Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-16
TEA CHEERS INSTITUTE.
Report ofthe Proce edlngs Of the CIearHeld
County 1eachers' institute for 1871.

Report OF ue rIoceeainsso .ne.
''"h'S 'ea'ner', 'ns'""'' 'o' 'o'''
The Clearfcld County Teachers In
sti,u,e for the wear 1877. convened il,
tho Court Uonse. in the borough of
CIearfeId ON Mondav December 2l,h
a, half mast one o,,lock n. m and clos.
cd ON Friday December 2stb at l2
o'clock m. One hundred and fitty.two
teachers and twenty.tbree directors
were present during the week. Both
dav and evening sessions were largely
attended by citizens. there being dur
iny some evenings many more tban
conld he seated The teachers came
be,ter prepared upon the several TOP.
ics ASSIGNED them than ever before.
They did not fear TO present their
v,,ws and always solicitod questions
from my one who might deslro 10
know more about the subjects they
were treating. Many questions were
asked and all well answered, and al
thouph the programme was large, and
many younr teachers placed on il TO
take part, not a single failure was no
ted dnring The Institute. The inclem-
encv of The weather. and the scarcity
n, money Kent a few teachers away
vet a larger number was present and
more interest manifested than during
any previous Institute. The Monday
afternoon session. which. during pre-
yious wears has been taken up in or.
qanizine the Institute. was made a
Valuable one this wear. eight
teachers were present. and after or.
gapizinp and appointinr the sundrv
Committees. some valuable lecturers
were delivered. Professor j. Ii. Shu.
maker. from Cbambersburg, and Prof
L. Hubbard Barlow, from LAFAYETTE
College, were present at the opening,
and different from the several instruct.
ors tbat have been with us during pre.
yious wears. thev remained in the
Insti,ui, during the entire session. and
showed the greatest interest in ali our
work. and were ever ready to give any
aid. We cannot compliment these
worthy gentlemen too highly for the
speciai interest they manifested. and
I he cluse ntteution and criticism That
they ,,nve all our work When on.s.
lions were asked ON Theory of Teach.
inr they always expressed their views.
md never failed to ask several annro.
nrint. questions after n teacher had
finished nm exercise. The many nsti.
tute instructors who are never Ir,sept
nt the opepiny or closing of the Ins,i
I'M. but ara enlv seen i, thu Ins,i,uta
duriny,he d,livgrv or a shnr, l.c,ure
mon some snhi,ct which th,y mako a
sn,ci,ltv and then l,nve ,.ki1yn lary,,
mr., nj, N, andi.nr, win ,h.n n,,en
do NOR. ;n;urv to ,he teach,rsi In.ti.
tu,o han gno1
Tho nxcrci.es of the Ins,itn,. con.
s,s,.d oi class.drills from char,s d.
ha,es ESSAYS Iec,nr.s anJ answerin,,
omas,;ons o. -, -, ,aaah;n,, Thoo
rnII was called a, ybe oucnin,, -, earb
dov session Each n,nrning sessinn
,r:s onanad Nth nra,'r h., e. ~ ,b.,
,eachars sJlnwed Iy s;ncin,, from
The Music pace snn;lemr5t No q
The following committees and Off
GERS were either elected or appointed,
as the Constitution required; On reso-
lutions, W. J. King, j NJ. Postlethwail
and j. T. McKenrick- On printing,
Willard Read, n. NJ. Jury and j. +.
Spackman. On programme, William
Postleihwait, Allen II. Rosenkrans and
J. +. Mcdowell. On permanent GER
tlfieates, Is; Z; ioungman, Hattie ).
swan NJ IL; meVuown, r. Meheh'
l,on a"u ~. a. ', ~ i.eau' V' W,i'15s p' 70 ser.o
az u our NJ IoAl n'cel'hg ',Se ,i' , reslueh'S'
W. l. Summon anu a. " Nooifluge