The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-06-08
NORMAL INSTITUTE.
Ia pOrtnnt TO the Tcachers ~
Cedar County.

AZ already announced the aTe.ch.
ers' Normal Institute" for the benef;,
Of the teachers Of Cedar county, will
commence July 10, 1876, and reuain
in session for period of three weeks.
The LAG requires that it shall be
held at time when the schools of
the county are generally closed. II
IS believed that the time appointed
will suit the majority of teachers as
well as any, occurring, as it does, al
the time of the harvest vacation. An
attemp. was made to appoint it three
weeks later, but in conversation with
several of the teachers the objection
was urged, and as it seemed, reasoaa.
Dig, that that would be too soon after
the summer vacation, and that the
several directors would object to the
closing of school for the purpose of
attending it. September was sug-
gested as suitable time for holding
it, but the majority Of the graded
schools will reopen then, and there
is every reason to suppose tina. the
attendance of the teachers of those
schools, at that time, would be ex.
tremely doubtful. The law does not
allow teachers to close their schools
to attend the Normal without the
consent of the directors; it is to be
hoped, therefore, that the different
boards will kisdly allow them to do
so, and to complete their term after
the close of the institute.
A corps of teachers, that have
given satisfactory evidence of their
ability to make the Normal success,
has been engaged, and now it de-
ponds largely, almost entirely, indeed,
upon the attendance of the teachers
themselves to make the term one of
both pleasure and profit to them.
We have in Cedar county about 100
teachers employed, and rs there are
constantly new candidates presenting
themselves for employment the regis
tration ought to be larger even than
that. Unless an effort is made BY |
them to avail themselves of this OF
portuni,y for improvement, young
and inexperienced ones need expect
only certificates Of the lowest grade.
The expense of the institute is no
triiling sum, and it ought TO be ex-
pended for the advancement of the
whole rather than for the small pro-
portion of them that have formerly
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arising from an attendance upon it.
Prof. j. Wernli, Of Lemars, will
conduc. the institute. lie is a gen.
tleman fully competent to discharge |
the duties which he will assume, hav-
ing had normal training in Europe,
in addition to his preparation here.
He will be assisted by Mr.. r. G.
Young, of Durant, and Miss f. NJ.
Clarke, of Troy, N. Y. The former
is already favorabIy knowa here and
needs no recommendation at this
time. Miss Clarke viii have charge
of the drawing class, and from long
experience in work of this kind is
enabled to give full and thorough in
s.ruction in it. This 10 want felt
largely in our graded schools, aud i,
is earnestly hoped that those teach
ers, who desire to introduce it into
their schools, will be in constant at.
tendance.
Mr. Gibney, of Des Moines will be
present during the first week and
give instruction in elocu,ion. thus
affording a rare opportunity for i'm
provement to those who desire to
avail themselves of it.
The object Of the institute is to
teach teachers koas to teach, and those |
who are in earnest in their work will
do all that they can to attend it dur
ing the entire season.
The proprietors of the several ho-
tells have kindly promised to enter
tain those who may be in attendance
at reduced rates, and private board
can be obtained il desired.
4. 4. FRINK.