Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-12-15
Teachers Institute.

----, wv -, 1919. MI Jon
N 6arman, President ex-officio. Al
ter prayer by Rev. @. u. Penepacke
the Institute completed its oreaniza
si"n b, electing as subordinate official
:. DIR. John f. Allen. Vice Presidenl
knd w. l. HIbbs aud john q. Smith
Secretaries. ts
Superintendent Garmau then state
the authority under which the lnstitut
convened, and, IN an able address, sta
ted the progress OF the schools an,
Institute since the latter was frst or
gained. He noticed the struggles O
the schools. the teachers and lnsti
tutes, against the prejudices of thei
opponents and their partial and ul,i
mate triumph. At frst only a few de
.ermined friends of education met eaci
other at these meetings Now bott
ends of the county vie with each othel
as to who shall be here 6rst. All sec.
tions are represented and the people
are urging them to come By beng
present themselves.
The teachers of this county be said
we're behind no other district in the
State in their love of profession and
anxiety to do.
The value of professional association
was commended because it produced
assimilation. Mind Influences mind
and mutual benefit is produced because
We gain knowledge. We meet our in
structors who are generally more able
than ourselves, and we receive Of them
mental store of acquired as we'll as
practical knowledge and are thereby
melted to increased effort. Ambition
is aroused aud We strive to exec. as
teachers. No excellence is noticed
sooner than that Of the teacher. Our
re possibilities are as binding as any
part OF the other eighteen thousand
teachers of this grand old Common-
wealth and to bring which to COM
pletencss dem ands of us our whole
duty. At every assembling We should
have the successes. failures, theories,
objections and queries Of each one so
that none may go away without partic-
ipation. Let all feel that they are not
at the Institute but Of the Institute.
The report of schools for the coun-
ty was then made aad showed the fol-
lowing
Number Of schools, l03.
Average time, 3 II months.
Male teachers, 60.
Female teachers, 10.
Average salary of males, $50. sc.
Average salary of females, $50 SO.
Average school tax, 81 mills.
Average building tax, 6 mills.
Amount expended, S3l,lSSI7.
Amount paid teachers, Sl7,249.64.
Value of school property, S64,2s0.
The teachers enrolled the first day
numbered forty-two. The instrument
II music during the entire session was
conducted by Miss Juniata Panne5a
ger, DIR. j. II. Shumaker and Prot. }
W. Shoemaker, and did much to make
the sessions pleasant aad profitable.
The hours of meeting were fixed
Dy a resolution Of the Institute as fol
ows:
Morning session, Q a. III. to II III.
Noon, Ills p. IN. TO 4:3O p. u.
Night, p m. to u P. IN.
NJ. A. w. Mulhollan, of Miffiintown,
and discussed aiiirmatively
the resolution "ReSoLyed. That rules
should not be committed before they
Ire understood" His speech pro
tuced sensation and he in turn found
himself confronted by L. d. Garman,
D. NJ. Kerlin, J III. Smith and Rev.
g. D. Penspacker. j. +. Allen was
IN favor Of resolution. After an anl-
mattel discussion the subject was ta-
bled, though not before it was ev den.
that nearly all OF the teachers we're in
favor of pupils committing rules and
definitions thoroughly.
EVENING SESSION.
DR.. Shumaker lectured on ssThe
Polar W orlds."
TUESDAY.
MORNING SESSION.
Reading scriptures and prayer by
Rev. T. j. Sherrard, aud singing OF
the Institute of ''Nearer my God to
Thee"
DIR Shumaker then discussed the
study of English Grammar. He gave
the classification of the parts of speech.
The number of words in the language
at about one hundred and ten thousand
aud said the nouns, Pronouns, verbs
and adverbs we're the principal words
in the language and gave the numbers
of each. He spoke of the Importance
of including the question with the an
swer in recitations.
s.Weep for the Fallen" was sung ~
the Institute.
Prof. A. n. Raub, of Lock Haves,