The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-07-11
For the Hartford Herald.
Teachcrs' Institute.

Teachers Institute.
Teachers Institutes seem TO be a ia
vorte target for few teachers TO project
their spleen against, "Crow," in last
weeks HERALD, gives NJ his sensible
talk, in which, while speaking so depre-
caiingly of the effort 10 bulldoze the
( teachers and people of ohio county, he
cvinces a very rank hulllnzing spirit him-
,clG In his fret blast %: towering rhetoric,
he expresses pride in the grand i,ar~ove-
meuts OF orr land; AMI tavrfs c:r the sem
tencc with sorrow, GA account of tie eff
fors 10 huldozc the teachers Many
teachers can join him in his pride. and
add another item to his list mean orr
Teachers Institutes We are proud OF
them. too. MANY ofhis statements might
he noticed. if space would permit. It
may be, that he thought the teachers
were so sound asleep that he would C-ots
to arouse them from their "lcthargy" and
shake Off their "shackles o.servitude 4"
In this issue OF the HERALD, "a Teach
er" has an article in which he has a
great deal to say about Mr." l;eynCLs
Most persons give him the tile OF DR.. or
Prof } and big man" lie calls the In
stitu'c a thing" and gives us something
like a minute Of the proceedings of our
former Institutes. Then he says: Now
you see how we have been cheated" and
asks Have alissreprescnted it p Some
body, else. may give the direct answer
He and Grow" both seem to like the i'm.
aglnary Institutes that they have in their
minds; but they want to kill the forth>
coming one.
With due Difference to those who con-
slider our Institutes worthless cheats,
"bulldOzing" machines, or things" |
would give it as my opinion that they
have given large percentage OF efficiency
TO the teachers of our country. Admits
ting them worthless failures, is il in order,
just at this time. to try to create a rebel
lion against them. They have been es-
tablishcd by law, in the belief that they
are highly beneficial, and they are as
much part Of the school system as the
school tax. To stay away, willully, from
the Institute is violation OF law. Why
should not teacher Say: 81 will teach
without certicateS' witness would
be considered insane, were he to disregard
a summons in Circuit Court, merely be-
cause he considers that court a humhug
or nuisance. We must obey the court
while it is upheld by law. Dittoin regard
to Institutes. Let the disconnected spirits
take the field as candidates for legislative
honors. instead of berating the Institutes
that are bound, 10y law, to be held; and,
if successful, they may have a chance to
repeal the law creating them.
The best commander is he who has
learned to obey. Would teacher, who
defies or insults our school law, be fit to
train our children, in schools that are es,
tablislred under the law? Will his pupils
respect any law he makes for them, if he
shows contempt for those binding him
The expense OF attending the Institute is
mentioned, On that point, it may be said
that, il any one has an idea OF qualifying
and sustaining himself "a a good teacher,
withOm expense he will abandon it. The
expenses OF teasher, at an Institute, are
not large; and il he suffers chances of i'm.
provement to pass HIM, for the sake of
saving a dollar or two, almost any trustee
in the county, would think little of him
as a Five" teacher. Many teachers
think that the benefits, they have derived |
from Institutes, are worth many times
their cost 1t is to be regretted, that
some efficient educators from abroad, who |
have helped us, have not been appreci-
ated by a tt,o OF our teachers. As DR.. j. |
b. Reynolds of Louisville has been mems
toned, it may be said that, except our
commissioners, no one man has done so
much for education IN our county. Nine
tenths Of the teachers accord him thanks, |
and the other tenth ought to do likewise. |
Let us make grand rally of teachers
at Hartford, on the 23d, inst every one
ready, with harness on, to do what is
necessary. We hope Grow" and "A
Teacher" will be with us. There NAV |
happen to be ain imported big man"
there, but il he is unruly, we can "bull-
ioze" him. A teacher, on the top round
Of his professional ladder, will he needed,
10 help his fellow teachers, a little lower
down. Those lower ones may, also, help
others while helping themselves. The
writer, though having 10 control, would,
rs an intended member. guarantee warm
reception to any who may give us their
presence, whether teachers or not
,ither participants or spectators.
A FRIEND TO INSTITUTES
\ PURLEC SPEAKING. II
HON. ISAAC III. TRABUE,