The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-11-29
Educational.
Monday Afternoon Session.

ber ~. 1877.
Prof WIN Noetling. Comfy Su-
perintendent, called the Institute TO
order, aud announced tho first bust
ness, the election OF vice president,
secretary, aud treasurer. Nomina
tions for those offices were made,
and VIM. p. Scharf was elected vice
president, Ira Filson secretary. aud
II A. Shuman treasurer. As rcpor.
ters to the county papers, the pres
ident appointed Jacob Gilbert for
the Times, Wm. VI Beachler for the
Post, Samuel +. Sheary for the Cour
ier, and Millard X. Hassinger for
the Tribune,
After tho organization bad been
completed, the president led the In
stitue in devotional exorcises--sing-
ing, reading OF scriptures, and pray-
or. The rain Of tho morning having
considerably diminished the attend
ance ut the opening, most OF the frat
hour was devoted to singing The
singing was followed by an address
from Prof. Noetling. He congratu-
lated the teachers on their success
in elevating the professional work Of
the schools, and bringing the latter
abreast with the best in the State
II is true that there is yet in some
parts Of county poor teaching done.
especially in some Of the dark cor
ners, where the clainor is for cheap
teachers In n fow Of those benight-
ed nooks, old.fashioned teaching is
still demanded. though old'fashioued
farming, old.fashioned practising
medicine, and the like, would not be
tolerated. TO put the schools back
to where they were forty or fifty
years ago, as some would like to do
would pnt the county, intellectually,
lower than Indian Territory. In n
majority of the schools Of the coun-
ty the teaching is in,elligently done,
and the teachers need not hesitate
to invite comparison with the best
Of other counties. Much however
remains yet to be done, aud most of
it devolves npon the teachers. The
live teachers will work aud must
work. and will accomplish what yet
remains, though it is a work of years.
J Dead teachers should no longer be
tolerated. They have no more bust
} ness among live ones than the dead
!, have among the living.
, The County Institute is one OF the
, leading means of stirring the teach
. ers up to renewed energy. Here they
r meet to listen to the instructions of
men VIII, make it their business to
, keep themselves informed on all the
r improvements made in teaching and
managing schools. In fact they come
! to get tue best that il known and,
: ordinarily, no teacher can afford to
lose such an opportunity OF learning
Teachers who miss these gatherings
generally show it in their schools
Q Their teaching ia no less lame than
o .heir ambition is below that Of liv.
!, teachers Teachers who attend the
Q Institute only a day or two, can Say
I that they were there. but cannot
4 claim that they have been benefited
as much as those who have attended
it the whole session. 1t is true that
q the extremely low salaries paid il
+ some townships, keep teachers away
}, Men OF families, receiving such sal
I aries as are paid in several districts,
(; cannot, in justice to their wives and
Q children. afford to spend the money
r required to attend the Institutes,
. and yet without improving them
! selves with those who can avail
r themselves OF these advantages, they
must necessarily, in time, abandon
teaching, and seek some other oc'
, cupation; for "a the people become
, more and more telligent. they will
, want the best teaching, just as they
will want the best in all other re-
lspects. The older class of teachers,
, who cannot improve themselves. will
, thus have to give way TO younger
, ones. and consequently the teachin.,
will continue to be done by young
persons.
, Those who are 80 unfortunately cir,um-
stanoed as not be able 10 avail themselves
Of the advantages afforded by county Iusti-
tules. have . remedy len them. aud that
IL District. or Township Institutes. Upon
the holdiag Of these they should iusisi, 50
, ~ 10 learn all they eau from those who
have had the means VI Improving them,
selves. No township should fail 10 hold
these meetings. When well conducted
they show ths, there Is iu,sllse,asl LIE
and educational spirit in . district. To
! cenvines any Que Of the amount % good
they have done where they have been
. held. let him for the purpose Of eomPsri.
sou. visit tho schools Of two adjoiuing dis.
trie,s, the one of which has had ,hem and
, the othsElot. Let hin, for Instance, eom.
pare u shools Of West Perry With ,hoss
of Perry. tAess of uaioa With those Of
wasAiayioa. lis aoi dsaisd ,ha, there
hes been Improvement In all the townships
Of the eeaa,y, but Il 10 far more masifes,
; In those that have had Institutes. than
, In those The, have not had them, To be
af the greatest possible benefit, thsss @ss,
iugs should bs attended ny ths teseSsrs.
the dlrse,ors. aud the ciissns, aud tes
bee, means for The improvement VI ,h,
schools discussed aud dsvlssd
Other meass for the Improvement ef The
> tsaebsrs and directors. ~ veil 80 all 9th,
Isrs iaisrested In The esuss VI education
ave seAeel Or sduestlesal joavssls NJ
rsNnsylvaAiA sdavAtsr sAeald fall 10 read
he sduea,teaal jousaal VI he swA State,
tls sAeuld. II Possibls, read e,hsss las,
AAt this ess ke sheNld Het Dc witAeNl !,
: will kstp Atm neStea ~ What u deAe II