The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-09-19
Lehighton Institute.

Lehighton Institute.
7 Sept. 10th, 1874.-The Institute mel
and was called to order by the presI.
dent, Mr.. Barnett A portion OF scrip
ture was read and prayer offered by
the president. The roll called. Messrs.
Barnett and Allen and Misses Yarnal,
Mead and Heilman responding TO their
names. The minutes of previous meet
Ing read and approved. Mr.. Allen,
Chairman Of the committee to draft q
Constitution and By Laws reported. On
motion the report was received and the
committee discharged. The constitu-
tion was read article by article andsec-
ton by section, and unanimously adopt
ed, as follows: t.tI.'s
10. ARTICLE I.-NAME.
This organization shall be known by
the name of '"rhe Lehighton Teac hers
Institute"
ART. I.-OBJEcT.
The object of this Institute shall be
the mutual improvements of Its members
In the theory and practice of teaching
and their general development, socially
and intellectually.
ART. III.-MEMBERs
Section The regular members of this
Institute shall be the teachers of Le-
highton Borough.
Sec. 2. Any teacher or friend of edu.
tim mo. ha aloota1 M
member by the unanimous vote of the
regular members, and shall have all
IL 9 privileges OF regular members ex
oept the right to hold an elective Office.
ART. IV.-OFFIcERs.
Sec. 1. The elective officers shall be a
President, a Secretary, and Treasurer,
to be elected by ballot, every fourth
meeting, and to take their seats imme-
diately after their election. ..
Sec. 2. The officers by appointment
shall be business committee consisting
of three persons. ..
ART. V.--DUTIEs OF OFFIcERs.
Sec. /. The duties of the President,
Secretary, and Treasurer, shall be those
appertaining to such officers.
Sec. 2. The duty of the Business
Committee shall be to prepare pro-
gramme for the following meeting, said
to be received or am ended
by the Institute.
ART. VI.-AMENrMENTs,
This Constitution and the appended
BY Laws may be altered or amended by
a vote of three-fourth of the members
present.
BY LAWS
ART. 1. This Institute shall be gov
erned py parliamentary rules, except
while member may be conducting a
class exercise. ,.. ......
ART. II. The president may appoint
any member to take the chair.
ART. III. The regular meetings of
this Institute shall be held on the first
and third Saturdays OF each school
month, unless another day be fixed up-
on by three-fourths of the regular nem-
bers present.
ART. w. The expenses of this lnsti-
tute shall be betrayed by voluntary
contributions.
Election of officers being next in Or
der, the following were elected: Presi-
dent, AR. Barnett; Secretary, Hattie NJ.
Heilman; Treasurer, Miss Mead. Busi-
ness Committee the president appoint
ed Miss Yarnai, Messrs. Grossman and
Allen, On motion the School Board
as body, Mr.. Grossman II, teacher of the
Packerton school and II. V. N[orthimer,
editor of tie Carbon Advocate, were
elected honorary members of the Insti-
tute. On motion astronomy was sub
stituted for algebra, as an exercise in
the Institute, Text Book Steel's Four
teen Weeks.
Several cases of truancy having oc-
Cured, this subject was presented he
fore the Institute, and methods for cor
recting 1t called for. Mr.. Barnet:
thought the first thing the teacher
do was to call on the parents Of the tru>
ant one, thus showing them that you
are interested In the welfare of their
child. Mr.. Allen said he made them
make up lost time, citing a case where
a boy had lost three hours for which he
to detain him 1S recesses.
The question, shall we teach history
In the lower gradesF was then asked by
one of the members, Mr.. Barnett
thought we should, though not using a
text book; he thought it every teachers
duty to acqnaint his pupils with the
leading historical facts OF the day. How
TO teach the little folks reading, was
next taken up. This was very inter
esting feature of the Institute. 1t con ,'
sisted of class drill, Mr.. Barnett being
the instructor. Mental Philosophy beS
ing next on the programme short reci'
tation in it was had
The Business Committee presented
the following programe:
1. General Exercises, by Institute.
2 Arithmetic, S Barnett
3. Mental PhilOsophy,............
Adjourned to meet Saturday, Sept 20,
1874 HATTIE NJ HEILMAN, Sec'y,
Report of the Public Schools of Le-