Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-12-11
Miscellany.
Teachers Institute at PsrTysville.


Pursuant to annoupcement the Nine
teenth Annual Institute of the Teachers
of Juniata county opened on Monday,
Nov. 25, 1872, at the Public School
buildings in the borough of Perrysville,
and continued in session until Friday
evening.
The attendance of, and spirit manifest
ed by teachers and friends Of education
was beyond anything that had ever been
witnessed Of the kind in the county. On
the evening of Monday it was found that
a larger room had to be secured. and the
Institute at once repaired to the commo-
dious hall Of Airy View Academy. which
was very timely rendered by Professors
Wilson and Patterson for the entire week
The days were devoted to school room
exercises. modes of teaching, readings,
music, &c. except Thursday forenoon.
when the Institute adjourned to the Pres
byte,ian church. where a very appropri-
ate Thanksgiving sermon was delivered
by Rev II G. Shindle
The morning sessions were opened
with prayer by the resident clergymen.
who manifested great interest in the
work.
There were one hundred and nine
teachers enrolled eighty-eight actual
teachers of the county being in attend
ance.
Monday evening was occupied by
discussion on "llow to excite interest in
study" by the teachers Of the county.
and an address by Superintendent Robi-
son, on the erection of a monument to
the distinguished educators of the State.
Tuesday EVENING" lecture by Dr.
J. Ii. Shoemaker" primitive Man"
This was highly interesting and mas.
terly effort. 1t is curious to know how
man got along before the use of soap
and iron.
Wednesday, House packed. Ad-
dress by David Wilson. A. NJ" Plea
for female teachers Common School
System" by Prof. F. A. Allen, of Mans
field. Tioga county. Geography" by
II l Gourly. of Pittsburgh.
Evening Lecture on Compulsory
Education" by Prof A. J. Patterson.
The Professor is in favor of it, and gives
sound and sensible reasoning A lecture
by DR.. d. d Stone. and address by
Prof Allen-"Training Children"
Thursday Evening An elocutionary
and musical entertainment by DR.. Shoe
maker. Selections from the best and
most popular authors, ancient and mod
ern. were read. showing the reading of
different styles Of composition.
On Friday DR.. Shoemaker delivered
his fourth lecture on English Grammar
This series was thorough, complete and
practical. The many notes taken by
the teachers will tell in the future, as
many difficult point and sentence were
unraveled and made clear.
Prof. Wilson on Manners in Chill
dren." The lecturer showed how very
much teachers can and ought to do in
smoothing the rudeness and roughness of
children.
Prof. Allen, of Mansfield, delivered
many pleasing and instructive lectures on
various practical school-room topics. lie
is friend and advocate of the ,cOrd-
method" and would not teach a child
the alphabet He would not allow a
child to study or prepare a lesson nor
have it's reading book at the seat, be
cause children learn errors which it Is
difficult to unlearn. He would Danish
three-fourths of the "eo called good old
systematic ways of instructing now in
use in our common schools" The Pro-
feseor advanced some very good ideas,
and others that are very new in this
county. or else not so very good.
Teachers elected ON Permanent Certi-
fcate Committee are Wellington Smith,
Miss Mary E. Ramsey and Miss Marion
z. Aurand. which with Messrs. j. NJ.
Garman and d. A. Harman, who hold
diplomas, constitute the Committee for
this year.
The closing address Of David E. Rob-
ison, County Superintendent. was Of
very encouraging character, alluding to
the wise counsel given and able lectures
and addresses made during the week,
hoping that all would return to their
places of teaching with renewed zeal,
and better qualified to teach than ever.
One marked feature of the Institute,
and one that had hitherto been lacking
was the abundance of excellent music
furnished by the Department, and SO ad
mirably performed by choir of teachers
and students of Airy View The songs
of DR.. Shoemaker will long linger upon
the ears of the teachers of Juniata.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions on the death
of teacher George E. Heuch were passed
by the Institute:
WArreas, 1t has pleased Almighty
God to remove from this sphere of action
to the high and grander sphere of i'm