The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-01-17
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Teachers, Institute Agnin.


EDITORS JOURNAL IL sent line of explanation |
to the papers of this county, in November, and in
that communication, my intentions were no,
To censure any in reference to the teachers of
the county not holding an Institute last fall. Now
it seems from Nj. .GUY @. NEARTSGs letter the 9th
of December, that there is something in the way of
his (Mr. Nearing) peace and comfort, as it regards
the failure of tue Institute.
Not wishing to be misunderstood in the matter
1 will endcavor to state the action Of the Execu-
tive Committee in the matter Of the Institue--all
that was done by said committee, and who did it.
On the 4th day of October l met Messrs. G, g.
NEARING and J. II. WHITEHEAD, on the fair
ground at Tontogany and we then, as the Execu-
tive Committee of the Teachers Association, COM
menccd the business iutrusted to our care by the
teachers that was TO prepare to hold an Institute.
[ met Mr.. G. C. NEARING first, and we Mr.. NEAR
ING and MYSELF went to looking for Mr.. WHITE
HEAD, but before we found him Mr.. WHlTEHEADj
I learned from Mr.. NEARIFG that they Messrs
NEARING aud WHITEHEAD had taken the matter
of the Institute into their own hands. for they had
decided when and where the Institute should be
held, and what teachers All this was well enough
When VIC found Mr.. WHITEHEAD he Mr.. w y said
that 1, as chairman of the Executive Committee,
should write to the prominent Educators of our
State and get their terms for conducting the in.
stitute foe one week. objected to this arrange
ment, and proposed to the gentlemen that we
should each write to three persons get their
terms, then decide who we would employ, and
left the gentlemen with the proposition l had
made respecting teachers for the Institute. On
I m Siy nd PC.
ceived answers from all of them Immediately,
and their answers received by me forwarded by
mail to Messrs, NEARING and WHITEHEAD, at
Bowling Green. Before had finished my cor
respondence with the Educators, was Informed
by letter from Messrs. NEARING and WHITEHEAD,
that should employ for teachers Of the Institute,
Messrs DEWoLFE and CONvERsE, of Toledo, and
Mr.. STEVENSON, of NOrwalk. Before engaging
the teachers as directed by Messrs. n. W., J.,
on the 18th of October, in the evening went to
see Mr.. NEARING. l found him at home, and he told
me that he had written 10 two persons, but had
received no answer and that thew, meaning him
self and Mr.. WHITEHEAD, had decided to
employ the persons above named for teachers,
and that should engage Mr.. DEWoLFE, Con.
VERSE and STEVENSON. Iobjected to this arrange
ment. told Mr.. NEARING that thought the other
members ct the committee should do something,
and that they must engage the teachers. How
ever, before lett, Mr., NEARING, and agreed with
him, that would employ the teachers and that
Messrs. NEARING and WHITEHEAD should pub
lish the meeting.Qf the Institute. left Mr.. NEAR
ING with this agreement. | engaged the teachers,
but they (Messrs. N. IL W. did not publish the
meeting. Some days after received a line from
Mr.. G. c. LAYNAN, Secretary Of the Association
requesting Information as regards the institute,
whether we were to have an institute, and 1t We
were to have one, when and where. | imme.
diatey, per return mail Informed Mr.. LAYMAE that
we were TO have institute, told him when, where
and who were 10 be the teachers, and requested
him to publish, bat notice was given h the
public. or this Mr.. LAYMAS is not in fault. l
have since learned that he did not receive my
note. The above all the facts in my possession
respecting the Institute and its failure. 1t will
be seen from the above that all that had been
done by your committee thus far, relative 10 the
Institute, done by me at the dictaton Of
Messrs. WHITEHEAD aud NEARING. Whother in
tended or not cannot tell but l had been made
to feel all the time, that confienOe was placed
in me bY those gentlemen. had sought their
assistance as well as advice, they gave the latter
! but withheld the former. l sought the only re-
dress In my power. / resigned my position
| Chairman oi the Executive Committee on the Ist
ber, received line from Mr.. MEANING, that the
Institute would be adjourned till spring, 10 the
| call Of the Executive Committee, aud Esp, that
should inform the persons employed TO teach, that
| we should hold no Institute this fall. complied
| with the request, and gave the INFORMATION.
! would now suggest that we hold our next In
sttute in August, then, schools are generally out
] and the Educators sre at leisure, and Il Is my
opinion that the Institute would at that time be
more generally attended Than At any other season
Of the year. Respectfully, ID. A. AVERY.
| WESToH, December 30 le6Fs