entertain
ment we had of Black berries, Cream
and Cake, I-knoW you will be sorry you
were not there. The ladies' of fSunbGry,
God bless them, know how to get up
nice entertainments. They gave to the
members Of the Institute Just one of
their best. The citizens were all there,
aud more orderly set of people you
will not find The house was crowded,
aud YET all were supplied, and all en-
joyed themselves The exercises were
by music from the Van
sickle Band, and let me say right here
that when you hear the Vansiekle Band
you hear musie--rhey know bow to /
make IT. The exercises closed with /
toasts and responses. Many of the re-
spOnses were good, In fact all. But
ime will allow me to mention only |
one: Education the hope of our coun- |
try, response by Mrs. VIM. Dyer |
This was indeed excellent and showed |
the authoress to be a lady Of superior |
The Institute adjourned to meet /
at Sunbury next year, and let me say 1
to those young ladies' and gentlemen Of
Delaware County who intend to be /
teachers, if you want TO stand we'll in 4
the profession, You will have TO attend |
the Institute for those who do attend /
will be the Teachers sought for in our /
schools. VISITOR.