The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-01-04
Proceedings OF the snyder Co.,
Teachers Institute.

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County Superintendent tho Teachers
Institute commenced its Fourteenth b
Aonual Session, 90 Tuesday, Dec. 20
1871, at ] ! o'clock, 7. Al. in tho Odd
Fellows Hall Selinsgrove.
The Institute was called to order
by the County Superintendent, aud
opened with prayer by II. G. Hath
COX. In the absence Of j. V. Fisher,
the Secretary elect, Wm. II. Moysr,
was appointed pro. TEN and Prof.
d. s. Boyer l.. w. Anspach, were
chosen assistants. 10 the absence Of
the Treasurer, Dr. A. NJ. Pialer was
appointed to the Office.
Tho following persons were ap.
pointed as reporters for the ditferen,
county papers NJ. L. Erlenmcyer,
A. NJ, Pia,er, w. p. Scharf and =
Hermann.
Prof. d. S. Boyer. l.. W. Auspach
p. NJ. Tea,s, Miss 4. Mitman and
VIM. II. Meyer were elected as n
committee on permanent certificates
The roll was called and 80 teachers
responded. Tho President then in
troduced s. Shipmau, Superintendent,
of Northumberland county. who made
few practical ramarks on Gram.
mar in which no strongly recommen-
dcd oral instruction. lie was follow
ed by U. IL. Brown, of Harrisburg
Co. Supt. Meyer aud w. u. Meyer,
who made remarks on the subject
Mr.. Anspach thon introduced thssub
jcct Of Geography. lie suspended
several Of Gsyot's Wall Maps and
gavo his method Of teaching the ply.
steal characteristics Of n country, and
also gave his method Of chanting, iu
which the Institute participated.
On motion adjourned to meet this
evening att o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Exercises op,nOd!by music, by L.
W. Anspach and his pupils, Dcvo-
tioual exercises byssRev. VIM. A.
Haas. The board Of School Directors
Of Sclinsgrove were elected honorary
members The address Of welcome
was delivered by l.. W. Anspach and
followed with responses by Prof. d.
s. Boyer, Dr.. Plalcr andIJos. s. Ar
mold. Readings By DR.. Plalor, sub
jec,s "Tbe Whiskers" and "Socra,ss
Snooks." Adjourned.
Wednesday, Horning, Dac. a.
The exercises were opened by Prof.
Boyer. Practical remark on conpo-
sition were made by S. Shipman. A
class in Eocutionary drill by DR.. PA.
lor. Directors II. p. Smith, Capt. S.
Shaded and L. IL. Leisenring were
elected honorary m0mbcrs Roll call
ed, 6l members prescott. Elocution
was then resumed by DR.. Zeigler,
who introduced new characters to rep
resent some Of the sounds Of tho Ian
guagc.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Presiding officer in the chair.-M.
i. Erlenmcyer, IL. X. Saudors L. II
Hotter. p. Herman, aud j. II. Arnold
wcro appointed as committee on
resolutions, and Elsie Mitman and
Miss l.. G.. Evans as q court of or.
rors The subject of History was
thon introduced by Mr., Shipmsn, ard
was further. discussed by l.. w. An.
spacb, DR.. Pfalcr, j. s. Arnold and
WIN. II. Meyer.
The use Of dictionaries was then
by S. Shipmsn, Co. Supt.
Meyer. U. II. Brown, ID. S. Boyer,
DR., Pfaler, J. ii. Arnold aud Wm. IL
Meyer. During the discussion many
valuable suggestions wcre given.
Recess of f,e minutes, after which
the roll was called, aud ~ members
responded. Previous minutes read
and adopted. Messrs. j. B. Savidge,
T. W. Weatherwax, II. g. Haithcox,
Ii. I. Long ane Il. VI. Shindel we're
elected as honorary members. Next
in order a selection entitled "The
Hypochondraiu," read by Dr.. Pfalsr,
which created considerable merrimen,
The subject Of Composition was then
resumed By Wm. II. Moyor, and was
discussed by d. 8. Boyor, U. II.
Brown aud Dr. Pfaler, after which
U. II. Brown gavo his method Of
teaching elementary drawing.
% motion adjourned to meet this
evening at 7 o'clock. ,.-.'i
'-'"' EVENING SESSION. H
Institute called to 0rdor by the
President. Exercises opened with
music by Mr. Anspach aud some Of
his pupils. Roll called aui previous
minutes read and approved. Next in
order was tho Presidents inaugural
address, subject "Ths Common School
as q field Of Labor" The production
was carefully prepared and well read.
Rev. WIN. A. Haas next read an es-
say subject "Show thysolf o Man."
The essay abounded ia useful instrue-
tion, was well interspsrsed with wit
and humor, and was highly spprscia.
ted by the audience. A selection en-
titled "The Savin," was next read by
DR., Pfalor, after which a production
was read by W. e. Housoworth, sub.
ject "Ths true not always the prob
ablc.' Tho next 10 order was the re.
port Of the Court of Errors, after
which the Institute adjourned,
THURSDAY, Dec. 2S.-Presidsnt In
chair. Exercises opened by reading
a portion Of Scripture BY L. W. An
spaoh. The subject Of reading was
then discussed by co. Supt Meyer,