The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-10-16
Teachers Institute.

The Stark County Teachers Association
held its annual Institute for 1878 at Ca,
nal Fulton, commencing ON Monday, Oct
9th, and c,osidg on Friday, Oct. 10th. Al
increasing interest in the work of the
association was manifested by the increas.
ed number of teachers and friends present
the enrolment being one hundred anc
eighty-three-a larger enrolment than al
any pre- vious Institute.
The evening sessions, held in Porter
hall, were well attended, both by teachers
and by citizens.
Monday evening was devoted to q So
cial reunion at which all seemed to en-
joy themselves.
On Tuesday evening a lecture on chem
istry and physics was delivered by Prof
Louis Favour, of Massillon. During the
lecture he illustrated his subjects with
beautiful experiments. After the lecture
the topics, 1.-The National Science in oul
Common Schools" was discussed by the
association.
On Wednesday evening the Prot. dSliv-
cred a second lecture, on Electricity, per,
forming many brilliant experiments IN
Illustration of his subject
On Thursday eveaiRg Prof. E. N. Harris
horn, of Mt. Union, delivered an address
on THE Principles ofSchool Government,
after which the Teachers Social Position
was discussed.
During the sessions of the forenoon and
afternoon of each day, whi~h were EelS IA
the school building, instruction was given
by the following persons : SuPt. w. ID,
D~ressler on Eng. Grammar; Supt. DAME
Morley on Prim. Arithmetic and Theory
and Practice Supt. D. p. Pratt on Geeg.;
Droe prr.h -, r,fhy,att q. proF
+. N. Hartshorn, on School AdminisIra-
ton and Book Kesping Edwin Smith
on Penmanship ]. H. lehman on Lam
guage Lessons NJ. A Troutman, on Read
ing. -
Hon. T. w. Harvey. State School Com
missioner, was present with the Associa-
toner, en- Friday, and delivered an ad-
dress N The Educational Interests of our
State"
The institute passed off with pleasure
and profit TO All concerned. The good pe1-
pie Of Canal Fulton were uniiiing in tLeir
efforts 10 secure The comfort and enjoy
ment of members of the association while
stopping IN their midst.
At the meeting on Friday the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted
Resolved. That the thanks Of the Stark
County Teachers Association are due and
are hereby rendered to the Board of Eds
cation of Canal Fulton Tor The use of their
school building during this meeting of the
Institute.
To Mr. ]. B. Ross, Supt. OF the schools.
and ID the citizens of Canal Fulton gener-
ally, for their kind hospitality and atten-
ton to our comfort, thus making our stay
among them a pleasant one
To Profs K. N. HAIshOrn and ]. A.
Brush. OF Mt. Union College. for their
valuable aud g:atuitous instructions and
to Prof. l. Favour, of MassIllon, for his
interesting aud ms ructive lectures.
To the superintendent and other Teach
ers of the Alliance, CInton, and Massiilon
Union Schools, for their instructions gra-
tuitousiy given dursng this Institute; and.
to the Ex. Com. and The other officers Of
the association for the able and impartial
manne IN which they have discharged
their respective duties.
70 the officers of the G. Mt. v. & D. r.
K. for favors in the way of granting TO
the members of the Institute round-trip
tickets from Msssillon at reduced rates.
ReSotUed, That we regard the "OhIo
Monthly" as an able canduc-
ted, hre Educational Journal and worthy
the support and patronage of every hUe
teacher.
ResOLUed, That the Institute hereunto
to Hon. Thos. w. Harvey, onr
School Commissioner, hearty
thanks for his valuable instruction this
morning, and Lis able address this after
noon, and, also, expresses its very great
qualification at having him present with
us to-day.
r. SoLUed, That the Secretary be i~nstruc-
ted TO prepare and furnish an abstract of
the proceedings Of this Institute for pub
in the different papers Oh the
country.
The Association determined to hold an
of two weeks at Massillon, COM
menoing on the last Monday in Septem-
Der, 1874.
The officers chosen for the ensuing year
are as follows: Pres. Jas. A. Brush ;
Vice Pres, Mrs. L. D. Pinney, H. NJ. Lew
is and g. w. Henning Secretary, J. H.
Treas. Daniel Morley /; Ex.
Com, Jno. Ellis and G.. Y. Kay.
By order of Association, p
M. A. TRoUTMAN, Sec'y.