The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-12-08

f>F>Nh hfRS give here
win such proceedings of tile Teachers In
stltuIe not already published as have been
FURNISHED ha, the gentleman to whom the
duty of furnishing the report was entrusted
having, as Will be seen, failed TO furnish all
abstract of the do:ngs on Thursday afternoon,
WHICH Tor that reason we are obliged to omit
WEDNESDAY, EVENING SESSION.
, IN dtcordance with previo'Is adjournment,
tne institute convened at the Congregational
chuI ch at the usual hour and was called to or
der by Sup't Berg.
The first exercise of the evening was music
by the choir-''A Hundred Years to Come-
after Which Prof; sharpe anfe a select reading
entitled "Revoutionary itising."
i'To'. curry was then introduced and deliver
&c a lecture on ''Thc World ms Model school"
Music liy the choir-''On the dewy breath of
Following this a lecture by Prof. DeIap
on the subject OF "V Ventilation" and after him
on Imaginary Troubles which was succeed
go ny n choice selection entitled the ''SCiier's
the ,,,i,, t,tes nolr"ny nf ny read 10y rrof Shafp
sessions were tiieh read and approved. and IL
Thursday Thanksgiving. Merry sunshine
Vas VAS, ihen sung by the choir, after which the
at II p. M Thursday.
THURSDAY E-ENiNa's SESSION
was opened With nusic by the Ebensburg sill
vcr cornet band, after which the minutes of
y talk ON "A method how to read was then
indulged in by Prof. Sharpe, during which
many questions were propounded by the teach
ers and answered by the Professor
Music by the band.
discussion on How to improve ctr scf66lsh
was then opened by Mr. a. s. Bru nker and
continued by Mr.. Hadfs Rev. J. y. Mctioniglc.
by Prof. Sharpe.
Music hy the band
Aftcrthis the following report Of the commit
tee appointed to examine the manuscripts of
the teachers in spelling was presented
We, the undersigned. your committee appoint
ed to Xamine the different spelling lists report
that we have done So, taking w ebster's Academ-
ic Dictionary as authority, and submit the follow
ing:
There arc twenty-nine SITS. and we find Mary
A. Howe T. tf. LAYERS and James Itel equal.
each having made rOuT mistakes. We also find
one with fire one with sir. eight with eigbt three
with nihc. five with teH two with eleren, one with
tUttc" Two with t'1frcH, two with fUinteetI. and
one with WteeH mistakes, fully submitted
GEO. A. KINKEAD,
A. W. Buck.
On motion. the report was received and the
committee DISCHARGED
a few remarks were then made by Mr. n n.
a choice selection entitled The New Church
organ atter which the Institute adjourned.
FRIDAY MORNING SESSION.
After the usual preluinarirs of opcninp. the
exercises were commenced with the reading OF
n paper on Moral Instruction in our Common
schools by Mr.. John NcCormick
Next in order was the selection of commit
tee on permanent certificates. for which duty
;he following NAMED ladies nj gentleman were
chosen: Misses y. Il. Quinn : A. Carrier Mary
Hughes and MosSrs. f. c. LAYERS and F. A.
I Iyte; This committee subsequently reported
as tOlows
! 1st. That they would iiuld an examination on
the third Saturday of April. 1877, in the Fourth
! Ward school house in Johnstown
! 2d. That examinations will be written wherever
possible
81 That the standard for passing the examina-
tion will he to answer correctly or to discuss pro
perly eighty-iwo per cent or four-fiths, of the
/ questions or topics presented.
/ The auditiry committee then presented their
/ report which was adopted and the committee
-, On motion, Mr. Lewis strayer was reelected
! rctSnrCr Tor the ensuing year.
Hy request Of the teachers. in the form OF n
! ers Of the county to attend the next session os
/ the State TEACHERS Association at Erie Pa.
talk on primary Teaching" with some ex-
amptes in gymnastics were then given by Mr.
! Musc-''The Brooklet'-by the class
! Irof. Sharpe then talked on "a method 70
! teach advanced classes in reading" after which
the committee on resolutions presented the
! following report which was accented and the
| committee discha:p ed
| WHEREAS. 1t is the custom Of all educational
bndics Ot this kind to in n series of rcsoIu-
IohS their sent 'mcnts On various subjects; there
That tender our thanks to the trustees of
the Congrcga tional church of this place for the
Tree Use OF their place of worship 70 the county
commissioners for the cratuitouS of the Court
/ House to the representatives of the press who
I have cd our proceedings: the hotel Keepers
Ebcnsbnrg cOrnet band and to pupils and directors
/ OF the Ebcnsburg schools for music furnished to
/ fr"is. Sharpe, Curry. and Delap for instruction
/ given: and To all who have in any way conduced
( to the success of the Institute
! school officer. to whom we will continue 10 give
; Otir most earnest support.
That funds necessary to the We .,vor, in
/ OF County Institute the County Superint endent
~ respectfully requested to draw upon the County
treasurer for the full of money to hiciI
the Institute is entitled by law.
! Whole number of teachers prcsent-ninety-
! tfre ee.
Some encouraging remarks were then made
! by Mr., f. j. Parrish, Rev. MEG Gonigle. DR..
Evans: Mr Lem. Davis, II. w Dick, ESQ, and
Chaplain WIN. Il. Davis. who were followed
by Pruf. sharpe in select reading entitled
''ihe Bu of Moses" after which the DnxuI-
ogE was sung. the minutes read and approved.
and the Institute adjourned sine die.